This week we welcome Russ Bengtson to the podcast, one of my favorite basketball and sneaker writers of all time. We talk about his influence on my his influence on sneaker media. How he has always viewed sneakers, from working at Slam and Complex. The start of Quickstrike to his book A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers. We touch on everything from tech to the art of selling sneakers at stores. This is an super insightful episode to accompany an equally insightful book!  

 Where to Find Russ:   

Socials: @russbengtson  

Buy A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers: https://tinyurl.com/re15pect    

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Music by Gordon Bombay: https://thegordonbombay.bandcamp.com/  (Cop something and tell him we sent ya!)