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October 01 746: Angry Chair
It's a mental health installment of Hardly Focused! Jack is an angry man, and is seeking help. A lifelong client himself, Nate educates Jack on cognitive behavioral therapy, and how he might benefit from it.
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1 hr 13 min
September 27 745: If You See Something, Say Something
Jack and Becky have an existential crisis over being elder millennials attending rock and/or roll concerts. As they observe, Olivia Rodrigo's crowd consists of the mothers chaperoning their kids while yearning to be at a Taking Back Sunday show, while Taking Back Sunday's audience should consider scheduling their colonoscopies. Getting old is fun!
Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:
Damaging the family car as a teenage driver is a rite of passage.
Old Fall Out Boy is better than new Fall Out Boy - with the exception of (So) Much for Stardust which sounds like old Fall Out Boy.
How are people aging differently these days?
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1 hr 30 min
September 19 744: Say What?
Artificial intelligence continues to take over pretty much everything, but not without the occasional hiccup. Jack and Becky discuss the "actress" Tilly Norwood, an English AI model that glitches out mid-interview with Piers Morgan and begins to speak Chinese. Really though, is an AI glitch necessary to make Piers Morgan look bad?
Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:
Local restaurants should not use AI for menus and advertising.
Celebrating heart disease and diabetes on National Cheeseburger Day!
The 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
An NBC Los Angeles helicopter crashes during a live broadcast.
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1 hr 27 min
September 04 743: The Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy
Massachusetts is home to several high-profile court cases. From Karen Read, to Brian Walshe, and now Lindsay Clancy, the trial of whom has the attention of the Commonwealth and beyond. Jack and Mike are joined by a special guest - Mike's wife, Sara! - to discuss the Clancy case, with Jack getting input from this program's resident parents.
Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:
"Professional" podcast studios all look the same. Meanwhile, Jack and Mike embrace the clutter of their respective recording spaces!
Nearly 30 years later, someone is officially guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder.
Beastie Boys' Mike D releases his first solo album, with Ad-Rock's blessing.
Oasis is officially touring in 2027, proclaims Jack.
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1 hr 13 min
August 28 742: Leonida Man
The "extended look" preview of Grand Theft Auto VI is here, and it's beautiful. Of course, this big reveal was not without portions of the game leaking over the past week. Jack and Nate geek out over how great GTA VI looks, and make a list of things to do across Vice City!
Also discussed in this episode:
It's one gut punch after another, as Jack and Nate remember Hayden Panettiere, Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen.
Getting a customer service representative on the phone is like reading a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book.
Soundgarden is reuniting at the Seattle Seahawks' season opener!
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1 hr 45 min
August 20 741: Play It Bogart
Patricia Inga Bogart - AKA QueenPiB - joins Jack and Zach for this festive installment of Hardly Focused! Being a streamer herself, PiB talks with Jack and Zach about the controversy over Amazon using Twitch content to train AI models. Jack also shares PiB's frustration over Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Game Gear and its frustratingly high difficulty.
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1 hr 7 min
August 14 740: Cartel Ghouls
Break out the tinfoil hats! Jack and Mike talk about the next entry in the Elder Scrolls series, for clues have been given about its subtitle and/or location. This is what happens when a game gets announced a decade too early!
Also discussed in this installment of Hardly Focused:
Grand Theft Auto VI will be shown off in detail in a Netflix presentation.
The upcoming season of the Fallout show may point to the next game's setting.
Conspiracy theorists believe a 7-second loss of gravity would coincide with the recent solar eclipse.
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1 hr 8 min
August 07 739: One Helluva Toe Stubbing
All eyes in Massachusetts are on the Lindsay Clancy trial. Acc and Jack discuss the background of the case, and the possible outcomes. Lindsay's not the only psychosis-sufferer in the news, as Perez Hilton's horrifying TikTok livestream defines a clear line of desensitization.
Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show:
The William Gibson version of Alien 3 reigns supreme.
The new season of King of the Hill is a masterpiece.
Cyclists in Boston get road rage quite easily.
If you or someone you know is struggling or experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 in the United States, or visit 988lifeline.org.
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1 hr 7 min
July 31 738: Top 8
Remember Myspace? Jack and Zach reminisce about the good ol' days of 2005, when customizing a Myspace profile provided invaluable skills in coding web pages. Myspace is apparently being revived, again - and if this attempt doesn't work, the current owners will just try again.
Also discussed in this episode:
Jack is losing sleep thanks to Halo: Campaign Evolved.
Jared Leto is accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women - again.
Living in the Land of the Lost!
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1 hr 22 min
July 24 737: BJ Shea is a Geek
Seattle radio legend BJ Shea joins Jack and Zach in this installment of Hardly Focused! BJ discusses his career in radio, including his monumental run in morning drive on KISW and later succeeding Danny Bonaduce(!) across the street at KZOK. Jack, Zach, and BJ also dive into geekdom, with BJ being a MASSIVE tabletop gamer!
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1 hr 15 min

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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.