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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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719: Watch Out! You're Gonna Crash! Aahh!

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2026/02/10

Poor Lindsey Vonn. First, she ruptures her ACL; then, she crashes during a downhill ski run at the Olympics and suffers a gruesome leg injury. To top it off, Lindsey's own father gives her the "dad treatment" in an interview with the AP. Jack, Mike, and Nate wonder if Lindsay should have retired years ago. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: The New England Patriots did not win Super Bowl 60, but at least they made it that far! Turning Point USA's "All-American Halftime Show" was a

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77:49

718: Americano Idiota

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2026/02/05

The Super Bowl is almost here, and the New England Patriots are in it for the first time since 2018! Of course, nothing is without controversy these days, for not everyone is on board with Bad Bunny performing at the half-time show. Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Turning Point USA's upcoming "alternate" half-time show, headlined by America's favorite hick, Kid Rock!Elsewhere in this installment of Hardly Focused: Does the Kennedy Center really need to be closed for two years while it undergoes

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72:12

715: Real Talk

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2026/01/16

In the first installment of Hardly Focused for 2026, Jack and Zach are none too pleased about artificial intelligence. For that matter, neither is musician Mark Tremonti, who believes AI-generated "fake art" will one day overtake the real thing. At least Bandcamp is doing it right by outright banning anything even remotely considered artificial.Discussed elsewhere in this episode: TimeOut magazine presents a list of the most inauthentic cities in the world, and Boston makes the list! As Tiffany

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91:50

714: I Don't Even Know What Time It Is!

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2025/12/27

Good news: Kids in New York City public schools are benefitting from a system-wide ban on cell phone! They're socializing, and there is a noticeable improvement in focus. Bad news: Without their phones to assist them, these kids have no idea how to read analog clocks. Nicole and Jack discuss and weep for the nation's future. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Nicole recounts her trip to Goodsprings, Nevada for the annual gathering of Fallout fans! "Mr. Goodman, please report to

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94:08

712: Dog Problems

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2025/12/12

The mental unraveling of a canine co-host accents this largely video game-related installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Nate express bewilderment at both Metroid Prime 4's heavily anticipated launch, and the announcement of yet another Skyrim re-release. Not owning a Switch 2, this might be the first time Jack isn't buying another version of Bethesda's legendary dragon-taming simulator.Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Jack and Nate share horror stories about working in

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79:03

710: Riot for Nothing

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2025/11/20

It's finally happening - the "Epstein files" are one step closer to being released. Shortly before this episode was recorded, both the U.S. House and Senate voted to pass the bill that will make public the emails, the characters, and more. Acc, Jack, and Mike discuss and wonder what - if anything - the outcome will be.Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Famous people named Bubba, including a certain Love Sponge with whom this show was very briefly - and very mistakenly -

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82:57

707: Sleeping Patterns

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2025/10/30

The former reality television host who is now in control of the United States has declared an end to the "console wars." Not only was artificial intelligence used in this announcement, but GameStop - desperate to maintain relevancy in 2025 - jumped in on the bit. Jack and Zach question this, and pretty much everything else that's gone sideways over the past year.Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: It's spo0o0o0oky season! "The chimps are infected!" Jack's chronic illness has

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80:48

706: Doesn't Afraid of Anything

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2025/10/26

Gamers are losing their collective minds over the announcement - Halo is coming to PlayStation! After 20+ years on Xbox and PC, the Halo franchise is joining Sony's platform with the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Acc and Jack discuss the newest entry in the series, and how it builds upon the original "Combat Evolved" game as a quasi-remake. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Jack has the post-music festival plague, and can't see straight, let alone articulate

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73:10

698: It Came From Planet Lunch!

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2025/08/09

A study from AI firm Kalon determines the top 10 states in the country that are most addicted to pornography. Jack and Becky go through the list, and cover the additional 10 that are least addicted. Spoilers - the commonwealth of Massachusetts is on neither!Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Remember Planet Lunch, and Ploids? The latter is not a venereal disease. Arcades are a scam. Becky is obsessed with the "Poop Cruise." Instragram rolls out a new "maps" feature, to much

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115:33

697: Ain't That Pretty at All

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2025/08/01

Actress Sydney Sweeney has teamed up with clothier American Eagle to advertise their line of jeans. In the year 2025, people will get upset over anything, and to the surprise of nobody this new campaign is no exception. To the surprise of Becky, however, is Mike and Jack's agreement that Sydney Sweeney isn't the ultimate, jaw-dropping smoke show that everybody else makes her out to be. Do you agree?Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Whether or not he actually tries to do it, former

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119:18

696: Mama, I'm Coming Home

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2025/07/23

The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has left this mortal coil at 76 years old. Jack and Nate discuss Ozzy's legacy, and his final performance at the Back to the Beginning event just weeks before his death. Also discussed in this episode: The fourth Matrix film was meta Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner CBS and Paramount cancel The Late Show, and Stephen Colbert is going scorched earth in response FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about

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97:23

691: LET'S CHECK IT OUT

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2025/06/12

The ⁠Nintendo Switch 2⁠ is out in the world, and the internet sure has a lot to say about it. Jack especially has some thoughts! Meanwhile, Undertale super-fan Acc highly recommends the new installments in the ⁠Deltarune⁠ series.Elsewhere in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Jack responds to comments left by angry Texans on the ⁠YouTube clip⁠ from ⁠last episode about the murder of Jonathan Joss. There once existed a restaurant in an Ogden, Utah mall food court called India Oven. Many years

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205:01

689: Definitely Maybe, No Definitely Out of the Band

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2025/05/29

Poor Zak Starkey. First he was fired from The Who; then he was rehired by The Who. Now he's officially been "retired" from The Who. Jack details "the Zak Starkey saga" for Becky and Molly McAleer, and why Starkey isn't performing with his OTHER former band Oasis during their reunion tour. Elsewhere, Jack tells Becky and Molly about a bizarre story out of New York City. 2 wannabe socialites kept an ex-business partner captive in their townhome in order to extract the account information for his

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125:19

686: Remember Two Things*

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2025/05/07

Acc and Jack have a spoiler-heavy discussion about Thunderbolts*, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In giving away the third act of the film, Jack explains to Acc why the film's title features an asterisk, and ponders why Marvel and Disney chose to update the film's title days after its premier. Jack also comments on an article about Thunderbolts* that attempts to explain how its opening weekend box office performance is relative to the decision to reveal the meaning behind the

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133:38

684: Yer Fyre'd

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2025/04/24

After 2 failed attempts at existing, one of which spectacularly so, Fyre Festival is no more. The Fyre brand is being transformed into a music-video streaming platform, with some degree of involvement from founder and convicted felon Billy McFarland. Jack and Nicole reminisce about the debacle surrounding the first aborted festival, and recap the events leading up the second festival's cancellation and subsequent sale of Fyre's IP. READ MORE: Fyre Festival Now Being Turned Into Music Streaming

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120:40

683: Coup D'état

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2025/04/17

Jack and Mike discuss Circle Jerks' performance at Coachella 2025, where frontman Keith Morris called for an "army of Luigis," referring to Luigi Mangione. Mike airs his grievances about the state of the healthcare industry in the United States, and the impacts it may have on his family's future. Meanwhile, Jack presents a story about a potential Luigi-copycat who was arrested at the UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnesota. READ MORE: California punk rockers call for an 'army of Luigis' during brash

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108:00

(From the Vault) 672: A Stanley Tucci Freak-Off

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2025/04/10

From January 9, 2025: Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all! The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000. Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas. Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport. Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut. Adrien

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89:17

681: Woke Karen

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2025/03/20

Content creator Woke Karen joins Jack and Zach to discuss cancel culture, the Chao creatures from Sonic the Hedgehog, and a game called Doug Huggem!FOLLOW WOKE KAREN! https://linktr.ee/wokekaren FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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142:27

678: She's My Nona

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2025/02/27

Jack, Nate, and Becky remember actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away the day this episode was recorded at the age of 39. With roles in television shows such as The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Gossip Girl, along with her unforgettable roles in the films Harriet the Spy and EuroTrip, Michelle's passing is a massive loss for the millennial generation. May she travel well onto her next adventure.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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128:28

673: It's the Pitts

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2025/01/16

Catching up with Nate's fascination with Christmas films, and Zach's pre-performance ailmentsTikTok is shutting down in the United States on January 19 A very rushed ending was added to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The wildfires in Los Angeles, and how the music industry is responding A French woman was tricked into believing she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt, and was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars Subscribe to the Solid Listen podcast network on Patreon for a

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