{"id":839,"date":"2022-02-04T11:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=839"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:27:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:27:11","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-289","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=839","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 289"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 289, Madden and Kolsky have a somber philosophical rumination about dogs getting old before snapping out of it and getting into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The film The Last Duel (4:25) and the difference between the hosts&#8217; opinions on whether it&#8217;s worth watching&#8230;<\/li><li>Apple TV+&#8217;s new comedy The Afterparty (17:55) and how the deep roster of comedy talent makes for a great time&#8230;<\/li><li>The new Freeform sitcom Single Drunk Female (25:15) and how the first couple episodes really lean on the charm of the lead actress&#8230; <\/li><li>Netflix&#8217;s new Kristen Bell-led satire The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (29:15) and whether it is caught in-between parody and satire&#8230;<\/li><li>A check-in with The Book of Boba Fett (33:50) and how the Disney+ series seems to be leveling up in its last couple of episodes&#8230; <\/li><li>Some NFL talk (43:00) as the league goes through multiple scandals at once&#8230;<\/li><li>A few quick thoughts on USMNT soccer (1:12:05) and the decision to play in freezing cold Minnesota&#8230; <\/li><li>Homework for next Friday (1:17:25), including: the new Aziz Ansari stand-up special Nightclub Comedian, Hulu&#8217;s new show Pam &amp; Tommy, the new Netflix series Murderville and the new Reacher series on Amazon Prime&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8088\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-839-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode289.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode289.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode289.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\/TDEpisode289.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?powerpress_pinw=839-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode289.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TDEpisode289.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('839-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_839-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_839-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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