Episode 9 "The Other Side Of The Counter"

What’s good y’all — Sole Talk Podcast, Episode 9! We officially beat the “7-episode curse” (you know… that’s where most pods quit), and we’re still here talkin’ sneakers, culture, and real life. This week we got a special guest: J-Hop (Duch’s cousin) in the building — and the story of how they found out they were cousins AFTER being friends for years is hilarious. We also get into holiday vibes, end-of-year “4th quarter” energy, and a wild Phoenix story where rain turned the car into a whole boat. Then we lace up and go deep on sneakers: blessing moments in the sneaker world, karma at the register, the reality of resale being down, how GR shoes lose hype, and what it’s like seeing sneaker culture from behind the counter. We break down releases that felt like the old days (Gammas), shoes that “bricked,” and we run through a Top 5 sneakers of 2025 list with debates (yes, the Jellyfish convo got spicy). Plus: what shoe originally got us into sneakers, and why quality + rollout matters more than hype. Tap in — Episode 9 is for the sneakerheads, the collectors, and anybody building something past the quitting point.