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Hardly Focused

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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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Jul 9, 2026

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664: The Day After 10.11.2024

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/adchoice...

663: Track no. 7 on Oasis' 2000 Album 'Standing on the Shoulder of Giants' 07.11.2024

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/subsc...

662: I Paused GTA For This 31.10.2024

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...

(From the Vault) 642: Cookshow with Trevor 24.10.2024

From May 2024: 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 sup...

661: Cucking Funt 17.10.2024

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 fam...

660: Respect the Wind 10.10.2024

Jack and Mike discuss Red Dead Redemption, storms of the century, big orange crybabies, guns guns guns, and much more! Adventures in New York City Hurricane Milton causes pandemonium in Florida The least populated states in the union Unusual designs for McDonald's restaurants Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to PC Somebody didn't want to appear on 60 Minutes Kamala Harris has a huge Glock Al...

659: Damning Non-Answers 04.10.2024

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 ca...

658: Stop Believin' 26.09.2024

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 Skyw...

657: Ocean Size 19.09.2024

Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Taylor Swift's political endorsement, the violent end of Jane's Addiction, and much more! Taylor Swift officially endorses Kamala Harris for president, much to the chagrin of the other guy running Jane's Addiction breaks up after Perry Farrell attacks Dave Navarro on-stage in Boston Nine Inch Nails will be producing the soundtrack to the new Tron film Steven Patrick M...

656: Keep It Rapsittie Street 12.09.2024

The Acc and Jack Show discuss the legacy of James Earl Jones, infidelity, Scientology, and fall into a rabbit hole of lost media! Jack remembers legendary actor James Earl Jones by mispronouncing his name The Magic 7, an unreleased animated film featuring the voices of Jones and other deceased celebrities Acc is fascinated with lost media Jack introduces Acc and Zach to an abomination called Rapsi...

655: Something Loud 06.09.2024

Jack and Nate discuss marriage (not to each other), the election, the game Concord's incredibly short run, and more! Nate Fillers is a married man Jack and Nate have differing perspectives on marriage This election season is going to be exhausting, and angering Inflation is always going to occur, no matter who's running the country Multiplayer game Concord is shutting down just two weeks after lau...

654: D'You Know What I Mean? 29.08.2024

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-...

653: Gatsby's American Dreamcast 23.08.2024

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....

652: Into the Blue 15.08.2024

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...

651: My Song is Better Than Your Song, pt. II 08.08.2024

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...

650: Outrage, and Whatever the Opposite of Outrage Is 01.08.2024

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...

649: Late Night Radio 25.07.2024

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...

648: Welp 17.07.2024

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 the Vault) 594: Remember ALF? He's Back... in Pog Form! 11.07.2024

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...

647: Redemption Rock Tuah 04.07.2024

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...

646: The Errors Tour 27.06.2024

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...

645: Doubt 20.06.2024

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...

644: Legal Means 13.06.2024

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...

643: Kool Thing(s) 06.06.2024

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...

642: Cookshow with Trevor 30.05.2024

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...

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