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We don’t just "stick to sports" because we don’t have the privilege of doing so. This podcast is about wrecking the toy department – the name derisively foisted on sports – where it’s supposedly all fun and games. It’s not and never has been. There’s no shut up and dribble here. We want to hear what athletes, and people from all walks of sports – have to say, because they’re public figures with a platform. What they say and do, or don’t say and do, matters whether we agree with them or not. ...
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The Toy Department – Episode 414
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1:20:24In 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 5…
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The Toy Department – Episode 413
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1:04:37In Episode 413, Madden and Kolsky give you everything they’ve got about the Super Bowl (which amounts to approximately 47 seconds of content) before locking in on: The first two episodes of The Challenge All-Stars: Rivals (1:30) which featured a fortuitous elimination and very little personal growth from people we’ve known for a decade… The Jesse E…
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The Toy Department – Episode 412
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1:05:57In Episode 412, Madden and Kolsky have a quick chat about vacations and the city of New Orleans before focusing in on: The conclusion of a lackluster reunion for The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (4:20) and a look ahead to the hopefully much more entertaining All-Stars 5… The Oscar-nominated Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (16:30), some big-tim…
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The Toy Department – Episode 411
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1:00:01In Episode 411, Madden and Kolsky spend some time whining about the cold weather and their various maladies before sucking it up and getting to: An underwhelming start to the reunion of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (4:30) and how the customary post-championship party probably needs a new format… The even more underwhelming Cruel Intentions rem…
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The Toy Department – Episode 410
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1:12:48In Episode 410, Madden and Kolsky are both suffering from a little case of winter doldrums, but buck up after a few minutes of whining to get into: The controversial conclusion of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (5:20) and whether Season 40 lived up to the hype, plus some looking ahead to the debut of All-Stars 5 in a few weeks… A frustrated reac…
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The Toy Department – Episode 409
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48:52In Episode 409, Madden and Kolsky have a quick post-holiday catch-up before diving right into: An underwhelming Part 1 of TJ’s Final on The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (3:00) and how our hosts agree with Kyland’s take on the overwhelming amount of swimming… The latest in the Taylor Sheridan universe — Landman (16:20) and how Sheridan continues to…
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The Toy Department – Episode 408
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53:37In Episode 408, Madden and Kolsky catch up after a week off, including a brief description of Kolsky’s London Getaway, before locking in on: The last pre-final episodes of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (5:45) and who’s in the best position to excel in the endgame on New Year’s Day… Picking up the pieces on A Man on the Inside (37:45) because Ko…
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The Toy Department – Episode 407
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56:53In Episode 407, Madden and Kolsky return after an extended break and before another one, and now need to apologize to everyone who may be offended by a bumpy open and the loss of Kolsky’s primary microphone after approximately seven minutes, but nevertheless pursue conversations about: The two most recent episodes of The Challenge: Battle of the Er…
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The Toy Department – Episode 406
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57:05In Episode 406, Madden and Kolsky spend a few minutes discussing mixtapes with an air of nostalgia before they lock into: Another drama-filled episode of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (5:10), a lot of main character energy from Johnny Bananas and the exploits of the surprisingly persistent EliMichele… The exceedingly weird and bizarrely sparse …
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The Toy Department – Episode 405
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58:09In Episode 405, Madden and Kolsky are on the clock and in their feelings, so it’s a sprint through: The latest from The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (1:15) where everything continues to come up Bananas and Tori is making a run at the proverbial Championship Belt… The return of Lioness on Paramount+ (31:55) and the remarkable productivity of Taylor…
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In Episode 404, Madden and Kolsky hit the ground running after an off-air election conversation with a little Halloween recap before getting into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 403
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1:01:00In Episode 403, Madden and Kolsky briefly address their respective levels of exhaustion before jumping right into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 402
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1:08:22In Episode 402, Madden and Kolsky discuss their great lost episode, and attempt to recreate some of the magic you missed last week as they cover:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 401
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1:01:16In Episode 401, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s work-cation and his exclusive property on Haven’t-Seen-Harry-Potter Island before locking in on:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 400
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53:54In Episode 400, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s San Francisco escapades and marvel at the longevity of this silly podcast before getting into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 399
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1:07:43In Episode 399, Madden and Kolsky prepare to overcome a late recording time and Derek’s long week before diving into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 398
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1:00:02In Episode 398, Madden and Kolsky are doing it after dark again, with LOTS to catch up on, beginning with a recap of their IRL meetup for a Pearl Jam concert, but moving on to:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 397
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1:04:28In Episode 397, Madden and Kolsky are staying up late again, so it’s right on into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 396
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1:29:26In Episode 396, Madden and Kolsky don’t bother with small talk because somebody is UPSET as they get into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 395
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47:56In Episode 395, Madden and Kolsky talk a little Lollapalooza before homing in on:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 394
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47:10In Episode 394, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s new fitness challenge and a radio contest involving Fred Durst before jumping into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 393
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1:19:14In Episode 393, Madden and Kolsky discuss their canned-champagne problems (including Kolsky’s urgent need of a plumber) before conversations about:Door The Toy Department
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In Episode 392, Madden and Kolsky nail down what day it is and what city Derek is in, talk a little about Soul Coughing and concerts, and then get into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 391
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1:19:50In Episode 391, Madden and Kolsky are back from an unplanned hiatus (thanks to Derek’s unnamed coworkers) to dive deep into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 390
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1:08:59In Episode 390, Madden and Kolsky talk a TEENSY bit about the NBA Finals matchup before moving out of the sports world and into:Door The Toy Department
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In Episode 389, Madden and Kolsky talk about Derek’s travels in the name of ROCK before attempting to swiftly get through:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 388
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1:26:52In Episode 388, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s busy schedule before locking right into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 387
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1:17:09In Episode 387, Madden and Kolsky are meeting up late night for some Toy Department After Dark to get into:Door The Toy Department
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In Episode 386, Madden and Kolsky discuss the content of and response to the Tom Brady Roast on Netflix before diving into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 385
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1:10:47In Episode 385, Madden and Kolsky discuss the baking project happening in Kolsky’s house before locking in and moving through:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 384
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1:22:34In Episode 384, Madden and Kolsky open with a long conversation about Kolsky’s visit to The Sphere in Las Vegas to see Phish before snapping out of it to cover:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 383
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1:13:36In Episode 383, Madden and Kolsky bicker about who bears more responsibility for their bizarre technical difficulties before jumping into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 382
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1:28:51In Episode 382, Madden and Kolsky have a LOT to catch up on, from Matt’s new debilitating addiction to Derek’s busy concert schedule (with plenty of stops in between) but eventually get around to:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 381
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47:57In Episode 381, Madden and Kolsky mention their upcoming international break before diving right into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 380
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1:17:11In Episode 380, Madden and Kolsky discuss the big house-dad day at the Kolsky home and Matt’s various dad behaviors before locking in to cover:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 379
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34:18In Episode 379, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s busy schedule and Matt’s various maladies before jumping into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 378
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1:00:12In Episode 378, Madden and Kolsky have a lot to cover, so there’s no time for pleasantries before discussions on:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 377
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1:12:11In Episode 377, Madden and Kolsky have an in-depth Kylian Mbappe discussion before pressing record, then address Kolsky’s terrible Valentine’s Day before locking in for:Door The Toy Department
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In Episode 376, Madden and Kolsky pause to celebrate Chelsea FC’s successful FA Cup match before focusing on today’s topics:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 375
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1:12:34In Episode 375, Madden and Kolsky address Derek’s road location and failure to shower — with a weird detour to the film Wonka — before splashing into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 374
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1:05:07In Episode 374, Madden and Kolsky sort through the topics and decide it’s important to get right into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 373
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1:05:04In Episode 373, Madden and Kolsky are finally excited about something that happened on their favorite show so it’s RIGHT into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 372
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51:46In Episode 372, Madden and Kolsky waste no time diving into some divisive pop culture as they cover:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 371
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54:23In Episode 371, Madden and Kolsky totally forget to wish each other (or you) a Happy New Year and instead discuss the elastic nature of time before getting into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 370
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58:25In Episode 370, Madden and Kolsky have an in-depth discussion of sinus procedures and overall nasal health before ending their year with:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 369
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1:05:54In Episode 369, Madden and Kolsky spend a few minutes on Derek’s immediate future, including a rock concert and programming a Christmas music station, before launching into:Door The Toy Department
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In Episode 368, Madden and Kolsky lament the existence of Daylight Savings Time and the depressing 4:30pm sundown in the Midwest before turning to:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 367
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1:05:09In Episode 367, Madden and Kolsky discuss the arrival of really cold weather in the Midwest and lament their life choices before diving in to:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 366
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1:09:12In Episode 366, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s propensity for failing to do his homework properly before getting into the things he DIDN’T screw up:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 365
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1:11:56In Episode 365, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s rock-and-roll travels before getting to today’s pod business:Door The Toy Department
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