Lin-Manuel Miranda – The Toy Department

In Episode 235, Madden and Kolsky are taking advantage of Baby Kolsky’s nap, so they get right into:

Showtime’s new space comedy Moonbase 8 (3:25) and how it’s funny at times but doesn’t seem to amount to much…
The new Song Exploder show on Netflix (11:55) and how interesting and worthwhile the show remains in visual form…
HBO’s The Undoing (19:30) and how it’s an intriguing mystery at the three week mark…
HBO’s new financial world show Industry (25:30) and the surprising directorial effort in the first episode…
Homework for next week (3:50), including: catching up on The Bachelorette and checking out the big controversy, the debut of the newest season of The Crown on Netflix, a catch-up on the current season of Fargo, a check-in on Good Lord Bird and a wrap-up of The Queen’s Gambit… plus Week 10 of the NFL season…

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 methodology that went into his selections…
The musical Hamilton (49:55), which is now available on Disney+ and is clearly an impressive achievement if not especially appealing to either host…
The new Cate Blanchett-produced Netflix show Stateless (1:03:50) and how it doesn’t generate as much excitement as depression…
Homework for next week (1:10:45), including: another episode of The Challenge, the Charlize Theron superhero movie Old Guard on Netflix, the new Hulu film Palm Springs (starring Andy Samberg), Eric Andre’s new standup special Legalize Everything and an attempt at watching the new Peacock app show Brave New World…

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