Geography Is Sneakers: These Shoes Are Made For The World (Part 1)

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeSneakers are a cultural phenomenon! People wait in line for them. They pay a lot of money for them. They wear them everywhere. Or they where them nowhere so they can remain in mint condition. Regardless, this humble sneaker (or trainer if that's your flavor), has a fascinating history and geography behind it. And in today's episode, Hunter and Geoff break down the origins of the sneaker. This is a two-part series because, if you can believe it, sneakers were an incredibly deep story to explore.