In this episode, I recap recent A Ma Maniere 4, Concepts Lobster Dunk, and Lost and Found 1 drops. I also cover Amex re-charging Zadeh Kicks customers, Fear of God and adidas status, the impact of OBJ's lawsuit against Nike on future athlete deals. Finally, I breakdown what I heard a certain sneaker entertainment conglomerate thinks about me and respond. Enjoy! 00:00 Cold Open 00:18 Intro 02:29 Birthday 03:37 Sockjig Socks Available Now 04:50 Episode Rundown 08:06 A Ma Maniere Jordan 4 Release Recap 10:13 Cncpts Lobster Dunk Release Recap 19:09 Lost and Found Jordan 1 Release Recap 25:45 American Express Re-charging Zadeh Kicks Customers 28:04 Fear of God and adidas 32:29 OBJ vs Nike Lawsuit 32:44 Shoe Surgeon 33:51 Kool Kiy 34:42 Nike Doesn't Want You If You're Not At The Top 36:18 Kyrie 40:32 Sockjig Addresses His Enemies 56:02 Outro https://linktr.ee/sockjig

In this episode we talk with @brandon1an about finding early sneaker images from Nike and other retailers. The most well known leak was when he found images of the Kobe 6 Mambacita from a retailer and Vanessa Bryant saw them and was upset about it and called the sneakers unauthorized. We talk about that incident, getting credit from sneaker blogs, being a cookgroup admin, goals in the sneaker space, and sneaker of the year lists. Follow Brandon at: https://twitter.com/brandon1an https://www.instagram.com/brandon1an/ Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Bazookas 00:11 - Intro 02:09 - Interview 02:57 - How Do You Pronounce @brandon1an? 03:45 - Finding Early Sneaker Images 10:02 - Getting Credit From Sneaker Blogs 14:00 - Leaking Nike Info 17:41 - Kobe 6 Mambacita Controversy 29:01 - Life of a Cookgroup Discord Admin 36:54 - Twitter Beefs 45:13 - Making it Sustainable 49:24 - CPFM Flea 1 Interlude 51:11 - Sneaker of the Year 01:04:22 - Outro Follow me at https://twitter.com/sockjig https://instagram.com/sockjig

In this episode, I talk trash takes with @GawdofFrames of Loose Laces sneaker podcast. We talk about AMM4 video submission raffle, StockX replacing the word Authentic with Verified, Twitter chaos, and I ask for his takes on fashion brands, sneaker oldheads, adidas and Kanye. https://twitter.com/GawdofFrames https://www.instagram.com/frame_gawd Loose Laces podcast: https://linktr.ee/looselacespod Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Big Gulps 00:08 - Intro 02:04 - @GawdofFrames 03:18 - Zadeh Kicks 07:55 - AMM4 Video Submission Raffle 22:17 - StockX Verified 26:49 - Twitter Chaos 29:51 - Selling Frames 35:56 - Fashion and Retros 41:05 - Sneaker Podcasting 48:07 - Sneaker Oldheads 59:21 - Adidas 62:48 - Kanye is a Walking Hiroshima 66:59 - LV AF1 Drop 72:08 - Outro

In this episode, I cover Lost and Found 1s being backdoored and their plummeting resell price, more fallout from Kanye West deal and it's short term and long term effects on the industry. I also give my thoughts on the state of collaborators and sneaker storytelling, how we're at the end of a sneaker era, but a dawning of a new one. A shit ton of topics, so hope you enjoy. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Takeoff 00:10 - Intro 04:22 - On Feet / Pickups / Misses 09:00 - Trophy Room 7s 11:42 - Sneaker Guys of the Week 14:18 - Lost and Found 1 Backdoor and Plummeting Resell Price 21:24 - Mandatory Kanye West Segment 21:54 - Kanye on Lex Fridman Podcast 26:01 - Sockjig, Media Man 27:35 - Short Term and Long Term Effects of Dead Yeezy Deal 34:49 - Sneaker Tech Startups 37:24 - Sneaker Equality 45:47 - Sneaker Storytelling and One or Two Hit Wonders 56:06 - End of a Sneaker Era

Emergency pod about adidas terminating their partnership with Kanye West. Timestamps 00:00 - Apu Cold Open 00:02 - Intro 03:13 - adidas Deal Under Review 11:42 - Tremaine Emory 13:18 - adidas Deal Terminated 16:31 - Conspiracy Theory 20:43 - Calls 22:26 - What's Next for Resell 25:33 - What's Next for adidas 27:23 - Jerry Lorenzo 30:01 - Can Ye Come Back From This? 31:24 - Outro

In this episode I talk about my reselling days, and recent changes at Goat that basically killed it. I also look into the whims of Ye and what would happen if he took Yeezy independent, if he can ever be happy and who he'd blame when there's no one else to blame. I cover lots of other recent sneaker topics as well. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Delicate Genius 00:27 - Intro 03:04 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 07:55 - Lebron 20 10:36 - John Geiger Beat the Case 12:13 - Wingstop's Lemon Pepper 1s Fake Contest 13:43 - Why Shopify is Not Handing Over Zadeh Customer Data 16:30 - PayPal Not Refunding Zadeh Customers 18:03 - Private Selection Orange Lobsters 20:46 - Russ Bengston Threads 26:05 - My Reselling Days 
31:58 - Goat Storage Loop 34:15 - Goat Changes Burnt the Loop
 38:15 - Kanye and Adidas and Gap 51:32 - Non Sneaker Related: Album of the Week

An in depth look into how we develop our taste in sneakers, why we like what we like, how do we know what's good, how are we influenced, and how our tastes change.  Adapted from the book You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice by Tom Vanderbilt https://www.amazon.com/You-May-Also-Like-Endless/dp/0307948595 Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: High Fidelity 00:13 - Intro 02:04 - Sneaker Taste Intro 06:52 - Why Do We Like What We Like 29:45 - How Do We Know What We Like? 37:02 - New vs Familiar 42:19 - Conformity vs Distinction 46:11 - Sneaker Reviews 49:51 - Influencers and Experts 57:39 - How and Why Tastes Change 61:56 - Conclusion

In this episode I talk about how I broke news stories, how I was right on Chicago 1 story, Zadeh Kicks being a Ponzi all along and take a victory lap. More topics as well: Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Vending Machines 00:07 - Intro 02:35 - The Game Is The Game Sock Drop 03:41 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 06:53 - Breaking the Ann Freeman Story 12:21 - Backdooring and Losing Nike Accounts 19:34 - Mom and Pops Shops Died for Lost and Found 1s 27:41 - Fake Sneakers Thats That Shit I Don't Like 31:23 - Kanye and Adidas 34:48 - Zadeh Kicks Ponzi Finally Charged 39:05 - Original Content in the Age of Engagement Farming 43:16 - Outro

The Hater's Guide to Sneakers Vol. 1: ALD, New Balance and Supreme Timestamps 00:00 - Silky Johnson Cold Open 00:17 - Intro 01:58 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips 04:18 - Haters Guide Disclaimer 07:35 - Aime Leon Dore 17:39 - Calls 20:17 - Bonus mini Kith hating 22:25 - New Balance 30:04 - Calls 31:57 - Supreme 39:10 - Outro

In this episode I talk about sneakers in a recession, New Balance fakes, Louis Vuitton VIPs spending $1mil a year to get access to AF1s is probably bullshit, and a lot more. Timestamps 00:00 - Costanza Cold Open 00:12 - Intro 04:54 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips and Misses 09:18 - Why is the Stussy AF1 Mid Fossil under retail? 10:55 - StockX Authentication 12:40 - New Balance fakes on StockX and Goat, allegedly 19:52 - Onyx 350 and "Don't sleep on a black 350" 21:51 - Kith app and raffle 25:58 - Louis Vuitton VIPs spending $1mil a year is probably bullshit 29:45 - What Kanye wants from adidas and the adilette 22 37:52 - Sneakers in a recession