After 2 failed attempts at existing, one of which spectacularly so, Fyre Festival is no more. The Fyre brand is being transformed into a music-video streaming platform, with some degree of involvement from founder and convicted felon Billy McFarland. Jack and Nicole reminisce about the debacle surrounding the first aborted festival, and recap the events leading up the second festival's cancellation and subsequent sale of Fyre's IP.

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Fyre Festival Now Being Turned Into Music Streaming Service Following Purchase of IP

Also discussed in this episode:

Nicole recaps her first experience in a Waymo

As expected, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered surprise-released the day this episode was recorded

Jack recaps his and Becky's fantastic experience seeing Anberlin in Orlando

Somehow, a song about performing fellatio on his cousin isn't the most bizarre thing Kanye West has done

When the AI uprising occurs, Jack and Nicole will be grateful for having been polite to ChatGPT

Twins from Australia are shockingly in-sync while giving an interview to the local news

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Jack and Mike discuss Circle Jerks' performance at Coachella 2025, where frontman Keith Morris called for an "army of Luigis," referring to Luigi Mangione. Mike airs his grievances about the state of the healthcare industry in the United States, and the impacts it may have on his family's future. Meanwhile, Jack presents a story about a potential Luigi-copycat who was arrested at the UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnesota.

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California punk rockers call for an 'army of Luigis' during brash Coachella set

Intruder with gun arrested outside UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnetonka

Also discussed in this episode:

Remembering the Boston Marathon bombing, 12 years later

Jack knows way too much about prison life

Television shows set - but not filmed - in Massachusetts, such as Kevin Can Fuck Himself and Boston Public

Learn how to drive in a roundabout (or "rotary" for the Boston folks)

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake is real, and it may surprise-release very soon

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From January 9, 2025: Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all!

The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000.

Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas.

Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport.

Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut.

Adrien Brody made a fool of himself on Saturday Night Live in 2003 - but was he banned for life?

Inebriated driver confidently acts sober while talking to a cop, and fails hilariously.

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From December 5, 2024: Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division talks to Jack and Nate about music, comedy, fun in Las Vegas, and more!

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Jack and Nate are all over the place in this episode! One might say they are "hardly focused" on a single topic.

As the 16th anniversary of this podcast (and 5th under the name "Hardly Focused") fast approaches, Nate finally feels comfortable in front of the mic.

Travis Barker will play produce and play drums on Yellowcard's new album.

When filesharing services (in)famously attributed one band's song with another artist.

YouTube be like, "10 seconds of a song? Copyright claim. 60 minutes of a dude's bare ass? Totally fine, as long as it's educational."

Bernd das Brot, Germany's favorite depressed loaf of bread.

Jump scares, power-ups, regenerating health, and other video game tropes.

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Content creator Woke Karen joins Jack and Zach to discuss cancel culture, the Chao creatures from Sonic the Hedgehog, and a game called Doug Huggem!

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Did you attend the Tool in the Sand Festival? You may be entitled to compensation - or, you're just entitled.

Remembering Bob Rivers, a legendary radio broadcaster whose resume includes a successful stint at WAAF.

Attendees of the Tool in the Sand Festival were promised "two unique sets" by the band Tool, only for the band to perform repeat songs during the second set. Are fans right to be angry?

A reporter (read: crisis actor) for InfoWars was reportedly shot and killed (read: false flag operation.)

Imprisoned FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is in solitary confinement after partaking in an unauthorized telephone interview with Tucker Carlson.

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Jack and Becky took a whirlwind trip to Nashville, with their primary objective in neighboring Madison, TN. Controversial Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey performed publicly for the first time since 2017, for a full house at the Eastside Bowl. Jack and Becky recap the event, review the new songs debuted at the show, and discuss what's next for the recently-reunited Brand New.

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Jack, Nate, and Becky remember actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away the day this episode was recorded at the age of 39. With roles in television shows such as The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Gossip Girl, along with her unforgettable roles in the films Harriet the Spy and EuroTrip, Michelle's passing is a massive loss for the millennial generation. May she travel well onto her next adventure.

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The Acc and Jack Show discusses the Super Bowl, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, Kanye West's mental health crisis, and more!

Almost 30 years after it initially came out, Jack is finally playing Super Mario 64

Recapping Super Bowl LIX, during which many burials happened on live television

The Super Bowl ads were more or less forgettable

Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance was a full takedown of Drake

Vince Neil's private plane crashes - but the dogs are okay!

Kanye West runs a Super Bowl ad for an anti-Semitic t-shirt

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