# Being a Sneaker Dad Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fire-footwear-sneakers-talk-with-matt-frates-5942667/being-a-sneaker-dad Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fire-footwear-sneakers-talk-with-matt-frates-5942667/being-a-sneaker-dad.md Podcast: [Fire Footwear: Sneakers Talk (with Matt Frates)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fire-footwear-sneakers-talk-with-matt-frates-5942667) Published: 2025-09-22T18:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://firefootwearpod.captivate.fm/episode/being-a-sneaker-dad Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2d7db9ae-e848-46dc-b6ad-2752d42b1bbd.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fire-footwear-sneakers-talk-with-matt-frates-5942667/episodes/being-a-sneaker-dad Duration seconds: 999 ## Resource Creative ruts happen for all creators. At times we get burned out and need new inspiration. As Matt was struggling in what to talk about in coming back to Fire Footwear, inspiration came in a small form: his son. --- Subscribe to Matt Frates on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mattfratescreates Like what you hear? Help this content grow: https://ko-fi.com/firefootwearpod New episodes released on Tuesdays. Follow Matt Frates on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattfratescreates/ Follow Matt Frates on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mattfratescreates Reach out to me with questions or thoughts: mattyicemedia@gmail.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fire-footwear-sneakers-talk-with-matt-frates-5942667/episodes/being-a-sneaker-dad/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fire-footwear-sneakers-talk-with-matt-frates-5942667/being-a-sneaker-dad.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.