Officially kicking off this episode, Nate presents for Jack a list of the craziest, most notable things that happened in 2021. From the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol, to millionaires going into space, it has certainly been a whelming year. On the note of space travel, Jack wants to see all of the Star Trek captains formally make the trek off Earth. Make it so!

Continuing the overview of 2021, Jack and Nate discuss their favorite albums and favorite films from this past year. Nate also introduces Jack to Sharon Weiss, a woman who burned a Marie Callender pie and proceeded to blame the manufacturer. As you can imagine, her social media attack backfired.

In this segment, Jack features for Nate the latest video from Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan. In this installment, Mr. Callaghan attends a Phish concert and interviews the nitrous-huffing attendees. During this bit, Jack the aspiring scientist learns that there is in fact a difference between nitrous oxide and helium.

The Warm-Up

Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Mike Tarara present this installment of Hardly Focused, the last one before Christmas! Acc wishes the group a merry Festivus, leading Mike and Jack to reminisce about Feats of Strength at WAAF. Jack also realizes that he doesn’t know as much about the Fallout games as he thought.

“Have You Ever Had a Dream” Kid Revealed!

Kicking off this episode in earnest, Jack features for Acc and Mike audio and video from BuzzFeed’s “I Accidentally Became a Meme” series. The subject of the video is one Joe Cirkiel, better known as the “Have You Ever Had a Dream” kid. Most notably, Cirkiel reveals what the hell he was actually trying to say!

The Ballad of Crip Mac

Jack presents for Acc and Mike a video from Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan, who previously hosted the great All Gas, No Brakes channel on YouTube. Callaghan interviews Crip Mac from Los Angeles, who advocates for suicide awareness and prevention while keeping it 55th Street.

The Wrap-Up

This segment contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Hawkeye on Disney+! Jack and Mike discuss in detail the latest installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and what impacts they may have on future films and shows.

Kicking off this episode in earnest, Jack features for Acc and Mike audio and video from BuzzFeed’s “I Accidentally Became a Meme” series. The subject of the video is one Joe Cirkiel, better known as the “Have You Ever Had a Dream” kid. Most notably, Cirkiel reveals what the hell he was actually trying to say!

Jack presents for Acc and Mike a video from Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan, who previously hosted the great All Gas, No Brakes channel on YouTube. Callaghan interviews Crip Mac from Los Angeles, who advocates for suicide awareness and prevention while keeping it 55th Street.

The Warm-Up

Jack Gill and Chris Froment present this installment of Hardly Focused! Tech issues prior to recording lead Fro and Jack to discuss misconceptions about the IT field, namely web design. Also discussed are infamous “shock sites” from the turn of the millennium, stemming from a reddit thread Jack found mentioning “Mr. Hands.”

A Curious Case of Stolen Identity

Jack and Fro begin this segment by discussing their Spotify Wrapped for 2021. According to Spotify, Fro spent the year listening to Gojira, while Jack took in a lot of Fleetwood Mac. Elsewhere, Jack brings up a story of a middle-aged woman who stole her daughter’s identity so she could attend college, and date younger men.

Nancy Reagan Had Some Skills

Thanks to the power of the internet, former First Lady Nancy Reagan is now a meme. After she was oddly compared to Madonna in terms of what she was doing in her 60s, it has been revealed that Nancy Reagan was a “fellatio champion” during her acting days. As one user on Twitter eloquently put it, “Everything I learned about Nancy Reagan today was against my consent.”

Jack and Fro begin this segment by discussing their Spotify Wrapped for 2021. According to Spotify, Fro spent the year listening to Gojira, while Jack took in a lot of Fleetwood Mac. Elsewhere, Jack brings up a story of a middle-aged woman who stole her daughter’s identity so she could attend college, and date younger men.

Thanks to the power of the internet, former First Lady Nancy Reagan is now a meme. After she was oddly compared to Madonna in terms of what she was doing in her 60s, it has been revealed that Nancy Reagan was a “fellatio champion” during her acting days. As one user on Twitter eloquently put it, “Everything I learned about Nancy Reagan today was against my consent.”

Jack Gill and Mike Tarara present this installment of Hardly Focused! Mike kicks off this episode by discussing his early Christmas gifts for himself, while Jack realizes that being an adult means purchasing a new vacuum cleaner is an exciting prospect. On that note, Jack warns Mike of Kirby-brand vacuum cleaners, and how they are an overpriced scam.

The New England Patriots Can’t Be Stopped!

Holy crap, Jack and Mike talk sports for almost 40 minutes! Seasoned followers of this podcast know, this never happens. Discussed in this segment is the New England Patriots’ 14-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills on December 6. Jack features audio from the Bills’ contentious post-game conference, and questions if Patriots quarterback Mac Jones should be encased in carbonite.

In this segment, Jack and Mike discuss the Amazon Web Services outage of December 7. According to the functioning internet, 70% of adult entertainment websites are powered by AWS! What a time to be alive.

Elsewhere, Jack and Mike talk about Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s Hanukkah Sessions. Jack features audio their first release, a cover of “Stay” by Lisa Loeb. Nothing beats Dave Grohl in a dress!

Concluding this jam-packed episode of Hardly Focused, Jack and Mike talk about the 2022 Grammy Awards. Notably, Drake has withdrawn himself from the running, while Olivia Rodrigo’s collaborators are removed from her nomination due to a submission error. As with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Awards are nothing more rigged garbage at this point.