Is It a Mistake to Bring Back Nike's Biggest Sneaker Grails?

The Complex Sneakers Podcast

Complex

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

How far would Nike possibly go when it comes to bringing grail sneakers back out of the vault? Could untouchable sneakers like the “Red October” Air Yeezy 2 and the Nike Mag actually see some sort of retro? Would people line up all over again for a classic like Sean Wotherspoon’s corduroy Air Max 1/97? What about the return of Virgil Abloh’s Off-White x Nikes? In light of Nike bringing back heat like the Wu-Tang Dunks and Undefeated x Air Jordan 4s, co-hosts Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty debate the merits of that kind of retro in this episode. Also in the episode: the best Air Jordan retro era ever, Stussy’s Nike Baltoros, and the leopard print Adidas Sambas.

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody?
0:03.8	It's Joe Lupuma.
0:04.6	You were listening.
0:05.2	You were watching the Complex Sneakers Podcasts.
0:08.0	As always, I'm joined by my two co-hosts to my right.
0:10.8	Mr. Matt Welty, we're here.
0:12.3	We are here.
0:13.8	That is a fact.
0:14.8	That is a fact that we are here in the flesh.
0:17.7	Pin on them.
0:18.7	Yes.
0:19.7	To my left.
0:20.3	Yeha.
0:21.2	What's up?
0:27.7	Listen, he has kind of business on top, a little restoring the feeling on the bottom.
0:28.2	Exactly.
0:30.3	Business on top, party on the bottom.
0:30.8	No mulling.
0:32.0	My hair is looking a little long.
0:33.7	You think it's ready for me to go see Benny?
0:34.8	I don't know.
0:41.3	First of all, Mr. Brendan Dunn. Did we need an introduction? No, we didn't need an introduction, but that's who we're talking about to my left. Sorry, I'm on cowboy mode.
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