{"id":1201,"date":"2025-06-13T11:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:33:01","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1201","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 424"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 424, Madden and Kolsky are aiming for a short show, so it&#8217;s more or less right into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A predictable but nevertheless emotional final\u00e9 for Top Chef: Destination Canada (1:30) and the remarkable run of Tristen Epps&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bong Joon Ho film Mickey 17 (15:35) and how it just never totally comes together or manages to live up to a very appealing trailer&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amazon Prime&#8217;s new thriller The Better Sister (23:05) and streamers&#8217; new obsession with the family-drama-murder-thriller niche&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A couple quick NBA thoughts on the way out (31:10) as the Pacers-Thunder Finals has been thrilling and surprising&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homework for next week (38:45), including: the Amazon Prime film Deep Cover, the Netflix series Tires in its second season and the documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin (also on Netflix)&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6288\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1201-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode424.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode424.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode424.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\/TDEpisode424.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?powerpress_pinw=1201-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode424.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TDEpisode424.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('1201-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_1201-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_1201-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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