USWNT – The Toy Department

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…

In Episode 172, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky briefly discuss their recording circumstances before jumping into the real meat:

The new Amazon series Too Old to Die Young (1:20) and how it really fails to come together in a meaningful way or show any particularly redeeming qualities…
Showtime’s new Roger Ailes show The Loudest Voice (11:35) and how its pilot delivered all the goods…
An extended NBA conversation (18:50) covering the free agent machinations and some thoughts on the teams that made big changes…
A brief conversation about USWNT soccer (55:25) trimmed down to NOT include senseless bickering about Landon Donovan’s ability (or lack thereof)…
Homework for next week (1:06:05), including: the new Aziz Ansari stand-up special on Netflix, Years and Years on HBO, the premiere of the American version of Love Island and — again — maybe seeing the movie Yesterday in theaters…

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