Hardly Focused

Jack and Mike dust off this podcast's flagship segment, "How F***ing Dumb Are You?!" In the States, a Publisher's Clearing House winner is in financial trouble after the company went bankrupt and stopped paying him. Jack thinks he should have built a nest egg and kept working, to avoid such conundrums.

Meanwhile, in Japan, an old woman was scammed by someone pretending to be an astronaut in distress. Mike has some THOUGHTS about that!

Elsewhere in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Jack and Mike review Nine Inch Nails' Boston concert

Jack traveled to New York City with Becky to visit the 9/11 Museum, and later FINALLY see Oasis perform live

Steven Patrick Morrissey is selling his ownership of The Smiths to anyone who wants it

Studies confirm, sitting on the toilet for too long is a sure-fire way to get hemorrhoids

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It's the 700th episode of this podcast! Jack is joined in-studio by Zach, and Molly joins through a series of tubes from smoggy California. Lots of topics are discussed in this packed installment of Hardly Focused, with Jack running through a list of the biggest things that have happened over the past one hundred episodes.

Also covered:

The Oasis reunion has made it to the United States, and Jack and Molly can't wait!

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married.

Listen to Molly's new podcast HALFSIES on the Solid Listen podcast network! Molly and co-host "Vanderpump Robs" Schulte each bring a topic of their choosing to the table and educate one another. Find Halfsies - and Hardly Focused - wherever you get your podcasts!

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Acc and Jack discuss a nightmarish, shockingly common scenario. A woman posts to reddit that she left her boyfriend, because he refused to wipe himself after using the bathroom. The boyfriend did not take kindly to her refusal to accept his unhygienic ways. With no pun intended, who stinks here?

Elsewhere in this installment of The Acc and Jack Show:

A naked guy - allergic to his own sweat - is under arrest for hauling a stolen motorcycle, among other things.

A Memphis man has his priorities straight, shooting his wife in the stomach then stopping for a beer on the way to the hospital.

An ungrateful airline passenger suffering from a medical emergency mid-flight flips off her captain as she de-boards.

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A study from AI firm Kalon determines the top 10 states in the country that are most addicted to pornography. Jack and Becky go through the list, and cover the additional 10 that are least addicted. Spoilers - the commonwealth of Massachusetts is on neither!

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Remember Planet Lunch, and Ploids? The latter is not a venereal disease.

Arcades are a scam.

Becky is obsessed with the "Poop Cruise."

Instragram rolls out a new "maps" feature, to much controversy.

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Actress Sydney Sweeney has teamed up with clothier American Eagle to advertise their line of jeans. In the year 2025, people will get upset over anything, and to the surprise of nobody this new campaign is no exception. To the surprise of Becky, however, is Mike and Jack's agreement that Sydney Sweeney isn't the ultimate, jaw-dropping smoke show that everybody else makes her out to be. Do you agree?

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Whether or not he actually tries to do it, former Astronomer CEO has no legal grounds to sue Coldplay's Chris Martin for highlighting his infidelity.

Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails seem to unintentionally swap drummers.

Tron Ares might end up being a terrible film, but at least it will look and sound great.

Jack reviews Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps!

The end of the Rob, Anybody, and Dawn radio show, or a lesson in paying employees for their time.

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The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has left this mortal coil at 76 years old. Jack and Nate discuss Ozzy's legacy, and his final performance at the Back to the Beginning event just weeks before his death.

Also discussed in this episode:

The fourth Matrix film was meta

Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner

CBS and Paramount cancel The Late Show, and Stephen Colbert is going scorched earth in response

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The lead cast of The Legend of Zelda live-action film have been revealed! Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will play Princess Zelda and Link, respectively. Acc and Jack discuss this exciting news, while cautioning against fan-casting.

Also covered in this installment of The Acc and Jack Show:

Paul Lieberstein joins the cast of The Office spinoff The Paper, as a new character! Is he playing Toby Flenderson under witness protection?

The 2025 Emmy nominations are here! Once again, The Bear is apparently a comedy series.

The former members of Jane's Addiction are suing each other.

Political assassin Vance Boelter claims Tim Walz told him to kill people.

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Jack and Mike remember their friend and former co-worker, Lyndon "LB" Byers. Following an explosive career with the Boston Bruins, LB was a fixture on WAAF. Jack and Mike share their LB stories, of which there are an endless amount.

We'll miss you, kid.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Is Bethesda preparing to release Fallout 3 remastered??

A lucky guy gets Pope Leo XIV to sign his rare Pokemon card.

Following up from last episode, our TikTok followers suggest their cast for the Karen Read movie.

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It hasn't even been two weeks since the verdict was handed down, and the Karen Read trial is already getting the Hollywood film treatment. Jack and Mike wonder who will play the titular role, and who will round out the cast of characters.

Also discussed in this episode:

Threads is getting direct messages, much to the chagrin of everyone.

Upcoming potential blockbusters Jurassic World Rebirth and Tron: Ares may each have one good thing going for them.

Windows 11 is phasing out the "blue screen of death" for black.

Billie Joe Armstrong kicks a Green Day fan offstage for playing "Wonderwall" on his guitar.

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It's been one of the most talked-about stories in Massachusetts, and it's finally over. The trial of Karen Read has come to an end, with a single OUI charge out of a series of "not guilty" verdicts. Jack and Nate discuss the outcome!

Also discussed:

Hookers, strip clubs, and brothels - oh my!

Embarrassing oneself before a member of the opposite sex

The civil unrest in Los Angeles

A follow-up to the "India Oven" commercial from last episode, featuring bad karaoke!

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