{"id":965,"date":"2023-03-03T14:32:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T22:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=965"},"modified":"2023-03-03T14:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T22:32:14","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-334","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=965","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 334"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 334, Madden and Kolsky toy with the concept of a baseball discussion they are not yet ready to have before getting into today&#8217;s business: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The conclusion of The Challenge: Ride or Dies Reunion (2:50) and a look ahead to next week&#8217;s debut of The Challenge: World Championship&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The return of Party Down on Starz (18:40) and how it is just as laugh-out-loud funny as it ever was, with some exciting new guest appearances to boot&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 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