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 I welcome Key Lee back to the podcast as we discuss hate in the community. We talk about some of the recent hate we have seen across the sneaker community. How women in sneakers have been r…
This week I welcome Nya Lorraine & Mikayla Dominique to the podcast! In the first ever 3 person in studio podcast, we touch on starting Her Sole podcast. How long this has been in the making, growing…
This week I welcome Ashley Simone to the podcast! We talk about the super late nights on clubhouse. Growing up in Chicago and getting into kicks. How her parents influenced her and how she found her …
This week Mikey Dabbs jumps back on the pod to talk kicks and hats. We each brought 3 pairs of kicks that we feel everyone should be up on. Also we talk about how runners took over his life. I also t…
This week Matt Halfhill hops on the pod to talk about his love for kicks. Growing up with professors has parents, his original major. Where his curiosity gene comes from. Explaining how Nice Kicks st…
This week Bimma Williams from @claimastories hops on the pod. We talk about growing up in Louisiana, how sneakers impacted him at a young age. Learning how he found his motivation for success. How …
This week I welcome Joe aka HigherLXNG to the podcast, we talk about growing up in Houston. His love for pets and where that love came from. His beginning aspirations, and the moment he decided to sw…
This week I welcome Tony Mui to the podcast to talk about his first kicks. Growing up in New York and his love for basketball. How he found his way to making Life at Complex. The impact of him showin…
This week the gang is back together, after a long hiatus. Ify is back and we talk about the 2022 sneaker of the year list by GQ. We also talk about some of the things we worked on after he left the p…
This week I welcome Charley McClay to the podcast as we talk about how he got into sneakers. The leaps he's made in over 4 years using social media. How basketball is apart of his life and how exciti…
This week I welcome Zak Kurtz to the podcast, we talk about his love for sneakers. How he found his passion for becoming a lawyer and his career path. How he used sneakers in his pursuit of working a…
This week I welcome Rainey Ovalle to the podcast, and to the first in-studio episode! Rainey and I talk about DOOM, White on White Air Force Ones. His career journey and what he is up to now. How he …
This week I welcome Mo Christine to the podcast, we talk about how she got into kicks. Her sneaker history and how family ties into her love. We also touch on her upbringing and her show Kickin it wi…
This week I welcome not one but two guest to the podcast, AD Sneaks and JSM! We talk about the Bred and Cement 4 debate, show off sneakers we've received. Tell some stories about creating content onl…
This week we welcome Nick DePaula to the podcast, we talk about the early days of collecting kicks. His time at Sole Collector, how he got into sneaker collecting. How undeniable the era of 90s baske…
This week we welcome Jason Faustino to the podcast. We talk about how we first met, how he grew up in Long Island. His first career and how he learned to help others. Starting his career over and whe…
This week we welcome KO to the pod, we talk about the creation of ATATF. I talk about some old head tendencies. We also touch on how important community is to him. The current state of sneaker cultur…
This week we welcome Travonne Edwards pulls up to the pod. We talk about his taste in fashion and where it came from. The shoe he fell in love with and will always want to wear. Where his love for sn…
This week we welcome Davon to the podcast, we talk about the origin of his podcast. How he approaches sneaker twitter and what he loves about it. Getting into heated arguments and why he finds them f…
This week we welcome Fresh Daily, we talk about how he got into fashion. How his name came about and what the common misconception he received. How we first met, and stories we shared over the years.…