International soccer – The Toy Department

In Episode 393, Madden and Kolsky discuss their canned-champagne problems (including Kolsky’s urgent need of a plumber) before conversations about:

The third season of Hulu’s flagship dramedy The Bear (4:35) and whether it stands up to the incredibly high standard set by its first two seasons…
The Dakota Johnson film Am I Ok? (19:15) and the text message Derek sent to Kolsky while he was watching it…
The sickle-cell-superhero show Supacell on Netflix (33:15) and the cultural value of message-driven shows in this particular genre…
The stand-up comedy of Ali Siddiq (39:50) and his recent four-special series about his life…
A few thoughts on the state of USA Men’s soccer (48:25) as they seek to replace Gregg Berhalter…
Homework for next week (1:13:05), including: the Rashida Jones show Sunny on Apple TV+, the new film Problemista on Max, Eddie Murphy’s return in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F on Netflix and the new Sausage Party show on Amazon Prime Video…

In Episode 266, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky CAN’T WAIT to start talking pop culture, so it’s straight into:

The finalé of Top Chef in Portland (1:00) and the post-series drama surrounding the winner, plus the premiere of Top Chef: Amateurs (23:45) and the impressive talent and quirky personalities therein…
The USWNT documentary LFG (33:10) and the team’s long fight for equal pay…
The new Steven Soderbergh film No Sudden Move (56:45) and whether the great director still has his fastball…
The first Questlove jawn, Summer of Soul (1:01:30) and all of the many takeaways from an excellent documentary film…
Homework for next Tuesday (1:11:35), including: the reboot of Gossip Girl on HBO Max/CW, the New Zealand(ish?) show Wellington Paranormal (produced by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement) on The CW and the new Mike White show The White Lotus on HBO, plus a couple other pieces of pop culture, potentially…

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