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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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128:13

605: Plunderin' for Jesus

Hardly Focused ·

2023/10/05

Jack, Mike, and Zach discuss the collective hatred for Curt Schilling, the (eventual) zombie apocalypse, rightful backlash over AI, and more! (0:00) Mike Tarara shouldn't have used Lifebuoy soap (10:33) Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is an absolute prick for revealing Tim Wakefield's cancer diagnosis (54:36) Did the national Emergency Alert System test turn everyone into zombies? (1:19:56) What seemingly-mundane piece of modern technology would blow the mind of a person from the

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181:02

604: Emotional Truths

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2023/09/28

Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of the writers' strike, and the Hasan Minhaj controversy - plus, an interview with Spirit Diaries! (0:00) Actor and musician David McCallum - whose music was sampled by Dr. Dre and other hip-hop artists - has passed away at 90 years young. (13:28) The writers' strike is over, with the new deal allowing for better pay increases, streaming residuals, limits on artificial intelligence usage, and more. (39:43) During the strike, the late night circuit showed

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154:25

603: Grand Theft Auto: Veracity

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2023/09/21

Jack and Becky talk about drunks and fraudsters! (0:00) Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador receives a DUI charge after driving her car into the side of a house. (42:32) Jack and Becky discuss Telemarketers on HBO, a 3-part documentary series that seeks to expose the true nature of a seedy call center. (1:28:02) After watching The Woman Who Wasn't There, which details a woman's false account of being in the World Trade Center on 9/11, Becky and Jack talk about their own experiences

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163:06

602: Starfield and Friends

Hardly Focused ·

2023/09/14

Jack Gill, Mike Tarara, and Nicole Mossey discuss and review Bethesda Game Studios' latest release, Starfield! (0:00) Before jaunting into virtual space, Mike recounts his survival of The Great Leominster Flood of 2023 (20:34) Warming up to discussing Starfield, Jack, Mike, and Nicole discuss their experiences with past Bethesda games (40:43) Jack and Nicole have a lot to like about Starfield, including Chunks food, ship building, and lockpicking (47:27) Mike hasn't actually played Starfield yet,

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151:13

601: Evacuation Situation

Hardly Focused ·

2023/09/07

Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Zach Ward chat about legacy music acts, the stuff that comes out of both ends, and festival fiascos! (0:00) Taylor Swift, coming to a theater near you! (7:00) Should a band still tour under their name if none of the original members remain? (57:38) An international flight is forced to turn around after someone has diarrhea all over the plane (1:10:24) Two women are kicked off a separate flight after refusing to sit in vomit-covered seats (1:31:00) Hot take: bink-182 is

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113:01

600, part two: MMXVI

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2023/08/31

Mike Tarara and Jack Gill celebrate the second part of the 600th episode of this podcast by partying like it's 2016! (0:00) 7 years went by fast, though the past 3 of them were a blur (7:11) Jack features for Mike audio from a 1979 newscast, interviewing parents took their kids to see the film Alien (20:38) "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker got close to 100 years in age, but chose not to go over (27:12) 2016 had the "Rolling List of 'Holy Shit,'" when every celebrity died (42:23) Pop culture in

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107:37

600, part one: MMVI

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2023/08/31

Commemorating the 600th episode of this podcast, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill travel back in time to the year 2006! (0:00) Before jumping in the time machine, Jack features for Acc audio of Vivek Ramaswamy attempting to rap to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" (22:19) To celebrate the 600th episode of this podcast, Acc and Jack return to the year 2006, the year they recorded their first show together (no flashback audio of that though; sorry kids) (26:35) In the world of pop culture, YouTube was just taking

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97:01

(From the Vault) 500: A Long Strange Trip

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2023/08/24

Recorded in May, 2021. Welcome to the 500th episode of this podcast! It’s a full house for this one – Acc, Jack, Kate, Mike, and Nate! As Jack notes, approximately 450 episodes of this show have been released under the name “Talk Radio Meltdown,” while the last 49 have been released as both “Hardly Focused” and “The Acc and Jack Show.” What a journey. Jack features audio of viral star Judge Jeffrey Middleton versus a courtroom “yoho.” The individual in question forgot to change his Zoom display name

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92:07

599: Boom, Blast and Ruin

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2023/08/17

Jack Gill and Mike Tarara chat about home explosions, conspiracy theories, and Darwinism! RIP Johnny Hardwick - Dale Gribble from King of the Hill A house in Pennsylvania randomly blows up. Mike thinks more than a faulty water tank is to blame Starfield releases September 6! Jack will take one for the team and play it on day one Tiffany "Not Real" Gomas apologizes for her airplane meltdown, though conspiracy theorists claim she's... not real Coffee is Mike's favorite beverage ever. He also

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108:04

598: Go(mas) Insane

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2023/08/10

Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Nate Fillers discuss their nether regions, awkward corporate training videos, airplane freak outs, video games, and more! (0:00) How often should one trim their pubes? Inquiring Acc's want to know! (19:27) "Have you tried the lasagna?" The crew watches an awkward Old Country Buffet training video. (33:15) "That MF back there is NOT real." Airplane meltdown lady has finally been identified. Acc, Jack, and Nate hypothesize what her issue might have been. Mental

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143:47

597: I Remember the Alamo

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2023/08/03

Jack, Mike, and Becky mourn recently-passed celebrities, and discuss Mr. Beast and social media meltdowns. Also, a conversation with Molly Johannes from HuggingTheCactus.com! (0:00) Wild weather in New England means rare, lush yards mid-summer for both Jack and Mike (8:45) Remembering Paul "Pee-wee Herman" Reubens, Angus Cloud from Euphoria, and musician Sinead O'Connor (15:19) Are adult film theaters still a thing in 2023? (36:07) Musicians (in)famously banned from performing on Saturday

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94:32

596: Holiday in Pyongyang

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2023/07/20

In this installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss James Cameron's thoughts on AI, Travis King's trip into North Korea, Yeonmi Park's alternative facts, and more! Acc reminds Jack of the Amy's Baking Company debacle from 2013. Remember that? It's 2023 and bad AAA video games like The Lord of the Rings: Gollum are still being released. James Cameron warned everyone in 1984 about the dangers of artificial intelligence! Travis King vacations in North Korea, while

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166:26

595: Recapping RHONY S14E1

Hardly Focused ·

2023/07/20

Jack Gill and David Baxter (host of Friends of the Countess, and 12 Months of Christmas on the Solid Listen podcast network) recap the first episode of the Real Housewives of New York City reboot. David is versed in the Real Housewives franchise, while Jack has never watched a single episode. Despite the difference in knowledge, they both agree that Jenna Lyons is basically Lady Dimitrescu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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164:00

594: Remember ALF? He's Back... in Pog Form!

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2023/07/13

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. (0:00) AMC has booked 20,000 double-feature tickets for Barbie and Oppenheimer (24:17) A woman on an airplane has a meltdown after seeing... something (43:37) Jack and Zach interview science communicator and zoologist Lindsay Nikole! Lindsay talks about her background, her love for music,

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142:44

593: Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down

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2023/06/29

Jack Gill and Zach Ward interview author Daniel Vitale, plus a grab bag of consciousness streams! (0:00) Food stalls in mall food courts - are they fronts for something else? (11:00) Becky stayed in an Airbnb featured on the show Designing Miami! (32:45) Jack and Zach, along with Nate Fillers, interview author Daniel Vitale! Dan talks about writing screenplays, moving from Massachusetts to Los Angeles, and his favorite Interpol albums. (1:52:33) Remember when the Titan submersible imploded

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103:15

592: March of the Huffman's

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2023/06/22

Mike Tarara and Jack Gill talk live music, Fallout, and the downfall of reddit! (0:00) Jack, who once promised to never again attend a concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA, attends a concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA (23:46) Back on that Fallout 76 train! Jack also procures a copy of one of the worst video games ever made - Revolution X, starring Aerosmith (39:39) To Mike's chagrin, Trent Reznor announces that Nine Inch Nails likely won't tour again any time

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110:22

591: The AI Take Over, the Break's Over

Hardly Focused ·

2023/06/15

The Acc and Jack Show discusses AI radio DJs, sophisticated scams, the Great Reddit Blackout of 2023, and more! A radio station in Portland, OR is testing an AI version of a human on-air personality, and the response is expectedly negative. AOL Instant Messenger - remember that? What to look for, and what not to click in an email phishing scam. Most of Reddit goes dark in protest against mismanagement and API changes. Actor Treat Williams posted very wholesome tweets right before he passed away

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148:08

590: Light Up the Sky

Hardly Focused ·

2023/06/08

It’s a packed episode with Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Zach Ward, featuring chats about the Canadian wildfires, Chris Licht’s exit from CNN, and more! New York City-based comedian Kim Dinaro joins Jack and Zach to discuss her 2022 appearance on The Tonight Show, performing comedy on Zoom by necessity, and high school theater memories. Jack and Nate discuss the Canadian wildfires, and the resulting, horrific air quality in the Northeastern US. Nate thinks CGI looks better in the theater versus on

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128:33

589: Steel, Wood, Whiskey, and Kobolds

Hardly Focused ·

2023/06/01

Bill "The Whiskey Dic" Eburn from The Whiskey Dictionary and Dungeons and Drams joins Jack Gill and Zach Ward to talk whiskey, Dungeons and Dragons, and more! (0:00) Bill Eburn hosts The Whiskey Dictionary on YouTube, where he reviews and discusses different types of whiskey. Bill talks with Jack and Zach about the history of his channel, his favorite whiskey, and how to properly taste whiskey without getting completely annihilated. (59:07) When he's not reviewing whiskey, Bill runs his second

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104:31

588: Sticky Situations

Hardly Focused ·

2023/05/25

In this installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the 2024 presidential campaign, and the latest World of Warcraft controversy. (0:00) Hardly Focused versus The Acc and Jack Show, as explained by Krusty the Clown (4:32) Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces his 2024 presidential campaign (56:11) From October 2022: A woman on TikTok details a nightmare on a plane involving a "doggy bag" (1:06:15) Activision Blizzard introduces WoW Tokens into World of

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