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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 384
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In 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: The latest from The Challenge All-Stars 4 (15:55) including an elimination where heavy hitters swung and missed repeatedly… A twisty, dairy-filled week of Top Chef Wisconsin (35:10) wherein…
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The Toy Department – Episode 383
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In Episode 383, Madden and Kolsky bicker about who bears more responsibility for their bizarre technical difficulties before jumping into: This week on The Challenge All-Stars 4 (2:10) and old heads showing their muscles… The latest from Top Chef Wisconsin (24:35) with a rough week for some good chefs and some badly cooked meat… Michael Douglas’s t…
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The Toy Department – Episode 382
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In 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: A new season of Top Chef (10:20), a midwest location that infuriates Derek and all the insight our hosts have gleaned over the first four episodes… A two…
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The Toy Department – Episode 381
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In Episode 381, Madden and Kolsky mention their upcoming international break before diving right into: The 2024 Oscars (2:15) and the sweeping dominance of Oppenheimer and Poor Things… HBO’s new Sunday night centerpiece The Regime (14:50) and Kate Winslet’s performance as a dictatorial chancellor in a show that’s difficult to place within a genre… …
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The Toy Department – Episode 380
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In 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: The second and final episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion reunion (4:00) and a wrap-up on a less-than-thrilling season of the pod’s favorite competition show… The Zone of Interest (31:15) whi…
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The Toy Department – Episode 379
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In Episode 379, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s busy schedule and Matt’s various maladies before jumping into: The first of two reunion episodes for The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (2:20) and how one week probably would have been enough to cover everything if they had just limited some of the shouting matches… The Vince Staples Show (19:…
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The Toy Department – Episode 378
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In Episode 378, Madden and Kolsky have a lot to cover, so there’s no time for pleasantries before discussions on: TJ’s Final on The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (0:45), casting a bit of shine on at least two worthy competitors after a season filled with distasteful main characters… The dramatic, intense and somewhat mystical conclusion of T…
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The Toy Department – Episode 377
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In 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: The first episode of TJ’s Final on The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (1:50) and the cathartic joy of seeing Jay sent home with nothing to show for his embarrassing display o…
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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: An action-packed episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (6:05) and the Challenge-fan-villain origin story that transpired this week for one of our hosts… The latest entry in the ever-expanding why?! canon, Apple …
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The Toy Department – Episode 375
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In 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: A thrilling and dramatic episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (3:05) that leaves the show in an unfortunate place moving forward towards the final… The fifth and final season of Fargo …
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The Toy Department – Episode 374
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In 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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In 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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In 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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In 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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In 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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In 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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In 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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In 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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In 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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The Toy Department – Episode 364
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In Episode 364, Madden and Kolsky exchange only brief pleasantries before diving into the week’s homework:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 363
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In Episode 363, Madden and Kolsky discuss Kolsky’s recent positive COVID test and its myriad of ripple effects before locking in to:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 362
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In Episode 362, Madden and Kolsky lament the sickness passing through the Kolsky household (and the overall joys of parenthood) before diving in on:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 361
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In Episode 361, Madden and Kolsky talk about the breakfast tacos that Derek is anxious to get to before locking in to this week’s only subject:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 360
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In Episode 360, Madden and Kolsky talk a little bit of Chicago Bears football and Wrexham soccer before getting down to business with last week’s homework:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 359
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In Episode 358, Madden and Kolsky celebrate a (relatively) problem-free recording environment before getting right into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 358
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In Episode 358, Madden and Kolsky lament Derek’s illness before he pushes through to discuss:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 357
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In Episode 357, Madden and Kolsky briefly address their literal physical proximity before diving right into the culture with:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 356
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In Episode 356, Madden and Kolsky are both exhausted and threatening each other with falling asleep mid-sentence as they prepare to discuss:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 355
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In Episode 355, Madden and Kolsky lament some technical issues before jumping right into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 354
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In Episode 354, Madden and Kolsky reflect once again on Kolsky’s family couch-surfing, plus the ultimate basement destination, before locking into:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 353
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In Episode 353, Madden and Kolsky discuss the Kolsky family’s bizarre living (and recording) arrangements before moving on to:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 352
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In Episode 352, Madden and Kolsky talk about life getting in the way and the challenges of moving a family across the country before getting to the business of the day:Door The Toy Department
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From Winning Ugly to Ugly as Sin: Part 3 of 3
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As if 2021 weren't bad enough, the White Sox experience was about to get exponentially worse. As the team makes its heel turn, we'll explore the real time experience a fandom's divorce from their team. It's ugliness in full bloom, and there's nothing winning about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-william…
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The Toy Department – Episode 351
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In Episode 351, Madden and Kolsky get right into things after some apologies for not completing their homework, covering:Door The Toy Department
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From Winning Ugly to Ugly as Sin: Part 2 of 3
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They were contenders, and likable ones at that. Until... In this episode, we'll explore how owner Jerry Reinsdorf went rogue on his organization by attempting to rectify what he considered a nearly 35-year-old personnel mistake. We'll examine the error of attempting to turn back time, and its fallout - not only what it cost the team's chances to be…
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The Toy Department – Episode 350
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In Episode 350, Madden and Kolsky discuss the moving process for Kolsky’s family and the generally unsettled nature of his life before zeroing in on:Door The Toy Department
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From Winning Ugly to Ugly as Sin: Part 1 of 3
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Want to know why men, women, boys and girls are madly cheering for their team and all you see is laundry? This is how I fell in love, not just with baseball, but with the Chicago White Sox. For two decades, I lived the ups and downs, glory and tragedy, and saw someone step into immortality, it allowed me to smile, to hope, to dream. But how do you …
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The Toy Department – Episode 349
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In Episode 348, Madden and Kolsky get into the difficulties of the moving process — especially for weird old semi-hoarders — before locking into the pop culture of the week:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 348
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In Episode 348, Madden and Kolsky are working on a Saturday, one at home and one in a hotel suite with an old man and a toddler (sorry for any weird audio stuff) but it doesn’t deter them from discussing:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 347
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In Episode 347, Madden and Kolsky are working on a Sunday, JUST FOR YOU, chatting about:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 346
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In Episode 346, Madden and Kolsky convene early for a late-night-Thursday episode, giving you the goods on:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 345
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In Episode 345, Madden and Kolsky have a Challenge final to discuss, so it’s right down to the business:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 344
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In Episode 344, Madden and Kolsky somehow compare Derek to LeBron James before getting back to reality and into:Door The Toy Department
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In Episode 343, Madden and Kolsky open with a quick detour about Derek’s friend Steven Hyden and the Seattle grunge scene of the ’90s before focusing on:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 342
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In Episode 342, Madden and Kolsky are working around Kolsky’s 20th college reunion, so it’s a quick attack of:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 341
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In Episode 341, Madden and Kolsky are trying to move quickly before Derek’s voice gives out to his cold, so it’s right into:Door The Toy Department
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The Drama King of Green Bay
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On this episode, we'll take a deep dive into how and why Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback who's arguably the best player in Green Bay Packer history, is the same guy the team can't wait to let go. Listen as we take a look at his 18-year one-man dramatic production-slash-revenge tour to prove that everyone who overlooked or passed him by was actively,…
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The Toy Department – Episode 340
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In Episode 340, Madden and Kolsky talk a little grilled cheese before locking in on:Door The Toy Department
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The Toy Department – Episode 339
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In Episode 339, Madden and Kolsky revisit Derek’s mom’s letter to Matt (which you may remember being mentioned a couple weeks ago) before getting to the business of the day:Door The Toy Department
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