Hardly Focused

From December 5, 2024: Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division talks to Jack and Nate about music, comedy, fun in Las Vegas, and more!

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Jack and Nate are all over the place in this episode! One might say they are "hardly focused" on a single topic.

As the 16th anniversary of this podcast (and 5th under the name "Hardly Focused") fast approaches, Nate finally feels comfortable in front of the mic.

Travis Barker will play produce and play drums on Yellowcard's new album.

When filesharing services (in)famously attributed one band's song with another artist.

YouTube be like, "10 seconds of a song? Copyright claim. 60 minutes of a dude's bare ass? Totally fine, as long as it's educational."

Bernd das Brot, Germany's favorite depressed loaf of bread.

Jump scares, power-ups, regenerating health, and other video game tropes.

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Content creator Woke Karen joins Jack and Zach to discuss cancel culture, the Chao creatures from Sonic the Hedgehog, and a game called Doug Huggem!

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Did you attend the Tool in the Sand Festival? You may be entitled to compensation - or, you're just entitled.

Remembering Bob Rivers, a legendary radio broadcaster whose resume includes a successful stint at WAAF.

Attendees of the Tool in the Sand Festival were promised "two unique sets" by the band Tool, only for the band to perform repeat songs during the second set. Are fans right to be angry?

A reporter (read: crisis actor) for InfoWars was reportedly shot and killed (read: false flag operation.)

Imprisoned FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is in solitary confinement after partaking in an unauthorized telephone interview with Tucker Carlson.

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Jack and Becky took a whirlwind trip to Nashville, with their primary objective in neighboring Madison, TN. Controversial Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey performed publicly for the first time since 2017, for a full house at the Eastside Bowl. Jack and Becky recap the event, review the new songs debuted at the show, and discuss what's next for the recently-reunited Brand New.

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Jack, Nate, and Becky remember actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away the day this episode was recorded at the age of 39. With roles in television shows such as The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Gossip Girl, along with her unforgettable roles in the films Harriet the Spy and EuroTrip, Michelle's passing is a massive loss for the millennial generation. May she travel well onto her next adventure.

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The Acc and Jack Show discusses the Super Bowl, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, Kanye West's mental health crisis, and more!

Almost 30 years after it initially came out, Jack is finally playing Super Mario 64

Recapping Super Bowl LIX, during which many burials happened on live television

The Super Bowl ads were more or less forgettable

Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance was a full takedown of Drake

Vince Neil's private plane crashes - but the dogs are okay!

Kanye West runs a Super Bowl ad for an anti-Semitic t-shirt

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Jack and Becky have a thing or two to say about a thing or two, including Bianca Censori's lack of censors.

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With Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey having recently performed for a benefit show, Jack and Becky discuss at length the long-term effects of “cancel culture.”

Kanye West and Bianca Censori caused a stir at the Grammy awards’ red carpet, as Censori wore a whole lotta nothin’.

Black Sabbath are reuniting to play their final show ever for the fourth time.

Jack maintains that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be delayed, regardless of what Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says.

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A devastating plane crash, The Doomsday Clock, and life expectancy with ADHD make up this episode of Hardly Focused.

The Doomsday Clock has been moved one second closer to midnight.

Jack is wearing the All for LA Benefit: Protect Live Music t-shirt from Consequence, the proceeds of which go to MusiCares' fire relief efforts.

Becky and Zach are - or were - watching The Traitors on Peacock.

Breaking news: A passenger plane crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC. Jack, Zach, and Becky learn about the news and react in real-time.

Becky has cravings for Dots candy at 3AM.

A new study shows that people with ADHD have shorter life expectancies

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The Acc and Jack Show discusses the Nintendo Switch 2, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, an Oblivion remake, and more!

The Nintendo Switch 2 officially exists, and Acc and Jack have a lot to say about it!

EA claims Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet their expectations.

Because it's an awful concept, Sony does the right thing and cancels 2 in-development live-service games.

Is there a remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion launching this year?

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