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Jacques and Juan might not be interested in wearing 3D-printed basketball shoes yet, but they’ll be rooting for Jaylen Brown to pull it off. What they have lesser faith in is Joel Embiid’s second first signature shoe with Skechers and Jerry Lorenzo’s fading adidas deal. For Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, they cover the lost signature shoes that time has forgot.
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Jacques and Juan are back from their holiday break to talk about Fortnite, sketchy dudes selling meat, the future of sneaker reseller shops, SNKRS Code being another Nike failure, and ANTA’s potentially buying PUMA. For this week’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the “You Had To Be There” Sneakers that had a moment before falling off a cliff.
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Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com"News" is "breaking" that Steph Curry left Under Armour because they couldn't sign Caitlin Clark. Sure, it is...
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It’s a busy day for Jacques and Juan as they recap the past few days in sneakers including Cade Cunningham’s new Nike signature deal that includes a signature shoe, what’s next for Steph Curry after the shocking Under Armour split, a less shocking Nike PG 1 retro, and the Steph Curry Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
2:55 - Cade Cunningham’s Nike Deal Includes A Signature Shoe
21:27 - Steph Curry’s Sneaker Free Agency
40:18 - Nike PG 1 Returns
48:34 - Steph Curry Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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Steph Curry and Under Armour just announced their separation and Jacques and Juan get into the reckless speculation of it all as to what's next.
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Juan went to Vegas to buy some F1 merch and take a picture for Star Trek fan Jacques. It sounds a lot more fun than this description. This week, the crew covers Steven Smith’s tiff with Nike, the KITH Marvel vs. Capcom 2 collab, and LeBron James trade scenarios. For this week’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the Steven Smith edition.
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After a very eventful episode of HardPass, Jacques and Juan talk about what the viewers were talking about in light of a controversial Complex Sneaker of the Year list before lamenting the end of Xbox and HALO as they’ve known it for much of their lives. Then things perk up as they make their picks for the Dodgers Mount Rushmore+
3:56 - Complex Sneaker of the Year HardPass reaction
19:57 - Xbox and HALO going out sad because of Microsoft
36:07 - Dodgers Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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Juan scored big with Topps return to NBA trading cards and Jacques smelled a lot of big things going at Complex Con this past weekend. Along with the recap, they talk about the return of the NBA on NBC, Michael Jordan’s pre-taped interviews, the gambling scandal that is either a big deal or a no deal, and Katt Williams becoming the Lil’ Penny of the modern era. For this week’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s Wizards-era Jordans
1:42 - Juan pulls a big time Cooper Flagg card
8:36 - Reaction to NBA on NBC, Amazon, and ESPN
20:50 - The NBA Gambling scandal that’s a big deal (or nah)
35:10 - Jacques returns to Complex Con
44:46 - Katt Williams appears in adidas AE 2 commercial
55:36 - Wizards-era Air Jordans Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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Jacques is back on the road to try some Whataburger(?) before getting into the actual topics on the show like a story about LeBron James that paints in a not-so-positive light, the conversation surrounding Cooper Flagg’s New Balance PEs, and a look into the future with adidas courtesy of friend of the program G-Roc of The Shoe Game. And for Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the Bred Jordans (minus the Infrared 6s).
0:32 - Jacques is in Texas because (redacted)
7:33 LeBron Enters His Goof Era
22:44 - Cooper Flagg Gets Mildly Roaster For New Balance PE
30:55 - adidas Reveals Their Future
45:37 - Bred Air Jordan Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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If you could launch a dream music festival, what are the five headliners you would pick to bring in the most money? Jacques and Juan explore the possibilities with their version of Festival Schmestival (s/o Jordan Olds). But before they get that, they recap the WNBA Finals, discuss the latest in the Cool Kicks saga (allegedly), and how sneakers are easily available and why some sneakerheads can’t handle that.
3:01 - WNBA Finals Recap/A’ja Wilson Appreciation Post
13:54 - Jordan Brand Store Opening In Philadelphia
19:40 - Jordan Trunner O/S Impressions
25:08 - The Next Chapter In The Cool Kicks Saga… allegedly…
35:00 - Sneaker Availability In Malls Is Better Than Ever
41:41 - Festival Schmestival
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Happy Filipino American History Month as the Juan and Jacques talk about Joilibee and a golf mix up. Then they move into the controversy surrounding CoolKicksLA and how the sneaker media is failing its audience, Nike’s next move with the Virgil Abloh Archives collabs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continuing to sell out his debut sneaker. And then for Mount Rushmore+, they get into an interesting discussion about stories that never end and how older fans need to get over themselves.
0:56 - A celebration of Filipino American History Month
8:15 - CoolKicks LA controversy
21:34 - The evolving Nike-Virgil Abloh Estate partnership
28:27 - Converse Shai 001 sells out again
38:56 - Simpsons becoming millennial and how that’s ok
46:12 - Cartoon Mount Rushmore+
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It’s a sad week over at the podcast as Jacques is still reeling from Team USA’s Ryder Cup performance. Juan is indifferent because It was a predictable outcome. But what isn’t predictable is the ecently announced Playstation and Reebok collab and the baffling nine pack Air Jordan 11 drop to celebrate the silhouette’s 30th anniversary.
1:59 - Reebok x PlayStation Sneaker Collab
12:33 - Air Jordan 11’s 30th Anniversary 9-Pack Is Meh?
37:50 - Sad Jacques Laments Team USA’s Ryder Cup Performance
55:13 - Video Game Mount Rushmore+
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The Reebok Angel Reese 1 sold out on Reebok’s website and people still found a way to hate on it and Jacques and Juan weren’t having it. Then they go appreciate the celebration of A’ja Wilson’s 4th MVP award and Atiba Jefferson’s cool new campaign with Vans, and dig deep into the debut of the new commercial for the adidas Anthony Edwards 2. For Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the adidas AE 1 turn.
0:44 - Jacques at the Black Footwear Forum
5:54 - Juan reunites with shoequeendom
9:48 - Angel Reese’s signature shoe debut
17:38 - A’ja Wilson’s 4th MVP is huge for Nike
23:04 - Vans and Atiba Jefferson’s cool hangout with cool people
27:11 - adidas and Anthony Edwards are back with new commercials
42:45 - adidas Anthony Edwards 1 Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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Juan is dying inside as sneaker cowboy boots infiltrate his world while Jacques takes on a more positive spin on the possible shift in tastes. Meanwhile, a college athlete is burning bridges over at Penn State as the school switches from Nike to adidas and the Jordan Trunner O/S might not be the hit Jordan Brand is hoping for. But that doesn’t “Team Jordans” are necessarily bad as they reveal their picks for the Non-Air Jordan Jordan Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
2:54 - Kyrie and ANTA at New York Fashion Week
13:09 - Thoughts on the Jordan Trunner O/S
22:53 - Penn State runner not happy with Penn State switch to addias
30:10 - A retail release of the adidas Kobe 2 “USA”
36:50 - Team Jordans Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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It’s the mixed bag episode with Jacques and Juan covering everything from golf to Oasis to sneakers to basketball to golf once again.
1:37 - Jacques Goes To Chambers Bay
7:01 - Juan’s Oasis Concert Experience
16:49 - The Surprising Vans Sneaker That’s Selling Out
25:30 - Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductions (
37:16 - Apple Event Recap
47:57 - Would You Rather…? (Majors vs. PGA Wins Edition)
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It’s the (belated) one-year anniversary episode of the podcast and Juan and Jacques are celebrating with a nearly 20-minute rant against the alleged “America’s Team” the Dallas Cowboys and the recent Netflix doc about the team and their owner Jerry Jones. If you want get past the relentless Cowboys bashing, they talk about Naomi Osaka’s fire fits at the US Open before getting into a discussions about the Nike LeBron 23 and their picks for the LeBron James Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
2:42 - Juan’s “Review” of the Dallas Cowboys Netflix Documentary
22:31 - Naomi Osaka’s Potential For A Nike Signature Shoe and Labubu Collab
34:50 - Nike LeBron 23 Thoughts
47:23 - LeBron James Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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Happy belated Mamba Day to everybody who celebrates. Jacques was in attendance for the Mamba League Invitational and got a chance to try on the Nike Kobe 3 Protro and the improvements to the sneaker. Meanwhile, Juan has some thoughts on the upcoming Hyper Grape Kobe 9 Elite Protro that may or may not be an homage to Michael Jackson or Prince, Nike’s long-awaited preorder strategy, and why Tommy Fleetwood’s win at the Tour Championship isn’t treated as a big deal by Nike. And for this week’s Sneaker Mount Rushmore+, it’s the Kobe Bryant edition.
01:39 - Mamba Day Festivities and the Kobe 3 Protro
13:52 - Juan’s Beef With The Kobe 9 Moonwalker
25:09 - Nike Finally Introduces Preorders
39:26 - Nike Not Caring About Tommy Fleetwood’s Tour Championship Win
54:07 - Kobe Bryant Sneaker Mount Rushmore+
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So the Lakers Mount Rushmore had plenty of people talking and Juan makes it up to Jacques with the first pop culture Mount Rushmore+, Star Trek. On the sneaker side of things, they talk about the an upcoming Off-White x Nike Air Force 1 that replaces Off-White with the late Virgil Abloh’s name, the return of the Tokyo23 Air Jordan 5, and more.
1:44 - About last week’s Rushmore
6:42 - Switching From Off-White To Virgil Abloh
21:21 - Sue Bird’s Statue Reminding People of Dwyane Wade’s Statue
33:12 - Air Jordan 5 Tokyo23 Retro
44:00 - Is 2025 The Best Year For Sneakers?
52:18 - Star Trek Mount Rushmore+
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Jacques Slade is back from his world tour and ready to talk with Juan about Yu-Gi-Oh, sneaker resale making a comeback, Nigel Sylvester’s run for Sneaker of the Year, and James Harden’s trip to China. Oh, and they pitch their dream Star Trek sneaker collab and drop their picks for the Los Angeles Lakers Mount Rushmore+. You’ll never guess who didn’t make the cut…
5:16 - Yu-Gi-Oh x Nike Air Max 95 Is Mainstream
11:24 - Jacques’ Dream Star Trek Sneaker Collab
17:39 - Sneaker Resale Is Back (?)
21:30 - Why Are Black Toe 1s Reimagined Sitting?
24:57 - Nigel Sylvester On A Sneaker Of The Year Run
31:49 - James Harden Living It Up In China
38:14 - Los Angeles Lakers Mount Rushmore+