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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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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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85:33

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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146:25

626: The Tortured Rebeccas Department

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2024/02/22

Jack is still having a good time on Threads. Follow Hardly Focused there!Becky feels bad for the lobsters in the tanks at the supermarket Taylor Swift is in Australia, or so her jet tracker claims Taylor felt "lonely" during the pandemic, despite being quarantined with Joe Alwyn Becky and Jack try to decipher the track list to The Tortured Poets Department Love is Blind contestant Chelsea Blackwell claims Megan Fox is her celebrity doppelgänger Bryce Hall versus Billie Eilish, or how to rile up a

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87:23

625: See You in Hail

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2024/02/15

Only trust weather reports from Frankie MacDonald, from his own TV station Remember when Lunchables came with soda? Did The Simpsons really need to recast their minority characters? Super Bowl LVIII, from President Biden trolling everyone on social media to Travis Kelce yelling at Andy Reid Forgive Joe Biden; he's old and overcame a stutter New Hampshire resident Rick Hebbard fires a verbal salvo on a school board meeting "Acc's Adventures on the MBTA" It's an early Christmas for Jack, for a trailer

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96:06

624: Album of the Year

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2024/02/08

"Sex before marriage? PREPARE TO DIE!" Recapping the 2024 Grammy Awards; from Tracy Chapman's mind-blowing performing with Luke Combs, to Annie Lennox's tribute to Sinead O'Connor, plus the difference between Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Killer Mike wins a bunch of Grammys, only to be arrested for misdemeanor battery. After being fired from the cast almost immediately upon being hired, Shane Gillis is hosting Saturday Night Live. A Chihuahua left a stinky mess on a United Airlines

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145:54

623: Pass the Ball to Tucker

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2024/02/01

(0:00) True to the name of this podcast, this episode is all over the place. ADHD is real, kids! (4:00) A "diaper spa" in Atkinson, New Hampshire catering to adult baby/diaper lovers is causing controversy among residents (35:00) Jack and Zach talk about anything and everything with Tucker Lindgren, including living in New England, cats, and Palworld (1:34:00) Joy Reid swears into a hot mic during an MSNBC segment (1:51:00) With David Letterman coming to her defense, Taylor Swift might be bigger

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74:47

622: Fool's Gold

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2024/01/25

"Do you like hot fudge sundaes?" Tay Zonday versus Rick Astley, or a case study in going viral In hindsight, Rockstar Games fumbled the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI Zach prefers unrealistic, cartoony video games A Colorado pastor launches a crypto scam because the Lord told him to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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128:28

621: Shafted

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2024/01/18

Jack Gill presents: "How to Pronounce 'Barry Keoghan'" Jack and Becky watched Saltburn, while Mike finally saw Barbie People - or rather, a certain type of people - really didn't like this podcast's latest TikTok video about Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel The 2024 Emmys, from Better Call Saul winning absolutely nothing to The Bear winning everything Lindsay Lohan and her father are upset about a "fire crotch" joke made in the Mean Girls musical film A mother with a screaming child goes viral after

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107:51

620: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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2024/01/11

Most of this episode is spent discussing the feud between Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel Jack finally owns a Hullabalooza shirt from The Simpsons Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 presidential race Acc and Jack check in on the live GOP debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Blue checkmarks on social media mean absolutely nothing now Jo Koy's monologue at the Golden Globes was a disaster FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices

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128:29

619: Year of the Dragon

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2024/01/04

In this festive installment of Hardly Focused, Jack and Becky kick off 2024 with predictions, anticipations, rants and debates, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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