2023 Year in Sneakers - Episode 63

In this episode I discuss bold predictions for sneakers in 2024: Send me your 2024 Bold Predictions. Click Send a voice message button here: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sockjig⁠ I also discuss the recent raid at the Project Blitz warehouse, the Stanley Cups hype and what's important about the Kith Loyalty program. I also look at the Nike and Tiger Woods split and why Nike is letting legends walk. I think talk about the challenges in digital media with recent layoffs at Sports Illustrated, Pitchfork and of course Buzzfeed being broke and content creation in this era. I also talk about my personal goals with content creation and have a retrospective on the podcast, creating best of the year and worst of the year lists. And finally talk about my personal year in sneakers: favourite pickups, misses, regrets and shoes I sold. The Best Sneakers of 2023 - 64 Tournament Bracket https://www.sockjig.com/bestof2023/ Top 20 Worst of the Year in the World of Sneakers https://twitter.com/sockjig/status/1744190809581494595 Timestamps 00:00 - Cold Open 00:19 - Intro 03:00 - On Feet / Pickups / Skips 04:43  - Bold Predictions For 2024 10:05 - Project Blitz Warehouse Raided 13:14 - Stanley Cup Hype 17:59 - Kith Loyalty Program 27:30 - Nike and Tiger Woods: Being the Big Dog 34:43 - Aside: Getting Paid More for Cartoon Dunk Concept Photoshops Than Working at Nike 36:22 - Digital Media and Buzzfeed's Debt Problem 45:16 - Content Creation as an Independant Content Creator 56:27 - Podcast Retrospective 01:05:53 - Sneaker of the Year Lists 01:09:42 - Personal Year in Sneakers 01:22:24 - Worst Of The Year In Sneakers List 01:29:05 - Outro Support the show! Buy socks at https://shop.sockjig.com/