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2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast
It's the HardPass aftershow pod where Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez (aka co-writer) react to recording the week's latest episode and deep dive into topics that didn't make the show. They also create their personal Sneaker Mount Rushmores, answer questions from the community (2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com) and more.
Episodes
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastGuess Who Didn't Make Lakers Mount Rushmore - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 049
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques Slade is back from his world tour and ready to talk with Juan about Yu-Gi-Oh…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Los Angeles Clippers Episode (with AirMagKnows) - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 048
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com With Jacques away on a tour of the world via his private yacht, Juan invites Mark Genato…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastCan The Undefeated x Air Jordan 4 Retro Spark A Jordan Brand Revival? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 047
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com With the return of the Undefeated x Air Jordan 4, Jacques and Juan share their memories (or…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastHow Sneaker Blind Boxes Won Over Mystery Boxes - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 046
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Fresh of his critically acclaimed appearance at the ESPYs, Jacques is back to tell Juan…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastWhy Jordan's Board Of Greatness Event Was A Big Deal - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 045
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques and Juan were not at the Jordan Brand Board of Governors meeting (the pics are…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Return of the adidas Superstar (again) - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 044
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan and Jacques have got a lot of things to talk about on today’s episode including the…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Air Jordan 40 Episode - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 043
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques is back from his Air Jordan 40 reveal event in New York and he shares his thoughts…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastKobe Vault, Late NBA Finals Predictions, New Balance 990 Rushmore+ - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 042
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan and birthday boy Jacques Slade have thoughts on the Lakers being sold because of course…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastSneaker Culture's Reverence For The Past Is Killing The Future - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 041
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan is not over his many close calls in Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Switch 2, but he…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe PUMA Hali 1 Effect, Nintendo Switch Launch - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 040
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan is back from San Francisco to talk about his trip to the new Nintendo Store in Union…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastWill Nike Sell Sneaker Heat On Amazon? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 039
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan Martinez of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast joins Jacques Slade of ABC News (kinda) to talk…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Cost Of Sending NFL Players To The Olympics - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 038
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Flag Football is coming to the Olympics and Jacques and Juan have thoughts about who it…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Thing With NBA Conspiracies... - 2 Hard 2 Pass - Episode 37
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan and Jacques are not happy about a lot of things on this week’s show. You’ve got AI…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastIs Boots Only Summer A Real Thing? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 036
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.comJuan and Jacques get ready for boots only summer or whatever it is the kids are cooking up…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Tinker Hatfield Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 035
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Could Jacques Slade make the pivot to voice acting? Juan tries to convince him he’s got what…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastNintendo Switch 2 Preorder, Bred Jordan 1s Coming Back (Again) - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 034
The first wave of Nintendo Switch 2 preorders went down last week and Juan lived to tell the tale. Find out if he secured a preorder or not. Later, Jacques has…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastJordan Brand's Future With Golf and Retros - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 033
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s Jacques’ turn to talk about gallivanting across the worl… Georgia and Florida for The…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Carmelo Anthony Sneaker Mount Rushmore+ - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 032
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s playoff time, so Jacques and Juan talk about the Lakers chances in the postseason…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastHow Will Tariffs Affect Sneaker Culture? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 031
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Why wasn’t Tevin Campbell is a bigger deal is a question that everybody needs to ask before…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastWill The Internet Allow LeBron and MJ To Be Normal? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 030
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Nike Air Max Day happened and it was… ok? It definitely doesn’t have the same energy as…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastCan Starbury Really Come Back? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 029
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.comJuan is back from his billionaire trip from Europe to explain why he’s wearing a Newcastle…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe International Episode - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Epsiode 028
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.comIt’s the international episode as Juan is live from Cologne, Germany, and Jacques is… well…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastAnthony Edwards to the Lakers? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 027
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the mailbag episode as Juan departs to uh, galavant at an undisclosed location. But…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastHow The Media Fails Basketball - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 026
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com With the release of the Air Jordan 12 “Flu Game” this week, Jacques and Juan discuss the…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastWhat Would You Trade For Galaxy Foams? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 025
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Juan and Celtics fan Jacques are pushing back on the NBA All-Star narrative while offering…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastHow adidas Could Save The KOBE 2 Retro - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 024
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com The biggest sneaker drop during NBA All-Star Weekend was the Galaxy Foams, but can it really…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe "Wait, The Lakers Got Luka?!" Episode - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 023
Got questions, send it to our mailbag:2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the Luka Doncic episode. Half the episode is just Juan and Jacques in disbelief that the…
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Nike Is Messing Up The Air Jordan 1 "Banned" Launch - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 022
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com You know how there are those times when recording a podcast a few days ahead of time can…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastRemembering The Sneaker Blog Era (with Ian Stonebrook) - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 021
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques is out on assignment at (redacted), so Juan invited The Boardroom’s Ian Stonebrook…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastHow Nike failed (and adidas beat) the Book 1 - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 020
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Note: Apologies for the audio, we’ll get better next episode. Jacques is back from Florida…
2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast2025 Is A Big Year for the Kobe Brand and Tiger Woods - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 019
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques and Juan are back in the building and they’ve got stories to tell. Find out how “Big…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastNBA TV Ratings Do Not Matter To You - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 018
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com In this very special episode of the podcast, Juan takes a break (for the intro) and we…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastNike Golf Fails Scottie and Nelly - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 017
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques stars the pod off hot and expresses a lot of frustrations over the Nike Golf’s…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe Air Jordan 11 and Sun Day Red Dilemma - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 016
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Is the Air Jordan 11 still relevant? Sure, but does it still have the hold in the culture…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastMailbag: Kendrick, LeBron, Raising Twins (?) - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 015
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the first mailbag episode of the pod and the people have got a lot to say. Jacques…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastAre Today's Sneaker Collabs Lazy? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 014
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Rory McIlroy’s sneaker whisperer Jacques Slade and co-writer Juan Martinez are back with…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastAre 3D-Printed Nikes Really The Future? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 013
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacquemus and Won (don’t worry, it’ll make sense after the intro) talk about all things…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastSaquon Barkley Makes The Nike LeBron 4 His Own Sneaker - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 012
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Episode 12 of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Pod might as well be the Saquon Barkley episode as Jacques…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastIs The Dwyane Wade Statue That Bad? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 011
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s a big day in the US, Election Day and whatnot, so here’s an episode of the 2 Hard 2…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastCan Union Save Jordan Brand? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 010
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Welcome to the shamelessly Los Angeles episode of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast. Jacques and…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastHas adidas Basketball Jumped Over Nike Basketball? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 009
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Welcome to this interstate edition of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast with Jacques Slade and Juan…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastIs Tyrese Haliburton's PUMA's Future? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 008
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s the community episode of 2 Hard 2 Pass as Juan sounds off on an Air Jordan 4 he’s never…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastNike's Preorder Strategy Needs Work - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 007
If you want to listen to the audio only version, we’re here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zJ5PsT6WSkdcpKNgdaNpC Apple Podcasts…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastAn Homage To Derrick Rose - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 006
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques has returned from his trip to China and he’s sharing stories about it on this week’s…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastThe State of Sneaker Journalism (with Nick Engvall) - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 005
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Jacques is on assignment, so we brought in friend of the program Nick Engvall of Sneaker…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastANTA And Kyrie Irving Are Changing The Game - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 004
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com Where were you on 9-9-99? Juan was celebrating the launch of the Sega Dreamcast while…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastCan Nike Revive The Foamposites? - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 003
Got questions, send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com 2 Hard 2 Pass episode 3 is here with Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez. This week: Foams are…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastWhen Gilbert Arenas Almost Got Co-Writer Fired - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 002
Got questions? Send it to our mailbag: 2hard2passpodcast@gmail.com It’s episode 2 of the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast with Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez. They’ve…
2 Hard 2 Pass PodcastLeBron, Steph, and KD: The End OF An Era - 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast - Episode 001
It's the end of the era for LeBron, Steph, and KD, but it's beginning of a new one for Jacques Slade and Juan Martinez as they start the 2 Hard 2 Pass Podcast…