The Toy Department

The Challenge is back, and so are Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky with the best coverage on the internet — messy Josh calls the game messy and makes an enemy of Fessy, and much, MUCH more (though that is the only rhyme). Make sure you stay tuned for the HOT … Continue reading →

In Episode 242, Madden and Kolsky welcome in the new year with clear eyes and full hearts (and talk a teensy bit of The Challenge) before bidding 2020 adieu with discussions about: The Charlie Brooker dark comedy pseudo-documentary special Death to 2020 (3:45) and the experience of laughing at the … Continue reading →

In Episode 241, Madden and Kolsky wish 2020 a very good riddance and discuss the odd new 2020 movie experience before jumping into: The new superhero blockbuster Wonder Woman 1984 (4:30) and all the many and varied disappointments within… The first film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe collection (17:50) — … Continue reading →

Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky are back to recap and discuss another terrific episode of The Challenge: Double Agents… Complete with the Burn of the Week, MVP of the Week, and even a few minutes on the old school Challenge episodes that just hit Netflix!!

In Episode 240, Madden and Kolsky do a bit of show production on air before diving into: The listener-recommended show Wayne (2:05) and just how remarkably well our listener Brandon has pegged our taste… The BEST OF 2020 Extravaganza (7:40) wherein our two hosts intimately detail all the movies, music … Continue reading →

It’s Episode 2 of our series on The Challenge: Double Agents — our first team switches, a beastly elimination performance by pod favorite Kyle, and our first Burn of the Week and episode MVPs are handed out. It’s the best coverage of The Challenge on the internet, so don’t miss … Continue reading →

In Episode 239, Madden berates Kolsky for prioritizing a mediocre baba ghanoush over the podcast recording time before jumping into: HBO’s first special episode of Euphoria (5:55) and the tremendous performances by Colman Domingo and Zendaya… The Steven Soderbergh/HBO Max film Let Them All Talk (12:15) and what it has … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Toy Department’s VERY FIRST VERY SPECIAL CHALLENGE EPISODE!!! No detailed description today, no frills, just an hour of Challenge content. Madden and Kolsky break down the first episode of The Challenge: Double Agents, and get you ready for what feels like a real level-up season of America’s … Continue reading →

In Episode 238, Madden and Kolsky are debuting the new pod format/schedule and waste little time getting into: HBO Max’s new Kaley Cuoco vehicle The Flight Attendant (1:50) and how the show and its star are both revelations… The new Netflix film Mank (9:50) and whether David Fincher’s throwback to … Continue reading →

In Episode 237, Madden and Kolsky are back after a LOOOOONG Thanksgiving break with LOTS to talk about (after a brief recounting of Kolsky’s COVID test): A preview of THE CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS (3:30) which premiere’s next week on MTV, and which this podcast will cover IN DEPTH… The end … Continue reading →