Sockjig Sneaker Podcast

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

In this episode, I talk about recent releases, my thoughts on some upcoming drops, StockX defending their authentication program, Adidas suing Nike over patents, and bot instances issue. For the main topic I give an update on Zadeh Kicks and some analysis on why it was a Ponzi scheme (allegedly), why it collapsed, the effect it's had on resell, winners and losers, and finally some cold hard lessons learned from all this. Oh there's also socks. Fun show, thanks for listening! Timestamps 00:00 - Dr. Umar dunks in the cold open 00:14 - Intro 04:28 - Mr. Brightside Socks 07:08 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 08:28 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 17:16 - Tom Sachs General Purpose Shoe 23:37 - Upcoming Releases 32:27 - News: StockX, Adidas Sues Nike, Bot Instances 40:18 - Zadeh Kicks update 61:46 - Outro

Emergency podcast episode that covers the Zadeh Kicks rug pull. Timestamps 00:00 - The Office Cold Open 00:19 - Intro 03:26 - What Happened? 05:37 - Will I Get My Sneakers? (No) 06:25 - Will I Get My Money Back? (Maybe) 09:59 - Listener Calls 11:26 - What Should I Do? (File a Claim) 16:59 - TBlake Calls In 19:39 - More Listener Calls 25:58 - Outro Links Recorded Twitter Space: https://twitter.com/SwiftCop/status/1529286777042784257 Zadeh Relief Group Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ttPsCfQkgN Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode I have a conversation with special guest Kari aka SneakerPhetish. We discuss sneaker influencers, brand campaigns, and content platforms. We also discuss being on Sneaker Twitter and having various feuds and haters, the current state of Sneaker YouTube, and a lot more. Timestamps 00:00 - RICO on Bot Devs 00:20 - Open 00:46 - JFG 03:28 - Conversation with Kari aka SneakerPhetish 51:53 - Outro @SneakerPhetish Twitter: https://twitter.com/SneakerPhetish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sneakerphetish/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sneakerphetish Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I talk about the huge news of Nike updating their lawsuit against StockX to include claims of counterfeiting. I'll cover how Nike got fakes from StockX, how the public views StockX, how each company handles fakes as well as my thoughts on why Nike did this and how it could all backfire on them. Plus there's calls from listeners and a lot more, enjoy!  Timestamps 00:00 - Moneyjig Cold Open 00:17 - Intro 02:07 - Timeline of Events: Nike Escalates Feud with StockX 03:24 - A Sidebar on Stolen Tweets 08:32 - StockX Response to Nike 11:38 - Wingstop 1s 14:54 - Listener Calls 16:23 - How Did Nike Get Fakes From StockX? 21:13 - How StockX is Viewed by Customers and Resellers 27:52 - Listener Call 29:12 - My Thoughts 33:07 - Listener Calls 35:20 - What If… Thought Experiments 41:54 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I talk about the fallout from Trophy Room backdooring back in the news. I talk about Complex's editorial coverage of it and I gatekeep the gatekeepers. I also talk about the Kobe 6 and the dilemma of the hype charity sneaker. I talk about some recent Nike lawsuits, which leads to talking about how the era of big name sneaker designers at Nike seems to be over. Timestamps 00:00 - Sneaker Night in Canada Cold Open 00:39 - Intro 03:32 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 06:28 - Trophy Room Fallout 13:21 - Gatekeeping the Gatekeepers 22:25 - Kobe 6 Mambacita and the Dilemma of Hype Charity Sneakers 31:43 - Vans vs MSCHF 35:05 - La La Land and Geiger 38:52 - The Era of Big Name Nike Sneaker Designers is Over 52:35 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I talk about Union Jordan 2 drop, Nike's childish vision of futuristic digital sneakers, DJ Khaled, and my response to recent talk that sneaker culture is trash and the bubble is going to pop soon. I also update the Sneaker Power Rankings for Spring 2022. Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open: Pumpkin Escobar buying an NFT 00:27 - Intro 02:09 - Sock Drop 03:19 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips / Misses 11:20 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 12:22 - Union Jordan 2 Drop Recap 22:04 - Nike x RTFKT Dogshit Digital Sneakers 24:45 - DJ Khaled x Jordans 27:51 - Is Sneaker Culture Trash and Are Sneakers Over? 34:58 - Sneaker Therapy 40:40 - Sneaker Power Rankings Spring 2022 49:48 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode, I break down all the sneaker conspiracy theories involving brands, retailers, and StockX and Goat. I also try to explain how and the why of Zadeh Kicks. The truth is out there! Timestamps 00:00 - Milhouse Cold Open 00:37 - Coast to Coast Intro 05:14 - On Feet, Pickups, Skips, Misses 11:09 - Conspiracy Theories and The Known Unknown 14:01 - Hot Takes 15:57 - Things We Know 21:53 - I Don't Know, But Someone Does and The Ain't Tellin' 23:20 - Early Pairs on Goat 25:29 - Goat and JJJJound 30:48 - Things That We Know We Don't Know, You Know 33:44 - Nike 36:48 - Goat and Footlocker 38:02 - StockX 42:43 - Unknown Unknowns 43:38 - Zadeh Kicks 58:48 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/