Office Hours with The Sneaker Savant
By Office Hours with The Sneaker Savant
Office Hours with The Sneaker SavantNov 24, 2021
Episode 24 - "Finale"
On the SEASON ONE FINALE of Office Hours, Savant and Shoef invite Sons of Black Maria to discuss sneaker comics, trading cards, 3D modeling, and collaborating with Savant himself.
Episode 23 - "Tipping Point"[Astroworld tragedy, Travis Scott, hip hop shows, skechers collab?]
On the heels of the Astroworld fiasco, Shoef and Savant give their takes on the situation, as well as Travis Scott as a corporate titan. Might be some discussion of skechers, crocs, and hip hop shows too.
Episode 22 - "PodsWithVee" [KicksWithVeeHots guest spot, NFT woes, more intersections of sneakers and food]
Episode 22 has Savant and Shoef discussing business with Vee, the owner and one man army of KicksWithVeeHots! This is a very organic discussion, with no real goal in mind other than some friendly chat about our small businesses and promotion.
Episode 21 - "shot the shat" [social media saturation, choosing platforms, staggering sneaker production numbers]
This week's Office Hours is a lot more fluid than usual, with Savant and Shoef struggling to find worthwhile topics that haven't been beaten into the ground. So instead, y'all get a fairly unscripted conversation about social media, choosing platforms, and a few other goodies.
Episode 20 - "Shoe Your Food"[Bobby Martin guest spot, intersection of food and sneakers, managing the demands of small creators]
On this weeks episode of Office Hours we have chef and entrepreneur Bobby Martin in the guest spot to discuss his project "Shoe Your Food" as well as the demands on small creators and the intersections between sneakers and food!
Episode 19 - "that got deep"[sneaker "culture", psychology of collecting, big samples big money]
This week's episode has Savant and Shoef going in deep. Deep thought. Thoughts on sneaker culture, trauma and the psychology of collecting, as well as a story or two.
Episode 18 - "DM to collab!" [collaboration in the sneaker space, Nike losing Lorenzo and Kanye, digital vs physical]
This week's installment has Shoef and Savant analyzing the collaboration culture of today's sneaker space, as well as Nike and their penchant to stifle a designer's creativity, and apparently Jonah Hill Day.
Episode 17 - the seventeenth episode [instagram algo and lanes, expectations of creators, WhatNot livestreams]
On the first episode back from a run of guests, Shoef and Savant jump into discussion about the instagram algorithm, the sky high expectations of small business and creators, as well as a little promotion of our weekly WhatNot sneaker games.
Episode 16 - "shoulda been episode 15" [bank_ro guest spot, jordan 15 x Billie EIlish, "the fifty", SNKRS app secrets]
Continuing our series of guest spots with bank_ro!
He stops in to talk origins, Jordan 15s, Virgil Abloh's "the fifty", as well as his personal tech for copping SNKRS releases.
Episode 15 - "lawyer up" [sneakerlawfirm guest spot, Nike vs Warren Lotas/John Geiger, trademarks in the metaverse]
On our three month anniversary we have Zakari Kurtz from sneakerlawfirm filling our guest spot. We will discuss how Zak found his lane, Nike vs LaLa Land, trademarks and copyright in the metaverse, as well as the importance of NFTs and blockchain for creators.
Episode 14 - Invest-o-rama[sneaker and NFTs as investments, snkrinvestor guest spot, BAYC sock runners]
This week Savant and Shoef chop it up with snkrinvestor about sneakers and NFTs as investments as well as strategies, BAYC x TSS sock runners, and the future of both spaces.
Reference:
BAYC x TSS sock runners POST 1 POST 2 POST 3
Background on Savant's experience in crypto [ongoing series of posts] POST 1 POST 2 POST 3
Episode 13 - the switchening [sneaker investments, reverse land SB contest, #airmaxpax, blockchain, NFTs]
Something new for y'all this week.
We got some of your normal sneaker discussion as well as a couple new things. We will be taking a break in the middle of episodes to discuss things such as new sneaker pickups, things we are excited for, or other miscellaneous things. Then we segue into discussion about the digital collectible market and it's potential for the future of streetwear, music, sneakers, and art as a whole.
Topics:
[sneakers]
- Russ Bengtson on streetwear/sneakers as investments POST
- 39k seized counterfeits of gucci and nike products POST
- Reverse Land nike SB design contest and the price tag POST
- Air Max Pax and Whatnot livestreams
[NFTs]
- who will be on the forefront of sneakers and NFTs? POST
- what is blockchain?: in layman’s terms
- okay so I bought an NFT, what can I do with it?
Episode 12 - welcome back [instagram sneaker culture, resale "bubble", Off-White vs Pharrell, Kyrie 8]
After two weeks off Savant and Shoef are back at it!
- 1 Did instagram ruin sneaker culture? POST
- 2 Sneaker resale “bubble” - will it burst? POST
- 3 Off white VS Pharrell and TSS VS NiceKicks POST
- [86d!!!] 4 Mids on the playground POST
- 5 Kyrie with the flip flop on KYRIE 8 POST
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Episode XI - The Jeter Saga: part 2
Episode X - The Jeter Saga
Episode 9 - "That doesn't sound very fungible" [basics of NFTs]
This episode covers the world of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.
Savant breaks down what exactly an NFT is, how to acquire them, and what the benefits are for creators and owners.
Note: if you're not interested in the two of us catching up and discussing health and COVID, skip ten minutes in.
Episode 8 - "imo these are trash" [Fragment x TS 1s, kyrie 8 hate, Warren Lotas and the reaper, #airmaxpax]
Episode 7 - Organic [logo press plates, too many dunks, first pairs from the shoe surgeon, #airmaxpax]
This week we have probably our most random episode yet.
We'll cover:
How many dunks is too many dunks?
Shoe Surgeon's first pairs
The Organic Materials Savant
and the release of #AIRMAXPAX. --- click link to purchase!
Episode 6 - "new drop who dis" [rep factories, FEWOCIOUS NFTs, sneaker trading cards, kyx world]
We got a new intro drop from Sankofa! That's some high quality audio.
We'll be attempting to solve a FedEx mystery, discussing rep factories, Fewocious and RTFKT Studios NFT drop, sneaker trading cards and KYX.WORLD.
Reference posts:
Episode 5 - "I don't wanna say bootleg..." [kobe, bootlegs, Sacai, reps, and dunks]
Shoef and Savant are back at it again, discussing Kobe, bootlegs, Sacai and their ish, as well as reps and maybe even a dunk.
Episode 4 - Be Our Guest [eBay auth debate, Off-White 2s, satan shoes, soc med vulnerability]
This week we have our first guest, NiSaMun, to debate eBay's authenticity guarantee. We will also be covering Off-White 2s, Lil Nas X's satan shoes, and vulnerability on social media.
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Episode 3 - Reverse Red Reinstatement [skunk dunks again, missing Red Octobers, and back on the gram]
This week's edition of Office Hours continues the Reverse Skunk Dunk saga, missing[stolen?] Yeezy Red Octobers, and Savant's RETURN to Instagram.
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Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones [reverse skunk dunks, banned from the gram, and future plans]
This episode is a real game of clue. It was StockX in the authentication room with the skunk dunks! Shoef and Savant talk snkrinvestor's wild reverse skunk SB purchases, instagram and it's banning practices, and what the future holds for Mr. Platt himself.
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Episode 1 - Pilot [early Jordan fakes, production numbers, peacocking, grading sneakers]
On this episode of Office Hours we gave a rookie sneakerhead, Shoef, the chance to host and chop it up with a veteran in the game, The Sneaker Savant. We discuss early 2000s Jordan fakes, production numbers, peacocking, grading sneakers, and medial flaps. If you're not subscribed to the Shoemetrics 101 newsletter you can do so here.