Whether you’ve battled the elements queuing outside the sneaker store overnight awaiting a release or you simply know who Joe La Puma is, being a sneaker head is all encompassing. Frequently asked questions are “where did all your money go?” And “do you have a plug?”. There is no telling just how much bringing a new sneaker home can mean to someone. Its yours to keep, beat or sell.

Designers such as Tinker Hatfield (Nike) and Fujiwara Hiroshi (Fragment) have produced some of the most culturally iconic sneakers of all time. Now with the audience widening, a plethora of designers have entered the conversation in an attempt to cement their place in sneaker history. Here are 5 podcasts to help you understand everything ‘sneakerhead’:

Sneakernomics

Hosted by BBC Radio 4, this is your go to podcast for sneaker history. They follow the paths set by legendary artisans such as Chuck Taylor (Converse) and Tinker Hatfield (Nike) explaining how sneakers became the most culturally relevant objects of our time. Listen >>>

The Complex Sneakers Podcast

If you want a masterful commentary on kicks, tune in here. Joe La Puma, host of the biggest sneaker show in the world, runs this podcast with maestros Matt Welty and Brendan Dunne. They talk about new releases, news and much more each week. The place you need to be if you want to keep up to date. Listen >>>

Sz 10 Podcast

If you enjoy a little comedic twist to your podcasts then Sean and Mike have delivered. A comedy sneaker news and discussion podcast that will not fail to have you in stitches…. Some very honest opinions on some very famous people with no fear of cancellation! Listen >>>

Sneaker Reseller Podcast

For those of you with more of an entrepreneurial mindset, the sneaker resale market has enriched and enticed thousands worldwide. Personally having done very well in the market, YouTuber josh aka ‘The Lucky Botter’, speaks on his personal experiences, tips and tricks with the help of some very special guests. Listen >>>

The Sneaker Podcast

Aptly named, this podcast discusses the intersection between lifestyle, music and culture with a heavy focus on sneakers. Literally a show where a bunch of guys sit around a table and talk, you really feel as if you are having a Sunday weekend cool-down meal with the boys. Listen >>>

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During Pride Month, many interesting, emotional, and powerful queer stories are being told across podcasts everywhere. But this story about performer Stormé DeLarverie, born to a Black mother and white father in New Orleans 100 years ago this December snuck into my ears when I was not expecting it.

Before moving to Quibi earlier this year, The Nod had been using podcasts as their medium of choice since the summer of 2017 to tell stories of Black life in America. Each episode takes you somewhere new, winding through history and geography, covering facets of everyday life and the pop culture that influences it. In amongst their first twenty episodes is the story of a drag king from the deep south who moved north in the 1940’s and lived her young life as a straight man.

Stormé’s journey, including her time as the only woman in a traveling drag show called The Jewel Box Revue, is staggering. Anyone familiar with the history of the Stonewall Riots may know what she went on to become an integral part of New York City’s queer scene. But if you don’t know anything about Stormé, or about the intersection of queerness and race, you need to give this episode a listen.

The team behind The Nod, Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings, weave masterpieces of quality podcasting in every episode. In the case of “The Cowboy of the West Village”, Brittany guides us through the life of a mixed-race lesbian who was born into a deeply unaccepting time and found a way to fight not only for herself and her queer community, but to love unendingly. That is the takeaway, to keep fighting and to keep loving with your whole heart.

Episodes of The Nod can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. You can check out The Nod with Brittany and Eric now on Quibi.

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