The Toy Department – Episode 407

The Toy Department

In Episode 407, Madden and Kolsky return after an extended break and before another one, and now need to apologize to everyone who may be offended by a bumpy open and the loss of Kolsky’s primary microphone after approximately seven minutes, but nevertheless pursue conversations about:

• The two most recent episodes of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (2:50) and how the game is splitting across alliance lines as we approach TJ’s Final…
• Netflix’s new thriller series The Madness (21:45) and its ability to speak to the zeitgeist while also presenting an engaging mystery…
• Michael Schur’s new Netflix sitcom A Man on the Inside (26:25), whether it lives up to his standard and some thoughts on the remarkable and lovable Ted Danson…
• The Ringer’s latest music documentary, Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (34:50) and whether it gives a new insight into a very specific genre of music…
• Homework for next time, two weeks from now (52:10), including: the next two episodes of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, the new detective show Cross on Amazon Prime Video, the well-received WWII film Blitz on Apple TV+ and Anthony Jeselnik’s new stand-up special Bones and All…