Hardly Focused

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  • 570: Brian Walshe Presents: “Incognitus”

    In this installment of Hardly Focused, Nate Fillers and Jack Gill discuss the allegations against Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan and the resulting fallout, the disappearance of Ana Walshe, and the bizarre statue honoring MLK Jr. in Boston.

    • Nate just figured out that he can group windows side-by-side on his desktop.
    • What was the best level in Nintendo 64’s GoldenEye? Do kids even realize GoldenEye is based on a film?
    • Jack and Nate realize there’s a generation of humans that were born after 9/11
    • After the Great Plague, should we start taking warning signs seriously?
    • Jack wonders if he should still play sound drops from All Gas, No Brakes and Channel 5 following the allegations against Andrew Callaghan
    • Nate and Jack discuss the prospect continued support of canceled celebrities
    • In the case of missing Boston-area woman Ana Walshe, husband and suspected murderer Brian Walshe has his incriminating Google searches read out loud in court
    • The statue in Boston honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is receiving backlash, and reminds Jack of an infamous shock site
    • Jack reviews the debut episode of The Last of Us on HBO
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      1 hr 16 min
    • 569: Nice (Not Nice)

      Strap in for a new installment of Hardly Focused presents “Hardly Focused,” starring Mike Tarara and featuring Jack Gill!

      • If ever he feels like he’s failing, Jack remembers that David Lee Roth once hosted a syndicated morning radio show for 4 months.
      • Mike and Jack recap their holidays, with a significant reduction in décor this time around.
      • Do you have a favorite show on Netflix? Chances are it will be canceled after 1 season, just like “1899” was and “That 90s Show” inevitably will be.
      • Language-dubbed entertainment versus subtitled – which is better?
      • “The Last of Us” series reviews are out, and they’re very positive.
      • Mike remembers how emotionally impactful the trailers were for Dead Island and Halo 3.
      • Is “Andor” the best installment in the Star Wars franchise?
      • Mike and Jack discuss the troubling story out of Newport News, Virginia, where a 6-year-old shot their teacher. Should the parents be charged and held accountable?
      • Boston Calling’s 2023 lineup is revealed, with Foo Fighters headlining!

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        1 hr 21 min
      • 568: 2023 and Me

        Kick off 2023 with a new installment of The Acc and Jack Show, presented by your friends at Hardly Focused! In this episode, Acc and Jack yap at each other about:

        • Celebrating New Year’s Eve as a thirtysomething, where sleeping is the preferable choice
        • The annual Three Stooges marathon on TV38 in Boston, or lack thereof
        • New Year’s Eve on Nickelodeon in the 90s, which was better than anything CNN could conjure up
        • CNN’s New Year’s broadcast, which completely missed the midnight ball drop
        • The Damar Hamlin incident, including his recovery
        • Video games, including Jack’s fancy-yet-unused gaming PC, The Witcher, the pros and cons of cloud saving, and the unnecessary annual sports games
        • Kevin McCarthy, and his many attempts at becoming the Speaker of the House of Representatives
        • There’s a whole lot of Hardly Focused and The Acc and Jack Show planned for 2023! Get each new installment by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget about the visual component on the Hardly Focused YouTube channel!

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          1 hr 6 min

        About Hardly Focused

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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.

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