In this episode, I try and break down what’s going on at Urban Necessities with Two J's Kicks and Shoe Surgeon? Shoe Surgeon business entity owns Urban Necessities, and pushed Two J's out, but still has him on the hook for business and tax debts. Allegedly. How could have Two J's Kicks signed such a bad deal? What else could be going on? And how Nike settling their lawsuit with Shoe Surgeon Inc is probably a big driver of this all collapsing.

I also discuss Brendan Dunne leaving Complex and how that affects Complex going forward. Finally I answer listener questions for the remainder of the show. There's a whole lot more, a fun show as always so check it out!

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:41 On Feet and Pickups

02:24 Skips and Misses

04:21 Better Gift Shop DN8

06:39 Hali and SGA Signature Sneakers

08:59 Sneaker 360 Deals

09:27 Urban Necessities Allegedly on the Brink of Bankruptcy

10:31 Nike Settles Lawsuit with Shoe Surgeon Inc  

13:51 Did Shoe Surgeon Dom Sign a 360 Deal Too?

14:28 TwoJ's Kicks Signed a 360 Deal

21:26 Surgeon Inc Responds

22:23 Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

23:47 Sneaker Rashomon

29:31 Brendan Dunne Leaving Complex

34:15 Tokyo 5s Releasing, Then Not Releasing, Then Releasing

39:32 Listener Questions

40:59 Why Aren't New Balance GRs as Good Quality as Their Collabs?

46:12 Size 13 Takes

48:18 What Makes a Shoe, Sneaker of the Year

51:47 What Sneaker Grew on You After Release?

53:42 New Balance 9060

58:40 Good Time to Buy Nike Stock?

59:53 What Are Some Collabs Kith Won't Do?

01:01:43 Do You Follow Any Non Sneaker Booms?

01:03:35 Sneaker Releases with Bad Timing

01:05:10 Why Didn't the Coral Studios Air Max 95 Ever Drop?

01:06:53 Interesting Sneaker Raffle Stories

01:08:51 Resellers Are To Blame

01:11:27 What do North American Sneakerheads Think of European Sneakerheads?

01:14:39 Horse/Ducks Question

01:15:46 Dream Guests

01:17:45 Wrestling Sneaker Collabs

01:19:11 Who Would You Smack in Sneakers?