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Season 3: Episode 8- God Shammgod



On this episode of The Paul Rivera Podcast, PR sits down with Dallas Mavericks Player Development Coach & basketball legend, God Shammgod. They discuss how Shammgod got his name, rooming with a future NBA great at ABCD camp, Biggie and Jay Z coming to high school games in the 90’s, unintentionally creating the “Shammgod” move, his time in the league as a player and how he’s influenced the last, current and next generation of ballers. 


Season 2: Ep 1- Michael Cherman



On this episode of The Paul Rivera Podcast, PR sits down with streetwear designer and cultural tastemaker Michael Cherman, the Founder of China Town Market. They discuss his early days trying to get on, his insane attempts to get noticed, creating 1 of 1’s for King James & breaking every rule along the way to create his own lane.


Episode 12: Salehe Bembury



On this episode of The Paul Rivera Podcast, PR sits down with Senior Director of Sneakers and Men’s Footwear designer at Versace, Salehe Bembury. They discuss his first job at Payless, being one of the few Kanye West design Alumni, and how him never getting hired for his dream job at Nike was the best thing that ever happened to him.


Episode 3: Nigel Sylvester



On this episode of The Paul Rivera Podcast, PR sits down with professional BMX athlete Nigel Sylvester to talk about how he rode his bike from Queens NY to stardom.  They discuss how created his own lane within sport and culture, turning pro, and the global success of his ‘GO’ content series. 


Episode 2: Shoe Surgeon



On episode 2 of the Paul Rivera Podcast, PR sits down with Dominic Chambrone aka “The Shoe Surgeon” to talk about his rise from shoe repair cobbler, to one of the biggest names in sneaker culture.