The SoleSavy Podcast

On today's episodes, DP and Ian discuss why the Air Jordan 11 could be one of the most important shoe releases, how Tinker Hatfield designed the 11's, what next year's release might hold and so much more! 1:23 How did Jordan’s Retirement play a role in the creation of the AJ11? 8:44 What happened when MJ returned from retirement? 16:43 What about this year’s AJ11 “Jubilee”? 24:21 AJ11 “Cool Grey”...

On this episode of the SoleSavy podcast, DP and Ian breakdown this week's sneaker releases in a new segment called SoleFacts, give you interesting facts on each sneaker, and share why the Air Jordan 1 "Black and Gold" is so unique.  0:54 Introduction to SoleFacts 2:39 Air Jordan 1 “Black and Gold” 7:14 Air Raid “Urban Jungle Gym” 10:46 New Balance 550 14:41 Nike Dunk High “Varsity Purple” 20:07 Ai...

On this episode, DP sits down with Ian Stonebrook, to chat all things AJ4 "Fire Red" related and the colorways history from the the best retro to the worst retro and more! 2:09 What did the AJ4 Fire Red mean in 1989? 8:13 What did the retros look like after 1989 for the Fire Red 4s? 10:37 How did the Air Jordan 4 “Fire Red Laser” stack up? 13:10 Mars Blackmon 4 18:29 2012 Fire Red True Retro 23:06...

On today's episode, DP and Justin discuss what the sale of Supreme means to the brand, to the consumer and what VF actually thinks about the brand. 0:22 What does the Supreme purchase mean? 3:24 What does Supreme's business profile look like? 5:26 Our concern with VF purchasing Supreme 13:11 What brand could be sold next? 15:07 What does future Supreme Collaborations look like? 17:29 Is Supreme a...

On today's episode, we sit down to talk about this past weekends Jordan 1 "Mocha" release, stock levels, distribution, Foot Locker, how Union did a successful drop and more.

On this episode, DP is joined by Rich Franklin of Garrixon to discuss how the SS1 came to be, from buying 300 pairs of Jordan 1 lows to deconstructing them, Rich explains in the ins and outs of making a custom shoe.

On this episode, DP grabs Justin for a quick chat about Nike's direct to consumer strategy and how that will change the way boutiques and sneakerheads get the most hyped sneakers.

On today's episode, DP is joined by Azeem Khan to discuss the new iOS app called Aglet, created  for sneakerheads, 0:52 What is Aglet? 4:13 Where did the original idea come from? 10:12 Do the virtual sneaker drops mirror real-life shoe drops? 13:33 Why would I want to play this game? 17:45 What's next for Aglet?

On today's episode, DP is joined by Alex Wong to dissect "Sneakerheads" a brand new show on Netflix about two sneakerheads in LA! Listen as they share what the think of the show, how it could improve, and what it does right in the quest for White Cement 4's.   

On this episode DP is joined by Maurice  to discuss everything New Balance, from collabs to resell, 327 to 992, and which model your first New Balance should be! 1:20 When did you get into New Balance? 6:11 New Balance Collabs 12:07 A new player in the sneaker industry 21:11 Can NB fulfill the demand or will resell just grow? 31:02 Final Thoughts 32:24 What should my first pair of New Balance be?...

On today's episode, DP and Justin discuss the insane price drop of the Fragment x Jordan 3s, the real flop of the weekend, how New Balance is deciding stock for upcoming collabs, and much more! 1:00 Fragment 3 Market Crash 12:40 Yeezy 380 “Pepper” Flop 25:49 New Balance 997 x Bodega “Better Days"

Join Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson as they recap the NBA Bubble Playoffs Second Round, potential trades they see that would benefit teams, and predictions for the NBA Finals. 3:03 LA Clippers Failure 14:15 Lakers vs Nuggets 25:29 Potential Trades  39:52 Boston Celtics Recap 47:58 Miami Heat v Boston Celtics 55:50 Sneaker Releases

On this week's podcast, the team sits down to discuss how VIP and Brand Loyalty programs are getting heat into the hands of real customers and skipping over the bots and resellers. Do they work? and how can they be better? 

On this week's episode DP and Justin recap Union's x Jordan 4 drop from this past weekend, what went right, what went wrong, and is there still hope if you took an L? 0:29 Union Jordan 4 Release Breakdown 2:55 Why was Union’s drop so successful? 8:36 Worldwide Union x Jordan Release Date 13:25 What about limiting customers to one shoe style? 15:50 That feeling of copping 18:17 Shout out to SoleSav...

Justin and DP discuss one of the major sneaker release of this year - Union x Jordan 4, make some predictions and discuss if the AJ4 will this rise to the same hype as Union's Jordan 1 release.

Justin and DP are back to talk about Telfar's pre-orders, why so many members posted in copped channel for Aimé Leon Dore's most recent New Balance project and are pre-orders the way to go for new sneaker releases? 0:41 Telfar Bags Preorders 6:02 Aimé Leon Dore Reservations 8:23 What if Jordan or Nike did this? 11:21 Are Pre-orders the answer?

Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson are back! On this episode, they talk about each matchup for the first round of the NBA's Bubble Playoffs, make some bold predictions, chat through some NBA sneaker news and so much more! 1:13 Bubble Season Recap 7:35 Portland Trailblazers Vs Los Angeles Lakers Preview 15:40 Los Angeles Clippers Vs Dallas Mavericks Preview 19:05 Denver Nugest Vs Utah Jazz Preview 25:52 H...

Justin joins DP to chat about why stock levels matter so much on sneaker releases and what does Shopify's new bot protection mean for us? 0:59 Stock Levels and Inventory 11:17 Bot Protection 15:08 How do bots affect retail stores?

Alex joins DP to discuss last weeks hype releases and what type of impact it has on the average sneakerhead. Why do we chase the hype? What does it mean to us? and the struggle of being a customer who wants to wear their shoes. 

The Dynamic Duo are back! Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson are here to talk all things NBA Bubble season, is it too early to come back, what makes this season exciting and so much more. Jumpman on everyone's Jersey (1:00), NBA is back…is it too soon? (4:07), Media in the bubble (15:55), Does this distract from the BLM movement? (20:07), Does this continue the season? (23:58), What excites you for this...

Join Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson for a discussion all about how Covid-19 has changed the sneaker world, will Kylie Jenner keep on wearing SB's, how should Nike and Adidas approach diversity in the sneaker industry and much more!  And That’s when it became personal (1:20), Sneakers in this pandemic world (3:00), Will influencer marketing change? (15:14), Diversity within the Sneaker Industry (29:41...

Why did you open up a sneaker store? (0:37), How has resell affected you being a store owner? (8:45), How important is store loyalty? (10:56), How did Covid affect your store?  (17:06), What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned through this pandemic? (24:09), How has this changed the retail experience? (25:29), Tell us more about Courtside Sneakers (28:25), Final Thoughts (32:33). 

Chris from WearTesters joins DP today, to talk all about his new shoe collab with We Are Underdogs and plenty more! The Night Wing 1 (Weartesters x We Are Underdogs) (0:38), The State of Sneakers in 2020 (5:30), The Last Dance Documentary Thoughts (9:56), Hot Take: Dior x Air Jordan 1 (19:38), Dunks in 2020 (23:51), Should the NBA come back? (28:07), Thoughts on 2020 (33:26). 

Jay Shuang of @Shanghaisole joins DP today to talk all about the Asian Sneaker Market, resellers, Dunks, and why sold out shoes are sitting on shelves in Asia.

Chris and Drew of WearTesters join us for a trip down memory lane as we discuss the sneaker industry, reviews, the NBA and our personal collections.  0:52 - Start of WearTesters 3:57 - Biggest Change in Sneaker Industry 9:19 - Relationship with Brands 14:42 - Worst Shoe Ever Reviewed 21:45 - State of Sneaker Reviewer Youtube 25:16 - Our Communities 29:06 - Our Favorite NBA Teams 35:10 - Current St...