Steve Madden Says the Sneaker Industry Is a War

The Complex Sneakers Podcast

Complex

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Steve Madden is a footwear industry icon who’s seen it all, from independent success to an infamous relationship with the real-life Wolf of Wall Street to lawsuits over sneaker designs. Here, Madden retraces his career in shoes, discussing that Jay-Z shoutout, his respect for Master P, his work with Ja Rule, and more. Elsewhere in the episode, cohosts Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty talk about the recent Air Max 97 “Gold Bullet” re-release, buying shoes on the resale market, and what's happened in sneakers in the past week.

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody?
0:02.7	It's Joel Puma.
0:03.7	You were listening.
0:04.7	You were watching the Complex Sneakers podcast.
0:06.1	As always, I'm joined by my two co-hosts first off to my right.
0:09.1	Mr. Matt Welty.
0:10.1	We're here coming off the long weekend.
0:11.9	Yes, sir.
0:12.9	Feels like a Monday, but it's Tuesday.
0:14.9	To my left, Mr. Brendan Dunn.
0:16.9	Hi, what's up?
0:18.9	How are we doing?
0:19.9	I've got a lot of things on my mind.
0:22.4	We don't have to get into him right here right now, but.
0:24.9	Yeah.
0:25.9	You know, I tried to calm my boy down, but it's okay.
0:28.0	Thank you for that.
0:29.0	I appreciate that always.
0:30.2	How's it going besides your internal strife?
0:33.0	Yeah.
0:34.0	You know?
0:35.0	I'm okay.
	...

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