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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593: Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
Jack Gill and Zach Ward interview author Daniel Vitale, plus a grab bag of consciousness streams!
138 min
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592: March of the Huffman's
Mike Tarara and Jack Gill talk live music, Fallout, and the downfall of reddit!
99 min
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591: The AI Take Over, the Break's Over
The Acc and Jack Show discusses AI radio DJs, sophisticated scams, the Great Reddit Blackout of 2023, and more!
106 min
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590: Light Up the Sky
It’s a packed episode, featuring chats about the Canadian wildfires, Chris Licht’s exit from CNN, and more!
145 min
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589: Steel, Wood, Whiskey, and Kobolds
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!
127 min
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588: Sticky Situations
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.
102 min
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587: Champagne Problems
Jack, Mike, Zach, and Becky chat about Taylor Swift, Riot Fest 2023, and Vanderpump Rules - plus, an interview with the band Heir to Madness!
161 min
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586: Precedents
Jack, Nate, and Becky discuss the artificial intelligence takeover, plus music news, politics, and more!
169 min
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585: Monterey Peninsula Bike Scene
Jack Gill and "voice of the show" Aadam Clegg talk beer, music, and Boston radio!
106 min
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584: Enema of the State
Jack Gill welcomes back Nicole Mossey to discuss food trucks, Arctic Monkeys, old media, and overpriced enema kits.
78 min
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583: Suck It and See
Jack Gill and Chris Froment discuss attempted burglaries, canceling the Dalai Lama, and Metallica!
83 min
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582: Hey Ladies
Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss Fyre Festival II, getting canceled for using the term "ladies," and The Last of Us on HBO!
111 min
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581: Monsters
Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss dental work, the indictment of You-Know-Who, Waffle House, and hypocritical energy drink manufacturers.
63 min
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580: Hand in Glove
Zach Ward and Jack Gill discuss broken bones, comparing events to the September 11 attacks, Sonic Frontiers 4 months later, and more!
87 min
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579: This is Fine
Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the history of The Acc and Jack Show, road rage incidents in a game of "Am I the Asshole?" and the potential return of public executions.
110 min
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578: Something Old, Something New
Over the course of attempting to explain what Hardly Focused is all about, Jack, Mike, Nate, and Zach talk about ADHD, weird eating habits, and the mystery of the cotton candy flavor.
66 min
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Welcome to Hardly Focused!
Join us as we chat about current events, the latest in pop culture, our favorite video games, the music we're listening to, and more!
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577: Admonishment, FL
Hardly Focused presents The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill spend most of this episode ripping into the state of Florida’s leadership.
62 min
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576: A Civil Action
In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss their experiences with court and jury duty, how to correctly pronounce Massachusetts town names, the unthinkable Boston Bruins goal, and more!
76 min
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575: Gold Guns Girls
Mike Tarara and Jack Gill discuss the passing of actor Richard Belzer, the 6th episode of The Last of Us, a superintendent who left his gun unattended in a school bathroom, and Alec Baldwin’s downgraded manslaughter charge.
92 min
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574: Acc and Jack: Quantumania
In this truly cromulent episode of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the long-awaited return of cartoonist Bill Watterson.
80 min
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573: The Vulva Saga
Chris Froment joins Jack Gill for this installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Fro discuss a New Jersey restaurant that has banned children under 10, the downfall of Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, and controversy surrounding a vagina mod for The Witcher 3.
105 min
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572: The Wickedly Talented Assassin’s Creed Val...
In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss musicals, the Avatar films, the 2023 Grammy’s, and the 3rd episode of The Last of Us on HBO.
97 min
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571: George Santos: Princess Half-Demon
In this calamity-filled installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Zach Ward discuss their favorite anime, and George Santos’ history of alternative facts.
88 min
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570: Brian Walshe Presents: “Incognitus”
In this installment of Hardly Focused, Nate Fillers and Jack Gill discuss the allegations against Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan and the resulting fallout, the disappearance of Ana Walshe, and the bizarre statue honoring MLK Jr. in Boston.
75 min