Sneakernomics Podcast
We follow in the footsteps of mavericks, hustlers and dreamers, who've made, and been made, by trainers. We hear their tales of boom and bust, fame and infamy, hope and heartbreak
Episodes to download
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9. Footnotes
Fri 14 May 2021
Our story goes full circle as two shoe-making brothers light the path for the future.
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8. Nobody Remembers Number Two
Fri 14 May 2021
How the Battle of the Brands reaches new heights in the 1980s.
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7. The Cri de Coeur
Fri 14 May 2021
How trainers leapt from sport to street in the UK and, in Oregon, the end of an era.
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6. Kingmaker
Fri 14 May 2021
How money began to pour into sport and how the brands were right there when it happened.
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5. The Birth of Cool
Fri 14 May 2021
How celebrity began to change the face of sport, and how boards went from surf to street.
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4. A Fistful of Shoes
Fri 14 May 2021
How the shoe wars and the Dassler family rivalry reached their peak in Mexico 1968.
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3. The Committee of Sleep
Fri 14 May 2021
How an Oregon track coach ignited the running boom in America.
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2. Dassler vs. Dassler
Fri 14 May 2021
How two shoe-making brothers played a part in altering German history.
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1. The Town of Bent Necks
Fri 14 May 2021
The sibling rivalry that spawned two of the world's biggest sports brands.
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