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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...

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

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

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

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

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com 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+  0:1...

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

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

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

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 N...