Hardly Focused

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....

Remembering Rachael Lillis - Misty and Jesse from the Pokémon series, among other anime Anime fans David and Zach are snobs for subtitles The Borderlands film is expectedly awful Numbering conventions in the Final Fantasy series make no sense Was Jack spoiled by playing through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 3DS? Experiences with RPG Maker Jack reviews the Anbernic RG28XX, a nift...

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 write...

Mike's wife is heavily invested in the Paris Olympics, while Mike cheats at Rubik's Cubes Beloved Boston concert venue Great Scott is finally reopening in a new location! DJ Barbara Butch faces backlash over her "Last Supper"-like presentation during the Olympics' opening ceremony The Cult of the Home Alone 2 actor are upset with Green Day for doing Green Day things The 1975 are sued by organizers...

Jack and Becky saw blink-182 at Fenway Park in Boston Twisters, 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 i...

Former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally in an assassination attempt. Lots of questions remain open in this event's aftermath. How will this impact November's election? Will Trump's demeanor, presentation, and attitude towards President Joe Biden change following this incident? Did the Secret Service fail at their basic duties? Elsewhere, custom printing service Sticker Mule...

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 communic...

Baseball is a boring sport, unless it's witnessed in person Inferior film sequels, such as Independence Day 2 Are they fireworks, or gunshots? Capulet Fest, Connecticut's own music festival disaster Hailey Welch, the "Hawk Tuah" girl, finally speaks! Darius Rucker thinks Morgan Wallen should be forgiven for his lapse(s) in judgement Most new video games just aren't fun Zach doesn't understand Funk...

It's Mike's birthday, and Becky's half-birthday - Jack forgot one of them Fragrance sensitivities The Home Alone house is selling for $5 million A fleet of Cybertrucks are defaced with a message for Elon Musk Jack and Becky learn a lot about the Jonestown massacre Dave Grohl versus Taylor Swift - a legitimate feud? Becky previews her podcast about the Karen Read trial in Massachusetts FOLLOW and S...

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 dis...

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 aga...

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...

Cookshow features chef Trevor cooking pizzas with every topping imaginable - Five Guys burgers, Pop Tarts, Dirt and Worms, and so much more! How did Trevor get into making videos about cooking crazy types of pizza? Could Trevor bring his Cookshow content on the road? Which celebrity chef would Trevor want to collaborate with? Trevor learns about Marty the friendly yet horrifying supermarket robot...

Remembering Steve Albini, a man arguably responsible for some of the greatest alternative music of the past 30+ years The ever-present controversies surrounding music streaming services Fiona Harvey - the purported basis for Martha on Baby Reindeer - stalked the UK Labour Party leader, leaving all of her hallmarks along the way McDonald's introduces a new McFlurry that tastes just like your grandm...

Be warned - this entire episode of Hardly Focused spoils the first season of Fallout! As diehard fans of the video game series, Acc, Jack, and Mike each give their overall review of season 1 What's the best episode? Should episodes have been released weekly, instead of all at once? Who's the best character on the show? Who's the worst? With them sprinkled throughout the season, Acc, Jack, and Mike...

Rich Shertenlieb to host mornings on WZLX in Boston Panera Bread takes Charged Lemonade off their menu Microsoft shut down a lot of game studios this past week The saga of Helldivers 2, a controversial decision, and incredible fan backlash Nintendo will announce the Switch successor within the next year Warhammer is about to get expensive in select European countries FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://...

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...

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 Fall...

Content creator and teacher Sam Alkhatib joins Jack, Nate, and Zach for this very insightful installment of Hardly Focused! Hailing from Staten Island in New York, Sam explains why he began making videos on YouTube and TikTok; it all started with Zany Trains! Sam also talks about his tattoos, his favorite music, and the origin of his catchphrase, "Everything's gonna be alright, pal." FOLLOW SAM AL...

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...

This episode marks 15 years of this podcast, 4 of which under the name "Hardly Focused!" Jack features audio of Nate and Zach's respective first appearances on this show, both from September 2009 Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss their "small world" moments, such as running into a local acquaintance on the other side of the country Ohio maniac brandishes a gun on a Burger King employee after being offe...

Part 1 – Did We Re-open Too Early? It’s another reunion of “The Acc and Jack Show!” Jack points out that he, Acc and Nate have not done a radio show together in upwards of a decade. To begin, Jack is trying hard not to hate the television ad for The Last of Us Part II. Acc points out that people are upset that main character Ellie is gay. Said people clearly never played the first game. Elsewhere,...

While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found Glory Acc 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 inst...

Jack and Nate's foreign language teacher from middle school was a living nightmare Conspiracies 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 re...

Recapping Show Week - 5 straight days of new Hardly Focused episodes "National" days, and the fact that March 6 has five of them Becky is heavily invested in the trials of both Michelle Troconis and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed A school principal in Japan is fired and loses his pension over $3 worth of coffee Buy a Toyota, get a free 100lb bag of rice! Becky and Jack discuss the passing of Sister Wives'...