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In the first episode of #SHOEtalk, Nick's guest is Braxton Garma, better known as the man behind KōNEA Footwear (@wayofkonea). Nick got to visit his workshop during his trip to Kauai where they had a great conversation about the vision for TFC Footwear and what they're setting out to accomplish. They talk bout the problems that they see in the current footwear industry, how footwear can be improved, and they go a bit in depth into how they plan to lead the charge with the FC1, launching at the start of 2020 with a crowd funding campaign. 

In this episode, Mike and Nick unpack the details of the Vibram lawsuit that started in 2012. This is something that gets brought up a lot, but is often misunderstood due to all the misinformation out there. They attempt to address some of these misunderstandings by covering the main points put fourth in the case and have a conversation about each one individually. By the end, you can make up your own mind as to whether the verdict makes any sense and what lessons we can learn from it.