{"id":1013,"date":"2023-06-30T12:57:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T19:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2023-06-30T12:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T19:57:29","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-350","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1013","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 350"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 350, Madden and Kolsky discuss the moving process for Kolsky&#8217;s family and the generally unsettled nature of his life before zeroing in on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Whether or not it&#8217;s worth slowing yourself down (3:50) and savoring the shows you love, even if they are available all at once&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Season 2 of Hulu&#8217;s The Bear (6:40) and how absolutely excellent it is, thanks to the incredible narrative tension and wonderful acting throughout&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The return of Black Mirror on Netflix (14:00) and how it&#8217;s not quite the Black Mirror you might remember, but remains quite effective&#8230; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boots Riley&#8217;s new Amazon Prime show I&#8217;m A Virgo (23:15) and how it is pretty direct and even heavy-handed with some of its thematic messaging, but also fantastical and enjoyable and really very funny&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Idris Elba&#8217;s plane thriller Hijack on Apple TV+ (31:30) and the delight of high-quality popcorn programming&#8230; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The television industry&#8217;s need for better decision-making on which shows to make binge-able (35:20) and how our hosts are available to fill that need if necessary&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homework for TWO weeks from now (40:20), including: finishing Black Mirror on Netflix and also The Bear on Hulu, the new Marvel show Secret Invasion on Disney+, the return of The Afterparty on Apple TV+ and the new Netflix film The Out-Laws&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6326\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1013-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode350.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode350.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode350.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode350.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?powerpress_pinw=1013-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode350.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TDEpisode350.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('1013-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_1013-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_1013-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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