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 part two…
The new Peacock app show Brave New World (34:10) and how it falls just short of compelling…
The new HBO documentary Showbiz Kids (41:00) and how it presents perhaps the first complete look at the experience of being a child star…
HBO Max’s new series Expecting Amy (50:45) and how wonderfully candid and open Amy Schumer is about her pregnancy and marriage…
A couple pieces of breaking news about sports team names (57:35) featuring Seattle hockey and Washington, D.C. football…
Homework for next week (1:02:35), including: the final reunion episode of The Challenge, the beginning of the MLB and NBA seasons, the Marie Curie movie Radioactive on Amazon Prime, the W Kamau Bell show on CNN — United Shades of America and the return of Room 104 on HBO…