111 - Mule Talk

On this week’s Blowout… REED’S CORNER IS OFFICIALLY COOKED. Or at least the corner of Birkenstock Boston’s and Able to Buy Whenever. (Spoiler: He blames TikTok.) But because discovery is often generated out of necessity and Bostons are officially Pop Music now, that also means mules are Mainstream™, which has forced — yes, forced — us to investigate some alternative options in the Big Comfort footwear category. And guess what? Alongside oversized everything and a near-extinction event for hard-bottoms, the Mule Market is thriving my guys.

Also: We answer some listener questions from the Discord and probably talk about other things, but don’t worry it’s mostly Mules.

Links:

3sixteen has these, and are running a roughout now too.

ALD is making garden clogs. They look cool.

Chillbies (Reed’s favorites and US made!)

The Blackstock Ellis/Horsebits

Fear of God joints

Fancy Boston’s

Crocs (you can find them give Google Ads a workout I guess)

Subus (Reed maintains that these are mostly just Thermoballs)

New Balance 2002R

Suicokes

The Nepenthes Suite:Easy Mocs

Troentorp x Needles Clogs

Rhodo Mary Janes

​​What Smoking Slippers Talk About When They Talk About Smoking