{"id":881,"date":"2022-06-03T11:51:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=881"},"modified":"2022-06-03T11:51:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:51:26","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-302","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=881","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 302"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 302, Madden and Kolsky discuss a new addition to the Kolsky family before switching over to their critical pop culture concerns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The newest entry in the Star Wars canon, Disney+&#8217;s Obi-Wan Kenobi (5:30) and how it just isn&#8217;t nearly as enjoyable (or original) as our hosts had hoped&#8230;<\/li><li>The insanely un-funny Rhys Darby standup special Mystic Time Bird (13:25) and both guys&#8217; general confusion about what exactly happened here&#8230;<\/li><li>HBO Max&#8217;s Our Flag Means Death (17:40) and how Taika Waititi has once again produced a very funny television show that essentially harnesses the silliness of a workplace comedy into a ship full of (mediocre) pirates&#8230;<\/li><li>The absolutely spectacular finale of Top Chef: Houston (20:40), the beautiful dinners prepared by the three finalists and some thoughts on what was an elite season of the long-running reality series&#8230;<\/li><li>The latest from The Challenge: All-Stars 3 (31:05) and how Beth is an absolute piece of garbage who should never be invited back, plus strategy concerns for the high-level players that remain&#8230;<\/li><li>Reaction to Game 1 of the NBA Finals (1:01:25) and what it means for the rest of a series that will hopefully be long and entertaining&#8230; 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