The Originals #11 Steve Madden

The Originals - A podcast by Andrew Goldman: journalist, interviewer, busybody, LA Mag, Vulture, WSJ Mag, Town & Country

Steve Madden, the creative honcho of the eponymous shoe giant, details his tireless quest to vanquish all of his rivals and lay claim to every female foot on planet earth. Andrew digs heels in his heels to explore Madden’s incredible rise and fall and rise again tale, from his Long Island childhood as mom’s least favorite, to his lude-icrous drug years, to his adventures alongside “Wolf of Wall Street” Jordan Belfort. Plus! Professor Madden and The Cobbler author on how to survive solitary confinement in federal prison.