The Toy Department – Episode 254

In Episode 254, Madden and Kolsky do a little pandemic life check-in before getting into:

HBO Max’s Swedish series Beartown (1:25) and how it is both gripping and also somewhat difficult to watch…
HBO’s Tina Turner documentary Tina (10:10) and the extraordinary woman whose life story it tells…
Nate Bargatze’s Netflix stand-up special The Greatest Average American (30:50) and how it’s a nice, fun time with comedy…
Netflix’s documentary The Last Blockbuster (38:20) and how it does a great job of capturing a specific feeling from a specific time, as well as telling an interesting story…
Homework for next Tuesday (1:00:50), including: the new season of Top Chef in Portland, the Netflix movie Bad Trip with Eric Andre and Lil Rel and the new Netflix show The Irregulars… and DON’T MISS our coverage of The Challenge: Double Agents AND the first season of The Challenge All Stars on Thursday!!!