Hardly Focused

Acc and Jack talk about quiet quitting, the next Speaker of the House, neo-retro video games, and more!

"Girl dinner," or literally snacking at dinner time

"Lazy girl jobs," and why "quiet quitting" is a load of malarkey

Jack: "Girl dinner is a ridiculous concept." Also Jack: "Kix Cereal at 9pm is delicious!"

Who will be the next Speaker of the House?

Was the former president's lawyer using a gaming laptop in court?

Acc was once a master of Guitar Hero

Sonic Superstars versus Super Mario Bros. Wonder: The battle of the neo-retro games

What's the key to a great impersonation of the four times indicted real estate mogul?

Internet neck-beard is really upset about the new Mario voice actor disclosing his pronouns on X

Rick and Morty season 7 is quite good, per reviews

Caroline Ellison is a genetic disaster.

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Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) discuss podcasting, Taylor Swift mania, and TikTok controversies.

(0:00) Molly McAleer - the boss-lady of and host of several shows on the Solid Listen podcast network - joins Jack and Nate from the comfort of her bed

(2:10) The pros and cons of dating stalkers

(10:51) Molly provides a full history of the Solid Listen podcast network

(32:29) Lizzo joins Incubus on-stage in one of her first performances since being accused of harassment

(47:49) Molly almost found herself in a stinky situation when she first met Jack

(56:11) Jack abhors driving in and around Boston

(1:10:05) Jack, Nate, and the "All Too Well" scarf-wearing Molly talk Taylor Swift and the impact she has on literally everything, even atmosphere

(1:33:08) TikTok's content suppression, and how to circumvent with alternative phrasing

(1:51:55) Bartender Michelle Kimball is mad at her drunk husband for letting a potential robber into her home

(2:06:44) "Reformed" school shooter Jon Romano uses TikTok to embezzle, proclaim racial disparities, and educate future criminals

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Jack, Mike, and Zach discuss the collective hatred for Curt Schilling, the (eventual) zombie apocalypse, rightful backlash over AI, and more!

(0:00) Mike Tarara shouldn't have used Lifebuoy soap

(10:33) Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is an absolute prick for revealing Tim Wakefield's cancer diagnosis

(54:36) Did the national Emergency Alert System test turn everyone into zombies?

(1:19:56) What seemingly-mundane piece of modern technology would blow the mind of a person from the 1940s?

(1:30:50) The best fast food restaurants, according to blown O-rings

(1:41:38) Moronic artist uses AI to create a Calvin and Hobbes comic, and proceeds to get annihilated by angry Bill Watterson fans

(1:54:22) "Bone smashing," the latest TikTok trend and exercise in Darwinism

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Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of the writers' strike, and the Hasan Minhaj controversy - plus, an interview with Spirit Diaries!

(0:00) Actor and musician David McCallum - whose music was sampled by Dr. Dre and other hip-hop artists - has passed away at 90 years young.

(13:28) The writers' strike is over, with the new deal allowing for better pay increases, streaming residuals, limits on artificial intelligence usage, and more.

(39:43) During the strike, the late night circuit showed camaraderie and banded together for a podcast.

(47:23) Jack and Zach chat with Birdie and Robert from Spirit Diaries, a podcast and YouTube series that explores the paranormal and unexplained phenomena.

(1:41:57) The new blink-182 song "One More Time" is really depressing.

(1:48:01) Rick and Morty's new voices have been revealed, but the new actors remain a secret.

(2:11:57) Nate and Zach discuss at length Hasan Minhaj's "emotional truths" controversy, and taking risks while performing stand-up comedy.

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Jack and Becky talk about drunks and fraudsters!

(0:00) Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador receives a DUI charge after driving her car into the side of a house.

(42:32) Jack and Becky discuss Telemarketers on HBO, a 3-part documentary series that seeks to expose the true nature of a seedy call center.

(1:28:02) After watching The Woman Who Wasn't There, which details a woman's false account of being in the World Trade Center on 9/11, Becky and Jack talk about their own experiences witnessing others retroactively insert themselves into traumatic events.

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Jack Gill, Mike Tarara, and Nicole Mossey discuss and review Bethesda Game Studios' latest release, Starfield!

(0:00) Before jaunting into virtual space, Mike recounts his survival of The Great Leominster Flood of 2023

(20:34) Warming up to discussing Starfield, Jack, Mike, and Nicole discuss their experiences with past Bethesda games

(40:43) Jack and Nicole have a lot to like about Starfield, including Chunks food, ship building, and lockpicking

(47:27) Mike hasn't actually played Starfield yet, but knows a lot about its exploits

(1:36:15) Has the Bethesda formula grown old and stale at this point?

(1:37:28) Nicole derides the lack of world-building in Starfield

(1:41:41) What's the Starfield equivalent of "another settlement needs our help?" Who in the Settled Systems took an arrow to the knee?

(2:15:22) Journalist and game developer Alanah Pearce explores Starfield's space travel in-depth, while fighting off neckbeard internet trolls

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Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Zach Ward chat about legacy music acts, the stuff that comes out of both ends, and festival fiascos!

(0:00) Taylor Swift, coming to a theater near you!

(7:00) Should a band still tour under their name if none of the original members remain?

(57:38) An international flight is forced to turn around after someone has diarrhea all over the plane

(1:10:24) Two women are kicked off a separate flight after refusing to sit in vomit-covered seats

(1:31:00) Hot take: bink-182 is releasing their final album, going on a final tour, and breaking up

(1:40:20) Come to Nate's comedy event, which he does a fantastic job at plugging

(1:49:56) Angry attendees at Electric Zoo in New York City storm the gates after being refused entry

(1:59:00) Is it acceptable to compare Burning Man 2023 to Fyre Festival?

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Mike Tarara and Jack Gill celebrate the second part of the 600th episode of this podcast by partying like it's 2016!

(0:00) 7 years went by fast, though the past 3 of them were a blur

(7:11) Jack features for Mike audio from a 1979 newscast, interviewing parents took their kids to see the film Alien

(20:38) "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker got close to 100 years in age, but chose not to go over

(27:12) 2016 had the "Rolling List of 'Holy Shit,'" when every celebrity died

(42:23) Pop culture in 2016 included Hamilton, the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp split, exploding smartphones, and Harambe

(1:04:25) There were some excellent jams (blink-182, Ye) films (Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One) and television (Stranger Things, Westworld) that dropped in 2016

(1:31:39) The best games of 2016 include Uncharted 4, Pokemon Go, and some indie surprises

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Commemorating the 600th episode of this podcast, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill travel back in time to the year 2006!

(0:00) Before jumping in the time machine, Jack features for Acc audio of Vivek Ramaswamy attempting to rap to Eminem's "Lose Yourself"

(22:19) To celebrate the 600th episode of this podcast, Acc and Jack return to the year 2006, the year they recorded their first show together (no flashback audio of that though; sorry kids)

(26:35) In the world of pop culture, YouTube was just taking off, and Borat references were still funny to make

(58:44) Musician James Brown passed away in 2006. Jack plays for Acc audio of an interview Brown did years prior, where he went completely off the rails

(1:08:59) 2006 was an embarrassing year for the BBC, when they interviewed the wrong Guy on live television (and he was just in the news again!)

(1:16:51) Acc and Jack recap 2006 in music, technology, and then current-events; from a young country musician named Taylor Swift to Dick Cheney shooting his friend on a hunting trip

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Recorded in May, 2021. Welcome to the 500th episode of this podcast! It’s a full house for this one – Acc, Jack, Kate, Mike, and Nate!

As Jack notes, approximately 450 episodes of this show have been released under the name “Talk Radio Meltdown,” while the last 49 have been released as both “Hardly Focused” and “The Acc and Jack Show.” What a journey.

Jack features audio of viral star Judge Jeffrey Middleton versus a courtroom “yoho.” The individual in question forgot to change his Zoom display name from “Buttfucker 3000” prior to joining his court hearing. Following this, Jack asks the room about their own Zoom mishaps.

Jack features audio from the very first episode of this podcast! The show was known then as “Talk Radio Meltdown,” and the first episode was recorded on April 1, 2009. Jack highlights the relevancy of some of the topics discussed during that show, and how times have changed over the past decade.

The 500th episode of this podcast concludes with a very important life announcement from Jack and Kate.

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