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Jacques is back from his Air Jordan 40 reveal event in New York and he shares his thoughts about the experience, the shoe itself, and where the Air Jordan signature shoe stands in 2025. And with LeBron making passive aggressive moves about possibly moving on from the Lakers, Juan and Jacques share their unpopular take on the LeBron era in LA before sharing their picks for favorite sneakers of 2025 so far.

1:03 - The Air Jordan 40 Discussion

39:43 - LeBron James looking to leave the Lakers?

56:50 - Jacques and Juan’s favorite sneakers of 2025 so far

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Juan and birthday boy Jacques Slade have thoughts on the Lakers being sold because of course they do. It’s followed by a conversation about the Kobe Vault that Nike recently announced for SNRKS app, more NBA talk including a very late Finals prediction. And finally, they stumble through their picks for the New Balance 990 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

2:53 - Lakers have new owners

15:00 - Nike announces the Kobe Vault for the SNKRS app

29:39 - NBA Finals predictions a few days late

49:06 - New Balance 990 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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Juan is not over his many close calls in Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Switch 2, but he also didn’t expect to have a conversation with Jacques about what a dad video game console is. Then they talk about Brendan Dunne’s Complex Magazine article about wanting to like new sneakers and the’s culture dependency on the past before diving into the past (oops) and sharing their picks for the Reebok Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

01:14 - Juan’s frustration (and love) for the Mario Kart World

13:26 - THAT Call of Duty Black Ops 7 trailer

22:41 - New sneakers need love too

40:46 - Reebok Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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Juan is back from San Francisco to talk about his trip to the new Nintendo Store in Union Square and his experience picking up the Switch 2 at a Best Buy midnight launch (kinda) with some early thoughts on the new console. Then they discuss the PUMA Hali 1 reveal and where it could be positioned by the brand as Tyrese Haliburton’s star power will be determined by his NBA Finals performance. And it’s time for the Air Jordan 10 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

1:58 - Juan’s Nintendo Week

38:08 - The PUMA Hali 1 Reveal

51:58 - Air Jordan 10 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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Juan Martinez of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast joins Jacques Slade of ABC News (kinda) to talk about Nike’s price hikes and their return to Amazon. Will they sell hyped sneakers this time around? Then they talk about the reported dwindling energy to get a PGA-LIV Golf merger done. And then they reveal their picks for the Air Jordan 9 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

0:30 - Jacques talks about his ABC News experience and Nike’s latest moves

24:58 - Will a PGA-LIV merger happen?

44:42 - Air Jordan 9 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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Flag Football is coming to the Olympics and Jacques and Juan have thoughts about who it really benefits for pros to play and amateurs to sit. Then they talk about the recent news of Nike price increases, the NBA Playoffs heating up with the Conference Finals and then decide what goes on the Air Jordan 8 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ 

0:19 - Why is Juan Wearing Glasses?

4:13 - Flag Football In The Olympics

17:10 - Nike Price Hikes

26:20 - NBA Catch-Up With Laker Fan Jacques Slade

43:12 - Air Jordan 8 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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Juan and Jacques are not happy about a lot of things on this week’s show. You’ve got AI scaring and disappointing them, then there’s everybody believing the NBA is rigged and that’s not even getting into the pricing of the White Cement 4s. Good thing there’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ to get them through, but even that becomes a mess at the end too.

2:09 - A seriously unserious discussion about AI

9:10 - Air Jordan 4 White Cement pricing is crazy

23:14 - NBA Conspiracy Corner

36:12 - Air Jordan 7 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: [email protected] and Jacques get ready for boots only summer or whatever it is the kids are cooking up. Then they talk about upcoming Netflix series featuring Shaquille O’Neal as Reebok Basketball, the future of the MCU, and finally, the Air Jordan 6 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+0:24 - Intro1:38 - Storytime with Juan: That time he was in Damian Lillard’s studio6:40 - Boost Only Summer is real?25:26 - Reebok’s Netflix show with Shaq, A.I., and Angel Reese41:27 - The MCU’s future53:09 - Air Jordan 6 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

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Could Jacques Slade make the pivot to voice acting? Juan tries to convince him he’s got what it takes. But of course, they have to be a bunch of sad boys and talk about the Lakers after they were eliminated from the playoffs. Then they share their thoughts on the Nike A’One debut and decide what should go on the Tinker Hatfield Sneaker Mount Rushmore+

0:24 - Intro (Jacque’s voice acting chops)

15:51 - Sad boy Laker talk

30:29 - Juan apologizes to Reggie Miller for some reason

49:43 - Ja Morant’s signature leaves something be desired

53:33 - Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ Tinker Hatfield Edition

The first wave of Nintendo Switch 2 preorders went down last week and Juan lived to tell the tale. Find out if he secured a preorder or not. Later, Jacques has thoughts about how sneaker brands should handle leaks in light of the alleged Air Jordan 1 Bred re-release, and then they talk about Angel Reese’s upcoming Reebok Classics drop and the Nike Ja 3.

0:24 - Intro

1:07 - Juan tries to secure a Nintendo Switch 2 Preorder

28:11 - The Air Jordan 1 Banned returns 

38:59 - Angel Reese and Reebok’s future

48:34 - Nike Ja 3 thoughts