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Where were you on 9-9-99? Juan was celebrating the launch of the Sega Dreamcast while Jacques was just enjoying his Thursday. On today’s episode, the HP crew talk about the Kyrie’s move to the lifestyle/skating sneaker space, De’Aaron Fox becoming a pillar of the Curry Brand, the lack of energy for the iPhone 16 and Playstation 5 Pro, Kendrick Lamar headline the Super Bowl Halftime and what that means for the Drake beef. And finally, the Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ the world has been waiting for, the Air Jordan 3.

Chapters

3:08 - Juan reflects on the Sega Dreamcast and drops this top 10 games

7:50 - Jacques reveals his (now ongoing) trip with ANTA and Kyrie Irving

17:21 - De’Aaron Fox gets a Curry Brand signature shoe and a cool logo 

29:16 - Tech Talk with Jacques and Juan (iPhone 16, PS5 Pro)

46:44 - Kendrick Lamar headlines Super Bowl Halftime Show

55:28 - Air Jordan 3 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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2 Hard 2 Pass episode 3 is here with Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez. This week: Foams are back (or are they?), Eastside Golf take their talents to Nike, Angel Reese is carrying Reebok Basketball (note: recorded before her season-ending wrist injury, but the point still stands), a sports speed round, and the latest Sneaker Mount Rushmore, the Nike Air Foamposite One. 

Chapters 

1:56 - The Return of the Nike Air Foamposite One yet again

14:07 - Jacques and Juan apologize (?) to The Rock

15:58 - Eastside Golf teams up with Nike

24:45 - Reebok Basketball returns with a new sneaker for Angel Reese

33:44 - Sports Roundup (F1, WNBA, PGA)

49:12 - The Nike Air Foamposite One Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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It’s episode 2 of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast with Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez. They’ve got thoughts on New Balance’s latest signing in Cooper Flagg, the PUMA MB series losing steam (or not), Nike and LEGO not catering to the adults, Scottie Scheffler balling out on the PGA Tour and in the first ever edition of story time, Juan talks about the time Gilbert Arenas almost got him fired... maybe. And then for Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the Air Jordan 2.

Chapters

0:00 - Intro and Ramble

4:18 - Cooper Flagg signing with New Balance

18:43 - Gilbert Arenas almost getting Juan fired at Kicks On Fire

22:28 - The perception LaMelo’s PUMA shoes are the same every year

28:51 - Nike and LEGO collab not being for the adults?

34:33 - PGA Talk: Scottie Scheffler vs. Xander Schauffele, Olympic gold being a fifth major and LIV 2 years later

45:01 - Air Jordan 2 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

It's the end of the era for LeBron, Steph, and KD, but it's beginning of a new one for Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez as they start the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast, the aftershow pod for HardPass. Also on the show is the launch of the Nike Kobe 9 Elite and whether Nike should have bothered with the 9, the expansion of Jordan Brand into pro wrestling, NASCAR, and more, Juan's sadness over not being able to go to the Nintendo Museum at the opening, and the first ever Sneaker Mount Rushmore+.