{"id":1170,"date":"2025-01-17T11:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:02:02","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1170","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 411"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 411, Madden and Kolsky spend some time whining about the cold weather and their various maladies before sucking it up and getting to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An underwhelming start to the reunion of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (4:30) and how the customary post-championship party probably needs a new format&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The even more underwhelming Cruel Intentions remake (16:45) and how remakes need a new take on the material&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Oscar buzz-y papacy drama Conclave 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