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The Toy Department episodes

  • The Toy Department – Episode 226
    In Episode 226, Madden and Kolsky briefly get into the misery of the outside world before entering the toy department of life to discuss: The new Netflix cartoon Hoops (3:50) and how absolutely awful it is… The HBO Max reality dating series Singletown (9:20), which went over far better with … Continue reading →
    1 hr 19 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 225
    In Episode 225, Madden and Kolsky open another attempt at a short pod with an unnecessary detour into sparkling water v. still water before moving on to: HBO’s new series Lovecraft Country (6:55) and the wild, occasionally disturbing ride of the first episode… The new Netflix movie Project Power (19:40), … Continue reading →
    1 hr
  • The Toy Department – Episode 224
    In Episode 224, Madden and Kolsky already talked about the weather pre-pod, so they dive right into: The totality of HBO’s Perry Mason (1:25) and whether the guys are interested in a second season… The current season of The Chi on Showtime (13:15) and how it has changed from what … Continue reading →
    1 hr 23 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 223
    In Episode 223, Madden and Kolsky talk a bit about the busy return of sports before switching to pop culture for discussions on: A quick revisiting of HBO’s Perry Mason (4:45) to set up a longer discussion after this coming Sunday’s finale… The second season of Netflix’s Umbrella Academy (11:55) … Continue reading →
    59 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 222
    In Episode 222, Madden and Kolsky start with a discussion of babies and zoos before getting into: The second week of The Challenge: Total Madness Reunion (5:00) and the general let-down of this season’s end… The return of HBO’s Room 104 (21:10) and just how delightful the first episode of … Continue reading →
    1 hr 6 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 221
    In Episode 221, Madden and Kolsky convene for a less tipsy but possibly more tired morning recording session to discuss: The first part of the Challenge: Total Madness reunion on MTV (1:20), the many twists and turns of a fascinating season and what — if anything — is left for … Continue reading →
    1 hr 5 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 220
    In Episode 220, Madden and Kolsky discuss the fact that one of them will be finishing a bottle of rosé (or is it rosado?) throughout the program before getting into: This week’s season finale of The Challenge: Total Madness (2:30) and the anticlimax that was a one-episode, less-insanely-difficult-than-imagined final… A … Continue reading →
    1 hr 7 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 219
    In Episode 219, Madden and Kolsky discuss their relative levels of exhaustion and coronafear before excitedly discussing: This week’s epic, EXCELLENT episode of The Challenge: Total Madness (5:40), the elimination of Dee and an unprecedented moment of friendship… Kolsky’s list of the Top Ten Bay Area Athletes (30:20) and the … Continue reading →
    1 hr 17 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 218
    In Episode 218, Kolsky gives Madden the scoop on a mildly disastrous start to his road trip vacation before discussing: The new Netflix/Will Ferrell movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (7:05) and its star-powered cast… The first episode of HBO’s I’ll Be Gone In the Dark (14:00) … Continue reading →
    1 hr 9 min
  • The Toy Department – Episode 217
    In Episode 217, Madden and Kolsky somehow get into Frank Zappa’s Baby Snakes before focusing in on: The Top Chef All-Stars LA finale (2:55) and its many moving moments… An odd detour into the idea of the universal DH in baseball (13:15) before a return to Top Chef chatter… ESPN’s … Continue reading →
    1 hr 25 min

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