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As the year finally comes to an end, it’s time for us to do the ultimate retrospective and look back on all of the notable sneaker releases. Instead of doing a singular “Top 10” list, we broke this out into a few different categories to declare the best and worst sneakers of 2022. In this episode, the four sub-categories we cover are: most over hyped, most slept on, most innovative, and best collaboration.

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Music by JohnnyBgood.

November has been the craziest month of sneaker releases so far this year, but with great heat comes great head-scratching headlines. In this episode, we address some of the wildest sneaker news from the last week: Nike delivering shoes with mold, DJ Khaled’s sneaker closet on Airbnb, and Black Friday on the GOAT app.

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Music by JohnnyBgood.

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What’s the easiest way to play with the emotions of any sneakerhead who also loves movies? Take their favorite show and try to translate it for the world of footwear. Sometimes it pays off, often it falls flat. In this episode, we rank some of the most popular recent sneaker releases centered around movies and television franchises.

Shout out Alfred Banks, who already hit his GoFundMe goal, but y’all still go check him out at underdogcentral.com

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Music by JohnnyBgood.

In this episode, we talk about the A Ma Maniere x Nike Air Ship, whether or not Yeezy should keep retroing the original 350 v1, what’s currently going on in the world of sneakers that makes us feel old, and upcoming releases we’re looking forward to.

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After our first episode where we ranked some of the most popular clogs, sneaker brands cracked open a six pack of “oh, y’all like Crocs now?” as they flooded the internet with their new silhouettes. With the cozy-for-your-toesies market more crowded than ever, let us be your slip on sherpas as we rank some of the latest foam footwear offerings.

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Music by JohnnyBgood.

Aidan Heap runs 90’s Kid’s Closet, a New Orleans-based vintage store inspired by the era of Nintendo 64 and Surge soda. Within the span of a few years, he went from selling clothes on Snapchat out of a spare bedroom to creating a 90’s paradise that caters to everyone from the new-in-town Tulane freshman to some of the nation’s biggest professional athletes. In our interview, Aidan talks about how he found his passion for vintage, what inspires him to collect, and the day-to-day of running a business in one of the largest cities. Make sure to check out the shop on Instagram @90skidscloset

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Episode artwork, video, and editing by Houston Dragna. Music by JohnnyBgood.

In 1986, Nike took a sharp left turn from Michael Jordan’s first signature silhouette when they introduced the Jordan 2. The sophomore sneaker took a premium approach with exclusivity in mind, but never sold to executive expectations. Fast-forward thirty five years and Jordan Brand is back to see if they can revive this underdog with the help of some of today’s hottest collaborators. In this episode, we look back at some of the most recent Jordan 2 releases to see if Nike accomplished their goal of popularizing this often overlooked silhouette.

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Music by JohnnyBgood.

Six months down and six to go; we sat down to rank our favorite sneaker releases of 2022 so far and which upcoming sneakers we’re most anticipating  before the end of the year.

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Summertime is officially here and it is too dang hot to be wearing sneakers everywhere. This year is the year of getting our toes out there. (Don’t make it weird.) But with more options than ever when it comes to which lounging loafer you’ll be flexing on your feet, how does anyone decide which summer slipper reigns supreme? That’s where we come in. In this episode, we rank some of the best and worst when it comes to foams, slides, mules, clogs, and whatever ya momma called them around the house.

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Music by JohnnyBgood.

The Sneaker Politics x ASICS GEL-LYTE III ‘Always Ready’ collaboration is inspired by the U.S. Army and lives as a thank you to all service members. In 1999, Sneaker Politics founder, Derek Curry joined the U.S. Army and was deployed in 2003, where he spent nine months in Iraq. He credits much of his professional success to the lessons and values he learned while serving in the military. The core design philosophy for this project stems from his unit's motto, "Toujours Prêt"—meaning, "Always Ready."

In this episode, we provide an in-depth review of this upcoming collaboration and cover everything from how we found out about the release, how the sneakers look in-hand, our favorite details, when the release dates are, and our thoughts on the accompanying apparel/accessory collection.

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Music by JohnnyBgood.