{"id":774,"date":"2021-06-08T11:31:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=774"},"modified":"2021-06-08T11:31:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:31:16","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-262","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=774","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 262"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 262, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky plunge immediately into this week&#8217;s content, because Kolsky has a take he&#8217;s been anxious to share about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The new Peacock series We Are Lady Parts (1:20) which is Kolsky&#8217;s clubhouse leader for SHOW OF THE YEAR in 2021&#8230;<\/li><li>Some thoughts on The Challenge: All Stars reunion (10:10) and what the future of the franchise may hold&#8230;<\/li><li>The latest from Top Chef: Portland (20:50) and the heavy hitters heading down the stretch of the competition&#8230;<\/li><li>Netflix&#8217;s new Zack Snyder film Army of the Dead (31:55) and just how terrible it actually is&#8230;<\/li><li>Bo Burnham&#8217;s new Netflix comedy special (41:35) and the incredibly creative and innovative style that captures the essence of our year of pandemic life&#8230;<\/li><li>A few sports thoughts (55:05), covering the NBA Playoffs, health vis a vis rest and some USMNT soccer talk&#8230;<\/li><li>Homework for next Tuesday (1:01:01), including: more Top Chef in Portland (and probably more NBA Playoffs action), the new Netflix show Startup, the new Michael B Jordan movie Without Remorse on Amazon Prime, the new HBO Max show Starstruck and the return of HBO&#8217;s Betty (a pod favorite&#8230; 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