{"id":756,"date":"2021-04-27T10:44:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=756"},"modified":"2021-04-27T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:44:18","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-258","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=756","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 258"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 258, Madden and Kolsky dive right into the deep end of pop culture topics with a shocking admission from Derek as they discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The latest in Top Chef () including Madden quitting on Last Chance Kitchen and the difficulty of finding oneself as a chef on a reality competition show&#8230;<\/li><li>A few thoughts on a lackluster Oscars broadcast (31:15) and what it means for the future of the show&#8230;<\/li><li>The new Peacock sitcom Rutherford Falls (47:35) and how it&#8217;s pretty good, and pretty reminiscent of Parks &amp; Rec, but not perhaps good enough to support a Peacock subscription&#8230;<\/li><li>The new Bob Odenkirk movie Nobody (55:10) and how it&#8217;s basically John Wick for an audience that demands more from the scenes between the fights&#8230;<\/li><li>Homework for some Tuesday to come (58:45), including: more episodes of Top Chef in Portland and streaming some Banshee on HBO Max&#8230; and DON&#8217;T MISS our coverage of The Challenge: Double Agents reunion AND the first season of The Challenge All Stars on Thursday!!!<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7315\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-756-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode258.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode258.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode258.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\/TDEpisode258.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?powerpress_pinw=756-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode258.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TDEpisode258.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('756-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_756-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_756-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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