Fire Footwear: Sneakers Talk (with Matt Frates)

Nike has taken some hits lately. The latest was losing international football superstar Kylian Mbappe to emerging brand, On. This may or not be a major blow to Nike, but it is a major get for the Swiss footwear brand. If this is a sign of things to come, be ready for On to make a huge push in the culture.
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Saucony has made its presence felt within sneaker culture over the last few years. They are capitalizing on Nike's current dip. Matt talks about why.
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Nike falls out of the S&P 100 for the first time in eighteen years and the Air Jordan 41 seems like a dud. Is it time to panic about Nike, or have they hit a valley that every company hits?
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Reach out to me with questions or thoughts: mattfratescreations@gmail.com

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Another episode where we put aside sneakers as the main, and talk about life.
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Follow Matt Frates on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattfratescreates/
Follow Matt Frates on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mattfratescreates
Reach out to me with questions or thoughts: mattfratescreations@gmail.com

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

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Sneaker collabs used to feel special when they were fewer and farther between. Nowadays, collabs feel like GRs. Matt talks about how collabs feel stale, and how we may be able to get the magic back.
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New episodes released weekly.
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Subscribe to Fire Footwear on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firefootwearsneakers
Subscribe to Matt Frates on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mattfrates
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Follow Matt Frates on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattfratescreates/
Follow Matt Frates on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mattfratescreates
Reach out to me with questions or thoughts: mattfratescreations@gmail.com

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy