The SoleSavy Podcast

In today's episode, DP sits down with the newest member of the SS  team, Luis Torres, to talk about his outlook on the sneaker game, why community is so important to him, how he became a sneakerhead and so much more! 0:21 Introducing Luis Torres 4:33 How did you become a sneakerhead? 8:37 What's your favorite memory from writing at NiceKicks? 12:31 Favorite running sneaker of all time and non-runn...

Following the breaking news of Kobe Bryant's Nike deal ending, DP, Ian Stonebrook, and Marco Negrete  jump on the pod to discuss. The trio breaks down the timeline of how and why this happened and what comes next.

What's up everyone welcome to Triple Stitch, we are kicking off our very first episode with community leader and founder of the Whitaker Group, James Whitner. Chopping it up about his upcoming Jordan collab of the AJ3 "Raised by Women", what it's like being a black creative in the space and what he likes to have for breakfast. 0:36 Introduction to James Whitner & the Whitaker Group 1:20 History of...

On today's episode, Jay "@Shanghaisole" Shuang sits down with DP to break down why Nike is having so many shipping delays, what's sitting on shelves in China, how a new problem with China could cause an even larger disruption and so much more! 1:00 Introduction to @Shanghaisole 3:55 Thoughts on Nike Sneakers Release Delays 7:47 Do you think China will become the sneaker hub? 9:02 Does a staggered...

On today's episode, Eric Paschall joins DP to talk about his love for sneakers, what his dream PE would look like, who has the biggest sneaker collection on the Golden State Warriors and so much more! 0:51 Why did you want to start a sneaker collection Instagram account? 2:01 What was your sneaker collection about before the NBA? 3:29 What’s your favorite pair of Jordan 1s? 4:25 What got you into...

Ian "The Human Fact Machine" Stonebrook is back with us today on the SoleSavy Podcast! DP and Ian talk all about the most hyped release of this weekend the Jordan 5 "Raging Bull", why DP is excited to triple up on them, where Ian ranks them on his list of top 5 Jordan 5 colorways and so much more! 0:28 Why we are excited for the Jordan 5 Raging Bull Retro 6:37 Why does Jordan brand give us similar...

On this episode of the SoleSavy podcast, DP sits down with NFL player, Mack Hollins to discuss what life is like after you win the championship your rookie year, how Mack is using his social media to inspire the next generation, what his favorite sneaker is, and much more! :27 What was it like to sign with the Miami Dolphins? 1:28 How did we meet? 14:30  What was the experience like to win a super...

On this episode of the podcast, DP and Justin discuss the sold-out MSCHF x Lil Nas X “Satan Shoes” and all the controversy behind them.  Afterward, the duo gets into what exactly is causing all these sneaker release delays in 2021. 0:32 Thoughts on the MSCHF x Lil Nas X collab 3:51 Why did Nike sue MSCHF? 9:58 What‘s going on with all the sneaker delays?  

Ian, Human Fact Machine, Stonebrook is back! On this episode of the SoleSavy podcast, DP and Ian breakdown all the releases and dive deep into Air Max Day 2021, what their favourite Air Max model is, which model they want to see come back and so much more! 1:03 Air Max 1 "Evolution of Icons" 11:23 Nike Air Max Pre-Day 18:00 CLOT x Nike Air Max 1 “Kiss of Death” 26:03 DQM’s Nike Air Max 90 “Bacon”...

On today's episode, DP interviews our special guest Sarah Sukumaran, on what it takes to bring up a brand new sneaker brand during a pandemic, what inspires the design process of her first shoe, why Sarah's new brand is based around inclusivity and much more! 0:27 Introduction to Sarah Sukumaran 2:33 What was the biggest thing you learned while working at Nike? 6:14 What motivated you to start som...

Welcome to Episode 50 of the SoleSavy Podcast! To mark this milestone, DP sits down with the newest member of the SoleSavy Team, Director of Strategy for our Women's community, Anna Bediones. They chat about how far women's exclusives have come, is it better to just have inclusive sizing,  how do women get into the sneaker game and so much more!  0:45 Welcoming Anna to the SoleSavy Team 2:19 Do we...

On today's episode, DP and Justin are fired up to talk about the resignation of Ann Hebert, the Nike VP who stepped down from her position after news broke her son was operating a major resell operation.  0:35 What led to the Nike VP Resignation 4:29 Reactions to the Bloomberg Story 6:05 What kind of power does a Nike VP have? 12:23 Nike’s Reaction to the Scandal 28:02 Final thoughts

On this episode of the podcast, Ian sits down with hip-hop legend Bun B to ask him questions from the SoleSavy community. Find out what Bun B thinks about the recent Jordan collabs, what his grail sneaker is, what Houston was wearing in the '80s and '90s and so much more!   0:36 Monster Energy Drink Collaboration 2:24 Heat Check & Sneaker Summit 5:04 What was the shoe for  the Houston hip-hop scen...

On today's episode, DP has two very special guests to talk all about Doernbecher x Nike initiative, what the kid's design process looks like and how Doernbecher will be tackling its annual event virtually this year.  0:56 History of the Doernbecher x Nike 5:45 Where have you seen the most impact at the hospital through the support? 9:48 What does the design process look like for the kids? 18:16 Ho...

On today's episode, special guest Rodney Conyers Jr. sits down with DP to talk about sneakers and their impact on culture that crosses over many different genres and interests.  0:18 Introductions 1:06 How have sneakers become engrained into different cultures? 3:57 Where do you think the next big celebrity sneaker collab come from? 22:58 What is the next big thing in sneakers? 31:46 Final Thought...

On today's episode, DP sits down with Marco Negrete who joined SoleSavy this week as VP of Content and Communications. They discuss Marco's career journey and why he is so passionate about the purpose of SoleSavy. 0:16 Introducing Marco 10:25 How do you jump from Complex writer to Jordan brand? 18:27 What does the Global Editorial Content Manager of Jordan Brand look like? 22:11 Why go from Jordan...

On this episode of the podcast DP sits down with Jacques Slade to talk all about the different communities we have in sneakers now and what the future of the industry could look like. 1:43 How do you feel about sneaker communities right now? 6:12 Who is the enemy bots or resellers? 9:05 Wall Street Bets and Sneakers 13:26 Complex' Tweet 24:18 What would you do to improve the sneaker industry?

On today's episode, DP is joined by Anna Bediones aka @atothebed to discuss sneaker culture in 2020 through the lens of women in sneakers, the culture as it stands today and the future generation of sneakerheads. 

On today's episode, Mike Sykes(Host of the Kicks You Wear newsletter and Special Delivery podcast) joins DP to discuss all the things that are wrong with the Nike SNKRS app, was there an update that broke the app this week, did bots eat up all the stock and why are we still entering if it causes us so much grief, all this and more on today's episode. 1:12 What is wrong with Nike SNKRS? 11:26 How d...

On today's episode, DP and Ian discuss a topic that has had sneakerheads on fire this past week, the LeBron PE SNKRS bracket! Is the voting rigged? Does Nike already know which sneaker will come out on top? And are younger sneakerheads having their voices heard? Listen in and find out. 1:06 SNKRS Controversy 7:03 Is the system skewed? 19:50 Final Thoughts

On today's episode, DP and Justin discuss what went down on last week's UNDFTD x Air Max 97 drop, why Dunks may not be reselling as well in 2021, and what they think will be the hottest new sneaker trends in 2021. 0:53 UNDFTD Air Max 97 Drop Recap 11:05 Dunks in 2021 19:45 2021 Sneaker Trends

On this episode of the podcast, DP and Ian discuss all things Yeezy! From the new models released in 2020, are Yeezy's falling off with sneakerheads, and what is in store for 2021? 1:25 The Yeezy 350v2 7:42 Why aren’t the other Yeezy models selling as well? 21:40 Who is designing Yeezy models? 30:31 What could we see from Yeezy next year? 44:50 Final Thoughts

On today's episode, we discuss the huge news of Jerry Lorenzo signing with adidas for a long term partnership. DP and Justin chat about what this looks like for Nike, when we could expect their first collab and will this bring new life to adidas Basketball product? 0:20 adidas Signs Deal with Fear of God/Jerry Lorenzo 2:27 Fear of God 1 “String” Nike Troubles 7:08 Thoughts on Fear of God x Nike Co...

On this week's episode, DP and Justin talk about the Dunk hype that has saturated the market for 2020, share some insider info on distribution for next year and make some bold predictions of where Dunks will be at the end of 2021. 0:41 Let’s talk Dunk Distribution for 2021 10:35 What’s going to happen to the dunk? 22:36 TL:DL 2021 Dunk Predictions