The Toy Department – Episode 414

In Episode 414, Madden and Kolsky are pressed for time after missing last week, so it’s some quick pleasantries and right into:

Two weeks of action from The Challenge All-Stars: Rivals (1:15), the early leaders in the clubhouse and the unfortunate (for entertainment purposes) elimination of Ashley and Aneesa…
Our hosts’ thoughts on all of the SNL 50 content (22:25) from the past weekend…
A couple minutes on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (33:30) with Phish nominated for the first time…
The Oscar-nominated film The Substance (40:05) and the excellent performances at its core…
More spy-show fodder with Netflix’s The Recruit (50:00) and Apple TV+’s Prime Target (54:25) and how one of our hosts found a deeper enjoyment in one of them…
The return of White Lotus (57:25) and the excitement we all feel to have it back…
A reasonably unproductive discussion about the NBA All-Star fiasco (1:04:30) and the NBA MVP Award, which Derek is already furious about…
Homework for two weeks from now (1:18:40), including: two more episodes of The Challenge All-Stars: Rivals and a bunch of Netflix content — the new Olympic basketball doc Court of Gold, new limited series Zero Day and new comedy series Running Point…