It’s been almost a year, but I finally bought some kicks!  You wouldn’t think I could spend almost half an episode talking about them… but here we are! And of course, we follow that with talking about upcoming releases and my thoughts on them. Thanks as always for listening AFS Squad! Shoutout to the Patrons:… Continue reading Finally Bought A Shoe After Almost a Year

I saw this topic on Twitter about how we get so many basic, boring kicks that we take slightly better shoes and put those on a pedestal.  Meanwhile there hasn’t been that many truly mind-blowing releases that actually deserve that level of attention.  So I give my thoughts on that in this ramble here. And… Continue reading Mediocre Repetitive Sneaker Releases

Rumors have been swirling for a while that Nike SB is going to start releasing certain colorways as “constantly available” like they used to do in the 2010s.  In this episode, that’s what we’re talking about! And of course, we follow that with talking about upcoming releases and my thoughts on them. Thanks as always… Continue reading Guaranteed SB Dunks

I’ve been creating sneaker content for a while, so here I reflect on how I personally utilize existing sneaker content out there and how I feel about what sneaker content creators do. And of course, we follow that with talking about upcoming releases and my thoughts on them. Thanks as always for listening AFS Squad!… Continue reading Sneaker Content Creators

Came across a discussion on Twitter about resellers and collectors and how collectors are finally getting a good shot at getting the kicks they want, much to the chagrin of the reseller.  Of course, this sparked disagreement and strong emotions from both collectors and resellers. And of course, we follow that with talking about upcoming… Continue reading Buying What Sneakers We Want Now

Summer’s coming up, and I had written an article about my typical summer sneaker picks.  Here, I expand on that article in an episode dedicated to my favorite summer kick options.  By the way, this is the article in case you wanted to see the written version with some links to buy the different shoes… Continue reading My Top Go To Summer Sneakers

So I love the Air Jordan 3.  I’ve often touted how its more comfortable than other Jordan retros…  Yet when I rocked my Black Cements the other day, they ruined my pinky toes!  The disappointment and shock was real!  I don’t remember them being this uncomfy!  More on that here as I try to process… Continue reading When Shoes Arent As Good As You Remember Them

Someone asked me if I’d do an episode on Double Ups on sneakers.  This week I’m going over what that means, and my experience with buying multiple pairs of the same shoe, or at least the same colorway… And of course, we follow that with talking about upcoming releases and my thoughts on them. Thanks… Continue reading Doubling Up On Sneakers

I see people talking about poor QC all the time, especially on notable, hyped up releases.  So here I present a couple different perspectives and like everything else, it helps if we show some understanding towards people in different parts of the collecting journey. And of course, we follow that with talking about upcoming releases… Continue reading Sneaker QC

I used to be addicted to buying sneakers but now I just like talking about them and admiring from afar.  Always a fan, but in this episode we check in on how I’ve been doing after almost a year of not buying any sneakers.  I’m…. hanging in there! And of course, we follow that with… Continue reading After 9 Months of Not Buying Shoes