{"id":208,"date":"2017-08-01T20:08:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=208"},"modified":"2017-08-01T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:08:21","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Episode 80, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky take a minute to discuss the weather before diving into:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Madden&#8217;s experience at a Guns N&#8217; Roses concert (1:50)&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Season 7, Episode 3 of Game of Thrones (11:05) and whether it is lagging a bit or if expectations might simply be too high&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Toy Department Goes To The Movies Part 1 &#8212; discussing the film Atomic Blonde (19:20) and whether it lives up to its billing and its own ambitions&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Toy Department Goes To The Movies Part 2 &#8212; discussing the film Girls Trip (29:05) and the burgeoning stardom of Tiffany Haddish&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Some new hip hop: Tyler, the Creator&#8217;s new album (41:45) and the young female rapper cupcakKe (47:25) and her potential as an artist&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Some new rock music: the disappointing new Arcade Fire album (49:05) and the exciting new Nine Inch Nails EP (56:40)&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Homework for next week (1:02:20): the movie The Dark Tower, based on Stephen King&#8217;s books and starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey&#8230; the new Duplass Brothers-produced HBO show Room 104&#8230; and the new Vic Mensa album The Autobiography&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you like this podcast, TELL A FRIEND!! 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