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August 17, 2023599: Boom, Blast and Ruin
Jack Gill and Mike Tarara chat about home explosions, conspiracy theories, and Darwinism!
RIP Johnny Hardwick - Dale Gribble from King of the Hill
A house in Pennsylvania randomly blows up. Mike thinks more than a faulty water tank is to blame
Starfield releases September 6! Jack will take one for the team and play it on day one
Tiffany "Not Real" Gomas apologizes for her airplane meltdown, though conspiracy theorists claim she's... not real
Coffee is Mike's favorite beverage ever. He also loves coffee-flavored things!
Florida woman kills her roommate, then douses herself in Mountain Dew to erase the evidence
The third rail on tracks is electrified, as three Lollapalooza-goers find out the hard way

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1 hr 33 min
August 10, 2023598: Go(mas) Insane
Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Nate Fillers discuss their nether regions, awkward corporate training videos, airplane freak outs, video games, and more!
(0:00) How often should one trim their pubes? Inquiring Acc's want to know!
(19:27) "Have you tried the lasagna?" The crew watches an awkward Old Country Buffet training video.
(33:15) "That MF back there is NOT real." Airplane meltdown lady has finally been identified. Acc, Jack, and Nate hypothesize what her issue might have been. Mental health crisis? Intoxication?
(52:29) Reintroducing an old segment on this podcast - "What Would You Do?"
(1:06:00) 10,000 people offered to change their name to "Subway" to get free food for life.
(1:19:27) Red Dead Redemption is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and gamers are not happy.
(1:31:24) Is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom the best game in the Zelda franchise?

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1 hr 49 min
August 03, 2023597: I Remember the Alamo
Jack, Mike, and Becky mourn recently-passed celebrities, and discuss Mr. Beast and social media meltdowns. Also, a conversation with Molly Johannes from HuggingTheCactus.com!
(0:00) Wild weather in New England means rare, lush yards mid-summer for both Jack and Mike
(8:45) Remembering Paul "Pee-wee Herman" Reubens, Angus Cloud from Euphoria, and musician Sinead O'Connor
(15:19) Are adult film theaters still a thing in 2023?
(36:07) Musicians (in)famously banned from performing on Saturday Night Live
(45:32) Molly Johannes from Hugging the Cactus talks to Jack and Zach about living with type 1 diabetes. Molly discusses insulin costs and availability, support groups, the biggest misconceptions about diabetes, and more. Read Molly's blog at huggingthecactus.com!
(1:35:35) Mr. Beast sues a food company for creating inedible burgers bearing his brand name
(1:43:21) Jack is a nightmare to be around at the supermarket, according to Becky
(2:02:07) "Incel ass internet bros." have complete meltdowns on social media after their celebrity crushes publicly shame them

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2 hr 24 min
July 20, 2023596: Holiday in Pyongyang
In this installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss James Cameron's thoughts on AI, Travis King's trip into North Korea, Yeonmi Park's alternative facts, and more!
Acc reminds Jack of the Amy's Baking Company debacle from 2013. Remember that?
It's 2023 and bad AAA video games like The Lord of the Rings: Gollum are still being released.
James Cameron warned everyone in 1984 about the dangers of artificial intelligence!
Travis King vacations in North Korea, while Lord Miles vacations in Afghanistan. Neither of these are going to end well.
Acc and Jack learn during recording that famed computer hacker Kevin Mitnick passed away.
North Korean defector Yeonmi Park has a lot of say about her homeland, some of which might actually be true.

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1 hr 35 min
July 20, 2023 595: Recapping RHONY S14E1
Jack Gill and David Baxter (host of Friends of the Countess, and 12 Months of Christmas on the Solid Listen podcast network) recap the first episode of the Real Housewives of New York City reboot. David is versed in the Real Housewives franchise, while Jack has never watched a single episode. Despite the difference in knowledge, they both agree that Jenna Lyons is basically Lady Dimitrescu

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2 hr 47 min
July 13, 2023594: Remember ALF? He's Back... in Pog Form!
Hardly Focused interviews science communicator and zoologist Lindsay Nikole! Elsewhere in this episode, Mike, Nate, and Jack discuss Barbie, Oppenheimer, the new social media outlets, and maroons gone viral.
(0:00) AMC has booked 20,000 double-feature tickets for Barbie and Oppenheimer
(24:17) A woman on an airplane has a meltdown after seeing... something
(43:37) Jack and Zach interview science communicator and zoologist Lindsay Nikole! Lindsay talks about her background, her love for music, her thoughts on the Netflix series Tiger King, the origin of life, the most frightening subjects she's researched, and a lot more!
(1:49:04) Jack, Mike, and Nate watch a guy fail miserably at robbing a salon
(1:55:17) Blue Sky versus Threads - The new social media takeover
(2:06:46) Target is a trove of nostalgia, where one can find the game Crossfire, Pogs, and lots of Pokemon cards
(2:23:08) Nate is afraid to order Blizzards from Dairy Queen

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2 hr 44 min
June 29, 2023593: Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
Jack Gill and Zach Ward interview author Daniel Vitale, plus a grab bag of consciousness streams!
(0:00) Food stalls in mall food courts - are they fronts for something else?
(11:00) Becky stayed in an Airbnb featured on the show Designing Miami!
(32:45) Jack and Zach, along with Nate Fillers, interview author Daniel Vitale! Dan talks about writing screenplays, moving from Massachusetts to Los Angeles, and his favorite Interpol albums.
(1:52:33) Remember when the Titan submersible imploded? No? That's because it's already yesterday's news!
(2:04:05) A Hardly Focused PSA: Good dental hygiene is important.

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2 hr 23 min
June 22, 2023592: March of the Huffman's
Mike Tarara and Jack Gill talk live music, Fallout, and the downfall of reddit!
(0:00) Jack, who once promised to never again attend a concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA, attends a concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA
(23:46) Back on that Fallout 76 train! Jack also procures a copy of one of the worst video games ever made - Revolution X, starring Aerosmith
(39:39) To Mike's chagrin, Trent Reznor announces that Nine Inch Nails likely won't tour again any time soon
(1:16:43) In protest against upcoming API changes and poor leadership, various Reddit communities have resorted to posting either pictures of comedian John Oliver, or porn

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1 hr 44 min
June 15, 2023591: The AI Take Over, the Break's Over
The Acc and Jack Show discusses AI radio DJs, sophisticated scams, the Great Reddit Blackout of 2023, and more!
A radio station in Portland, OR is testing an AI version of a human on-air personality, and the response is expectedly negative.
AOL Instant Messenger - remember that?
What to look for, and what not to click in an email phishing scam.
Most of Reddit goes dark in protest against mismanagement and API changes.
Actor Treat Williams posted very wholesome tweets right before he passed away in a motorcycle accident.

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1 hr 51 min
June 08, 2023590: Light Up the Sky
It’s a packed episode with Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Zach Ward, featuring chats about the Canadian wildfires, Chris Licht’s exit from CNN, and more!
New York City-based comedian Kim Dinaro joins Jack and Zach to discuss her 2022 appearance on The Tonight Show, performing comedy on Zoom by necessity, and high school theater memories.
Jack and Nate discuss the Canadian wildfires, and the resulting, horrific air quality in the Northeastern US.
Nate thinks CGI looks better in the theater versus on television.
Jack is taking another hiatus from Facebook.
Middle school is and was the opportune time to develop post-traumatic stress disorder.
Chris Licht exits CNN following a tumultuous, controversial year as CEO.

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2 hr 29 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.