Amy Schumer – The Toy Department

In Episode 295, Madden and Kolsky spend a couple minutes on the pitfalls of parenting before hustling through:

This week’s episode of Top Chef: Houston (2:00), and epic barbecue challenge and who’s thriving so far this season…
The return of Donald Glover’s Atlanta (15:30) and how it continues to be one of the best and most unique things on television…
Amy Schumer’s new Hulu show Life & Beth (22:30) and how the first two episodes are not particularly compelling but there’s hope for the future with Michael Cera still yet to show up…
A few minutes on The Oscars (25:00) without a mention of the slap…
HBO Max’s new DC-based series DMZ (31:25) and how Rosario Dawson in a post-apocalyptic war zone makes for very compelling television entertainment…
Homework for next Friday (35:45), including: more Top Chef: Houston, along with the new Marvel series Moon Knight, the HBO Max rom-com Moonshot and the new Netflix movie The Bubble…
Some thoughts on the upcoming Final Fours (40:15), particularly the big UNC-Duke matchup…

In Episode 221, Madden and Kolsky convene for a less tipsy but possibly more tired morning recording session to discuss:

The first part of the Challenge: Total Madness reunion on MTV (1:20), the many twists and turns of a fascinating season and what — if anything — is left for part two…
The new Peacock app show Brave New World (34:10) and how it falls just short of compelling…
The new HBO documentary Showbiz Kids (41:00) and how it presents perhaps the first complete look at the experience of being a child star…
HBO Max’s new series Expecting Amy (50:45) and how wonderfully candid and open Amy Schumer is about her pregnancy and marriage…
A couple pieces of breaking news about sports team names (57:35) featuring Seattle hockey and Washington, D.C. football…
Homework for next week (1:02:35), including: the final reunion episode of The Challenge, the beginning of the MLB and NBA seasons, the Marie Curie movie Radioactive on Amazon Prime, the W Kamau Bell show on CNN — United Shades of America and the return of Room 104 on HBO…

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