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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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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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118:15

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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