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Hardly Focused

Since 2009, the hosts of Hardly Focused have relentlessly made fun of pop culture, current events, and each other. Join them every Thursday as they pick apart the news and struggle to stay on-topic.

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668: There's No Discharge in the War

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2024/12/12

Repent, the 28 Years Later trailer is extremely fucking nigh!As with most films in Sony's Spider-Man universe, Kraven the Hunter is getting mediocre reviews Do film trailers really spoil the whole plot? Angry Utah man drives his newly-purchased car into a dealership over a denied refund Jack drank brown water, or a lesson in proper water tank maintenance Is Marvel Rivals better than Overwatch? The McDonald's worker who snitched on Luigi Mangione might not get their $60,000 reward FOLLOW HARDLY

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122:56

664: The Day After

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2024/11/10

In this "therapy session" installment of Hardly Focused, Jack, Zach, and Nate express their thoughts, feelings, and concerns about Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election.FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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105:53

663: Track no. 7 on Oasis' 2000 Album 'Standing on...

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2024/11/07

In this LIVE installment of The Acc and Jack Show, optimism existed as election night results poured in.Outside of reacting to America's decisions as they were being made, Acc and Jack discuss the 5 questions on the Massachusetts ballot. In non-political tangents, Acc also reminds Jack of his previous career aspirations of being a cartoonist. FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn

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165:39

662: I Paused GTA For This

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2024/10/31

Molly McAleer joins Becky, Jack, and Mike to discuss The Eras Tour, Lily Allen's feet, and much more!===== Becky was a guest on Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast? with Molly! Listen to them discuss The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini Jack and Becky finally went to The Eras Tour, and recap the TWO nights they spent in the presence of Taylor Swift Sabrina Carpenter is having her moment Ralph Fiennes is starring in 28 Years Later, and recently revealed the plot Singer Lily Allen makes more money from

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63:08

661: Cucking Funt

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2024/10/17

Jack and Becky wish they could make $18,000 impersonating Taylor Swift, all while discussing James Blunt's new name and much more!To his own chagrin, Jack is wearing Crocs It's about time for another Hardly Focused studio renovation A Taylor Swift impersonator makes enough money to quit her day job James Blunt will change his name if his Back to Bedlam reissue reaches no. 1 Name a band that's famous only because of Grey's Anatomy Jack is excited about The Cure finally releasing new music What are

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94:27

659: Damning Non-Answers

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2024/10/04

Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss inconveniences, childhood traumas on the school bus, the vice presidential debate, and more!How a local murder-suicide and highway shutdown heavily inconvenienced Jack Acc and Zach luck out with public transportation - mostly Jack shares the tale of "the Late Bus" A live-action Rugrats film will soon exist, and it shouldn't Acc and Jack discuss the debate between VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance Dana Carvey does a spot-on impression of Joe Biden on Saturday Night

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121:38

658: Stop Believin'

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2024/09/26

Jack and Nate discuss the Nintendo Museum, artificial intelligence, Disney's hypocrisy, Journey's singer, and much more!The Nintendo Museum has been revealed, and it's beautiful Jack introduces Nate to The Adventures of Tintin Artificial intelligence continues to dominate Google, Amazon, and even school writing programs Nate is disenchanted with Marvel Studio's "required viewing" A boy named Skywalker can't have a passport The Walt Disney Company, stealing the works of others since 1923 Arnel

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147:13

654: D'You Know What I Mean?

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2024/08/29

Jack, Mike, and Becky chat about the Oasis reunion, films and film stars, and Star Wars Outlaws - plus, a martial debate!After 15 years apart, Liam and Noel Gallagher have resurrected Oasis Becky is annoyed with Jack The unknown siblings of celebrities, and child stars who were thrust into the spotlight BeckysFeet.com Quentin Tarantino refuses to acknowledge Toy Story 4 Directors who made both R-rated films and kids movies Living in downtown Boston versus living in the sticks Playing Star Wars

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101:08

653: Gatsby's American Dreamcast

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2024/08/23

The Acc and Jack Show discusses Alien: Romulus, the Democratic National Convention, J.D. Vance trying to do human things, and more!Jack gives a spoiler-free review of Alien: Romulus It's okay to be petrified about the election in November, right? Acc and Jack haven't recorded an episode together since before President Biden dropped out of the race How did couch fucking become associated with J.D. Vance? Brain Worms McGillicuddy is dropping out of the race J.D. Vance tries - and fails - to order

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150:08

651: My Song is Better Than Your Song, pt. II

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2024/08/08

In the follow up to the 616th episode of this podcast, Ed Oliveira shares his own stories and memories of co-hosting The Sandbox morning show on 101.7 WFNX in Boston.Jack believes out-of-market radio hosts should be genuine with regard to their city of broadcast. Is Rogue One better than The Empire Strikes Back? blink-182 concerts take precedence over recording episodes of Hardly Focused. A writer for The Daily Illini had a horrible time watching blink-182 headline Lollapalooza. Having produced and

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127:59

649: Late Night Radio

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2024/07/25

Jack and Becky saw blink-182 at Fenway Park in BostonTwisters, the sequel to Twister, is well-worth the 28-year wait In true Hardly Focused fashion, a discussion pivots from Becky's tooth extraction pivots to the band Nine Days Following their bug that took down Windows computers all over the world, CrowdStrike offers impacted customers a whole $10 gift card Thomas Matthew Crooks took to Google in the days leading up to his attempted assassination of Donald Trump Emma's Pub & Pizza - a South Shore

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162:00

(From the Vault) 594: Remember ALF? He's Back... in...

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2024/07/11

From July 2023: Hardly Focused interviews science communicator and zoologist Lindsay Nikole! Elsewhere in this episode, Mike, Nate, and Jack discuss Barbie, Oppenheimer, the new social media outlets, and maroons gone viral.AMC has booked 20,000 double-feature tickets for Barbie and Oppenheimer A woman on an airplane has a meltdown after seeing... something Jack and Zach interview science communicator and zoologist Lindsay Nikole! Lindsay talks about her background, her love for music, her

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120:15

645: Doubt

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2024/06/20

Nate is getting married - very soon!New England has ruined the perception of just how big other U.S. states are The June Nintendo Direct is here, and lots of exciting games were shown off Things that exist that shouldn't - barf bag collectors Justin Timberlake is arrested for driving while sloshed Is it weird to get autographs from and photos with celebrities? Louisiana public schools have to display the Ten Commandments, per governor Jack versus cult members FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly

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92:52

644: Legal Means

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2024/06/13

Acc is a fan of the new musical movement known as "hip-hop"Jack relapsed and is once again addicted to Crazy Taxi Acc and Jack list their top picks from the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 The new Call of Duty game requires a persistent internet connection, even for the single-player campaign The former host of The Apprentice declares Taylor Swift to be "unusually beautiful" Texas libraries can once again carry books about butts and farts FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused

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95:29

643: Kool Thing(s)

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2024/06/06

Couples' therapy, starring Jack and Becky!Having needed to replace 2 recently, Becky has learned a lot about home appliances On a hot summer's day, the Sears air conditioning commercial comes to mind Michigan man has a court hearing about his suspended driver's license, into which he joins virtually - while driving Coming soon! Hardly Focused dissects the Karen Read trial Fiona Harvey - the real life "Martha" from Baby Reindeer - stalked a British lawyer, adding another victim to her list Halsey

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115:51

638: Did You Take Ozempic?

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2024/05/02

Jack, Mike, and Becky talk about parenthood, Taylor Swift on Bandcamp, Britney Spears' downward spiral, celebrities on Ozempic, and much more!Mike Tarara is a dad for the third time! Jack finally procured a bell and a megaphone for the studio Taylor Swift is finally on Bandcamp... or is she? Mike and Jack are obviously into the Fallout show; Becky isn't Mike is finally playing Fallout 76 Britney Spears is on the verge of going broke Do you live IN Hawaii, or ON Hawaii? Barbra Streisand

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637: Sleep Now in the Fire

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2024/04/25

The Acc and Jack Show, fueled by copious amounts of caffeine since 2006 The Simpsons killed off a character that even diehard viewers forgot about A blue checkmark on social media means nothing The latest in the criminal trial of Ronald Thump "When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire." Dr. Louis Kwong presents "Genitalia of the Day" Acc and Jack highly recommend the Fallout series on Prime Video FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn

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84:22

635: Shakin'

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2024/04/11

Podcast host David Baxter (Thank You, Five; Friends of the Countess; 12 Months of Christmas) joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused!Attention remote podcasters! Use Zoom. That is all. Adult nightmares about high school An earthquake occurred near New York City, and everybody felt it kind of Marc Summers stormed away from filming Quiet on Set David won't exist for about a month after the Elden Ring DLC releases Films with quick production turnaround FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly

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111:16

(From the Vault) 579: This is Fine

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2024/03/21

While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found GloryAcc and Jack exhibit weird ticks when interacting with celebrities Recapping the Webcomics on Ice convention in 2011, featuring encounters with a young Toby Fox (Undertale) and KC Green (the “This is fine” dog-and-fire cartoon) “Am I the Asshole?” Jack recounts two recent instances of road rage, both on the receiving and giving ends A history of The Acc and Jack Show, from

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116:39

633: Scary Moms Scaring Moms

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2024/03/14

Jack and Nate's foreign language teacher from middle school was a living nightmareConspiracies and controversies surround a photo of Kate Middleton and her children Should Alabama senator and scary mom Katie Britt be the Republican pick for Vice President? A trailer exists for the cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer live-service game Rest in peace Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama Jack tries and reviews Campbell's ghost pepper chicken noodle soup FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused

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