The SoleSavy Podcast

On today's episode, Anna Bediones sits down with WNBA Superstar Arike Ogunbowale to talk about the WNBA's growing popularity, how she stays active during the off-season, who her biggest competition is for sneaker queen of the WNBA and so much more!0:53 What are you up to right now?1:35 What do you have on feet today?1:45 Why do you think there has been such growth in viewership this year for the WNBA?3:08 What do you think is the biggest roadblock in supporting women’s sports?5:00 Who did you think would win for the finals?5:54 What does your off-season look like?10:18 If you weren’t  playing professional basketball right now what would you be doing?11:35 What has been your biggest takeaway from Kobe Bryant?12:56 Who are some of the top WNBA players that you like to play against?14:18 Is there a general attitude when you compete against men during a pickup game?15:55 Are there any players that you think you could go head to head within a sneaker battle?17:02 What’s your approach to collecting sneakers?17:52 What’s the sneaker in your collection that you are most proud of? 18:45 What’s your approach to unDSing sneakers?19:42 How seriously do you take the tunnel/game day fit?20:31 Can you tell us about your jerseys on your wall?21:50 What is the basketball scene like in Milwaukee?22:56 What can we look forward to, from you in the future?23:53 What is your favorite sneaker ever?

On today's podcast, Marco chops it up with UCLA quarterback, Chase Griffin to talk all things NIL deals, what he's most excited for with this historic change, what it's like to play with Jordan brand and so much more!1:02 How prepared were you for the NIL news this past year?4:05 What kind of deals have you already signed?6:40 Do you approach these deals with the criteria of having a community outreach guideline?8:26 Are students teaming up to help each other reach deals as well?10:22 Tell us about your studies and your graduate program12:55 Do you see schools offering more resources for student-athletes in regards to NIL deals?14:21 What kind of plans have you made with other student-athletes with creating an agency to handle deals?17:00 What has the balance been like between athlete and student?19:04 When did you discover social media as to more than just to keep up with your friends?20:52 Have any professional athletes reached out to you to support your NIL deals?21:19 How is your discord group going for you?22:12 How has it been to shift over to Jordan brand?23:21 Any future plans?

On today's podcast, Marco sits down with Matt Steiner, found of @saint twitter and marketing lead at MSCHF to talk through his sneaker origin story, how he feels about MSCHF's Lil Nas X collab, advice on how you can break into the sneaker media industry and much more!0:55 What’s the first shoe that got you hooked on sneakers?3:34 What’s your opinion on the CDG Foamposites?5:19 Do you think there is a Foamposite wave coming?10:10 At what point did you think to create the @Saint account?13:08 What are some of the big moments from the @Saint accounting that broke big news?18:50 How did these conversations with big companies come about?21:27 What were you studying in college?26:37 Can you tell us a bit more about MSCHF?38:15 Do you think right now to break into the sneaker industry there are no limits on how to do it?41:40 What does your dad think about what you are doing now?

On today's podcast, Tony Mui sits down with journalist and sneakerhead Ariel Helwani. Listen in as Ariel opens up about his "real" problem with Tony, how he feels about controversial guests on his show, his favorite sneakers and so much more!6:20 How much content do you consume/create a day?20:44 How in tune are you with hip-hop culture?28:14 How many bobbleheads are on your set?31:07 What’s on your laptop monitor as you do your show?34:34 What are the top 3 takeaways from hosting?41:52 Top 5 shoes in your collection right now?46:27 Overrated or Underrated?

On today's podcast, Marco and DP are joined by Tye Engmann a.k.a. CuratedVan to talk all things vintage Air Jordan 1. Find out about the details that make some '85 AJ1s better than the rest, what's next up on the vintage craze, how to get into collecting old retros and so much more!0:40 Share with us more about Curated Van7:18 What do you think that created the vintage AJ1 wave we’ve seen recently?11:51 How do the different factories impact the vintage AJ1 design?16:40 How did it feel like when you had someone famous ask you to find them sneakers?18:24 Where is the most surprising place that you have found sneakers?20:20 Has it gotten harder to source product now?21:50 Are there any shoes that you haven’t been able to get your hands on?26:09 Do a majority of your clients sole swap vintage Jordan 3 and 4s?31:50 What is sizing like for vintage AJ1?34:23 If you don’t want to invest in ‘85s, what other years would you recommend looking into?37:57 What are some of the other shoes that you are getting requests for? 45:20 What was up with the shadow with the red outsole?

On today's podcast, DP, Marco, and Anna give you a quick rundown of the hottest shoes to be dropping this Holiday season from the patent leather Bred Jordan 1 to the Salehe Bembury Crocs. Listen in as we give our hot takes on what's going to be the most innovative shoe this season.1:03 SoleSavy x Jordan Brand Collab4:11 Which sneaker are you most excited about from the Jordan Brand Winter Collection?14:38 What can people expect from the Jordan 11 “Cool Grey” release?20:00 Reactions to Off White x AJ2?22:58 Reactions to NOCTA x Nike Hot Step Air Terra?28:49 Halloween Sneaker Reactions?29:26 Salehe Bembury Crocs and New Balances Reactions31:20 Yeezy Knit Runner reactions? 

On today's podcast, DP, Marco, and Anna sit down to discuss the upcoming NBA season, what their biggest expectation is for this year, what really could be happening with Kobe's sneaker line and so much more!1:00 What is happening with the Kobe line?10:20 What are the big moves in sneaker deal signing this year?19:00 Who are you looking forward to the most seeing in Jordan 36 P.E.?29:05 If you are New Balance with Kawhi being out, do you find new talent or free agents?35:06 What are the expectations for the Zion signature shoe?38:08 Lamelo Ball being on Puma, is this their big break?41:30 Who do you think deserves a signature shoe next?

On today's episode, DP is joined by OG sneakerhead Franalations, to talk all things NFT. Listen in as they discuss the most exciting things in the space, what would it be like if Nike ever joined, what is an NFT and so much more!0:50 What is your sneaker origin story?1:44 How many sneakers did you have at the peak?2:20 How did you make the jump into NFT’s?7:38 Is collecting NFT the same as collecting sneakers?10:00 What kind of NFT collector are you?13:20 Can I just buy any NFT and be rich tomorrow?18:32 What is gas and why is there a war?26:02 What brand do you think could jump into NFT’s soon?28:27 Tell us more about your NFT project31:35 What are some of your favorite NFT projects?

Michael Sykes (@MikeDSykes) joins DP to talk through some key questions around what increased stock does to a sneakers hype and how it impacts consumers decision making.

On today's episode, DP sits down with New Orleans Pelicans player Devonte' Graham, to talk all about what it's like to be a Jordan athlete, his love for the Air Jordan 1 low, how he feels about his trade and so much more!0:46 Why do you like to play in the Jordan 13?2:11 What is it like to play in your home state, with Michael Jordan as the owner of the team and being a Jordan athlete?3:37 Any advice that Jordan gave you that you want to share?4:42 Can you tell us a bit more about your Instagram pic of you with Jordan Diors?6:32 What kind of Jordan product do you get in a typical month?8:37 How do you store and display your sneakers?9:51 Why do you like such a variety of sneakers?12:48 Is there any shoe in your collection that holds a special memory?16:04 NCAA changed their rules on NIL recently, how do you feel about it?17:49 What are you most excited about being on the Pelicans?