2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques stars the pod off hot and expresses a lot of frustrations over the Nike Golf’s promotion of Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda after they won their respective player of the year awards. Then they talk in-depth about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Converse signature shoe logo and how it works (or doesn’t work) in 2024, and reminis...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Is the Air Jordan 11 still relevant? Sure, but does it still have the hold in the culture that it once did? Jacques and Juan discuss how the Air Jordan 11 Legend Blue might perform at retail, then they deep dive into Tiger Woods’ first golf shoe with Sun Day Red and then Juan tries to figure out why Drake’s latest move in the beef...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the first mailbag episode of the pod and the people have got a lot to say. Jacques drops some thoughts on the old sneaker blog era, Juan gets asked about his nephews, and they reveal a sneaker that “grew on them” after the hyped died down. Oh, and there’s insufferable Lakers talk if you’re a Celtics fan, so there’s your warnin...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Rory McIlroy’s sneaker whisperer Jacques Slade and co-writer Juan Martinez are back with another episode of the pod to talk about the kerfuffle between Bimma Williams and Lil Yachty over the Concrete Boys collab, Steven Smith taking his talents to Crocs, and golf’s best opening up the sneaker repetoire. And for the Sneaker Mount Ru...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacquemus and Won (don’t worry, it’ll make sense after the intro) talk about all things ComplexCon, which is funny because neither of them went to ComplexCon in Las Vegas. They talk about the dud of a fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul and why no one should have been shocked at the outcome, the future of Nike with 3D-printed sn...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Episode 12 of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Pod might as well be the Saquon Barkley episode as Jacques and Juan talk about the instantly classic moment in the LeBron 4 cleats and then deep dive into why other sports are still into Jordans while the sneaker community has moved on. Then we’ve got Jordans in Fortnite, the Nintendo Switch 2 having...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s a big day in the US, Election Day and whatnot, so here’s an episode of the 2 Hard 2 Pass pod to pass the time while you’re lining up to vote. On this week’s episode, Jacques and ‘Sheed (aka Juan) talk about that D-Wade statue, the maybe actual end of the adidas and Kanye West relationship, the emergence of the Fear of God Bask...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Welcome to the shamelessly Los Angeles episode of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast. Jacques and Juan kick things off with a check-in on the brand new Intuit Dome that houses the Los Angeles (area) Clippers and then share their hopes for Lakers this season. For the sneaker portion of the show, they’re talking the reported Union x Air Jorda...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Welcome to this interstate edition of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast with Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez. In this episode they’re talking adidas Basketball making huge strides, Kevin Durant no longer caring about his signature shoes maybe, the return of the Nintendo 64 (kind of), and the Signature Shoe logo Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ Chap...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the community episode of 2 Hard 2 Pass as Juan sounds off on an Air Jordan 4 he’s never liked and they answer a mailbag question for the first time. As for the rest of the show, Jacques and Juan discuss Tyrese Haliburton signing with PUMA, Juju Watkins extending here Nike deal, and the diminishing allure of a Jordan Brand deal...

If you want to listen to the audio only version, we’re here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zJ5PsT6WSkdcpKNgdaNpC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-hard-2-pass-podcast/id1765264204 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/40892f55-1663-41aa-8faa-1809936b726d/2-hard-2-pass-podcast Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques is bac...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques has returned from his trip to China and he’s sharing stories about it on this week’s edition of the show. Then they do a deep dive into Jaylen Brown’s huge announcement for his 741 Performance brand that includes his own sneaker before giving their flowers to Derrick Rose. For this week’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s time...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques is on assignment, so we brought in friend of the program Nick Engvall of Sneaker History to discuss Kyrie Irving’s huge rollout with ANTA, the latest NBA City Edition Jerseys by Nike, the state of sneaker journalism, and a special one-sided edition of Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ Check out everything Nick here: https://nickengva...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Where were you on 9-9-99? Juan was celebrating the launch of the Sega Dreamcast while Jacques was just enjoying his Thursday. On today’s episode, the HP crew talk about the Kyrie’s move to the lifestyle/skating sneaker space, De’Aaron Fox becoming a pillar of the Curry Brand, the lack of energy for the iPhone 16 and Playstation 5 P...

Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com 2 Hard 2 Pass episode 3 is here with Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez. This week: Foams are back (or are they?), Eastside Golf take their talents to Nike, Angel Reese is carrying Reebok Basketball (note: recorded before her season-ending wrist injury, but the point still stands), a sports speed round, and the latest Sneaker Mount Ru...

Got questions? Send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s episode 2 of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast with Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez. They’ve got thoughts on New Balance’s latest signing in Cooper Flagg, the PUMA MB series losing steam (or not), Nike and LEGO not catering to the adults, Scottie Scheffler balling out on the PGA Tour and in the first ever edition of story time, Juan t...

It's the end of the era for LeBron, Steph, and KD, but it's beginning of a new one for Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez as they start the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast, the aftershow pod for HardPass. Also on the show is the launch of the Nike Kobe 9 Elite and whether Nike should have bothered with the 9, the expansion of Jordan Brand into pro wrestling, NASCAR, and more, Juan's sadness over not being able...