Hardly Focused

Nintendo will not allow Shigeru Miyamoto to ride his bicycle to work; he is far too valuable. / Remember when U2 loaded their album on your iPhone, without your permission? / There is a lot of great news in the world of video games. Notably, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’s 1 and 2 are being remade! / Twitter is allowing their employees to work from home “forever,” which sounds like a fine plan for anyone who can do it. / Martin Shkreli has the cure for coronavirus. He just first needs to be provided compassionate release from prison. / Whether they are fake boobs or DEVO hat-mask combinations, people are figuring out how to cash-in on the pandemic.

It’s early May, it’s lawn-mowing season. and it’s snowing. / Mourning the losses of Little Richard, Roy Horn, and more. / Jack talks to “customer experience champion” Nate Brown of CX Accelerator. Jack and Nate discuss the anatomy of a great customer experience, and what it means to be a great leader. / Noted child abuser Kevin Spacey compares his downfall to the COVID-19 pandemic. / A Florida man is caught camping on Discovery Island, the long-abandoned attraction at Walt Disney World.

$500 later, Nate is the proud owner of a Nintendo Switch! / Great Scott in Alliston is the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mourning the loss of actor Sam Lloyd. / Alex Jones rants about feeding his neighbors to his kids. / After homeschooling, a study finds that parents agree teachers are underpaid. / With Jack already abusing it, Facebook introduces a “care” reaction.

Acc, Jack, and Mike are recording this episode from home using Zencastr. / Acc and Mike discuss their ways of life in quarantine. Amusingly, Acc is all about ALDI. / Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un is dead, maybe. He could be in a vegetative state... maybe. / To fight COVID-19, President Danny Tramp suggests injecting oneself with disinfectant. / Acc and Jack agree, Better Call Saul achieves "Breaking Bad-levels" of good. / The mayor of Las Vegas wishes to use her city as a control group by reopening casinos. "How fucking dumb are you?"

Thanks to the pandemic, Jack, Mike, and Nate are recording from different locations. / It's 2020, and Jack tries Tinder for the first time. Unsurprisingly, he thinks it's hot garbage. / Jack plans to finally give Fallout 76 a try. Meanwhile, he's trudging through - and highly recommends - Final Fantasy VII Remake. / Jack plays frightening audio of news anchors under an Orwellian trance. / Nate wants to know how Jack's new bidet is. Appropriately, Jack is squeaky clean! / Do not subject yourself to The Lion King remake. Instead, take in something better like "Action League Now." / Across the globe, the pandemic is bringing out the best in human intelligence.

This entire episode sounds like a video conference, and that’s just fine. / Jack and Nate compare their mains in Overwatch. Elsewhere, Fro schools the room on how to make easy money in Stardew Valley. / OJ Simpson watches Tiger King, and has a hot tip about Carole Baskin’s dead husband. / We don’t need a Walker, Texas Ranger reboot. We especially don’t need Seth Meyers attempting to host Late Night from his living room. / A “medical fetish” site donates their stock after the National Health Service contacts them in desperation. Meanwhile, the Animaniacs return to Hulu with Pinky and the Brain!

This is the first episode of this podcast under its new name, “Hardly Focused!” / Jack and Mike are presenting this episode in different studios, a first in their 10+ years of podcasting. / Jack needs all the toilet paper and paper towels. However, he is not a hoarder. / Alex Trebek passes for Lizzo on a recent episode of Jeopardy. Elsewhere, you ain’t a terrorist unless you lick train cars. / Spring Break attendees learn the hard way about social distancing and pandemics. Elsewhere, Jack finds even the most nervous about the ‘rona to be pleasantly nice. - www.hardlyfocused.com

This is the final episode of this podcast under the name “Talk Radio Meltdown!” Beginning with Episode 451, Jack and the crew will produce podcasts as “Hardly Focused.” Learn more at hardlyfocused.com. / If you keep re-releasing video games, then you keep making money. It’s as simple as that! / After 30 years holding down morning drive, KROQ and Entercom part ways with Kevin Ryder. / You don’t need a global pandemic to kill your local shopping mall. / The COVID-19 pandemic is hilariously screwing with the following entities: GameStop, Donald Trump, porn, and the band Trapt. / Nobody knows what comes next with this global pandemic. Be kind to people, support your local businesses, and send good karma and vibes. - www.talkradiomeltdown.com

After 10 years and over four hundred episodes, we decided it’s time for a change. Episode 450 will be the final episode of our podcast under the name “Talk Radio Meltdown.” Beginning with Episode 451, Talk Radio Meltdown will be rechristened Hardly Focused. - www.hardlyfocused.com