Sockjig Sneaker Podcast

I talk about raffles, how raffles are filtered, raffle bots, entitlement and fun. I also talk about sneaker content creators and validation from sneaker publications, recent releases like the Off White Dunks, Yeezy Day, JoeFreshGoods New Balance, plus Sneaker Guy of the Week returns. 00:00 - Cold Open: Mantan Moreland 00:48 - Intro 03:08 - On Feet and Pickups 07:12 - Validation From Sneaker Publications 15:16 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 16:30 - Off White Dunk 50 Release 17:51 - Yeezy Day 18:50 - JoeFreshGoods New Balance Release 22:21 - Why is Everything a Raffle Now 26:34 - Raffle Formula 29:26 - Raffle Bots 32:34 - The Story of a Drop 35:13 - Ain’t It Fun 40:05 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

I talk about my history with a certain VC funded cookgroup, that shall not be named so I'll call them the Sneaker Buying Country Club, and how it started with me helping them out, and ended with them blocking me. 00:00 - Cold Open: You Want a Piece of Me? 00:14 - Intro 02:06 - On Feet, Misses, Pickups 05:34 - Sneaker Buying Country Club 37:58 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

I talk with Tyler Blake aka TBlake. We talk about his time on YouTube and why he's not on there as much, working at Cncpts and scaling up ecommerce, cookgroups, Sole Savy, his new group In This Economy, and a lot more.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBW7LDXLiYb0xvFZvls1NQw

This episode is about only the hottest sneaker takes. It’s a take quake. I asked for your hot takes and listeners heeded the call. No bullshit just the hottest takes, Richter scale madness. 00:00 - Sneakers and Money Apology Cold Open 00:51 - Intro 02:26 - Pickups and On Feet 03:51 - Sockjig's News and Views 05:32 - Caller Take Quake Part 1 05:51 - Call: Impressing Men Over Making Money 06:23 - Call: Binary Sizing 10:44 - Call: Affiliate Link Boys 12:25 - My Take Quake - Clown Shoes 13:54 - SNKRS Grail Tales 15:19 - Trend Hopping with Daniel Arsham 18:26 - Off White Played Out 20:08 - Caller Take Quake Part 2 20:35 - Call: You Like AJ1s Because of Kanye 22:46 - Call: Ooping a Friend Who Resells It 24:33 - Call: Nike Oversupply 26:54 - Call: Nike Undersupply, So People Resorting to Fakes 32:30 - Outro Twitter: https://twitter.com/sockjig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sockjig/

In this episode I talk about how resellers, stores, and influencers try to get over, or get popular. 00:00 - Ric Flair Cold Open 00:20 - Intro 03:42 - On Feet and Pickups 06:26 - Resellers Talking To The Press 12:58 - The One Thing in Common With All Hall of Fame Drops 21:07 - How to Get Over as a Sneaker Influencer 28:14 - Influencers and Access 31:55 - Sockfluence: My Level of Washed 41:16 - When You Believe

I discuss a list of what is and isn't unethical in the world of sneakers, looking at reselling, botting, buying, retailers, and brands. 00:00 - Let’s Get Ethical 00:35 - Intro 02:46 - On Feet / Pickups 04:23 - Intro to The List 06:22 - Resellers 13:17 - Botting 23:48 - Buyers 26:10 - Retail Stores 29:43 - Brands 42:24 - Conclusion

I break down Kobe’s Nike deal ending and possibly why Nike didn’t want to extend. I also discuss the A Ma Maniere Jordan 3 raffle release process. Finally I answer some listener voicemails, including a question about StockX sending a C&D to Scout app. 00:00 - Cold Open Gabe 00:40 - Intro 02:41 - On Feet / Pickups 06:15 - Kobe’s Nike Deal is Over 15:44 - A Ma Maniere Jordan 3 Drop 22:41 - Sneaker Guy of the Week 24:11 - Answering Voicemails 30:31 - StockX’s C&D to Scout 39:55 - Outro

2021 State of the Sneaker Game Address by Sockjig I give an overview of where we're at in terms of botting, reselling, retailers, the brands, and who's to blame for your L. 0:00 - Cold Open 1:17 - Opening Remarks 3:23 - Botting 4:38 - Botting Shopify 6:48 - Botting Nike 8:29 - Botting Footsites 11:23 - Botting YeezySupply 12:40 - Bot Trends and Thoughts 16:13 - Resellers 21:54 - Brands: Adidas and Yeezy 27:28 - Brands: New Balance 29:28 - Brands: Reebok 30:26 - Brands: Puma 30:46 - Brands: Nike 35:53 - Retailers 40:28 - Manual 41:35 - The Blame Triangle: Who’s to Blame for Your L 49:15 - Final Thoughts

I break down the story of West Coast Streetwear and the Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article, the backlash, privilege, conflict of interest, and try to answer maybe why he did it. 00:00 - Cold Open: Breaking Bad 00:15 - Intro 00:49 - Business Week Article on West Coast Streetwear 05:41 - Initial Reaction to Article 06:18 - Portland Business Journal Article About Growing Criticism 07:09 - Nike Employees Sounding Off on The Layoff 09:10 - Back Story of @wc_streetwear on Twitter in 2018-2020 15:30 - My Tweets and Sunday Reaction to Article 20:31 - Privilege 22:19 - Normal People Blaming WCS For SNKRS Ls 23:47 - Nike and the Conflict of Interest 28:03 - Backlash 29:01 - A Tangent About Fakes and Peeing in a Pool 31:16 - Criticism Towards Me 38:23 - Why He Did It

00:00 - Cold Open: Deserve's Got Nothing To Do With It 00:35 - Intro 01:44 - On Feet 03:58 - Pickups 07:02 - Listener Call Ins 11:14 - Release Recap: Raffle That You Couldn't Enter 15:15 - Backdoor Details (Allegedly) 21:23 - Spider-Man Meme / Blue Laces / 2 Different Prices 23:28 - Jordan Brand's Official Response 26:04 - Why the Release Was Evil Genius 28:02 - The Game is The Game 28:40 - Low Stock/Availability is Part of the Design 29:02 - Deserve's Got Nothing To Do With It 30:03 - 5 Stages of Sneaker Grief 32:54 - Outro