My First Kicks is a podcast with the goal of bringing storytelling back to the sneaker community. Each week your host Hass brings on a guest and ask them. What’s your first kicks? Using this question as a through-line to start a conversation that begins with kicks and goes anywhere possible.
This week, we welcome the hilarious Gastor Almonte to the podcast. Gastor speaks on kicks in his life, and their meanings to him. We also find out that Hass pitched this idea to Gastor and the events…
This week, we welcome back the hilarious Lawrence Deloach but with a twist. Instead of the normal question, Hass ask Lawrence about the pair that is getting away from Lawrence. He also shares stories…
This week, we welcome the super talented Cody Ziglar to the podcast. We talk about what its like to be in writers rooms, what sneaker he needed multiples of. How getting into some money created a pro…
This week, we welcome the super talented Tristan Taylor to the podcast. Tristan speaks on how kicks are hard to get now, but we keep on trying. He talks about being gifted pairs and trying to be cool…
This week, we welcome the hilarious The Real Shoe Monster to the podcast. We talk about why he is a shoe monster and how he gobbles kicks. All of us connect on our love to SBs and share sentiments on…
This week, we welcome the dope Kaydeff to the podcast. We get into how he got into SBs. His YouTube channel and what he wants to do in the sneaker YouTube space. Hass shares a moment with Ify about g…
This week, we welcome the great Joey Golden to the podcast. We talk about how sneakers were introduced into his life. Standing on lines and how crazy they can get sometimes. We also talk about how hi…
This week, WE welcome the amazing Carlos Chandia of the Goody Two Shoes Show to the podcast. We talk about his first pair of kicks and his chance to get them again! We also talk about cosignment shop…
This week, I welcome the multi-faceted Rich Tu to the podcast. He talks about working for Nike, and the interview process. He talked about growing up and getting into sneakers at a young age. We touc…
This week, I welcome the extremely dope Lex One. We talk about growing up in Queens, NY. Being Polo head and doing whatever it took to get his Polo on. We also talk about how he became a platinum rec…
This week, I welcome the super talented Anthony Quezada aka Saint Andonis Leon. We jump into talking about how Mute New York was created. Buying sneakers on the internet back in the early 00's, and h…
This week, I welcome the amazing Lois Sakany of the Snobette. We talk about old New York, and how sneakers effected her even as a kid. We also talk about Dave from Dave's Quality Meats and being able…
This week, I welcome the super talented Aaron Diaz to the podcast. We talk about how his love for sneakers grew from within his family. We also learn about how it was like growing up with previous gu…
This week, I welcome the multi-faceted Chris Cheney to the podcast. We talk about growing up in Massachusetts working at Reebok. Trying to implement sneakers into everything at school and making it y…
This week, I welcome the talented Alfred Banks. We speak on how kicks helped him during this tough time and his trials and tribulations while collecting. He always steers me away from hanging out on …
This week, I welcome the great Bryan Diaz to the podcast and we talk about what it was like moving from NYC to Vegas. We talk about what it meant to be fresh on the first day of school. We also conne…
This week, I welcome the funny Luke Trovese who is a comedian out of New York. We talk about what it was like growing up in New York and collecting SBs. Also how it was to be a pro skater, we also ta…
This week, I welcome the amazing Jixie to the podcast she is one of the leaders in the sneaker industry. She shares stories of collecting at a young age and how high school influenced her. We touch o…
This week, I welcome the whimsical Russell Morland to the podcast. He is a artist that has and continue to makes his name doing amazingly creative art. We chat about what is was like growing up in Eu…
This week, I welcome the magical Don Will! We get into talking about letting other people borrow your stuff. Working hard to get kicks you really want and writing for an up and coming sneaker blog!
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