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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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146:25

626: The Tortured Rebeccas Department

Hardly Focused ·

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

Hardly Focused ·

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

Hardly Focused ·

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

Hardly Focused ·

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

Hardly Focused ·

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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140:42

618: Dots and Dashes

Hardly Focused ·

2023/12/29

It's the final episode of Hardly Focused for 2023! Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss side hustles, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and lots more. Kicking off this episode with some candy-flavored, and banana bread-flavored alcohol Jack embarrassed Becky at Buffalo Wild Wings Zach and Becky debate over several things - Dots candy, Cheez-Its, the state of California, and more The University of Wisconsin chancellor has a sexy side hustle, one that cost him his job "Florida Joker" is really upset about being parodied

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118:35

617: Logan to Government Center

Hardly Focused ·

2023/12/21

Acc and Jack welcome back Fro, who's enjoying newfound parenthood Acc doesn't want to re-subscribe to World of Warcraft, but he's going to do it anyway Is The Day Before the biggest disaster in video game history? In honor of the 617th episode of this podcast, Jack discusses the legacy - and supposed decline of - Boston's own candlepin bowling Preserving media and former landscapes - are these just exercises in nostalgia? The old Dragon Ball and Pokémon anime were masterpieces, albeit very

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111:48

616: My Song is Better Than Your Song

Hardly Focused ·

2023/12/14

101.7 WFNX was an independently-owned alternative rock radio station in Boston from 1983-2012. Chris "Charlie" Padgett hosted The Sandbox morning show on WFNX from 2007-2010. While working at rival station WAAF, Jack would listen to Chris' show while screening phone calls for their morning drive competitor. Chris shares stories about The Sandbox and WFNX, including his "epiphany moment" following an in-studio visit by actor and comedian Jeff Garlin. Also in this episode, Jack and Mike, along with

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208:51

615: Love is a Long Road

Hardly Focused ·

2023/12/07

Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) joins Jack and Becky for an all-nighter Becky is in full-blown "Jessica" mode Couples who pretend not to know each other in public Jack tells Molly about the Pokémon engagement ring he bought for his ex Discord isn't a fun place The Grand Theft Auto VI trailer has completely diverted Jack's attention Taylor Swift is too perfect; she either has clones, or she's a robot Jack and Becky learn about comedian Matt Rife, his Netflix special

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92:55

614: Wrap Music

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2023/11/30

Colgate Beef Lasagna is a lie?! Spotify Wrapped 2023 has everybody talking - and crying Henry Kissinger dies, the news of which breaks during this episode's recording Nickelodeon's Doug had quite the soundtrack Robert DeNiro gets angrily vocal at the Gotham Awards The Game Awards will tighten security following stage-crashing incidents FOLLOW THIS PODCAST! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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133:13

613: Gobble-Gobbledygook

Hardly Focused ·

2023/11/23

Growing up in the 90s with the "golden age" of Cartoon Network The Walking Dead: Destinies is a new contender for "Worst Game of 2023" Kellanova is releasing Thanksgiving-flavored Pop Tarts Frontier Airlines provides not one, but two airplane freakouts within days of each other! MrBeast buries himself alive for 7 days, but for what reason? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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94:54

612: How to Play Chess with Your Butt

Hardly Focused ·

2023/11/16

Follow Hardly Focused on TikTok! Marvel films should not require watching several television shows to understand the story Retail giants are shifting away from self-checkout machines Can anal beads be used to cheat at chess? It's time for New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick to go An arrest has been made in connection with the horrifying death of hockey player Adam Johnson FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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126:31

611: History Books

Hardly Focused ·

2023/11/09

Jack Gill and Nicole Mossey discuss and review track-by-track The Gaslight Anthem's long-awaited reunion album History Books! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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183:59

610: One More Time...

Hardly Focused ·

2023/11/03

Jack, Nate, and Becky review the new blink-182 album One More Time... track-by-track! There I Ruined It made a phenomenal AI-generated Johnny Cash-Taylor Swift cover The Beatles release their "final" song, "Now and Then" FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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160:40

609: Gooflumps

Hardly Focused ·

2023/10/26

DOTS, the most controversial candy of all time Jack is not heir to a massive pencil empire, it seems Personal experiences with the paranormal Becky is not a fan of Halloween fun Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark were the occasional stuff of nightmares McKamey Manor, a haunted house with a laundry list of requirements for entry "Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide, the happiest song ever composed The band Brand New were masters of musical jump-scares Investigating the haunted airport in

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113:59

608: Dark and/or Scary

Hardly Focused ·

2023/10/19

Elaine Chaney from the podcast Wait, Whaaat Are You Watching joins Jack and Zach! When he's not proving that UFOs exist, Tom DeLonge releases some of the best music of his career on blink-182's new album One More Time Horror films and television shows aimed at children are actually pretty terrifying Is Skull Island: Rise of Kong the worst video game of 2023? Britney Spears reveals that she was pregnant with - and aborted - Justin Timberlake's baby Someone rips the absolute loudest fart at a poker

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180:00

606: Not in My House

Hardly Focused ·

2023/10/12

Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) discuss podcasting, Taylor Swift mania, and TikTok controversies. (0:00) Molly McAleer - the boss-lady of and host of several shows on the Solid Listen podcast network - joins Jack and Nate from the comfort of her bed (2:10) The pros and cons of dating stalkers (10:51) Molly provides a full history of the Solid Listen podcast network (32:29) Lizzo joins Incubus on-stage in one of her first performances

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