CLASSIC: Adidas Versus Puma: A Tale of Two Brothers

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Today Adidas and Puma are two of the industry's most well-known tennis shoe makers, and people around the world prize the footwear for its unique design and reliable craftsmanship. Yet there's a strange, bitter origin story behind these giants of the sneaker world. Join the guys as they delve into a tale of petty recrimination, family feuds and the unending contempt that, ultimately, created the Adidas and Puma we know today. Join Ben and Noel as they explore some peak Ridiculous History in this weekend's Classic episode.

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0:00.0	fellow ridiculous historians, we are coming to you semi-live along the road in a very exciting place.
0:08.4	Live-ish coming to you, live-ish from Doha, Guitar at Web Summit.
0:12.5	Guitar, we've had a wonderful experience in a part of the world that I believe neither of us had visited prior to this.
0:19.1	Everyone's been very kind.
0:20.6	We've been part of some presentations here with some incredible I-Heart folks,
0:24.7	kind of helping creators in this part of the world learn about this wonderful thing we call podcasting.
0:30.7	Yes.
0:31.3	And we are joined in the studio today with none other than our super guest producer,
0:37.1	the man who's making all of this
0:38.3	possible podcast-wise, Matt the madman Stillo.
0:44.7	Matt Double Bird Stillow.
0:46.2	Yeah.
0:46.7	Matt, do you have any siblings that you know of?
0:50.0	What?
0:50.8	Fraternal or identical?
0:52.6	Fraternal.
0:53.3	Not quite as cool, but still pretty cool.
0:54.6	Do you guys get along?
0:56.4	Yeah.
0:56.7	Are you into shoes?
0:58.6	Do you both wear shoes?
1:01.3	Yes.
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