Three guys that just want to express their love for sneakers.
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223 | The Greatest Air Max Episode Of All Time ft. John Burd
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A couple weeks off but the team is (mostly) back! What we lack in Alvin-ness this week, we make up for in John-ness; as we're joined by long-time friend of the show and frequent patron of Disneyland. The gang does our best to muster up our version of an Air Max Day episode, and oh boy could we use some more muster. We run through news of a massive …
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222 | Legendary Stock ft. Dejan Pralica
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Sean Collard couldn't make it this week, so we called up a different 6-foot-something white dude to replace him in the form of DP - CEO and co-founder of Kicks Deals and SoleSavy. On this week's episode we run through several different Air Max-related discussions as we ring in Air Max Month 2023. There's no crazy news stories to cover, so we're abl…
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221 | Blood Set ft. S8xy Beast
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We weren't lying when we said we had a big guest coming - we just lied about when he'd be coming. After several reschedules, we finally have our boy Kai joining us! Kai is a collector of many things, but his main vice is Toronto Raptors memorabilia and jerseys. We talk to our boy about where his hobby started, what keeps him going, and we get ask t…
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220 | Cease and Desist-STA ft. Sole Purpose TM
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1:21:26
We're back and we've got a long one for y'all! It's been a minute, but we are joined by good friend of the show and current trademark holder - Sole Purpose aka Phil Dos Santos. Phil joins us as we talk thru some upcoming releases - some of which are better received than others. After that we dive into some MLB x sneaker news before running back our…
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219 | Joel Got A New Microphone, and MORE!
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We're baaaaaaack! After a nice relaxing holiday break, we're back and ready to start the new year off with a bang! But first and most importantly, Joel got himself a shiny new microphone and the echo has returned - so all is right in the world. After the excitement of that wears off, the boys get down to business with our regular run of show, with …
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218 | Get Joel A New Microphone
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This is one of our last episodes of the year so we had to hit y'all with our annual "Top 5 Pickups of the Year" lists. Before we get into that, we make an exception to two rules and answer two Fire Round questions and Lawrence lets someone else do the honours in the CGS Picks. We also get into the spirit with a fütbol-inspired convo during NSR. To …
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217 | Gotta Catch ’Em All?
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After a lil hiatus due to life occurring, the gang has returned; and we are sans guest for the first time in a while! Everyone has a handful of pick-ups to cover, and we're all in the thick of some pretty hefty Christmas shopping. This week the boys discuss how our mindset has changed from wanting all the shoes, to being more selective, and downsiz…
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216 | This Podcast Is Now Sponsored By Nice Kicks ft. Luis Torres
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Nice Kicks is paying for this episode, they just don't know it yet. This week on the podcast we're joined by another superstar guest; the Editor and Chief at Nice Kicks - Luis Torres. OVO Luis joins us from sunny Phoenix, Arizona and chats with us about some recent Kyrie x Nike drama, talks us through some recent pickups, and helps lead a very brie…
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215 | Arc’Trix ft. Mae Janer
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Three weeks in a row with a guest; and we've had an all star line-up these last few episodes! This week we're joined by the ever-humble Mae; who has one of the most diverse and full collections out there! Mae joins us as we chat about the recent Kanye and adidas split; are we surprised, will they release non-Yeezy Yeezys, and more importantly - sho…
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214 | John Elliott Says Hi ft. Curtis Diggins
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Back to back weeks, and back to back guests - legendary guests, at that. This week we are joined by friend of the show and one of the people who really helped catapult Canada Got Sole to what it is now - Curtis Diggins. Curtis was at the helm of Nike Sportswear in Toronto (and Chicago and Dallas) when the Air Max line was making its resurgence back…
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213 | Del Los ft. Carlos Ortiz
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Well well well, look who decided to record a podcast. They boys are back, and although we were down a man this week, we picked up a free agent who did a great job subbing in. We were joined by longtime friend of the show and Toronto food connoisseur, Carlos Ortiz, aka Los. After getting through some catch-up chats, we jump right into things with Lo…
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212 | I’m Walkin’ Here
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After a week off, the Quaranteam is back at it again as we hit the pod remotely. It was a week of big firsts for the Canada Got Sole families; which inspired this week's fire round question. We moved into some more Kanye x adidas news that gets Alvin feeling some type of way. After that we look back at the summer season that was, and look forward t…
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Two weeks in a row we've been able to record the podcast in person, as a team - and we're loving it! On the day of recording, it was Mamba Day, so of course we have to sprinkle in a little bit of Kobe discussion throughout the episode. We also cover Nike's decision to change their resale platform partner of choice, and have a heated discussion abou…
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210 | Reverse Reverse
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Not only are we back after a week off, but the sound quality is back with an absolute vengeance this week; and that's because for the first time in over two years, we are back and in person as a group! To mark the occasion we talk about some things we're glad to have back, and as well some things we wish never came back. We then move on to discuss …
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209 | Mozzies and Mackers
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One week off seemed to have been a good omen, because it left us with some massive news topics to discuss this week! We kicked it off talking about Kanye and his apparent disapproval of adidas' Yeezy Day; and leaves us with the question, will Ye ever make the jump from The Three Stripes? After that we have an update on the Zadeh Kicks saga that mak…
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Make that three weeks in a row for the CGS dudes (before we take next week off), and we're closing out the mini-run with a cute little 'sode. Any conversation that combines Sezzle + Louis Vuitton is probably going to go exactly how you'd think, but that's how we start things off. After that, we bend the rules and discuss Filipino food in the Fire R…
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Two weeks in a row; we're on a roll! This week we start the 'sode with a question from across the pond, and then we proceed to butcher the English accent for several minutes. After that we recap some cool Toronto sneaker news - where we saw some renowned sneaker content filmed in our city. Next, we read off a pair of EEE's from people who try to co…
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We're back! June proved to be a busy one for the gang, as we had a ton of things going on in our "real" lives, but we got the crew together for a dope little 'sode. Once again you can tell when we haven't chatted in a while, cause the immaturity is off the charts from the jump. We kick things off with the question: "after the kicks, whats the most …
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Following a week where we showed some incredible range, we're back to show off how diverse we really are. We start it slow with a pretty deep question in the Fire Round, and move right along to news about Jordan Brand's newest colligate family member. In this week's main discussion, we go thru a list of fast food chains, and describe what their sne…
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204 | CNCPTS-tualize It
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A week off should have slowed us down, but this is probably one of the better episodes we've pumped out recently! No toight one hour this week, as we touch on the Zadeh Kicks debacle, we try to convince Alvin to like the Travis Air Trainers, and we talk way too long about bread. We close things out with a philosophical discussion (I know, right?) s…
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Hello? Anyone there? After some technical difficulty, looks like we got the episode to upload! Thank goodness because y'all are in for a treat. This week we discuss everything from bagels to barbecuing to Kyrie Irving; and literally everything in between. We get some very cool news from our friends out in London, and close things out by playing a c…
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202 | Stick Figure Soles ft. Nate Flip
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The gang is back and we brought a homie along. This week we're joined by friend of the show and talented designer; Nate Flip - creator of Vectored Soles. Before we dive deep with Nate, we get to take part in one of our favourite past times - talking about sneaker lawsuits. We also listen to Joel talk about one of the most.... unique? sneakers we've…
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201 | Season 2; Episode 1: Part 1 of 6
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A couple weeks of some happenings had us missing the pod, but we are back and we are loaded with chats. The double fire round tradition continues, and after we get through them we cover some tragic news in This Week In Kicks. We discuss our nerdy sides in NSR, and round it out with a convo about diversity. Collabs seem to be getting predictable and…
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200 | Solar December ft. Alex Sugy Cyphersons & Adam Sneaker Closet
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Wow.. 200 episodes. We didn't even think we'd ever hit 100 episodes, so we certainly never thought we'd make it all the way to 200! We can't thank everyone enough who's been messing with us from the jump. The shares, the messages, and of course the downloads - we appreciate it all! In celebration of episode 200, we wanted to get some superstar gues…
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199 | Gone Like Popcorn Chicken
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Where do we even begin with this episode..? This week we start things off with a little discussion about one of the GOATS - this Nike Roshe - as the iconic silhouette turns 10 this year. After that we follow with news of the conclusion from the never-ending Nike and Vanessa Bryant saga. Then we move to some recent pick-ups, with another big one che…
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198 | The Produce Section
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We're back and Merry Air Max Day! Not only is this episode dropping on Saturday morning, it's also every sneakerhead's favourite unofficial holiday! We missed y'all like crazy, but like we said; we're getting older, so we need load management to keep our legs fresh for the playoffs. This week we start it out with a ridiculous Fire Round question th…
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197 | Apple Pie With Cheese ft. Andy Dutton
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Class is in session and we're back with another banger of an episode. Our boy Doon wasn't able to make it this week, but he sent us his well wishes, so we did our best to find a replacement for the OG. This week's guest comes to you live all the way from balmy Utah - teacher, shooter, father, and advocate for non-Ikea shelving - Mister Andy Dutton.…
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196 | Tres Jolie, Bruv
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After our own all-star break, we're back! It's easy to tell that we missed a week, because the laughs are prevalent and the childish banter is consistent for the duration of the episode. We kick it off with a hypothetical question about Nike becoming their own resell platform, and in lieu of any news, we then talk about our favourite women's releas…
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195 | Cooked Like Sushi ft. Robert Strickland
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We're baaaaaack; and not only us this time, but we're joined by our first guest in a hot minute! Our boy Robert, aka Stricks, joins us all the way from Dallas, Texas; to talk kicks, and give us all of the yees and haws. This week we cover Jordan Brand taking over the Super Bowl half time show yet again, have the wildest NSR convo ever, and then jum…
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No it's not our birthday but we are celebrating a milestone, and that's us reaching 100,000 downloads! We're not super into the analytics about what we do, because we do it for the love and fun; but that's a big number and that's pretty cool. Thanks to everyone who rocks with us on a week-to-week basis; we can't wait to bring you more goofy sneaker…
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193 | Murder the Shoes
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After a week off the gang is back together and surprise it's snowing again. We start the episode by celebrating 2/2/22 and talking about some of our favourite Jordan 2's (big Jordan 2 guys), before getting into some Yeezy x Nike x adidas news?! Our NSR take's us time-travelling as we contemplate when we would travel to, if given the opportunity to …
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192 | Blizzard Warning
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We're back, and we summoned the snow! Coming off a week where we spoke very lightly of the snow, Toronto was pelted with a historic dumping of the white stuff. We not only ate our words, but our backs paid the price from all of the shovelling. After our extensive snow discussions, we move on to more relevant topics for a sneaker podcast like Air Ma…
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191 | New Year, New Me... Same Me Doe
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Happy New Year, we're back! We missed y'all like crazy, and we're very happy to be back! We work our way back into the swing of things with a recap of how we think our 2021 went; including what pairs we missed on, and some of our favourites that we were able to get. We also talk about some things we'd love to see in 2022, and break down some of our…
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We're checking in with our final episode of 2021, as we prepare for a Christmas / New Years break. As such, this week we've got content heavily holiday / end of year topics; including discussions about pairs we missed this year, the Air Jordan 11 holiday release tradition, and eggnog. We give an update on CGSto2022, and announce this year's fundrai…
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189 | Dip it in Sour Cream
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Every time we say it's going to be a quick episode, you can bank on it not being a quick episode. Things get kicked off with a fire round question from a homie overseas, and we then proceed to butcher some accents for a couple of minutes. Once we move by that, we read over a couple of lacklustre pairs in the CGS Picks, and jump right into our main …
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Is it December already? We're back, and somehow it's already December? That can't be right. But December doesn't only mean snowball fights and Christmas trees - it also means it's time for another countdown to the New Year! 2021 has been a wild ride, so #CGSto2022 couldn't come at a better time. This week we chat about our own strategies for the co…
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You know what they say; "If it's hypothetical it means it happened somewhere"... We're back with another great episode, and we really brought the laughs this week! Our Fire Round kicks us off and gets things rolling with a convo about holiday season drops, and we roll off that, right into some upcoming releases! We get news of more Nike shipping de…
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186 | Kicks for Christmas
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Alright alright alright. We're back to our regularly scheduled programming after a minor hiccup in uploading. But we're coming in strong with a holiday preview special to get everyone ready for the holidays. We talk kicks as Christmas gifts, how to shop for a sneakerhead, alternatives to sneakers as gifts, and we list off some of our brand recommen…
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185 | Comme Des Foams
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The funny thing about podcasts is that they sound better when you upload them. Yes that's right, someone forgot to actually upload last week's episode, so we're rolling it out this week and we apologize for missing y'all! This week (last week?) we cover "Rares" selling portions of an ultra rare sneaker to would-be investors. The team discusses the …
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184 | The Extendo Roll-Out
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Muahahahahahaha. Welcome back to another episode, and Happy Halloween! We jump right into things with a fire round questions about adding some utility to sneakers, and after that sharing some very exciting news about one of the team's favourite sneaker spots in the city! After that, it's a quiet week worth of pick-ups, but we do share some opinions…
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183 | Prize Man ft. Jonathan Kim
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We're BACK back after a long break, but we're making up for it by calling in the cavalry with our first guest in several months! We're joined this week by Jonathan Kim, who's experience with sneaker-related PR makes for some interesting conversation. Before diving into that we discuss Virgil's activity on a friend of the show's Instagram post, and …
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182 | Canada Got Sole, MD
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The crew is back and we've got another super fun episode for you all this week! We're kicking things off by getting back to our regularly scheduled programming during the fire round, and following it up with a discussion about Nike's 2021 Q1 earnings report. Next, we reminisce way back to our school days and talk about our favourite test formats. F…
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181 | Smells Like Brown
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The. Gang. Is. Back! Yes that's right, back like we never left, the crew is here on our ones (threes?) to bring y'all another banger of an episode. First off, we start by discussion what sneakers look better in person, and after that we cover a team favourite - auction news! Then we move on to a semi-inappropriate discussion about which colour woul…
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The squad is back and apparently on 1/3 of the group is familiar with televised darts. Once we all get on the same page with dart references, we jump into a fire round about underrated Air Maxes, before covering news about Jordan Brand's newest signing - who doesn't really feel all that new. Our main discussion sees one of our more heated debates e…
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The gang is back for another episode featuring only us. We're slowing getting the crew back in one place, but in true Canada Got Sole fashion, we forgot to make sure we all had microphones; which lead to some interesting seating arrangements. Once we get situated, we begin to run over a range of topics including the Trophy Room x Jordan Brand saga,…
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178 | Checkin‘ In ft.Jimmy OffShore
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A mid-week drop usually means something special, and this week we're bringing you a follow-up interview with the GM of StockX Canada, and fellow sneakerdad - Jimmy OffShore. Alvin gets the scoop on how business has been going since officially opening shop in Canada ten short months ago, as well as some insight on how Canadian Sneakerheads like to s…
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177 | Qottage Country
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Summer vacation is over (again) and we're back with another episode featuring the gang and the gang only! We missed y'all, but we're a little rusty, so bare with us! We kick it off with a talk about some summer hits, followed by news of one of the NFL's biggest stars getting his own signature sneaker. After that we rap about using dark mode on our …
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176 | Get Off My Lawn ft. Sean Collard
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*Warning. We're grumpy old sneaker heads, don't take this personally* We are back again! Summer vacations are coming fast and furious, and we did nothing last year, so you can't really blame us for wanting to take some weeks off and spend some time outside, right? Anyways, we've got lots to catch up on, including some huge news about an acquisition…
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175 | Watermelon Mustard Casserole ft. Sole Purpose
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It had been too long since we were joined by our unofficial fourth member, so we hit our homie's line and Phil is here! Although he never needs a reason to stop by, this wasn't an accident; as we wanted our resident basketball expert to come thru and talk NBA Finals and signature sneakers with us. We cover everything from championship meal choices,…
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174 | Navy Blue, IDFWY ft. Coffee and Kicks
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After another week off for summer vacation, the team is back with a banger of an episode! We are finally joined by our homie, Luke - better known as Coffee and Kicks - who we've been trying to get on the show for a hot minute. With Luke in tow, we run over a busy couple weeks of pick-ups, as well as show love to a local athlete who just secured the…
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