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Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques and Juan are back from their holiday break to talk about Fortnite, sketchy dudes selling meat, the future of sneaker reseller shops, SNKRS Code being another Nike failure, and ANTA’s potentially buying PUMA. For this week’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the “You Had To Be There” Sneakers that had a moment before falling off...

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Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com"News" is "breaking" that Steph Curry left Under Armour because they couldn't sign Caitlin Clark. Sure, it is...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s a busy day for Jacques and Juan as they recap the past few days in sneakers including Cade Cunningham’s new Nike signature deal that includes a signature shoe, what’s next for Steph Curry after the shocking Under Armour split, a less shocking Nike PG 1 retro, and the Steph Curry Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ 2:55 - Cade Cunningham’s...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Steph Curry and Under Armour just announced their separation and Jacques and Juan get into the reckless speculation of it all as to what's next.

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan went to Vegas to buy some F1 merch and take a picture for Star Trek fan Jacques. It sounds a lot more fun than this description. This week, the crew covers Steven Smith’s tiff with Nike, the KITH Marvel vs. Capcom 2 collab, and LeBron James trade scenarios. For this week’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the Steven Smith edition...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com After a very eventful episode of HardPass, Jacques and Juan talk about what the viewers were talking about in light of a controversial Complex Sneaker of the Year list before lamenting the end of Xbox and HALO as they’ve known it for much of their lives. Then things perk up as they make their picks for the Dodgers Mount Rushmore+ 3...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan scored big with Topps return to NBA trading cards and Jacques smelled a lot of big things going at Complex Con this past weekend. Along with the recap, they talk about the return of the NBA on NBC, Michael Jordan’s pre-taped interviews, the gambling scandal that is either a big deal or a no deal, and Katt Williams becoming the...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques is back on the road to try some Whataburger(?) before getting into the actual topics on the show like a story about LeBron James that paints in a not-so-positive light, the conversation surrounding Cooper Flagg’s New Balance PEs, and a look into the future with adidas courtesy of friend of the program G-Roc of The Shoe Game...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com If you could launch a dream music festival, what are the five headliners you would pick to bring in the most money? Jacques and Juan explore the possibilities with their version of Festival Schmestival (s/o Jordan Olds). But before they get that, they recap the WNBA Finals, discuss the latest in the Cool Kicks saga (allegedly), and...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Happy Filipino American History Month as the Juan and Jacques talk about Joilibee and a golf mix up. Then they move into the controversy surrounding CoolKicksLA and how the sneaker media is failing its audience, Nike’s next move with the Virgil Abloh Archives collabs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continuing to sell out his debut sneaker...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s a sad week over at the podcast as Jacques is still reeling from Team USA’s Ryder Cup performance. Juan is indifferent because It was a predictable outcome. But what isn’t predictable is the ecently announced Playstation and Reebok collab and the baffling nine pack Air Jordan 11 drop to celebrate the silhouette’s 30th anniversa...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com The Reebok Angel Reese 1 sold out on Reebok’s website and people still found a way to hate on it and Jacques and Juan weren’t having it. Then they go appreciate the celebration of A’ja Wilson’s 4th MVP award and Atiba Jefferson’s cool new campaign with Vans, and dig deep into the debut of the new commercial for the adidas Anthony E...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan is dying inside as sneaker cowboy boots infiltrate his world while Jacques takes on a more positive spin on the possible shift in tastes. Meanwhile, a college athlete is burning bridges over at Penn State as the school switches from Nike to adidas and the Jordan Trunner O/S might not be the hit Jordan Brand is hoping for. But...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the mixed bag episode with Jacques and Juan covering everything from golf to Oasis to sneakers to basketball to golf once again. 1:37 - Jacques Goes To Chambers Bay 7:01 - Juan’s Oasis Concert Experience 16:49 - The Surprising Vans Sneaker That’s Selling Out 25:30 - Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductions ( 37:16 - Apple E...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the (belated) one-year anniversary episode of the podcast and Juan and Jacques are celebrating with a nearly 20-minute rant against the alleged “America’s Team” the Dallas Cowboys and the recent Netflix doc about the team and their owner Jerry Jones. If you want get past the relentless Cowboys bashing, they talk about Naomi Os...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Happy belated Mamba Day to everybody who celebrates. Jacques was in attendance for the Mamba League Invitational and got a chance to try on the Nike Kobe 3 Protro and the improvements to the sneaker. Meanwhile, Juan has some thoughts on the upcoming Hyper Grape Kobe 9 Elite Protro that may or may not be an homage to Michael Jackson...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com So the Lakers Mount Rushmore had plenty of people talking and Juan makes it up to Jacques with the first pop culture Mount Rushmore+, Star Trek. On the sneaker side of things, they talk about the an upcoming Off-White x Nike Air Force 1 that replaces Off-White with the late Virgil Abloh’s name, the return of the Tokyo23 Air Jordan...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques Slade is back from his world tour and ready to talk with Juan about Yu-Gi-Oh, sneaker resale making a comeback, Nigel Sylvester’s run for Sneaker of the Year, and James Harden’s trip to China. Oh, and they pitch their dream Star Trek sneaker collab and drop their picks for the Los Angeles Lakers Mount Rushmore+. You’ll neve...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com With Jacques away on a tour of the world via his private yacht, Juan invites Mark Genato (aka @airmagknows) to the program to talk about his memories of the 2005 Undefeated x Air Jordan 4 and his role in the documentary Undefeated produced about the sneaker. They share memories of old days of sneaker events in Los Angeles and final...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com With the return of the Undefeated x Air Jordan 4, Jacques and Juan share their memories (or lack of) from the original release and what the retro means for Jordan Brand. Then they talk about two new Nike signature shoes making waves, New Balance possibly killing off the chunky shoe era, and passing of a wrestling legend (and not so...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Fresh of his critically acclaimed appearance at the ESPYs, Jacques is back to tell Juan about rubbing shoulders with celebrities and an unexpected former world champion Laker potentially becoming a golfing buddy. Then they talk about Chris Paul’s return to a Los Angeles-based basketball team, why sneaker blind box  have a chance to...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques and Juan were not at the Jordan Brand Board of Governors meeting (the pics are photoshopped obviously), but you know who did get invited? Keifer Ravena and Juan talks about why that’s a big deal to the Philippines. Then they talk about Bleacher Report’s Top 100 NBA Players List, LeBron James’ golf adventures and why everybo...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan and Jacques have got a lot of things to talk about on today’s episode including the latest return of the adidas Superstar, the Dame X rollout, new signature shoes for Sabrina Ionescu and Giannis Antetokounpo, the Shattered Backboard’s return in few weeks. And for Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, they are revealing their picks for the...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com 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...