Hosted by Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jordan McLaughlin and stand up comedian Alexander Payne, this podcast dives deep on the greatest sneakers of every era, and has fun doing so! A show so entertaining yet informative you'll think Ken Burns must've been involved. Occasionally Jordan and Alex are joined by great guests from the worlds of pro basketball, footwear, and entertainment. Whether you want to learn about the top kicks ever, or whether you know everything there is to know, if you love iconic sneakers this is the podcast for you!
Alexander Payne and Jordan McLaughlin have some very special guests on this episode of Kicks of Ya Life, Sir Langston Galloway & Brett Golliff, the co-founders of the Ethics Shoe Brand. As you may guess starting a shoe brand for scratch isn't an easy task and when you're detail orientated, the process is an even longer one. NBA's Langston Galloway & Brett Golliff (a design industry veteran who worked with New Balance and has been at General Motors for over a decade) met by chance at Sneaker Con and hit the ground running designing shoes. No one is doing cut & sew shoes except for Ethics.
Definitely check out Ethics Shoe Brand - https://ethicsthebrand.com/
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18 Apr 2022
Episode 7: Josh Okogie Shares All the Secrets of Being a Nike Athlete
Originally from Lagos Nigeria, Josh Okogie shares his basketball journey up to where he's at now. The Kicks of Ya Life hosts Jordan McLaughlin and Alexander Payne ask Josh about his favorite kicks and of course he's contractually obligated to say Nike, or is he?
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11 Apr 2022
Episode 6: Virgil Abloh the Nike Off-White Innovator
While the Virgil Abloh left this world much earlier than he should've, his designs and mark he left on the fashion industry will be with us forever. Alexander Payne & Jordan McLaughlin take a deep dive into Virgil's deconstructed and urban inspired "10 Collection". These include Nike Off-White Air Max 90s, Nike Off-White Air Presto, Nike Off-White Air Max 97, Nike Off-White Zoom Fly, Nike Off-White Air Force 1s.
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28 Mar 2022
Episode 5: The Kicks That Filled in MJ's Retirement Void
From 1993-1995 Michael Jordan took a break from the NBA to pursue baseball. In that time shoe companies scrambled to find the NBA's next face of the league. Nike and Fila used advertising to their advantage to create some iconic commercials and used the hip hop culture to push their new poster children. Alexander Payne and Jordan McLaughlin examine the commercial hype around the Grant Hill Fila's and the Air Penny's.
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21 Mar 2022
Episode 4: The Iconic Jordan 1's, Forgettable 2's, and the Perfect 3's
Alexander Payne and Jordan McLaughlin discuss the history behind the Jordan 1's, 2's, and 3's. Some are more iconic than the others but the guys dive into what makes these releases special.
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14 Mar 2022
Episode 3: Old-school Retro Kicks Edition
NBA's Jordan McLaughlin and Alexander Payne take a step in the time machine to explore the original basketball shoes that started it all. The original 1s: Converse All-Star Chuck Taylor's, adidas Superstars, and the Converse Weapon. You'll be surprised with some of the unknown history behind the original pro models and player exclusives.
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7 Mar 2022
Episode 2: Reebok Innovating Sneaker Tech
While Reebok is in the cut at the moment in the kicks world, at one time they were innovating the sneaker game with creative tech that connected with the masses. The Minnesota Timberwolves' Jordan McLaughlin and Alexander Payne talk about three very important pro models that helped change the game: Reebok Pumps, Reebok Kamikaze's, and the Reebok Questions. They discuss the history and the mark it left on the industry.
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28 Feb 2022
Episode 1: Welcome to Kicks
NBA point guard Jordan McLaughlin and stand up comic Alexander Payne launch their new podcast by discussing three of the most overlooked, and iconic pairs of sneakers to ever grace the face of the earth. One of those pairs is the Jordan 5s, and you'll have to listen to the episode to find out the other two.
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