Hardly Focused

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.

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!

Jack Gill and Nate Fillers present this installment of Hardly Focused! No warm-up nor wrap-up in this one; Jack and Nate jump right into it. Discussed in this segment:

In this segment, Jack and Nate discuss the live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop* on Netflix. Nate enjoys it, but does not find it to be perfect. Meanwhile, Jack has gripes about how his favorite part of the anime – “Big Shot” – translates into live-action.

*Minor spoilers while Jack and Nate discuss the original Cowboy Bebop anime.

Also discussed in this portion of the podcast:

Jack Gill and Nate Fillers present this installment of Hardly Focused! No warm-up nor wrap-up in this one; Jack and Nate jump right into it. Discussed in this segment: