{"id":485,"date":"2019-04-10T14:35:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=485"},"modified":"2019-04-10T14:35:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T21:35:17","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-162","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=485","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 162"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 162, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky talk about Madden&#8217;s rough day and Minneapolis&#8217;s impending blizzard before making their way through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The series final\u00e9 of FX&#8217;s You&#8217;re the Worst (3:35) and how it will go down as a personal favorite for one host and a great peak tv comedy for the other&#8230; <\/li><li>The premiere of Season 3 of IFC&#8217;s Brockmire (16:25) and its incredible hit rate of hilarity&#8230;<\/li><li>HBO&#8217;s documentary The Inventor (25:25) and the way it tells the bizarre story of Elizabeth Holmes&#8230;<\/li><li>The return of BBC America&#8217;s Killing Eve (34:55) and how excited both guys are to return to the world that Season 1 established&#8230; 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