The Toy Department features radio professionals Matt Kolsky and Derek Madden discussing, debating and dissecting all things sports, entertainment and pop culture. It's a free-wheeling, unfiltered chat about the lighter side of the modern world.
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The Toy Department – Episode 131
In Episode 131, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky open the show with an announcement about Kolsky’s life and career that you won’t want to miss before diving into less pressing concerns in the world of pop culture, including:
- The season/series finalé of HBO’s Sharp Objects (6:25), how the last-minute twist felt for each of the guys and how they view the series as a whole…
- A check-in on HBO’s Insecure (26:15) and whether it has gotten a little bogged down over the last couple of episodes…
- AMC’s new show Lodge 49 (29:05) and whether it has piqued the interest of Madden and Kolsky…
- Travis Scott’s new album Astroworld (38:40) and what it says about him as a popular artist and rapper…
- Some thoughts on Louis CK’s return to the comedy stage (46:15) and whether the guys are interested in new material or willing to watch another act from him…
- Homework for next week (55:50), including: the return of Ozark on Netflix, an NFL preview coming next week, Amazon’s new show Jack Ryan, the Netflix film To All the Boys I Loved Before, music from Foxing and a standup set from Drew Michael… GET BUSY WATCHING!!!
- A quick report on Derek’s experience seeing Hamilton (1:00:05) and discussion of the art form of musicals in general…
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