This week on the podcast SneakerDads stirs it up with friend, father and chef Kellen aka @chefcreezle, who talks about cooking for the Raptors and Maple Leafs, selling pairs to fund a house purchase, his #BuyEverything phase, engagement sneakers, Netmagnetism raffle protips, and the infamous pair of Nike SB Skunk Dunks. Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] SneakerDads.ca Beats: Chili Banks

Ryan aka @scottrenus joins SneakerDads to talk about his impressive collection of original Air Jordans and Nikes. He also tells us about what he does and doesn’t wear, buying for the kids, storing and securing sneakers, whether he’d ever sell, and how his passion started. Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] Beats: Chili Banks

This week SneakerDads talks with Jay @shanghaisole about his roots in sneakers, being the plug at his place of work, coaching basketball, having a baby and being stuck away from home during the pandemic, why his wife hates sneakers, China’s role in the sneaker market, and the cotton controversy hitting big brands like Nike and adidas in China. Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] Beats: Chili Banks

From selling newspapers as a kid in Brooklyn to buy his first pair of Air Jordan 4s, to stashing thousands of dollars in cash in his ceiling from pre-sold sneakers, @thedondrew has decades worth of stories to tell. As an industry insider, Drew also has a unique perspective on the business, as well as some useful advice for parents of kids playing competitive sports, and of course, podcasting and YouTube. Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee @sneakerdads Beats: Chili Banks

Dhinesh (Dino) Chatlani @dchatlani on Instagram has been collecting sneakers for a long time, and started buying kids pairs before he even thought about being a parent. He talks about being a #GirlDad and the legacy of Kobe Bryant, having a newborn daughter during the pandemic, growing up playing basketball in the Philippines, his favourite hoop shoes, and changing his sneaker-buying habits. Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] Beats: Chili Banks

David Blackmon @jusdave3_2 is the creator of @the1ivybrand, one of the hosts of Run the World Discussions, a sneaker critic and a SneakerDad. In addition to some great stories and perspective, Dave talks about the sneaker that changed it all for him, being original and creative, and sharing a space for sneakers with his daughter. We also get to hear about some of his favourite Asics, Saucony and New Balance. Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] Beats: Chili Banks

Alex aka Sugy @sugycyphersons joins SneakerDads for another episode of Wear Everything. Alex discusses his various roles at adidas, sending pairs to the company’s archive in Germany, breakdance culture in Montreal, his Tales of the Cypher Podcast @cyphersons, goals for the collection, and a lot more.

Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected]

Beats: Chili Banks

SneakerDads welcomes its first guest from outside of Canada or the U.S., William Mok aka @mookiemok on Instagram from Hong Kong. He shares stories from the sneaker game’s early days in the Bay Area, buying sneakers for his son more than a decade in advance, the Hong Kong sneaker scene, white Air Force 1 for him and his wife at their wedding, collecting jerseys, finding storage space, basketball, and a lot more he has in common with our host Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] Beats: Chili Banks

For Episode 25 of SneakerDads and the sixth instalment of Wear Everything, Ricco Machado Torres takes us back to how he earned the cash for a pair of dunks as a kid, Air Force 1s and some questionable Jordans in high school, and hunting for Air Tech Challenges today. Ricco also talks about the hat phenomenon, podcasting, Wayne Gretzky, #RiccoBoxThrow, and we rank our Top 10 Canadian Actors.

Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] Beats: Chili Banks

Whether it’s getting his hands on a pair of AND1 Tai Chis in Grade 6 after seeing Vince Carter’s Dunk Contest performance, or discovering classic adidas models through friends in the sneaker community today, James @jamesbwill2 Williams’ passion is pure. He shares a lot of great stories, his perspective on avoiding the hype, budgeting for himself and his kids, being influenced, and an insider’s perspective on sneaker e-commerce. Host: Jon Ratner @headzaintredee [email protected] Beats: Chili Banks