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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 14 hours 35 minutes
The Toy Department – Episode 115
In Episode 115, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky explain themselves for missing last week (spoiler alert — Kolsky had surgery) before getting down to business with: The return of HBO’s Westworld (2:35) and whether the show is living up to the buzz that has...
The Toy Department – Episode 114
In Episode 114, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky open with a distressingly un-fun chat about Facebook before returning to the appropriate purview of the podcast to get into: A check-in with FX’s Atlanta (7:10) to sort through Derek’s feelings about Episode...
The Toy Department – Episode 113
In Episode 113, Derek Madden teaches Matt Kolsky about the history of One Shining Moment before they discuss a variety of television entertainment, including: Judd Apatow’s Garry Shandling documentary on HBO (5:10), The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling,
The Toy Department – Episode 112
In Episode 112, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky find themselves in the same time zone — a rare treat — and briefly discuss Madden’s reggaeton horn app before they break down: Netflix’s new Duplass brothers-produced documentary Wild Wild Country (2:40) and...
The Toy Department – Episode 111
In Episode 111, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky are feeling healthy and fresh as they leap into: The NCAA Tournament (0:50) and whether March Madness is losing its luster… AMC’s new show McMafia (13:30) and all the ways it fails to impress… The Lifetime s...
The Toy Department – Episode 110
In Episode 110, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky quickly move past Kolsky’s morning of customer service hell and Madden’s mild illness to get into all of this: The Netflix original film Mute (3:00) and how it fails to deliver on its promise and star power…...
The Toy Department – Episode 109
In Episode 109, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky jump right into the business to discuss: The aftermath of the 90th Annual Academy Awards (0:50), the low ratings and the future of the awards show… The Season 2 premiere of Donald Glover’s FX show Atlanta (1...
The Toy Department – Episode 108
In Episode 108, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky preview their Oscar discussion unnecessarily before diving into the following (in order): The first three episodes of the new NBC sitcom AP Bio (4:15), and whether it stands out from the pack of network come...
The Toy Department – Episode 107
In Episode 107, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky try to figure out what the NBA’s proposed 1-16 playoff seeding idea would look like before jumping into the day’s assigned topics: Marvel’s new movie sensation Black Panther (9:20) and its quality and import...
The Toy Department – Episode 106
In Episode 106 Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky discuss their respective Valentine’s Day thoughts before settling into an episode designed mostly by Kolsky with the foremost intention of stretching Madden’s limits of entertainment consumption and discussin...