{"id":883,"date":"2022-06-10T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T18:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=883"},"modified":"2022-06-10T11:39:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T18:39:19","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=883","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 303"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 303, Madden and Kolsky are tremendously delayed by an overlong pre-show discussion and Derek tempts fate by predicting a short show, so they hop in with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The latest from The Challenge: All-Stars 3 (1:55) and the tragic errors from Sylvia and the Treehouse in a week of wanton stupidity&#8230;<\/li><li>The return of Amazon Prime Video&#8217;s The Boys (21:00), its eternal commitment to upping the ante in terms of gross-out violence, and its overall success as a television show&#8230;<\/li><li>Danny Boyle&#8217;s FX series Pistol (30:05), the fascinating 70&#8217;s punk world it transports you too and the cultural impact of the Sex Pistols&#8230; <\/li><li>Norm MacDonald&#8217;s posthumous comedy special Nothing Special (38:35) and how the post-show conversation featuring a collection of comedy greats helps to contextualize and appreciate Norm&#8217;s work and life&#8230;<\/li><li>Adam Sandler&#8217;s new Netflix film Hustle (46:45) and how it&#8217;s a really good dramatic film about basketball, featuring a really wonderful cast of both actors and real hoopers&#8230;<\/li><li>Homework for next Friday (58:20), including: more of The Challenge: All-Stars 3, the new HBO Max show Irma Vep, the Michelle Yeoh-starring film Everything Everywhere All At Once (now available on various VOD platforms), the new Melissa McCarthy Netflix show God&#8217;s Favorite Idiot and the new film Metal Lords (also on Netflix)&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6044\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-883-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode303.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode303.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode303.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\/TDEpisode303.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?powerpress_pinw=883-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/319419\/kolsky.info\/toydept\/episodeData\/TDEpisode303.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TDEpisode303.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('883-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_883-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_883-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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