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The Toy Department – Episode 464

  By toyAdmin | September 11, 2026 - 11:34 am | Uncategorized
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In Episode 464, Madden and Kolsky have some tough truths to announce before they can reckon with:

  • The latest from The Challenge: Cutthroat (4:20) where the most recent episode ended with the group coming together to support a competitor with a real life situation to deal with but there has been plenty of explosive drama and silliness…
  • The new Disney+ exclusive episode of The Simpsons (32:55), entitled Yellow Mirror but not living up to its parody target in any noticeable way…
  • The Apple TV+ docu-series The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (37:35) and how one of our hosts couldn’t get past his distaste for Geno Auriemma…
  • Hulu’s excellent new show Furious (44:25) and the dynamic performances of its leading women…
  • The new movie Mother Mary (48:20) and how it’s a very specific and bizarre and surreal film but also fascinating and featuring two compelling leads…
  • A few soccer thoughts (we can only be ourselves) in the wake of an Arsenal-Chelsea game (51:25) that somehow has the loser feeling better about himself…
  • Thoughts for our FINAL EPISODE, in about a month or two (1:00:15) where we will discuss some Challenge and probably some English Football and probably some shit we watched and enjoyed and MAYBE, if you reach out, literally anything you want us to talk about… STAY TUNED!!!

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The Toy Department – Episode 440

  By toyAdmin | December 5, 2025 - 12:00 pm | Uncategorized
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In Episode 440, Madden and Kolsky have a lot to discuss and very little time, so it’s right into:

  • The two episodes of TJ’s Final on The Challenge: Vets & New Threats (1:00), wrapping up an excellent 41st season with some high drama…
  • Netflix’s surprisingly delightful historical drama Death By Lightning (28:35) and the bizarre nature of history and legacy…
  • The second season of A Man on the Inside (34:50) which picks up right where the lovable first season left off…
  • The new Netflix thriller The Beast in Me (36:35) and how Claire Danes’ character (along with most of the others, frankly) is pretty unpleasant to be around…
  • Peacock’s missing child drama All Her Fault (40:15) and how it’s All Just Bad…
  • The Benedict Cumberbatch/Olivia Coleman rom/hate-com The Roses (45:05) and why one of our hosts liked it more than the other…
  • A few thoughts on last weekend’s Toy Department Derby (52:10) where Chelsea managed to fight to a draw despite going a man down in the first half…
  • Homework for TWO weeks from now (1:00:10) including: Noah Baumbach’s new Netflix movie Jay Kelly, the new Darren Aronofsky film Caught Stealing (also on Netflix), Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (yes, it’s on Netflix too), the HBO Music Box documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley and the 50 Cent-produced docu-series Sean Combs: The Reckoning (say it with me—IT’S ON NETFLIX)…

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The Toy Department – Episode 317

  By toyAdmin | October 13, 2022 - 2:46 pm | Uncategorized
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In Episode 317, Madden and Kolsky have a new season of The Challenge to get to, so no time to waste before diving right in to:

  • The premiere of The Challenge: Ride or Dies (1:00), including thoughts on the Episode 1 surprises, the rookies, the quantity of absentee teams and all the intricacies of the complicated new game design…
  • The new Paramount+ film Significant Other (50:25), and whether its strange blend of thriller, comedy, sci-fi and horror hit home for our hosts…
  • Homework for next Friday (1:05:00), including: the new Apple TV+ show Shantaram, the start of a new season of Documentary Now!, a check-in on Welcome to Wrexham, the Netflix documentary The Redeem Team and OF COURSE the next episode of The Challenge: Ride or Dies…

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