{"id":125,"date":"2016-12-14T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=125"},"modified":"2016-12-14T19:52:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T19:52:10","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 50,\u00a0Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky open with an only moderately upsetting discussion of their respective ailments before getting to the real dope, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TBS&#8217;s\u00a0binge-ready and binge-worthy show Search Party (4:15) and how it manages to succeed as a mystery\u00a0despite not caring much about the plot of its own mystery&#8230; Leading to\u00a0some thoughts on the way TBS is producing content (14:25) right now&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Following up on last week&#8217;s musical homework, as the guys continue to explore the differences in their musical taste: Kolsky listened to Metallica&#8217;s Hardwired&#8230; To Self Destruct (18:05) to please Madden&#8230; and Madden listened to Childish Gambino&#8217;s Awaken, My Love! (29:35) to please Kolsky&#8230; Spoiler Alert: they do not agree on either record&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>A look at the National Football League (41:00) as it heads down the home stretch&#8230; Specifically, the league seems to have found the &#8220;parity&#8221; it has allegedly been seeking for some time now &#8212; but is this a good thing?<\/li>\n<li>Major League Baseball&#8217;s new anti-hazing policy (56:10) and whether it marks a significant change in approach&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Some homework for next week (1:08:15): The Toy Department Takes On the Classics will return, as\u00a0Kolsky and Madden will watch the documentary film Scratch (a true, if somewhat undiscovered classic) and revisit the classic Clash album London Calling&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you like this podcast, TELL A FRIEND!! 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