Did Advisory Board Crystals fumble their Fantastic Four blind box sneaker release? - Episode #229

This week in news: ABC x Puma x Fantastic Four is never going to release, Ann Herbert is Back!, Are raffles ruining sneaker releases? and the Mars Yard 3.0.

Did the SBB 1s actually "brick" or was sneakerhead sentiment too negative? We record live after the SBB 1s launch in North America to discuss its roll out and much moe.

We make the case that the issue with collaborations is not the volume of collaborations releasing, but the quality and purpose of them.

We discuss the upcoming collaboration between Advisory Board Crystals with Puma and the Fantastic Four. Did they make a mistake not revealing the sneakers?

We breakdown the biggest news in sneakers as we head into the Summer holidays. Shoe Surgeon, Urban Necessities, Nike Earnings, AE2, Shai 1, SBB AJ1 and more!

We dive into the breaking news of DSG acquiring Foot Locker Inc and potentially why they did it, the SNKRS secrecy going down right now. We also discuss how the UNC Jordan 1 release went down and what may happen with the upcoming White Cement Jordan 4.

We react to on Nike's latest earnings call (everyone relax!), what's Nike going to do next? and more.

We discuss our initial thoughts on the AE2, which unfairly was given an unveiling that would not do the shoe justice. Is there a sophomore curse for signature basketball sneaker models? Does the signature sneaker strategy need to change? We discuss it all!

We recap and share our thoughts from NBA All Star Weekend in San Francisco, which includes the best releases, the best brand activations and shock drops.

We breakdown the news of the week to discuss the Bred AJ1 release, the Reimagined Jordan lineup and the hard times coming down on sneaker stores in the US and abroad.