{"id":140,"date":"2017-02-16T02:58:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T02:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=140"},"modified":"2017-02-16T02:58:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T02:58:28","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 57"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 57, Derek Madden allows Matt Kolsky to sneak in a bizarre tribute to Morris Day &amp; the Time before diving in to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General discussion of the Grammy Awards (2:10) and what an awards show is really for in our current popular culture landscape&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>The new FX show Legion (23:55) and whether Madden was able to get past his anti-superhero stance and enjoy some high-quality new television&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>The return of HBO&#8217;s Girls (33:20) and what exactly is\u00a0going on with people who don&#8217;t like Lena Dunham&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>The NBA&#8217;s recent\u00a0twists and turns and soap operas: the return of Kevin Durant to Oklahoma City (40:10) and Charles Oakley&#8217;s tiff with the Knicks (49:10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you like this podcast, TELL A FRIEND!! 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