Hardly Focused https://hardlyfocused.com en (C) 2009 - 2018 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. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/40ff250c-bd23-11ed-8c84-736c0f20c50a/image/Screenshot_2023-03-29_at_13.26.37.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Hardly Focused https://hardlyfocused.com yes episodic Pretending to be a radio show since 2009 Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau Talk Radio Meltdown is a free uncensored podcast from Boston, Massachusetts. Weekly episodes feature lowbrow commentary on current events, pop culture, the world, and everything in between. Listen at www.talkradiomeltdown.com 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.

]]> talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culturejack@talkradiomeltdown.comJack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau 724: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, pt. I https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-724 It's the 17th anniversary of this podcast - six under the banner "Hardly Focused" - and there's no better way to celebrate than with a guest co-host! Actor and voice-over artist Fard Muhammad joins Jack to share their own respective experiences taking in late night tapings, from Conan O'Brien's many shows to the freezing cold tundra of the Ed Sullivan Theater. Check out Fard on Threads and at his own website: https://www.heyitsfard.com FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:06:00 -0000 Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, pt. I full 724 Solid Listen Actor and voice-over artist Fard Muhammad joins Jack to share their own respective experiences taking in late night tapings. It's the 17th anniversary of this podcast - six under the banner "Hardly Focused" - and there's no better way to celebrate than with a guest co-host! Actor and voice-over artist Fard Muhammad joins Jack to share their own respective experiences taking in late night tapings, from Conan O'Brien's many shows to the freezing cold tundra of the Ed Sullivan Theater. Check out Fard on Threads and at his own website: https://www.heyitsfard.com FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's the 17th anniversary of this podcast - six under the banner "Hardly Focused" - and there's no better way to celebrate than with a guest co-host! Actor and voice-over artist Fard Muhammad joins Jack to share their own respective experiences taking in late night tapings, from Conan O'Brien's many shows to the freezing cold tundra of the Ed Sullivan Theater. Check out Fard on Threads and at his own website: https://www.heyitsfard.com FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe

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]]> 5421 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 723: Exfiltrate https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-723 Marathon is the newest game from Bungie, the studio behind the legendary franchises Halo and Destiny. A follow-up to the mid-90s series of the same name, Marathon is an extraction shooter, in the same vein as Escape from Tarkov and ARC Raiders. Set on the planet Tau Ceti IV, "Runners" face off again each other in team of three, battling forces of the Unified Earth Space Council while scavenging for the best loot. Jack reviews Marathon for Mike, hoping the game has a long future ahead in an endless landscape of hit-or-miss multiplayer games. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: There are more questions than answers in the deadly Air Canada plane crash at LaGuardia Airport. Famously adverse to video games, Becky's latest hobby is collecting Pokémon cards. Reality television figure Taylor Frankie Paul is an absolute psychopath. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:21:00 -0000 full 723 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss the video game Marathon, the Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport, Pokémon cards, and more! Marathon is the newest game from Bungie, the studio behind the legendary franchises Halo and Destiny. A follow-up to the mid-90s series of the same name, Marathon is an extraction shooter, in the same vein as Escape from Tarkov and ARC Raiders. Set on the planet Tau Ceti IV, "Runners" face off again each other in team of three, battling forces of the Unified Earth Space Council while scavenging for the best loot. Jack reviews Marathon for Mike, hoping the game has a long future ahead in an endless landscape of hit-or-miss multiplayer games. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: There are more questions than answers in the deadly Air Canada plane crash at LaGuardia Airport. Famously adverse to video games, Becky's latest hobby is collecting Pokémon cards. Reality television figure Taylor Frankie Paul is an absolute psychopath. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Marathon is the newest game from Bungie, the studio behind the legendary franchises Halo and Destiny. A follow-up to the mid-90s series of the same name, Marathon is an extraction shooter, in the same vein as Escape from Tarkov and ARC Raiders. Set on the planet Tau Ceti IV, "Runners" face off again each other in team of three, battling forces of the Unified Earth Space Council while scavenging for the best loot. Jack reviews Marathon for Mike, hoping the game has a long future ahead in an endless landscape of hit-or-miss multiplayer games.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

There are more questions than answers in the deadly Air Canada plane crash at LaGuardia Airport.

Famously adverse to video games, Becky's latest hobby is collecting Pokémon cards.

Reality television figure Taylor Frankie Paul is an absolute psychopath.

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]]> 5855 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 722: It's in the Water https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-722 Why is Florida the way that it is? Is it because of the sulfur in the water? Jack and Nate wonder where it all went wrong in the Sunshine State, while Jack reviews his experience at Super Nintendo World and Epic Universe in Orlando. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Saturday Night Live UK features a stacked lineup for its first three episodes. Kristin Cabot - one-half of the infamous "Coldplay couple" - tells Oprah that she believes Andy Byron lied to her about his marriage. Joe Pera Talks with You is a television masterpiece. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:43:00 -0000 It's in the Water full 722 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss Super Nintendo World, the never-ending saga of the "Coldplay couple," and much more! Why is Florida the way that it is? Is it because of the sulfur in the water? Jack and Nate wonder where it all went wrong in the Sunshine State, while Jack reviews his experience at Super Nintendo World and Epic Universe in Orlando. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Saturday Night Live UK features a stacked lineup for its first three episodes. Kristin Cabot - one-half of the infamous "Coldplay couple" - tells Oprah that she believes Andy Byron lied to her about his marriage. Joe Pera Talks with You is a television masterpiece. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why is Florida the way that it is? Is it because of the sulfur in the water? Jack and Nate wonder where it all went wrong in the Sunshine State, while Jack reviews his experience at Super Nintendo World and Epic Universe in Orlando.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Saturday Night Live UK features a stacked lineup for its first three episodes.

Kristin Cabot - one-half of the infamous "Coldplay couple" - tells Oprah that she believes Andy Byron lied to her about his marriage.

Joe Pera Talks with You is a television masterpiece.

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]]> 6734 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 721: I Love This Product https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-721 Was Highguard - the live-service shooter from Wildlight Entertainment - set up to fail? Lukewarm reception to its announcement trailer and eventual release have gamers comparing Highguard to Concord, another short-lived multiplayer title. Acc and Jack consider the time and effort spent on developing the game, only for it to be shut down after less than two months. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: The CEO of McDonald's is getting eviscerated online for his taste test of the new Big Arch burger. The new season of Scrubs is just okay. The co-CEO of Build a Rocket Boy - the studio behind the flop MindsEye - is blaming everyone but himself for his game's poor performance. FOLLOW Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:58:00 -0000 I Love This Product full 721 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses the collapse of both the video game Highguard, and the ego of McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski. Was Highguard - the live-service shooter from Wildlight Entertainment - set up to fail? Lukewarm reception to its announcement trailer and eventual release have gamers comparing Highguard to Concord, another short-lived multiplayer title. Acc and Jack consider the time and effort spent on developing the game, only for it to be shut down after less than two months. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: The CEO of McDonald's is getting eviscerated online for his taste test of the new Big Arch burger. The new season of Scrubs is just okay. The co-CEO of Build a Rocket Boy - the studio behind the flop MindsEye - is blaming everyone but himself for his game's poor performance. FOLLOW Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Was Highguard - the live-service shooter from Wildlight Entertainment - set up to fail? Lukewarm reception to its announcement trailer and eventual release have gamers comparing Highguard to Concord, another short-lived multiplayer title. Acc and Jack consider the time and effort spent on developing the game, only for it to be shut down after less than two months.

Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show:

The CEO of McDonald's is getting eviscerated online for his taste test of the new Big Arch burger.

The new season of Scrubs is just okay.

The co-CEO of Build a Rocket Boy - the studio behind the flop MindsEye - is blaming everyone but himself for his game's poor performance.

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]]> 5387 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 720: Living in a Box https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-720 What are the best state capitals to live in? Which ones are the worst? How many of New England's made WalletHub's list? These are the important questions that nobody asked, but that Jack answers anyway for Nate and Zach. All told, it should surprise nobody where Boston lands on the list in terms of affordability. Also discussed in this installment of Hardly Focused: An Australian news reporter gets drunk and goes on-air at the winter Olympics. Jack receives the news alert during the show that actor Eric Dane has passed away due to ALS. The Pawtucket, Rhode Island shooter lived a bizarre, hate-filled life - and he married his cousin! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:15:00 -0000 Living in a Box full 720 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the best - and worst - cities to live in, and mourn the passing of actor Eric Dane. What are the best state capitals to live in? Which ones are the worst? How many of New England's made WalletHub's list? These are the important questions that nobody asked, but that Jack answers anyway for Nate and Zach. All told, it should surprise nobody where Boston lands on the list in terms of affordability. Also discussed in this installment of Hardly Focused: An Australian news reporter gets drunk and goes on-air at the winter Olympics. Jack receives the news alert during the show that actor Eric Dane has passed away due to ALS. The Pawtucket, Rhode Island shooter lived a bizarre, hate-filled life - and he married his cousin! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What are the best state capitals to live in? Which ones are the worst? How many of New England's made WalletHub's list? These are the important questions that nobody asked, but that Jack answers anyway for Nate and Zach. All told, it should surprise nobody where Boston lands on the list in terms of affordability.

Also discussed in this installment of Hardly Focused:

An Australian news reporter gets drunk and goes on-air at the winter Olympics.

Jack receives the news alert during the show that actor Eric Dane has passed away due to ALS.

The Pawtucket, Rhode Island shooter lived a bizarre, hate-filled life - and he married his cousin!

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]]> 5060 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 719: Watch Out! You're Gonna Crash! Aahh! https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-719 Poor Lindsey Vonn. First, she ruptures her ACL; then, she crashes during a downhill ski run at the Olympics and suffers a gruesome leg injury. To top it off, Lindsey's own father gives her the "dad treatment" in an interview with the AP. Jack, Mike, and Nate wonder if Lindsay should have retired years ago. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: The New England Patriots did not win Super Bowl 60, but at least they made it that far! Turning Point USA's "All-American Halftime Show" was a complete joke. NBA 2K15 has some of the worst voice acting in video game history. Discord is implementing global age verification. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0000 Watch Out! You're Gonna Crash! Aahh! full 719 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Nate discuss the embarrassing "All-American Halftime Show," Lindsey Vonn's Olympic-sized injury, and more! Poor Lindsey Vonn. First, she ruptures her ACL; then, she crashes during a downhill ski run at the Olympics and suffers a gruesome leg injury. To top it off, Lindsey's own father gives her the "dad treatment" in an interview with the AP. Jack, Mike, and Nate wonder if Lindsay should have retired years ago. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: The New England Patriots did not win Super Bowl 60, but at least they made it that far! Turning Point USA's "All-American Halftime Show" was a complete joke. NBA 2K15 has some of the worst voice acting in video game history. Discord is implementing global age verification. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Poor Lindsey Vonn. First, she ruptures her ACL; then, she crashes during a downhill ski run at the Olympics and suffers a gruesome leg injury. To top it off, Lindsey's own father gives her the "dad treatment" in an interview with the AP. Jack, Mike, and Nate wonder if Lindsay should have retired years ago.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

The New England Patriots did not win Super Bowl 60, but at least they made it that far!

Turning Point USA's "All-American Halftime Show" was a complete joke.

NBA 2K15 has some of the worst voice acting in video game history.

Discord is implementing global age verification.

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]]> 4807 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 718: Americano Idiota https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-718 The Super Bowl is almost here, and the New England Patriots are in it for the first time since 2018! Of course, nothing is without controversy these days, for not everyone is on board with Bad Bunny performing at the half-time show. Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Turning Point USA's upcoming "alternate" half-time show, headlined by America's favorite hick, Kid Rock! Elsewhere in this installment of Hardly Focused: Does the Kennedy Center really need to be closed for two years while it undergoes renovations? Remembering the great Catherine O'Hara. Do McNuggets and caviar really go together? Ubisoft fires a developer for speaking out against their return-to-office mandate. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:27:00 -0000 Americano Idiota full 718 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss the "alternate" Super Bowl halftime show, McNuggets and caviar, and much more! The Super Bowl is almost here, and the New England Patriots are in it for the first time since 2018! Of course, nothing is without controversy these days, for not everyone is on board with Bad Bunny performing at the half-time show. Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Turning Point USA's upcoming "alternate" half-time show, headlined by America's favorite hick, Kid Rock! Elsewhere in this installment of Hardly Focused: Does the Kennedy Center really need to be closed for two years while it undergoes renovations? Remembering the great Catherine O'Hara. Do McNuggets and caviar really go together? Ubisoft fires a developer for speaking out against their return-to-office mandate. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Super Bowl is almost here, and the New England Patriots are in it for the first time since 2018! Of course, nothing is without controversy these days, for not everyone is on board with Bad Bunny performing at the half-time show. Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Turning Point USA's upcoming "alternate" half-time show, headlined by America's favorite hick, Kid Rock!

Elsewhere in this installment of Hardly Focused:

Does the Kennedy Center really need to be closed for two years while it undergoes renovations?

Remembering the great Catherine O'Hara.

Do McNuggets and caviar really go together?

Ubisoft fires a developer for speaking out against their return-to-office mandate.

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]]> 4669 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 717: Getting Killed https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-717 Who would have thought a documentary about Melania Trump would under-perform at the box office? Oh, that's right - everybody. Acc and Jack dive into this new Brett Ratner-directed documentary, which is expected to make a mere sliver of its production and marketing budget at the box office. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: People either really love or really hate the band Geese's performance on Saturday Night Live. Kanye West apologizes for his antisemitic behavior, blaming his actions on bipolar disorder. In a bout of retro video game torture, Acc is playing the first Bauldur's Gate, while Jack is trudging through the original version of Link's Awakening. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:00:00 -0000 Getting Killed full 717 Solid Listen Acc and Jack discuss the band Geese, the new documentary about Melania Trump, Kanye West's non-apology, and more! Who would have thought a documentary about Melania Trump would under-perform at the box office? Oh, that's right - everybody. Acc and Jack dive into this new Brett Ratner-directed documentary, which is expected to make a mere sliver of its production and marketing budget at the box office. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: People either really love or really hate the band Geese's performance on Saturday Night Live. Kanye West apologizes for his antisemitic behavior, blaming his actions on bipolar disorder. In a bout of retro video game torture, Acc is playing the first Bauldur's Gate, while Jack is trudging through the original version of Link's Awakening. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Who would have thought a documentary about Melania Trump would under-perform at the box office? Oh, that's right - everybody. Acc and Jack dive into this new Brett Ratner-directed documentary, which is expected to make a mere sliver of its production and marketing budget at the box office.

Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show:

People either really love or really hate the band Geese's performance on Saturday Night Live.

Kanye West apologizes for his antisemitic behavior, blaming his actions on bipolar disorder.

In a bout of retro video game torture, Acc is playing the first Bauldur's Gate, while Jack is trudging through the original version of Link's Awakening.

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]]> 4606 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 716: Keep Me Young, pt. I https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-716 Blake Jennings from the podcast Keep Me Young joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused! From video games to music to theater, there are laughs and non-sequiturs aplenty. It's safe to say Blake adapts to the Hardly Focused insanity with the greatest of ease! Discussed during this episode of Hardly Focused: Jack and Zach learn about Blake's background and beginnings in content creation, from long-form YouTube content to podcasting. Blake shares his favorite video games, and what he considers to be the "worst." Chappell Roan is a queen, and Jack shares his story about seeing her perform with Heart's Nancy Wilson. Breaking news during this episode: Kenan and Kel are releasing a new movie together! FOLLOW Keep Me Young! https://www.youtube.com/@KeepMeYoungPod FOLLOW Blake Jennings! https://linktr.ee/jakeblennings FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0000 Keep Me Young, pt. I full 716 Solid Listen Content creator Blake Jennings from the podcast Keep Me Young joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused! Blake Jennings from the podcast Keep Me Young joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused! From video games to music to theater, there are laughs and non-sequiturs aplenty. It's safe to say Blake adapts to the Hardly Focused insanity with the greatest of ease! Discussed during this episode of Hardly Focused: Jack and Zach learn about Blake's background and beginnings in content creation, from long-form YouTube content to podcasting. Blake shares his favorite video games, and what he considers to be the "worst." Chappell Roan is a queen, and Jack shares his story about seeing her perform with Heart's Nancy Wilson. Breaking news during this episode: Kenan and Kel are releasing a new movie together! FOLLOW Keep Me Young! https://www.youtube.com/@KeepMeYoungPod FOLLOW Blake Jennings! https://linktr.ee/jakeblennings FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Blake Jennings from the podcast Keep Me Young joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused! From video games to music to theater, there are laughs and non-sequiturs aplenty. It's safe to say Blake adapts to the Hardly Focused insanity with the greatest of ease!

Discussed during this episode of Hardly Focused:

Jack and Zach learn about Blake's background and beginnings in content creation, from long-form YouTube content to podcasting.

Blake shares his favorite video games, and what he considers to be the "worst."

Chappell Roan is a queen, and Jack shares his story about seeing her perform with Heart's Nancy Wilson.

Breaking news during this episode: Kenan and Kel are releasing a new movie together!

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]]> 5130 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 715: Real Talk https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-715 In the first installment of Hardly Focused for 2026, Jack and Zach are none too pleased about artificial intelligence. For that matter, neither is musician Mark Tremonti, who believes AI-generated "fake art" will one day overtake the real thing. At least Bandcamp is doing it right by outright banning anything even remotely considered artificial. Discussed elsewhere in this episode: TimeOut magazine presents a list of the most inauthentic cities in the world, and Boston makes the list! As Tiffany Gomas might say, "That motherf**king city is NOT real!" Becky joins Jack and Zach to discuss her Christmas haul of DOTS candy, much to Zach's chagrin. Actor Timothy Busfield (The West Wing, thirtysomething) surrenders to police following accusations of abuse. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:46:00 -0000 Real Talk full 715 Solid Listen Jack and Zach discuss artificial intelligence in the music industry, the downfall of actor Timothy Busfield, and more! In the first installment of Hardly Focused for 2026, Jack and Zach are none too pleased about artificial intelligence. For that matter, neither is musician Mark Tremonti, who believes AI-generated "fake art" will one day overtake the real thing. At least Bandcamp is doing it right by outright banning anything even remotely considered artificial. Discussed elsewhere in this episode: TimeOut magazine presents a list of the most inauthentic cities in the world, and Boston makes the list! As Tiffany Gomas might say, "That motherf**king city is NOT real!" Becky joins Jack and Zach to discuss her Christmas haul of DOTS candy, much to Zach's chagrin. Actor Timothy Busfield (The West Wing, thirtysomething) surrenders to police following accusations of abuse. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the first installment of Hardly Focused for 2026, Jack and Zach are none too pleased about artificial intelligence. For that matter, neither is musician Mark Tremonti, who believes AI-generated "fake art" will one day overtake the real thing. At least Bandcamp is doing it right by outright banning anything even remotely considered artificial.

Discussed elsewhere in this episode:

TimeOut magazine presents a list of the most inauthentic cities in the world, and Boston makes the list! As Tiffany Gomas might say, "That motherf**king city is NOT real!"

Becky joins Jack and Zach to discuss her Christmas haul of DOTS candy, much to Zach's chagrin.

Actor Timothy Busfield (The West Wing, thirtysomething) surrenders to police following accusations of abuse.

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]]> 4332 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 714: I Don't Even Know What Time It Is! https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-714 Good news: Kids in New York City public schools are benefitting from a system-wide ban on cell phone! They're socializing, and there is a noticeable improvement in focus. Bad news: Without their phones to assist them, these kids have no idea how to read analog clocks. Nicole and Jack discuss and weep for the nation's future. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Nicole recounts her trip to Goodsprings, Nevada for the annual gathering of Fallout fans! "Mr. Goodman, please report to the office." Folks in the Massachusetts town of Haverhill are actually upset over the new Dunkin' plant smelling of fresh-baked donuts. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:27:00 -0000 I Don't Even Know What Time It is! full 714 Solid Listen Jack and Nicole discuss the usefulness of analog clocks, a Massachusetts town that smells like donuts, and much more! Good news: Kids in New York City public schools are benefitting from a system-wide ban on cell phone! They're socializing, and there is a noticeable improvement in focus. Bad news: Without their phones to assist them, these kids have no idea how to read analog clocks. Nicole and Jack discuss and weep for the nation's future. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Nicole recounts her trip to Goodsprings, Nevada for the annual gathering of Fallout fans! "Mr. Goodman, please report to the office." Folks in the Massachusetts town of Haverhill are actually upset over the new Dunkin' plant smelling of fresh-baked donuts. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Good news: Kids in New York City public schools are benefitting from a system-wide ban on cell phone! They're socializing, and there is a noticeable improvement in focus. Bad news: Without their phones to assist them, these kids have no idea how to read analog clocks. Nicole and Jack discuss and weep for the nation's future.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Nicole recounts her trip to Goodsprings, Nevada for the annual gathering of Fallout fans!

"Mr. Goodman, please report to the office."

Folks in the Massachusetts town of Haverhill are actually upset over the new Dunkin' plant smelling of fresh-baked donuts.

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]]> 5510 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 713: Meatheads https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-713 It's a 1-2-3 punch of bad news in this installment of Hardly Focused. Jack and Mike discuss the mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, and the shocking murder of Rob Reiner. Of course, these things all have to happen around Christmastime, right? Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Kristin Cabot - the woman involved in the infamous Coldplay scandal from this past summer - finally speaks about what went down in Foxborough. Jane's Addiction confirms their third breakup, over a year after Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro on-stage at a Boston show. President Ronald Thump announces the "Patriot Games," which sounds almost identical to the Hunger Games. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:36:00 -0000 Meatheads full 713 Solid Listen Jack and Mike trudge through the bad news to discuss the Coldplay couple, the end of Jane's Addiction, and the Patriot Games! It's a 1-2-3 punch of bad news in this installment of Hardly Focused. Jack and Mike discuss the mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, and the shocking murder of Rob Reiner. Of course, these things all have to happen around Christmastime, right? Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Kristin Cabot - the woman involved in the infamous Coldplay scandal from this past summer - finally speaks about what went down in Foxborough. Jane's Addiction confirms their third breakup, over a year after Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro on-stage at a Boston show. President Ronald Thump announces the "Patriot Games," which sounds almost identical to the Hunger Games. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's a 1-2-3 punch of bad news in this installment of Hardly Focused. Jack and Mike discuss the mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, and the shocking murder of Rob Reiner. Of course, these things all have to happen around Christmastime, right?

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Kristin Cabot - the woman involved in the infamous Coldplay scandal from this past summer - finally speaks about what went down in Foxborough.

Jane's Addiction confirms their third breakup, over a year after Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro on-stage at a Boston show.

President Ronald Thump announces the "Patriot Games," which sounds almost identical to the Hunger Games.

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]]> 4400 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 712: Dog Problems https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-712 The mental unraveling of a canine co-host accents this largely video game-related installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Nate express bewilderment at both Metroid Prime 4's heavily anticipated launch, and the announcement of yet another Skyrim re-release. Not owning a Switch 2, this might be the first time Jack isn't buying another version of Bethesda's legendary dragon-taming simulator. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Jack and Nate share horror stories about working in retail. How can one possibly screw up a relationship with Hayley Williams? GameStop's "trade anything" day is a huge success, with people bringing in things like taxidermized animals, cans of "whoop ass," and the Declaration of Independence. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:16:00 -0000 Dog Problems full 712 Solid Listen Jack and Nate share anecdotes about video games, working in retail, and Hayley Williams, all while an old dog loses his mind in the studio! The mental unraveling of a canine co-host accents this largely video game-related installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Nate express bewilderment at both Metroid Prime 4's heavily anticipated launch, and the announcement of yet another Skyrim re-release. Not owning a Switch 2, this might be the first time Jack isn't buying another version of Bethesda's legendary dragon-taming simulator. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Jack and Nate share horror stories about working in retail. How can one possibly screw up a relationship with Hayley Williams? GameStop's "trade anything" day is a huge success, with people bringing in things like taxidermized animals, cans of "whoop ass," and the Declaration of Independence. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The mental unraveling of a canine co-host accents this largely video game-related installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Nate express bewilderment at both Metroid Prime 4's heavily anticipated launch, and the announcement of yet another Skyrim re-release. Not owning a Switch 2, this might be the first time Jack isn't buying another version of Bethesda's legendary dragon-taming simulator.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Jack and Nate share horror stories about working in retail.

How can one possibly screw up a relationship with Hayley Williams?

GameStop's "trade anything" day is a huge success, with people bringing in things like taxidermized animals, cans of "whoop ass," and the Declaration of Independence.

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]]> 5648 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 711: Cranberry Sauce Tastes Better Out of the Can https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-711 It's a Thanksgiving-kind of installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Mike discuss the science of planning for the holidays, and revisit a classic Turkey Day freakout. Also, what's the best and worst food to serve on Thanksgiving? Discussed elsewhere in this episode: A poor soul from Medford, MA has nearly 400 gallons of heating oil spilled in his basement, because the energy company went to the wrong address. The "Slender Man stabber" attempts to run away from home, only to be caught and shamed by police. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:09:00 -0000 Cranberry Sauce Tastes Better Out of the Can full 711 Solid Listen Jack and Mike celebrate Thanksgiving with some dinner statistics, and discuss a local heating oil mishap. Plus, Slender Man! It's a Thanksgiving-kind of installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Mike discuss the science of planning for the holidays, and revisit a classic Turkey Day freakout. Also, what's the best and worst food to serve on Thanksgiving? Discussed elsewhere in this episode: A poor soul from Medford, MA has nearly 400 gallons of heating oil spilled in his basement, because the energy company went to the wrong address. The "Slender Man stabber" attempts to run away from home, only to be caught and shamed by police. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's a Thanksgiving-kind of installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Mike discuss the science of planning for the holidays, and revisit a classic Turkey Day freakout. Also, what's the best and worst food to serve on Thanksgiving?

Discussed elsewhere in this episode:

A poor soul from Medford, MA has nearly 400 gallons of heating oil spilled in his basement, because the energy company went to the wrong address.

The "Slender Man stabber" attempts to run away from home, only to be caught and shamed by police.

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]]> 4345 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 710: Riot for Nothing https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-710 It's finally happening - the "Epstein files" are one step closer to being released. Shortly before this episode was recorded, both the U.S. House and Senate voted to pass the bill that will make public the emails, the characters, and more. Acc, Jack, and Mike discuss and wonder what - if anything - the outcome will be. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Famous people named Bubba, including a certain Love Sponge with whom this show was very briefly - and very mistakenly - associated. The New Pornographers discuss their ousted drummer, and why they aren't changing their name. Content creator Jack Doherty complains about going to jail, for the crime of having a terrible haircut. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000 Riot for Nothing full 710 Solid Listen Acc, Jack, and Mike discuss the impending release of the Epstein files, the kids these days with their brain rot, and more! It's finally happening - the "Epstein files" are one step closer to being released. Shortly before this episode was recorded, both the U.S. House and Senate voted to pass the bill that will make public the emails, the characters, and more. Acc, Jack, and Mike discuss and wonder what - if anything - the outcome will be. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Famous people named Bubba, including a certain Love Sponge with whom this show was very briefly - and very mistakenly - associated. The New Pornographers discuss their ousted drummer, and why they aren't changing their name. Content creator Jack Doherty complains about going to jail, for the crime of having a terrible haircut. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's finally happening - the "Epstein files" are one step closer to being released. Shortly before this episode was recorded, both the U.S. House and Senate voted to pass the bill that will make public the emails, the characters, and more. Acc, Jack, and Mike discuss and wonder what - if anything - the outcome will be.

Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show:

Famous people named Bubba, including a certain Love Sponge with whom this show was very briefly - and very mistakenly - associated.

The New Pornographers discuss their ousted drummer, and why they aren't changing their name.

Content creator Jack Doherty complains about going to jail, for the crime of having a terrible haircut.

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]]> 4743 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 709: Deeds for Eddie McDowd https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-709 There's a reason why this podcast is called "Hardly Focused," and this episode exemplifies it! Jack, Nate, and Zach are all over the place, discussing everything from medical ailments to Nickelodeon's finest live-action shows from the late 1990s. Remember - do good, else you'll be turned into a dog and taken in by the kid you bullied in school! Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Vine is back, thanks to Twitter's own Jack Dorsey! From content generators like Sora, to fully produced songs, artificial intelligence continues to improve and frighten. Miss World Chile also happens to be the vocalist in a death metal band. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:30:00 -0000 709 Deeds for Eddie McDowd full 709 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the return of Vine, the frightening rise of artificial intelligence, Miss World Chile's side gig, and more! There's a reason why this podcast is called "Hardly Focused," and this episode exemplifies it! Jack, Nate, and Zach are all over the place, discussing everything from medical ailments to Nickelodeon's finest live-action shows from the late 1990s. Remember - do good, else you'll be turned into a dog and taken in by the kid you bullied in school! Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Vine is back, thanks to Twitter's own Jack Dorsey! From content generators like Sora, to fully produced songs, artificial intelligence continues to improve and frighten. Miss World Chile also happens to be the vocalist in a death metal band. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There's a reason why this podcast is called "Hardly Focused," and this episode exemplifies it! Jack, Nate, and Zach are all over the place, discussing everything from medical ailments to Nickelodeon's finest live-action shows from the late 1990s. Remember - do good, else you'll be turned into a dog and taken in by the kid you bullied in school!

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Vine is back, thanks to Twitter's own Jack Dorsey!

From content generators like Sora, to fully produced songs, artificial intelligence continues to improve and frighten.

Miss World Chile also happens to be the vocalist in a death metal band.

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]]> 6463 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 708: You Don't Mess With the Zohran https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-708 Rockstar Games is known for its secrecy, so it's a big surprise when news drops about unconfirmed projects. Co-founder Dan Houser reveals to IGN the existence of cancelled single-player DLC for Grand Theft Auto 5. Jack and Mike talk about what could have been, and what made the previous game's DLC so great. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Another day, another plane crash; this time, in Louisville, KY Jack and Mike react in real time to the results of the New York City mayoral election According to a new study, kids ask their parents an average of 46 questions per day. Resident show dad Mike Tarara weighs in to confirm! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:01:00 -0000 You Don't Mess With the Zohran full 708 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss the New York City mayoral race, Grand Theft Auto 5's cancelled DLC, the big plane crash in Louisville, and more! Rockstar Games is known for its secrecy, so it's a big surprise when news drops about unconfirmed projects. Co-founder Dan Houser reveals to IGN the existence of cancelled single-player DLC for Grand Theft Auto 5. Jack and Mike talk about what could have been, and what made the previous game's DLC so great. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Another day, another plane crash; this time, in Louisville, KY Jack and Mike react in real time to the results of the New York City mayoral election According to a new study, kids ask their parents an average of 46 questions per day. Resident show dad Mike Tarara weighs in to confirm! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Rockstar Games is known for its secrecy, so it's a big surprise when news drops about unconfirmed projects. Co-founder Dan Houser reveals to IGN the existence of cancelled single-player DLC for Grand Theft Auto 5. Jack and Mike talk about what could have been, and what made the previous game's DLC so great.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Another day, another plane crash; this time, in Louisville, KY

Jack and Mike react in real time to the results of the New York City mayoral election

According to a new study, kids ask their parents an average of 46 questions per day. Resident show dad Mike Tarara weighs in to confirm!

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]]> 5225 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 707: Sleeping Patterns https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-707 The former reality television host who is now in control of the United States has declared an end to the "console wars." Not only was artificial intelligence used in this announcement, but GameStop - desperate to maintain relevancy in 2025 - jumped in on the bit. Jack and Zach question this, and pretty much everything else that's gone sideways over the past year. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: It's spo0o0o0oky season! "The chimps are infected!" Jack's chronic illness has skewed his ability to sleep It's always a good time to replay Half-Life 2 Chick-fil-A introduces their own 24/6 vending machine! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0000 Sleeping Patterns full 707 Solid Listen Jack and Zach discuss infectious monkeys, rabid presidents, the "console wars," Chick-fil-A vending machines, and more! The former reality television host who is now in control of the United States has declared an end to the "console wars." Not only was artificial intelligence used in this announcement, but GameStop - desperate to maintain relevancy in 2025 - jumped in on the bit. Jack and Zach question this, and pretty much everything else that's gone sideways over the past year. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: It's spo0o0o0oky season! "The chimps are infected!" Jack's chronic illness has skewed his ability to sleep It's always a good time to replay Half-Life 2 Chick-fil-A introduces their own 24/6 vending machine! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The former reality television host who is now in control of the United States has declared an end to the "console wars." Not only was artificial intelligence used in this announcement, but GameStop - desperate to maintain relevancy in 2025 - jumped in on the bit. Jack and Zach question this, and pretty much everything else that's gone sideways over the past year.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

It's spo0o0o0oky season!

"The chimps are infected!"

Jack's chronic illness has skewed his ability to sleep

It's always a good time to replay Half-Life 2

Chick-fil-A introduces their own 24/6 vending machine!

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]]> 4977 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 706: Doesn't Afraid of Anything https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-706 Gamers are losing their collective minds over the announcement - Halo is coming to PlayStation! After 20+ years on Xbox and PC, the Halo franchise is joining Sony's platform with the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Acc and Jack discuss the newest entry in the series, and how it builds upon the original "Combat Evolved" game as a quasi-remake. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Jack has the post-music festival plague, and can't see straight, let alone articulate coherently. Jack went to Las Vegas for the When We Were Young festival, featuring blink-182, Weezer, and reunited acts Straylight Run and Panic! and the Disco, among many more. The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere is $100 of pure insanity. Acc learns about the 1989 body horror film Society, the ending scene of which should not be viewed by anyone ever. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 26 Oct 2025 05:01:00 -0000 Doesn't Afraid of Anything full 706 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses Halo's jump to PlayStation, The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere, and much more! Gamers are losing their collective minds over the announcement - Halo is coming to PlayStation! After 20+ years on Xbox and PC, the Halo franchise is joining Sony's platform with the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Acc and Jack discuss the newest entry in the series, and how it builds upon the original "Combat Evolved" game as a quasi-remake. Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Jack has the post-music festival plague, and can't see straight, let alone articulate coherently. Jack went to Las Vegas for the When We Were Young festival, featuring blink-182, Weezer, and reunited acts Straylight Run and Panic! and the Disco, among many more. The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere is $100 of pure insanity. Acc learns about the 1989 body horror film Society, the ending scene of which should not be viewed by anyone ever. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Gamers are losing their collective minds over the announcement - Halo is coming to PlayStation! After 20+ years on Xbox and PC, the Halo franchise is joining Sony's platform with the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Acc and Jack discuss the newest entry in the series, and how it builds upon the original "Combat Evolved" game as a quasi-remake.

Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show:

Jack has the post-music festival plague, and can't see straight, let alone articulate coherently.

Jack went to Las Vegas for the When We Were Young festival, featuring blink-182, Weezer, and reunited acts Straylight Run and Panic! and the Disco, among many more.

The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere is $100 of pure insanity.

Acc learns about the 1989 body horror film Society, the ending scene of which should not be viewed by anyone ever.

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]]> 4848 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture (From the Vault) 685: Generationally Speaking https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-685 From May 02, 2025: Jack saves the worst news for last in this episode featuring tech journalist Florence Ion. Microsoft is increasing the price of its entire Xbox line, including its consoles and peripherals. Jack and Flo lament that it's only going to get worse, thanks to an ever-volatile economy. READ MORE: ⁠Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday⁠ Elsewhere, with Soundgarden being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jack introduces Flo to guitarist Jason Everman. A decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and Special Forces , Everman was not only a brief member of Soundgarden, but also a one-time member of Nirvana. Jack wonders if Everman feels any jealousy or resentment for being in two bands that have since been admitted to the Hall of Fame, and not being inducted as a member of either. READ MORE: ⁠The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero⁠ Also discussed in this episode: Jack is the reason Flo uses Threads, because ⁠Jack is a big deal there⁠. Flo is a big fan of physical media preservation, and schools Jack on the benefits of running a Plex server. As it turns out, in the year of our Flying Spaghetti Monster 20-and-25, Flo and Jack are equally into Tamagotchi. Hot take: Seth McFarlane has a lot of anger about Charles Schulz' Peanuts cartoons, and takes it out in ⁠Family Guy cutaway gags⁠. FOLLOW FLORENCE ION: ⁠https://florenceion.com⁠ FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to HARDLY FOUCSED! ⁠https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) Generationally Speaking full 685 Solid Listen Journalist and podcaster Florence Ion joins Jack to discuss Tamagotchi, physical media preservation, and more! From May 02, 2025: Jack saves the worst news for last in this episode featuring tech journalist Florence Ion. Microsoft is increasing the price of its entire Xbox line, including its consoles and peripherals. Jack and Flo lament that it's only going to get worse, thanks to an ever-volatile economy. READ MORE: ⁠Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday⁠ Elsewhere, with Soundgarden being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jack introduces Flo to guitarist Jason Everman. A decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and Special Forces , Everman was not only a brief member of Soundgarden, but also a one-time member of Nirvana. Jack wonders if Everman feels any jealousy or resentment for being in two bands that have since been admitted to the Hall of Fame, and not being inducted as a member of either. READ MORE: ⁠The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero⁠ Also discussed in this episode: Jack is the reason Flo uses Threads, because ⁠Jack is a big deal there⁠. Flo is a big fan of physical media preservation, and schools Jack on the benefits of running a Plex server. As it turns out, in the year of our Flying Spaghetti Monster 20-and-25, Flo and Jack are equally into Tamagotchi. Hot take: Seth McFarlane has a lot of anger about Charles Schulz' Peanuts cartoons, and takes it out in ⁠Family Guy cutaway gags⁠. FOLLOW FLORENCE ION: ⁠https://florenceion.com⁠ FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to HARDLY FOUCSED! ⁠https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From May 02, 2025: Jack saves the worst news for last in this episode featuring tech journalist Florence Ion. Microsoft is increasing the price of its entire Xbox line, including its consoles and peripherals. Jack and Flo lament that it's only going to get worse, thanks to an ever-volatile economy.

READ MORE: ⁠Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday⁠

Elsewhere, with Soundgarden being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jack introduces Flo to guitarist Jason Everman. A decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and Special Forces , Everman was not only a brief member of Soundgarden, but also a one-time member of Nirvana. Jack wonders if Everman feels any jealousy or resentment for being in two bands that have since been admitted to the Hall of Fame, and not being inducted as a member of either.

READ MORE: ⁠The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero⁠

Also discussed in this episode:

Jack is the reason Flo uses Threads, because ⁠Jack is a big deal there⁠.

Flo is a big fan of physical media preservation, and schools Jack on the benefits of running a Plex server.

As it turns out, in the year of our Flying Spaghetti Monster 20-and-25, Flo and Jack are equally into Tamagotchi.

Hot take: Seth McFarlane has a lot of anger about Charles Schulz' Peanuts cartoons, and takes it out in ⁠Family Guy cutaway gags⁠.

FOLLOW FLORENCE ION: ⁠https://florenceion.com⁠

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]]> 6098 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 705: The Spirit of Radio https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-705 In a move the music world did not see coming, Canadian music legends RUSH are touring again! German-born musician Anika Nilles will be honoring the late Neil Peart, drumming alongside Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. Jack schools Mike on Nilles' background, Rush's touring plans, and Peart's lyrical contributions to the band. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Jack and Becky attend a taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and almost blow Conan O'Brien's cover! The former host of The Apprentice posts a bizarre, AI-generated music video to the tune of "Don't Fear the Reaper." As expected, while its soundtrack is phenomenal, Tron: Ares is a middling film at best. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000 The Spirit of Radio full 705 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss the return of the band RUSH, a bizarre Blue Oyster Cult "cover," early reviews of Tron: Ares, and more! In a move the music world did not see coming, Canadian music legends RUSH are touring again! German-born musician Anika Nilles will be honoring the late Neil Peart, drumming alongside Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. Jack schools Mike on Nilles' background, Rush's touring plans, and Peart's lyrical contributions to the band. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Jack and Becky attend a taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and almost blow Conan O'Brien's cover! The former host of The Apprentice posts a bizarre, AI-generated music video to the tune of "Don't Fear the Reaper." As expected, while its soundtrack is phenomenal, Tron: Ares is a middling film at best. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In a move the music world did not see coming, Canadian music legends RUSH are touring again! German-born musician Anika Nilles will be honoring the late Neil Peart, drumming alongside Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. Jack schools Mike on Nilles' background, Rush's touring plans, and Peart's lyrical contributions to the band.

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

Jack and Becky attend a taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and almost blow Conan O'Brien's cover!

The former host of The Apprentice posts a bizarre, AI-generated music video to the tune of "Don't Fear the Reaper."

As expected, while its soundtrack is phenomenal, Tron: Ares is a middling film at best.

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]]> 4339 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 704: For Lorenzo, the Future Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-704 Acc and Jack discuss content creator Brittney Rae Carrera's big cameo on the premier of Hulu's Chad Powers. There's one problem with it, though; Carrera learns - as she's watching the show - that she's been replaced by the "Hawk Tuah" girl. Was this just a really elaborate sketch, or a stroke of bad luck? Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: In a meeting that could have been an email, Pete Hegseth tells the military's top leaders to lose weight. Why isn't America scrutinizing Donald Trump's mental state, like they did with Joe Biden's? Twenty years later, The Simpsons Movie is getting a sequel! Mariah Carey's "secret" grunge album from the 1990s may finally be released! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0000 For Lorenzo, the Future Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion full 704 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses a watch party ruined by the Hawk Tuah girl, plus The Simpsons Movie sequel, and much more! Acc and Jack discuss content creator Brittney Rae Carrera's big cameo on the premier of Hulu's Chad Powers. There's one problem with it, though; Carrera learns - as she's watching the show - that she's been replaced by the "Hawk Tuah" girl. Was this just a really elaborate sketch, or a stroke of bad luck? Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: In a meeting that could have been an email, Pete Hegseth tells the military's top leaders to lose weight. Why isn't America scrutinizing Donald Trump's mental state, like they did with Joe Biden's? Twenty years later, The Simpsons Movie is getting a sequel! Mariah Carey's "secret" grunge album from the 1990s may finally be released! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Acc and Jack discuss content creator Brittney Rae Carrera's big cameo on the premier of Hulu's Chad Powers. There's one problem with it, though; Carrera learns - as she's watching the show - that she's been replaced by the "Hawk Tuah" girl. Was this just a really elaborate sketch, or a stroke of bad luck?

Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show:

In a meeting that could have been an email, Pete Hegseth tells the military's top leaders to lose weight.

Why isn't America scrutinizing Donald Trump's mental state, like they did with Joe Biden's?

Twenty years later, The Simpsons Movie is getting a sequel!

Mariah Carey's "secret" grunge album from the 1990s may finally be released!

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]]> 3965 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 703: It Can Only Good Happen https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-703 Ol' Bone Spurs is at it again! First he tries to get Jimmy Kimmel thrown off ABC, and now he's having trouble with... well, everything else. Speaking, escalators, existing in general - the man is a mess! Jack and Nate poke fun at the latest escapades involving our nation's "leader." Also discussed in this installment of Hardly Focused: Jimmy Kimmel has a lot to say, as 80% of the country welcomes him back to late night network television! Tylenol is causing autism, according to a recovering drug addict with a history of brain worms, and a bankrupt former reality television host. GWAR does GWAR things at Riot Fest in Chicago, much to the surprise of people who have never heard of GWAR. What is "heavy soda?" Apparently, it's a Missouri thing. It's also a dentist's worst nightmare. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:51:00 -0000 It Can Only Good Happen full 703 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss the return of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the tribulations of Donald J. Trump, the shock and awe of GWAR, and more! Ol' Bone Spurs is at it again! First he tries to get Jimmy Kimmel thrown off ABC, and now he's having trouble with... well, everything else. Speaking, escalators, existing in general - the man is a mess! Jack and Nate poke fun at the latest escapades involving our nation's "leader." Also discussed in this installment of Hardly Focused: Jimmy Kimmel has a lot to say, as 80% of the country welcomes him back to late night network television! Tylenol is causing autism, according to a recovering drug addict with a history of brain worms, and a bankrupt former reality television host. GWAR does GWAR things at Riot Fest in Chicago, much to the surprise of people who have never heard of GWAR. What is "heavy soda?" Apparently, it's a Missouri thing. It's also a dentist's worst nightmare. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ol' Bone Spurs is at it again! First he tries to get Jimmy Kimmel thrown off ABC, and now he's having trouble with... well, everything else. Speaking, escalators, existing in general - the man is a mess! Jack and Nate poke fun at the latest escapades involving our nation's "leader."

Also discussed in this installment of Hardly Focused:

Jimmy Kimmel has a lot to say, as 80% of the country welcomes him back to late night network television!

Tylenol is causing autism, according to a recovering drug addict with a history of brain worms, and a bankrupt former reality television host.

GWAR does GWAR things at Riot Fest in Chicago, much to the surprise of people who have never heard of GWAR.

What is "heavy soda?" Apparently, it's a Missouri thing. It's also a dentist's worst nightmare.

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]]> 6423 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 702: Cheese Sandwiches Forever https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-702 Remember LimeWire? It's back, in NFT-form! More importantly, it's now the proud owner of the Fyre brand, which convicted fraudster Billy McFarland recently put on the auction block for chump change. Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss this oddball pairing, while reminiscing about the days of the "old internet." Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: In-n-Out Burger features the "home run" for those who jump the drive-thru line. McDonaldland, the Burger King Kids Club, and the mascots of yesterday. What are the top distractions in the office? Imagine going through TSA screening miles away from the actual airport. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:36:00 -0000 Cheese Sandwiches Forever full 702 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss LimeWire purchasing the Fyre brand, the In-n-Out Burger "home run," and much more! Remember LimeWire? It's back, in NFT-form! More importantly, it's now the proud owner of the Fyre brand, which convicted fraudster Billy McFarland recently put on the auction block for chump change. Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss this oddball pairing, while reminiscing about the days of the "old internet." Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: In-n-Out Burger features the "home run" for those who jump the drive-thru line. McDonaldland, the Burger King Kids Club, and the mascots of yesterday. What are the top distractions in the office? Imagine going through TSA screening miles away from the actual airport. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Remember LimeWire? It's back, in NFT-form! More importantly, it's now the proud owner of the Fyre brand, which convicted fraudster Billy McFarland recently put on the auction block for chump change. Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss this oddball pairing, while reminiscing about the days of the "old internet."

Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused:

In-n-Out Burger features the "home run" for those who jump the drive-thru line.

McDonaldland, the Burger King Kids Club, and the mascots of yesterday.

What are the top distractions in the office?

Imagine going through TSA screening miles away from the actual airport.

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]]> 5860 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 701: I'm Afraid of Americans https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-701 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:16:00 -0000 I'm Afraid of Americans full 701 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, sweepstakes winners and scam victims, stupid Morrissey, and much more! 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 5122 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture The 700 Club https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-700 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:17:00 -0000 The 700 Club full 700 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and Molly McAleer celebrate 700 episodes of Hardly Focused, and discuss Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement! 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 9203 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 699: "Hope Your Next Guy Wipes and Lies to You About It" https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-699 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:04:00 -0000 "Hope Your Next Guy Wipes and Lies to You About It" full 699 Solid Listen This episode of The Acc and Jack Show examines the pros and cons of wiping oneself after going to the bathroom. 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 5024 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 698: It Came From Planet Lunch! https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-698 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 09 Aug 2025 05:31:00 -0000 It Came From Planet Lunch! full 698 Solid Listen Jack and Becky talk about porn, Ploids, the "Poop Cruise," and other things that start with the letter "P!" 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 4390 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 697: Ain't That Pretty at All https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-697 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:28:00 -0000 Ain't That Pretty at All full 697 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss American Eagle's controversial ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney, plus lots more! 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 6933 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 696: Mama, I'm Coming Home https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-696 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:33:00 -0000 Mama, I'm Coming Home full 696 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, as well as the loss of Malcolm-Jamal Warner and The Late Show on CBS. 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 6618 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 695: The Legend of Bo: A Benjamin to the Past https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-695 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:21:00 -0000 The Legend of Bo: A Benjamin to the Past full 695 Solid Listen Acc and Jack discuss the cast of the new Legend of Zelda live-action film, plus the 2025 Emmy nominations, and music drama! 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.

FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 6093 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 694: You're the Berries, Kid https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-694 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:00:00 -0000 You're the Berries, Kid full 694 Solid Listen Jack and Mike remember their friend and former co-worker, former Boston Bruin enforcer Lyndon "LB" Byers. 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 6161 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 693: Anyway, Here's Wonderwall https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-693 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0000 Anyway, Here's Wonderwall full 693 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss the Karen Read trial going to Hollywood, the "black screen of death," and anyway, here's "Wonderwall!" 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 5178 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 692: Weird Fall River Accent https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-692 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! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Jun 2025 02:42:00 -0000 Weird Fall River Accent full 692 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss the Karen Read verdict, embarrassing themselves in front of women, bad karaoke, and much more! 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! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 9882 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 691: LET'S CHECK IT OUT https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-691 The ⁠Nintendo Switch 2⁠ is out in the world, and the internet sure has a lot to say about it. Jack especially has some thoughts! Meanwhile, Undertale super-fan Acc highly recommends the new installments in the ⁠Deltarune⁠ series. Elsewhere in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Jack responds to comments left by angry Texans on the ⁠YouTube clip⁠ from ⁠last episode about the murder of Jonathan Joss. There once existed a restaurant in an Ogden, Utah mall food court called India Oven. Many years ago, the ⁠poorest-quality commercial⁠ was made for the restaurant. The audio is expectedly golden. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe FRIENDS ONLY LIVE IN BOSTON! https://linktr.ee/FriendsOnlyLive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0000 LET'S CHECK IT OUT full 691 Solid Listen The Nintendo Switch 2, Deltarune, and a bizarre commercial for an Indian restaurant round out this episode of The Acc and Jack Show! The ⁠Nintendo Switch 2⁠ is out in the world, and the internet sure has a lot to say about it. Jack especially has some thoughts! Meanwhile, Undertale super-fan Acc highly recommends the new installments in the ⁠Deltarune⁠ series. Elsewhere in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Jack responds to comments left by angry Texans on the ⁠YouTube clip⁠ from ⁠last episode about the murder of Jonathan Joss. There once existed a restaurant in an Ogden, Utah mall food court called India Oven. Many years ago, the ⁠poorest-quality commercial⁠ was made for the restaurant. The audio is expectedly golden. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe FRIENDS ONLY LIVE IN BOSTON! https://linktr.ee/FriendsOnlyLive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The ⁠Nintendo Switch 2⁠ is out in the world, and the internet sure has a lot to say about it. Jack especially has some thoughts! Meanwhile, Undertale super-fan Acc highly recommends the new installments in the ⁠Deltarune⁠ series.

Elsewhere in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show:

Jack responds to comments left by angry Texans on the ⁠YouTube clip⁠ from ⁠last episode about the murder of Jonathan Joss.

There once existed a restaurant in an Ogden, Utah mall food court called India Oven. Many years ago, the ⁠poorest-quality commercial⁠ was made for the restaurant. The audio is expectedly golden.

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]]> 5303 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 690: The Jonathan Joss Saga https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-690 In this episode's first segment, Jack discusses the tragic passing of actor Jonathan Joss. Known for his roles on King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, Joss was the victim of a hate crime at the hands of a neighbor. Jack goes over the sequence of events leading up to Joss' death, and subsequent statements from Joss' husband, neighbor eyewitnesses, and the gunman himself. READ MORE: 'King of the Hill' Actor Had Long Feud With Neighbor Accused of Fatal Shooting 'King of the Hill' Actor's Husband Details Deadly Texas Shooting, Claims Homophobia Jonathan Joss' Killer 'Immediately' Confessed He 'Shot Him' with a Rifle, Police Report Alleges Also in this installment, Jack and Mike discuss the latest leadership dispute with the New England supermarket chain Market Basket. Echoing a similar sequence of events from 2014, Market Basket CEO Arthur T. DeMoulas is on paid administrative leave, leaving the market's future in doubt. READ MORE: ‘Hostile takeover': Market Basket board puts CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave Discussed elsewhere in this episode: A gameplay tech demo of The Witcher IV has been released, showcasing it running on Unreal Engine 5. A follow-up to the bizarre story out of New York City from last episode, where a man held captive over his crypto fortune is shown on camera cooking crack in an air fryer. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0000 The Jonathan Joss Saga full 690 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss the passing of actor Jonathan Joss, the latest leadership dispute at New England's Market Basket, and more! In this episode's first segment, Jack discusses the tragic passing of actor Jonathan Joss. Known for his roles on King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, Joss was the victim of a hate crime at the hands of a neighbor. Jack goes over the sequence of events leading up to Joss' death, and subsequent statements from Joss' husband, neighbor eyewitnesses, and the gunman himself. READ MORE: 'King of the Hill' Actor Had Long Feud With Neighbor Accused of Fatal Shooting 'King of the Hill' Actor's Husband Details Deadly Texas Shooting, Claims Homophobia Jonathan Joss' Killer 'Immediately' Confessed He 'Shot Him' with a Rifle, Police Report Alleges Also in this installment, Jack and Mike discuss the latest leadership dispute with the New England supermarket chain Market Basket. Echoing a similar sequence of events from 2014, Market Basket CEO Arthur T. DeMoulas is on paid administrative leave, leaving the market's future in doubt. READ MORE: ‘Hostile takeover': Market Basket board puts CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave Discussed elsewhere in this episode: A gameplay tech demo of The Witcher IV has been released, showcasing it running on Unreal Engine 5. A follow-up to the bizarre story out of New York City from last episode, where a man held captive over his crypto fortune is shown on camera cooking crack in an air fryer. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode's first segment, Jack discusses the tragic passing of actor Jonathan Joss. Known for his roles on King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, Joss was the victim of a hate crime at the hands of a neighbor. Jack goes over the sequence of events leading up to Joss' death, and subsequent statements from Joss' husband, neighbor eyewitnesses, and the gunman himself.

READ MORE:

'King of the Hill' Actor Had Long Feud With Neighbor Accused of Fatal Shooting

'King of the Hill' Actor's Husband Details Deadly Texas Shooting, Claims Homophobia

Jonathan Joss' Killer 'Immediately' Confessed He 'Shot Him' with a Rifle, Police Report Alleges

Also in this installment, Jack and Mike discuss the latest leadership dispute with the New England supermarket chain Market Basket. Echoing a similar sequence of events from 2014, Market Basket CEO Arthur T. DeMoulas is on paid administrative leave, leaving the market's future in doubt.

READ MORE:

‘Hostile takeover': Market Basket board puts CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave

Discussed elsewhere in this episode:

A gameplay tech demo of The Witcher IV has been released, showcasing it running on Unreal Engine 5.

A follow-up to the bizarre story out of New York City from last episode, where a man held captive over his crypto fortune is shown on camera cooking crack in an air fryer.

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]]> 7449 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 689: Definitely Maybe, No Definitely Out of the Band https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-689 Poor Zak Starkey. First he was fired from The Who; then he was rehired by The Who. Now he's officially been "retired" from The Who. Jack details "the Zak Starkey saga" for Becky and Molly McAleer, and why Starkey isn't performing with his OTHER former band Oasis during their reunion tour. Elsewhere, Jack tells Becky and Molly about a bizarre story out of New York City. 2 wannabe socialites kept an ex-business partner captive in their townhome in order to extract the account information for his crypto fortune. Not only were the captors unsuccessful, but now they're facing some serious charges. Plus, according to folks in their circle, they just weren't fun to be around. Also discussed in this mammoth installment of Hardly Focused: Molly is performing 2 shows in Boston! See her June 25 at Laugh Boston, and June 26 at City Winery, alongside Rob Schulte and Meredith Lynch! Goo Goo Dolls' "Name" is about MTV VJ-turned-political commentator Lisa Kennedy, whom Becky was once told she looks like. When celebrities get cancelled, is it a matter of "waiting for the other shoe to drop?" Hailey "Hawk Tuah" Welch finally talks about her meme coin scandal on her Talk Tuah podcast. Inspired by a reddit post - How old is "too old" to return to college? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 May 2025 07:00:00 -0000 Definitely Maybe, No Definitely Out of the Band full 689 Solid Listen Jack, Becky, and Molly McAleer talk about the saga of drummer Zak Starkey, a crypto hostage situation gone bad, and lots more! Poor Zak Starkey. First he was fired from The Who; then he was rehired by The Who. Now he's officially been "retired" from The Who. Jack details "the Zak Starkey saga" for Becky and Molly McAleer, and why Starkey isn't performing with his OTHER former band Oasis during their reunion tour. Elsewhere, Jack tells Becky and Molly about a bizarre story out of New York City. 2 wannabe socialites kept an ex-business partner captive in their townhome in order to extract the account information for his crypto fortune. Not only were the captors unsuccessful, but now they're facing some serious charges. Plus, according to folks in their circle, they just weren't fun to be around. Also discussed in this mammoth installment of Hardly Focused: Molly is performing 2 shows in Boston! See her June 25 at Laugh Boston, and June 26 at City Winery, alongside Rob Schulte and Meredith Lynch! Goo Goo Dolls' "Name" is about MTV VJ-turned-political commentator Lisa Kennedy, whom Becky was once told she looks like. When celebrities get cancelled, is it a matter of "waiting for the other shoe to drop?" Hailey "Hawk Tuah" Welch finally talks about her meme coin scandal on her Talk Tuah podcast. Inspired by a reddit post - How old is "too old" to return to college? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Poor Zak Starkey. First he was fired from The Who; then he was rehired by The Who. Now he's officially been "retired" from The Who. Jack details "the Zak Starkey saga" for Becky and Molly McAleer, and why Starkey isn't performing with his OTHER former band Oasis during their reunion tour.

Elsewhere, Jack tells Becky and Molly about a bizarre story out of New York City. 2 wannabe socialites kept an ex-business partner captive in their townhome in order to extract the account information for his crypto fortune. Not only were the captors unsuccessful, but now they're facing some serious charges. Plus, according to folks in their circle, they just weren't fun to be around.

Also discussed in this mammoth installment of Hardly Focused:

Molly is performing 2 shows in Boston! See her June 25 at Laugh Boston, and June 26 at City Winery, alongside Rob Schulte and Meredith Lynch!

Goo Goo Dolls' "Name" is about MTV VJ-turned-political commentator Lisa Kennedy, whom Becky was once told she looks like.

When celebrities get cancelled, is it a matter of "waiting for the other shoe to drop?"

Hailey "Hawk Tuah" Welch finally talks about her meme coin scandal on her Talk Tuah podcast.

Inspired by a reddit post - How old is "too old" to return to college?

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]]> 11818 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 688: Chirp Chirp https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-688 Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay has passed on at 65 years old. After featuring audio of his famous call to then-recruit Quenton Nelson, Jack presents for Mike and Zach not-so-quick facts about Mr. Irsay, including his love of music and his vast guitar collection. "What's up man, are you fired up?!" Elsewhere in this manic episode of Hardly Focused: After residing in it for nearly ten years, everything in and around Jack's house is beginning to fail. A Kansas woman is suing several adult entertainment websites after her son discovered them on the internet. That's right. Zach's smoke detector begins its persistent chirp of death mid-recording, so enjoy that. It's not a good time to be a drummer in a rock and/or roll band; just ask Josh Freese and Zak Starkey. Chili connoisseur Jack schools Mike and Zach on Cincinnati-style chili, complete with angel hair pasta. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 May 2025 18:30:00 -0000 Chirp Chirp full 688 Solid Listen Jack, Mike and Zach discuss the passing of Jim Irsay, a Kansas mother's battle against the dark side of the internet, and more! Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay has passed on at 65 years old. After featuring audio of his famous call to then-recruit Quenton Nelson, Jack presents for Mike and Zach not-so-quick facts about Mr. Irsay, including his love of music and his vast guitar collection. "What's up man, are you fired up?!" Elsewhere in this manic episode of Hardly Focused: After residing in it for nearly ten years, everything in and around Jack's house is beginning to fail. A Kansas woman is suing several adult entertainment websites after her son discovered them on the internet. That's right. Zach's smoke detector begins its persistent chirp of death mid-recording, so enjoy that. It's not a good time to be a drummer in a rock and/or roll band; just ask Josh Freese and Zak Starkey. Chili connoisseur Jack schools Mike and Zach on Cincinnati-style chili, complete with angel hair pasta. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay has passed on at 65 years old. After featuring audio of his famous call to then-recruit Quenton Nelson, Jack presents for Mike and Zach not-so-quick facts about Mr. Irsay, including his love of music and his vast guitar collection. "What's up man, are you fired up?!"

Elsewhere in this manic episode of Hardly Focused:

After residing in it for nearly ten years, everything in and around Jack's house is beginning to fail.

A Kansas woman is suing several adult entertainment websites after her son discovered them on the internet. That's right.

Zach's smoke detector begins its persistent chirp of death mid-recording, so enjoy that.

It's not a good time to be a drummer in a rock and/or roll band; just ask Josh Freese and Zak Starkey.

Chili connoisseur Jack schools Mike and Zach on Cincinnati-style chili, complete with angel hair pasta.

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]]> 7377 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 687: Freak Scene https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-687 Singer Cassie is testifying in court against Sean "Diddy" Combs, recounting her involvement in his "freak-offs." Jack, Nate, and Becky dive into and discuss the frightening details. Jack also features audio from a TMZ report who caught up with Cassie's lawyer, posing a question that should have the most obvious answer - Will Cassie seek therapy when this is all over? READ MORE: Cassie Testifies About First 'Freak-Off' With Diddy Also discussed in this episode: TouchTunes, or how music-loving dad's duke it out at the local bar The worst possible last names to have Is ChatGPT a suitable replacement for therapy? Taste-testing Lay's Korean-style fried chicken, and bacon grilled cheese chips. Which one is more disgusting? When did Twix candy bars become political? Bill Hader does a mean David Lee Roth impression on Conan O'Brien's podcast Resurrecting the careers of James Franco and Kevin Spacey FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 May 2025 03:08:00 -0000 Freak Scene full 687 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Becky discuss the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, the details behind his "freak-offs," and lots more! Singer Cassie is testifying in court against Sean "Diddy" Combs, recounting her involvement in his "freak-offs." Jack, Nate, and Becky dive into and discuss the frightening details. Jack also features audio from a TMZ report who caught up with Cassie's lawyer, posing a question that should have the most obvious answer - Will Cassie seek therapy when this is all over? READ MORE: Cassie Testifies About First 'Freak-Off' With Diddy Also discussed in this episode: TouchTunes, or how music-loving dad's duke it out at the local bar The worst possible last names to have Is ChatGPT a suitable replacement for therapy? Taste-testing Lay's Korean-style fried chicken, and bacon grilled cheese chips. Which one is more disgusting? When did Twix candy bars become political? Bill Hader does a mean David Lee Roth impression on Conan O'Brien's podcast Resurrecting the careers of James Franco and Kevin Spacey FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Singer Cassie is testifying in court against Sean "Diddy" Combs, recounting her involvement in his "freak-offs." Jack, Nate, and Becky dive into and discuss the frightening details. Jack also features audio from a TMZ report who caught up with Cassie's lawyer, posing a question that should have the most obvious answer - Will Cassie seek therapy when this is all over?

READ MORE: Cassie Testifies About First 'Freak-Off' With Diddy

Also discussed in this episode:

TouchTunes, or how music-loving dad's duke it out at the local bar

The worst possible last names to have

Is ChatGPT a suitable replacement for therapy?

Taste-testing Lay's Korean-style fried chicken, and bacon grilled cheese chips. Which one is more disgusting?

When did Twix candy bars become political?

Bill Hader does a mean David Lee Roth impression on Conan O'Brien's podcast

Resurrecting the careers of James Franco and Kevin Spacey

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]]> 10285 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 686: Remember Two Things* https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-686 Acc and Jack have a spoiler-heavy discussion about Thunderbolts*, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In giving away the third act of the film, Jack explains to Acc why the film's title features an asterisk, and ponders why Marvel and Disney chose to update the film's title days after its premier. Jack also comments on an article about Thunderbolts* that attempts to explain how its opening weekend box office performance is relative to the decision to reveal the meaning behind the asterisk. Elsewhere in this episode, Acc and Jack discuss: Grand Theft Auto 6's delay into 2026, which Jack correctly predicted (and since this episode was recorded, a second trailer for the game was released) Memories of Grand Theft Auto 4's release, seventeen years ago Bluesky, which Jack finds to be too political, and Acc finds to be too literal Half-Life 3, which is rumored to be revealed and possibly released before GTA 6 The Pitt, the fantastic medical drama on Max that Acc is finally watching A confused woman who rants to a town hall meeting about her disdain of social media FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000 Remember Two Things* full 686 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses the film Thunderbolts*, the significance of its title, and the trouble with spoilers. Acc and Jack have a spoiler-heavy discussion about Thunderbolts*, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In giving away the third act of the film, Jack explains to Acc why the film's title features an asterisk, and ponders why Marvel and Disney chose to update the film's title days after its premier. Jack also comments on an article about Thunderbolts* that attempts to explain how its opening weekend box office performance is relative to the decision to reveal the meaning behind the asterisk. Elsewhere in this episode, Acc and Jack discuss: Grand Theft Auto 6's delay into 2026, which Jack correctly predicted (and since this episode was recorded, a second trailer for the game was released) Memories of Grand Theft Auto 4's release, seventeen years ago Bluesky, which Jack finds to be too political, and Acc finds to be too literal Half-Life 3, which is rumored to be revealed and possibly released before GTA 6 The Pitt, the fantastic medical drama on Max that Acc is finally watching A confused woman who rants to a town hall meeting about her disdain of social media FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Acc and Jack have a spoiler-heavy discussion about Thunderbolts*, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In giving away the third act of the film, Jack explains to Acc why the film's title features an asterisk, and ponders why Marvel and Disney chose to update the film's title days after its premier. Jack also comments on an article about Thunderbolts* that attempts to explain how its opening weekend box office performance is relative to the decision to reveal the meaning behind the asterisk.

Elsewhere in this episode, Acc and Jack discuss:

Grand Theft Auto 6's delay into 2026, which Jack correctly predicted (and since this episode was recorded, a second trailer for the game was released)

Memories of Grand Theft Auto 4's release, seventeen years ago

Bluesky, which Jack finds to be too political, and Acc finds to be too literal

Half-Life 3, which is rumored to be revealed and possibly released before GTA 6

The Pitt, the fantastic medical drama on Max that Acc is finally watching

A confused woman who rants to a town hall meeting about her disdain of social media

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]]> 7039 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 685: Generationally Speaking https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-685 Jack saves the worst news for last in this episode featuring tech journalist Florence Ion. Microsoft is increasing the price of its entire Xbox line, including its consoles and peripherals. Jack and Flo lament that it's only going to get worse, thanks to an ever-volatile economy. READ MORE: Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday Elsewhere, with Soundgarden being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jack introduces Flo to guitarist Jason Everman. A decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and Special Forces , Everman was not only a brief member of Soundgarden, but also a one-time member of Nirvana. Jack wonders if Everman feels any jealousy or resentment for being in two bands that have since been admitted to the Hall of Fame, and not being inducted as a member of either. READ MORE: The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero Also discussed in this episode: Jack is the reason Flo uses Threads, because Jack is a big deal there. Flo is a big fan of physical media preservation, and schools Jack on the benefits of running a Plex server. As it turns out, in the year of our Flying Spaghetti Monster 20-and-25, Flo and Jack are equally into Tamagotchi. Hot take: Seth McFarlane has a lot of anger about Charles Schulz' Peanuts cartoons, and takes it out in Family Guy cutaway gags. FOLLOW FLORENCE ION: https://florenceion.com FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to HARDLY FOUCSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 03 May 2025 02:11:00 -0000 Generationally Speaking full 685 Solid Listen Journalist and podcaster Florence Ion joins Jack to discuss Tamagotchi, physical media preservation, and more! Jack saves the worst news for last in this episode featuring tech journalist Florence Ion. Microsoft is increasing the price of its entire Xbox line, including its consoles and peripherals. Jack and Flo lament that it's only going to get worse, thanks to an ever-volatile economy. READ MORE: Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday Elsewhere, with Soundgarden being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jack introduces Flo to guitarist Jason Everman. A decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and Special Forces , Everman was not only a brief member of Soundgarden, but also a one-time member of Nirvana. Jack wonders if Everman feels any jealousy or resentment for being in two bands that have since been admitted to the Hall of Fame, and not being inducted as a member of either. READ MORE: The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero Also discussed in this episode: Jack is the reason Flo uses Threads, because Jack is a big deal there. Flo is a big fan of physical media preservation, and schools Jack on the benefits of running a Plex server. As it turns out, in the year of our Flying Spaghetti Monster 20-and-25, Flo and Jack are equally into Tamagotchi. Hot take: Seth McFarlane has a lot of anger about Charles Schulz' Peanuts cartoons, and takes it out in Family Guy cutaway gags. FOLLOW FLORENCE ION: https://florenceion.com FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to HARDLY FOUCSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack saves the worst news for last in this episode featuring tech journalist Florence Ion. Microsoft is increasing the price of its entire Xbox line, including its consoles and peripherals. Jack and Flo lament that it's only going to get worse, thanks to an ever-volatile economy.

READ MORE: Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday

Elsewhere, with Soundgarden being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jack introduces Flo to guitarist Jason Everman. A decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and Special Forces , Everman was not only a brief member of Soundgarden, but also a one-time member of Nirvana. Jack wonders if Everman feels any jealousy or resentment for being in two bands that have since been admitted to the Hall of Fame, and not being inducted as a member of either.

READ MORE: The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero

Also discussed in this episode:

Jack is the reason Flo uses Threads, because Jack is a big deal there.

Flo is a big fan of physical media preservation, and schools Jack on the benefits of running a Plex server.

As it turns out, in the year of our Flying Spaghetti Monster 20-and-25, Flo and Jack are equally into Tamagotchi.

Hot take: Seth McFarlane has a lot of anger about Charles Schulz' Peanuts cartoons, and takes it out in Family Guy cutaway gags.

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]]> 6098 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 684: Yer Fyre'd https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-684 After 2 failed attempts at existing, one of which spectacularly so, Fyre Festival is no more. The Fyre brand is being transformed into a music-video streaming platform, with some degree of involvement from founder and convicted felon Billy McFarland. Jack and Nicole reminisce about the debacle surrounding the first aborted festival, and recap the events leading up the second festival's cancellation and subsequent sale of Fyre's IP. READ MORE: Fyre Festival Now Being Turned Into Music Streaming Service Following Purchase of IP Also discussed in this episode: Nicole recaps her first experience in a Waymo As expected, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered surprise-released the day this episode was recorded Jack recaps his and Becky's fantastic experience seeing Anberlin in Orlando Somehow, a song about performing fellatio on his cousin isn't the most bizarre thing Kanye West has done When the AI uprising occurs, Jack and Nicole will be grateful for having been polite to ChatGPT Twins from Australia are shockingly in-sync while giving an interview to the local news FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0000 Yer Fyre'd full 684 Solid Listen After 2 failed attempts at existing, one of which spectacularly so, Fyre Festival is no more. After 2 failed attempts at existing, one of which spectacularly so, Fyre Festival is no more. The Fyre brand is being transformed into a music-video streaming platform, with some degree of involvement from founder and convicted felon Billy McFarland. Jack and Nicole reminisce about the debacle surrounding the first aborted festival, and recap the events leading up the second festival's cancellation and subsequent sale of Fyre's IP. READ MORE: Fyre Festival Now Being Turned Into Music Streaming Service Following Purchase of IP Also discussed in this episode: Nicole recaps her first experience in a Waymo As expected, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered surprise-released the day this episode was recorded Jack recaps his and Becky's fantastic experience seeing Anberlin in Orlando Somehow, a song about performing fellatio on his cousin isn't the most bizarre thing Kanye West has done When the AI uprising occurs, Jack and Nicole will be grateful for having been polite to ChatGPT Twins from Australia are shockingly in-sync while giving an interview to the local news FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After 2 failed attempts at existing, one of which spectacularly so, Fyre Festival is no more. The Fyre brand is being transformed into a music-video streaming platform, with some degree of involvement from founder and convicted felon Billy McFarland. Jack and Nicole reminisce about the debacle surrounding the first aborted festival, and recap the events leading up the second festival's cancellation and subsequent sale of Fyre's IP.


READ MORE:


Fyre Festival Now Being Turned Into Music Streaming Service Following Purchase of IP


Also discussed in this episode:


Nicole recaps her first experience in a Waymo

As expected, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered surprise-released the day this episode was recorded

Jack recaps his and Becky's fantastic experience seeing Anberlin in Orlando

Somehow, a song about performing fellatio on his cousin isn't the most bizarre thing Kanye West has done

When the AI uprising occurs, Jack and Nicole will be grateful for having been polite to ChatGPT

Twins from Australia are shockingly in-sync while giving an interview to the local news


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]]> 7478 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 683: Coup D'état https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-683 Jack and Mike discuss Circle Jerks' performance at Coachella 2025, where frontman Keith Morris called for an "army of Luigis," referring to Luigi Mangione. Mike airs his grievances about the state of the healthcare industry in the United States, and the impacts it may have on his family's future. Meanwhile, Jack presents a story about a potential Luigi-copycat who was arrested at the UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnesota. READ MORE: California punk rockers call for an 'army of Luigis' during brash Coachella set Intruder with gun arrested outside UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnetonka Also discussed in this episode: Remembering the Boston Marathon bombing, 12 years later Jack knows way too much about prison life Television shows set - but not filmed - in Massachusetts, such as Kevin Can Fuck Himself and Boston Public Learn how to drive in a roundabout (or "rotary" for the Boston folks) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake is real, and it may surprise-release very soon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0000 Coup D'état full 683 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss a Coachella controversy, a potential Luigi Mangione copycat, the impending Elder Scrolls Oblivion remake, and more! Jack and Mike discuss Circle Jerks' performance at Coachella 2025, where frontman Keith Morris called for an "army of Luigis," referring to Luigi Mangione. Mike airs his grievances about the state of the healthcare industry in the United States, and the impacts it may have on his family's future. Meanwhile, Jack presents a story about a potential Luigi-copycat who was arrested at the UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnesota. READ MORE: California punk rockers call for an 'army of Luigis' during brash Coachella set Intruder with gun arrested outside UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnetonka Also discussed in this episode: Remembering the Boston Marathon bombing, 12 years later Jack knows way too much about prison life Television shows set - but not filmed - in Massachusetts, such as Kevin Can Fuck Himself and Boston Public Learn how to drive in a roundabout (or "rotary" for the Boston folks) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake is real, and it may surprise-release very soon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Mike discuss Circle Jerks' performance at Coachella 2025, where frontman Keith Morris called for an "army of Luigis," referring to Luigi Mangione. Mike airs his grievances about the state of the healthcare industry in the United States, and the impacts it may have on his family's future. Meanwhile, Jack presents a story about a potential Luigi-copycat who was arrested at the UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnesota.


READ MORE:

California punk rockers call for an 'army of Luigis' during brash Coachella set

Intruder with gun arrested outside UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnetonka


Also discussed in this episode:


Remembering the Boston Marathon bombing, 12 years later

Jack knows way too much about prison life

Television shows set - but not filmed - in Massachusetts, such as Kevin Can Fuck Himself and Boston Public

Learn how to drive in a roundabout (or "rotary" for the Boston folks)

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake is real, and it may surprise-release very soon


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]]> 6760 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture (From the Vault) 672: A Stanley Tucci Freak-Off https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-672 From January 9, 2025: Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all! The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000. Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas. Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport. Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut. Adrien Brody made a fool of himself on Saturday Night Live in 2003 - but was he banned for life? Inebriated driver confidently acts sober while talking to a cop, and fails hilariously. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) A Stanley Tucci Freak-Off full 672 Solid Listen From January 2025: Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all! From January 9, 2025: Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all! The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000. Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas. Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport. Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut. Adrien Brody made a fool of himself on Saturday Night Live in 2003 - but was he banned for life? Inebriated driver confidently acts sober while talking to a cop, and fails hilariously. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From January 9, 2025: Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all!


The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000.


Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas.


Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport.


Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut.


Adrien Brody made a fool of himself on Saturday Night Live in 2003 - but was he banned for life?


Inebriated driver confidently acts sober while talking to a cop, and fails hilariously.


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]]> 5940 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture (From the Vault) 667: Panic Division https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-667 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! PANIC DIVISION on BANDCAMP! https://panicdivision.bandcamp.com FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) Panic Division full 667 Solid Listen From December 2024: Jack and Nate chat with Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division! 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! PANIC DIVISION on BANDCAMP! https://panicdivision.bandcamp.com FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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!


PANIC DIVISION on BANDCAMP! https://panicdivision.bandcamp.com


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]]> 8392 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 682: Student Rick vs. The Starting Line https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-682 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:00:00 -0000 Student Rick vs. The Starting Line full 682 Solid Listen Jack and Nate are all over the place in this episode! One might say they are "hardly focused" on a single topic. 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 5107 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 681: Woke Karen https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-681 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! FOLLOW WOKE KAREN! https://linktr.ee/wokekaren FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:00:00 -0000 Woke Karen full 681 Solid Listen Content creator Woke Karen joins Jack and Zach to discuss cancel culture, the Chao creatures from Sonic the Hedgehog, and more! 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! FOLLOW WOKE KAREN! https://linktr.ee/wokekaren FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 4817 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 680: Go to Sears, Buy a Wrench https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-680 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 -0000 Go to Sears, Buy a Wrench full 680 Solid Listen Did you attend the Tool in the Sand Festival? You may be entitled to compensation - or, you're just entitled. 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! http://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 7723 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 679: Human Surfers https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-679 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0000 Human Surfers full 679 Solid Listen Jack and Becky recap musician Jesse Lacey's first public performance since 2017, at the Eastside Bowl in Madison, TN. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 7881 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 678: She's My Nona https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-678 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:01:00 -0000 She's My Nona full 678 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Becky remember actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away the day this episode was recorded at the age of 39. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 8007 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 677: A Football Game Happened at the Kendrick Lamar Show https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-677 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:00:00 -0000 A Football Game Happened at the Kendrick Lamar Show full 677 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses the Super Bowl, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, Kanye West's mental health crisis, and more! 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 6366 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 676: GTA 6 Will Be Delayed https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-676 Jack and Becky have a thing or two to say about a thing or two, including Bianca Censori's lack of censors. ----- 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. --- FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:51:00 -0000 GTA 6 Will Be Delayed full 676 Solid Listen Jack and Becky have a thing or two to say about a thing or two, including Bianca Censori's lack of censors. Jack and Becky have a thing or two to say about a thing or two, including Bianca Censori's lack of censors. ----- 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. --- FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Becky have a thing or two to say about a thing or two, including Bianca Censori's lack of censors.

-----

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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]]> 6135 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 675: 89 Seconds to Midnight https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-675 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 FOLLOW and SUSBCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:10:00 -0000 89 Seconds to Midnight full 675 Solid Listen A devastating plane crash, The Doomsday Clock, and life expectancy with ADHD make up this episode of Hardly Focused. 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 FOLLOW and SUSBCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 7472 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 674: It Should Have Been Called "Super Nintendo Switch" https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-674 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:30:00 -0000 It Should Have Been Called "Super Nintendo Switch" full 674 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses the Nintendo Switch 2, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, an Oblivion remake, and more! 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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]]> 5084 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 673: It's the Pitts https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-673 Catching up with Nate's fascination with Christmas films, and Zach's pre-performance ailments TikTok is shutting down in the United States on January 19 A very rushed ending was added to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The wildfires in Los Angeles, and how the music industry is responding A French woman was tricked into believing she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt, and was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars Subscribe to the Solid Listen podcast network on Patreon for a BONUS SEGMENT, where Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss an indie video game developer who's halting work on their project so they can report to prison! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:00:00 -0000 It's the Pitts full 673 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of TikTok, the wildfires in Los Angeles, and a faux love affair with Brad Pitt! Catching up with Nate's fascination with Christmas films, and Zach's pre-performance ailments TikTok is shutting down in the United States on January 19 A very rushed ending was added to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The wildfires in Los Angeles, and how the music industry is responding A French woman was tricked into believing she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt, and was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars Subscribe to the Solid Listen podcast network on Patreon for a BONUS SEGMENT, where Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss an indie video game developer who's halting work on their project so they can report to prison! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Catching up with Nate's fascination with Christmas films, and Zach's pre-performance ailments


TikTok is shutting down in the United States on January 19


A very rushed ending was added to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League


The wildfires in Los Angeles, and how the music industry is responding


A French woman was tricked into believing she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt, and was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars


Subscribe to the Solid Listen podcast network on Patreon for a BONUS SEGMENT, where Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss an indie video game developer who's halting work on their project so they can report to prison!


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]]> 7168 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 672: A Stanley Tucci Freak-Off https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-672 Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all! The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000. Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas. Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport. Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut. Adrien Brody made a fool of himself on Saturday Night Live in 2003 - but was he banned for life? Inebriated driver confidently acts sober while talking to a cop, and fails hilariously. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0000 A Stanley Tucci Freak-Off full 672 Solid Listen The 2025 Golden Globes, bad Jamaican impersonations, and video game vaporware round out this episode of Hardly Focused! Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all! The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000. Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas. Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport. Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut. Adrien Brody made a fool of himself on Saturday Night Live in 2003 - but was he banned for life? Inebriated driver confidently acts sober while talking to a cop, and fails hilariously. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Dental issues, norovirus, and dead car batteries - Jack, Mike, and Nicole have it all!

The Elder Scrolls VI was announced over 2,000 days ago, and it probably won't come out for another 2,000.

Nicole took a road trip to Goodsprings, a desert town made famous by Fallout: New Vegas.

Stable individual opens the emergency exit on a taxing plane at Boston's Logan airport.

Nikki Glaser's best moments from her 2025 Golden Globes monologue, and the jokes that were cut.

Adrien Brody made a fool of himself on Saturday Night Live in 2003 - but was he banned for life?

Inebriated driver confidently acts sober while talking to a cop, and fails hilariously.

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]]> 5940 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 671: Year of the Snake, pt. II https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-671 This is the second part of Jack and Becky's kick-off of 2025, with twice as much celebratory wine consumed! The most anticipated films of 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Two prolific pieces of lost media were discovered in 2024, with a third having been found right at the end of the year. From Zone protein bars, to (almost) Big Lots, to the platform formerly known as Twitter, Becky is mourning a lot of losses in 2024. Jack proclaims that Hailey Welch's 15 minutes of fame are finally up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:30:00 -0000 Year of the Snake, pt. II full 671 Solid Listen Jack and Becky continue to ring in 2025 with the top anticipated films of the year, found lost media, and more! This is the second part of Jack and Becky's kick-off of 2025, with twice as much celebratory wine consumed! The most anticipated films of 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Two prolific pieces of lost media were discovered in 2024, with a third having been found right at the end of the year. From Zone protein bars, to (almost) Big Lots, to the platform formerly known as Twitter, Becky is mourning a lot of losses in 2024. Jack proclaims that Hailey Welch's 15 minutes of fame are finally up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is the second part of Jack and Becky's kick-off of 2025, with twice as much celebratory wine consumed!

The most anticipated films of 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Two prolific pieces of lost media were discovered in 2024, with a third having been found right at the end of the year.

From Zone protein bars, to (almost) Big Lots, to the platform formerly known as Twitter, Becky is mourning a lot of losses in 2024.

Jack proclaims that Hailey Welch's 15 minutes of fame are finally up.

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]]> 8743 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 670: Year of the Snake, pt. I https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-670 Jack and Becky recorded an episode of Hardly Focused that was so long, it needed to be split up! 2025 begins with domestic terrorist attacks, in New Orleans, and Las Vegas. Jimmy Carter taps out ahead of 2025, having accomplished 100 years of existence. Barron Trump is a tall man of mystery. Jack and Becky go over their music, video game, and film predictions from the beginning of 2024, discussing the ones that panned out and guessing what's ahead in the new year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:11:00 -0000 Year of the Snake, pt. I full 670 Solid Listen While 2025 kicks off with domestic acts of terror, Jack and Becky revisit past predictions while making new ones! Jack and Becky recorded an episode of Hardly Focused that was so long, it needed to be split up! 2025 begins with domestic terrorist attacks, in New Orleans, and Las Vegas. Jimmy Carter taps out ahead of 2025, having accomplished 100 years of existence. Barron Trump is a tall man of mystery. Jack and Becky go over their music, video game, and film predictions from the beginning of 2024, discussing the ones that panned out and guessing what's ahead in the new year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Becky recorded an episode of Hardly Focused that was so long, it needed to be split up!

2025 begins with domestic terrorist attacks, in New Orleans, and Las Vegas.

Jimmy Carter taps out ahead of 2025, having accomplished 100 years of existence.

Barron Trump is a tall man of mystery.

Jack and Becky go over their music, video game, and film predictions from the beginning of 2024, discussing the ones that panned out and guessing what's ahead in the new year.

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]]> 8771 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 669: The Most Blunderful Time of the Year https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-669 It's the 669th episode of this podcast. Nice. Jack "The Grinch" Gill needs help finding the joy in the holiday season Realistically tracking Santa Claus as he travels the globe Water tank replacement (Becky's Version) Did Jack pay too much for his plumbing repairs? "Don't blame me, blame the cat." In response to the drones hovering over New Jersey, Trump's pick for National Security Advisor suggests an Iron Dome-like solution for the United States TikTok might shut down; what this means for incredibly popular podcasts such as Hardly Focused Reputable news website PornHub will be BLOCKED in Florida beginning January 1 Jack looks back to 100 episodes ago and marvels at how much has - or hasn't - changed over the past two years Someone on Reddit was angry and spoiled the Yellowstone finale - 4 months ago! When is it too late to replace an appliance? FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0000 The Most Blunderful Time of the Year full 669 Solid Listen Is TikTok shutting down? Is a certain "Hub" getting blocked in Florida?? Did Jack get swindled?! Listen to find out! It's the 669th episode of this podcast. Nice. Jack "The Grinch" Gill needs help finding the joy in the holiday season Realistically tracking Santa Claus as he travels the globe Water tank replacement (Becky's Version) Did Jack pay too much for his plumbing repairs? "Don't blame me, blame the cat." In response to the drones hovering over New Jersey, Trump's pick for National Security Advisor suggests an Iron Dome-like solution for the United States TikTok might shut down; what this means for incredibly popular podcasts such as Hardly Focused Reputable news website PornHub will be BLOCKED in Florida beginning January 1 Jack looks back to 100 episodes ago and marvels at how much has - or hasn't - changed over the past two years Someone on Reddit was angry and spoiled the Yellowstone finale - 4 months ago! When is it too late to replace an appliance? FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's the 669th episode of this podcast. Nice.

Jack "The Grinch" Gill needs help finding the joy in the holiday season

Realistically tracking Santa Claus as he travels the globe

Water tank replacement (Becky's Version)

Did Jack pay too much for his plumbing repairs?

"Don't blame me, blame the cat."

In response to the drones hovering over New Jersey, Trump's pick for National Security Advisor suggests an Iron Dome-like solution for the United States

TikTok might shut down; what this means for incredibly popular podcasts such as Hardly Focused

Reputable news website PornHub will be BLOCKED in Florida beginning January 1

Jack looks back to 100 episodes ago and marvels at how much has - or hasn't - changed over the past two years

Someone on Reddit was angry and spoiled the Yellowstone finale - 4 months ago!

When is it too late to replace an appliance?

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]]> 7526 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 668: There's No Discharge in the War https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-668 Repent, the 28 Years Later trailer is extremely fucking nigh! As with most films in Sony's Spider-Man universe, Kraven the Hunter is getting mediocre reviews Do film trailers really spoil the whole plot? Angry Utah man drives his newly-purchased car into a dealership over a denied refund Jack drank brown water, or a lesson in proper water tank maintenance Is Marvel Rivals better than Overwatch? The McDonald's worker who snitched on Luigi Mangione might not get their $60,000 reward FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0000 There's No Discharge in the War full 668 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses Luigi Mangione, 28 Years Later, trailers that spoil the film, and much more! Repent, the 28 Years Later trailer is extremely fucking nigh! As with most films in Sony's Spider-Man universe, Kraven the Hunter is getting mediocre reviews Do film trailers really spoil the whole plot? Angry Utah man drives his newly-purchased car into a dealership over a denied refund Jack drank brown water, or a lesson in proper water tank maintenance Is Marvel Rivals better than Overwatch? The McDonald's worker who snitched on Luigi Mangione might not get their $60,000 reward FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Repent, the 28 Years Later trailer is extremely fucking nigh!

As with most films in Sony's Spider-Man universe, Kraven the Hunter is getting mediocre reviews

Do film trailers really spoil the whole plot?

Angry Utah man drives his newly-purchased car into a dealership over a denied refund

Jack drank brown water, or a lesson in proper water tank maintenance

Is Marvel Rivals better than Overwatch?

The McDonald's worker who snitched on Luigi Mangione might not get their $60,000 reward

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]]> 6555 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 667: Panic Division https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-667 Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division talks to Jack and Nate about music, comedy, fun in Las Vegas, and more! PANIC DIVISION on BANDCAMP! https://panicdivision.bandcamp.com FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000 Panic Division full 667 Solid Listen Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division talks to Jack and Nate about music, comedy, fun in Las Vegas, and more! Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division talks to Jack and Nate about music, comedy, fun in Las Vegas, and more! PANIC DIVISION on BANDCAMP! https://panicdivision.bandcamp.com FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division talks to Jack and Nate about music, comedy, fun in Las Vegas, and more!

PANIC DIVISION on BANDCAMP! https://panicdivision.bandcamp.com

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]]> 8392 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 666: Fever Dream Radio https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-666 Nate Fillers and Dan Allen from Sbassbear join Jack and Zach to discuss their new album Fever Dream Radio, available to enjoy on Spotify, Bandcamp, and YouTube! FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:00:00 -0000 Fever Dream Radio full 666 Solid Listen Nate Fillers and Dan Allen from Sbassbear join Jack and Zach to discuss their new album Fever Dream Radio! Nate Fillers and Dan Allen from Sbassbear join Jack and Zach to discuss their new album Fever Dream Radio, available to enjoy on Spotify, Bandcamp, and YouTube! FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nate Fillers and Dan Allen from Sbassbear join Jack and Zach to discuss their new album Fever Dream Radio, available to enjoy on Spotify, Bandcamp, and YouTube!

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]]> 6522 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 665: This Fight Could Have Been an Email https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-665 How should this podcast celebrate its 666th episode? Nine Inch Nails, Fleetwood Mac, and how the music world is oddly connected Gone are the days of the 20+ episode television season Jack reviews the new albums from Halsey, and Linkin Park InfoWars, brought to you by The Onion! Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, or a lesson in disappointment Hear a bonus segment from this episode exclusively on the Solid Listen Patreon, featuring a follow-up to the long-discussed "Piccata Incident!" FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0000 This Fight Could Have Been an Email full 665 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss InfoWars and The Onion, the Paul/Tyson "fight," the tightknit world of music, and more! How should this podcast celebrate its 666th episode? Nine Inch Nails, Fleetwood Mac, and how the music world is oddly connected Gone are the days of the 20+ episode television season Jack reviews the new albums from Halsey, and Linkin Park InfoWars, brought to you by The Onion! Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, or a lesson in disappointment Hear a bonus segment from this episode exclusively on the Solid Listen Patreon, featuring a follow-up to the long-discussed "Piccata Incident!" FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How should this podcast celebrate its 666th episode?

Nine Inch Nails, Fleetwood Mac, and how the music world is oddly connected

Gone are the days of the 20+ episode television season

Jack reviews the new albums from Halsey, and Linkin Park

InfoWars, brought to you by The Onion!

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, or a lesson in disappointment

Hear a bonus segment from this episode exclusively on the Solid Listen Patreon, featuring a follow-up to the long-discussed "Piccata Incident!"

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]]> 4014 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 664: The Day After https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-663 In this "therapy session" installment of Hardly Focused, Jack, Zach, and Nate express their thoughts, feelings, and concerns about Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election. FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:30:00 -0000 The Day After full 664 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and Nate express their thoughts, feelings, and concerns about Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election. In this "therapy session" installment of Hardly Focused, Jack, Zach, and Nate express their thoughts, feelings, and concerns about Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election. FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this "therapy session" installment of Hardly Focused, Jack, Zach, and Nate express their thoughts, feelings, and concerns about Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election.

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]]> 7256 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 663: Track no. 7 on Oasis' 2000 Album 'Standing on the Shoulder of Giants' https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-663 In this LIVE installment of The Acc and Jack Show, optimism existed as election night results poured in. Outside of reacting to America's decisions as they were being made, Acc and Jack discuss the 5 questions on the Massachusetts ballot. In non-political tangents, Acc also reminds Jack of his previous career aspirations of being a cartoonist. FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000 Track no. 7 on Oasis' 2000 Album 'Standing on the Shoulder of Giants' full 663 Solid Listen In this LIVE installment of The Acc and Jack Show, optimism existed as election night results poured in. In this LIVE installment of The Acc and Jack Show, optimism existed as election night results poured in. Outside of reacting to America's decisions as they were being made, Acc and Jack discuss the 5 questions on the Massachusetts ballot. In non-political tangents, Acc also reminds Jack of his previous career aspirations of being a cartoonist. FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this LIVE installment of The Acc and Jack Show, optimism existed as election night results poured in.

Outside of reacting to America's decisions as they were being made, Acc and Jack discuss the 5 questions on the Massachusetts ballot. In non-political tangents, Acc also reminds Jack of his previous career aspirations of being a cartoonist.

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]]> 6173 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 662: I Paused GTA For This https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-662 Molly McAleer joins Becky, Jack, and Mike to discuss The Eras Tour, Lily Allen's feet, and much more! ===== Becky was a guest on Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast? with Molly! Listen to them discuss The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini Jack and Becky finally went to The Eras Tour, and recap the TWO nights they spent in the presence of Taylor Swift Sabrina Carpenter is having her moment Ralph Fiennes is starring in 28 Years Later, and recently revealed the plot Singer Lily Allen makes more money from showing her feet on OnlyFans than she receives from Spotify residuals Mike shares tales from his time as a strip club DJ Soda addiction - Jack pounds several cans per day, while Molly reviews the new 7UP Shirley Temple flavor ===== FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0000 I Paused GTA For This full 662 Solid Listen Molly McAleer joins Becky, Jack, and Mike to discuss The Eras Tour, Lily Allen's feet, and much more! Molly McAleer joins Becky, Jack, and Mike to discuss The Eras Tour, Lily Allen's feet, and much more! ===== Becky was a guest on Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast? with Molly! Listen to them discuss The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini Jack and Becky finally went to The Eras Tour, and recap the TWO nights they spent in the presence of Taylor Swift Sabrina Carpenter is having her moment Ralph Fiennes is starring in 28 Years Later, and recently revealed the plot Singer Lily Allen makes more money from showing her feet on OnlyFans than she receives from Spotify residuals Mike shares tales from his time as a strip club DJ Soda addiction - Jack pounds several cans per day, while Molly reviews the new 7UP Shirley Temple flavor ===== FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Molly McAleer joins Becky, Jack, and Mike to discuss The Eras Tour, Lily Allen's feet, and much more!

=====

Becky was a guest on Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast? with Molly! Listen to them discuss The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini

Jack and Becky finally went to The Eras Tour, and recap the TWO nights they spent in the presence of Taylor Swift

Sabrina Carpenter is having her moment

Ralph Fiennes is starring in 28 Years Later, and recently revealed the plot

Singer Lily Allen makes more money from showing her feet on OnlyFans than she receives from Spotify residuals

Mike shares tales from his time as a strip club DJ

Soda addiction - Jack pounds several cans per day, while Molly reviews the new 7UP Shirley Temple flavor

=====

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]]> 9819 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture (From the Vault) 642: Cookshow with Trevor https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-642 From May 2024: Cookshow features chef Trevor cooking pizzas with every topping imaginable - Five Guys burgers, Pop Tarts, Dirt and Worms, and so much more! How did Trevor get into making videos about cooking crazy types of pizza? Could Trevor bring his Cookshow content on the road? Which celebrity chef would Trevor want to collaborate with? Trevor learns about Marty the friendly yet horrifying supermarket robot Trevor explains why all of his pizzas receive 7 out of 10 scores Jack, Zach, and Nate throw pizza topping suggestions at Trevor Trevor is a massive fan of The Legend of Zelda. Which game is his favorite? Find Trevor on YouTube and at https://www.cookshowtrevor.com! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) Cookshow with Trevor full 642 Solid Listen Enjoy this throwback from when Trevor from Cookshow joined Jack, Nate, and Zach to discuss his YouTube channel, his best pizza concoctions, and his favorite Zelda game! From May 2024: Cookshow features chef Trevor cooking pizzas with every topping imaginable - Five Guys burgers, Pop Tarts, Dirt and Worms, and so much more! How did Trevor get into making videos about cooking crazy types of pizza? Could Trevor bring his Cookshow content on the road? Which celebrity chef would Trevor want to collaborate with? Trevor learns about Marty the friendly yet horrifying supermarket robot Trevor explains why all of his pizzas receive 7 out of 10 scores Jack, Zach, and Nate throw pizza topping suggestions at Trevor Trevor is a massive fan of The Legend of Zelda. Which game is his favorite? Find Trevor on YouTube and at https://www.cookshowtrevor.com! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From May 2024: Cookshow features chef Trevor cooking pizzas with every topping imaginable - Five Guys burgers, Pop Tarts, Dirt and Worms, and so much more!

How did Trevor get into making videos about cooking crazy types of pizza?

Could Trevor bring his Cookshow content on the road?

Which celebrity chef would Trevor want to collaborate with?

Trevor learns about Marty the friendly yet horrifying supermarket robot

Trevor explains why all of his pizzas receive 7 out of 10 scores

Jack, Zach, and Nate throw pizza topping suggestions at Trevor

Trevor is a massive fan of The Legend of Zelda. Which game is his favorite?

Find Trevor on YouTube and at https://www.cookshowtrevor.com!

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]]> 5254 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 661: Cucking Funt https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-661 Jack and Becky wish they could make $18,000 impersonating Taylor Swift, all while discussing James Blunt's new name and much more! To his own chagrin, Jack is wearing Crocs It's about time for another Hardly Focused studio renovation A Taylor Swift impersonator makes enough money to quit her day job James Blunt will change his name if his Back to Bedlam reissue reaches no. 1 Name a band that's famous only because of Grey's Anatomy Jack is excited about The Cure finally releasing new music What are some addictions that folks don't realize qualify as addictions? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Cucking Funt full 661 Solid Listen Jack and Becky wish they could make $18,000 impersonating Taylor Swift, all while discussing James Blunt's new name and much more! Jack and Becky wish they could make $18,000 impersonating Taylor Swift, all while discussing James Blunt's new name and much more! To his own chagrin, Jack is wearing Crocs It's about time for another Hardly Focused studio renovation A Taylor Swift impersonator makes enough money to quit her day job James Blunt will change his name if his Back to Bedlam reissue reaches no. 1 Name a band that's famous only because of Grey's Anatomy Jack is excited about The Cure finally releasing new music What are some addictions that folks don't realize qualify as addictions? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Becky wish they could make $18,000 impersonating Taylor Swift, all while discussing James Blunt's new name and much more!

To his own chagrin, Jack is wearing Crocs

It's about time for another Hardly Focused studio renovation

A Taylor Swift impersonator makes enough money to quit her day job

James Blunt will change his name if his Back to Bedlam reissue reaches no. 1

Name a band that's famous only because of Grey's Anatomy

Jack is excited about The Cure finally releasing new music

What are some addictions that folks don't realize qualify as addictions?

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]]> 3548 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 660: Respect the Wind https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-660 Jack and Mike discuss Red Dead Redemption, storms of the century, big orange crybabies, guns guns guns, and much more! Adventures in New York City Hurricane Milton causes pandemonium in Florida The least populated states in the union Unusual designs for McDonald's restaurants Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to PC Somebody didn't want to appear on 60 Minutes Kamala Harris has a huge Glock Al Pacino died for a moment, and the experience was whelming FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Respect the Wind full 660 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss Red Dead Redemption, storms of the century, big orange crybabies, guns guns guns, and much more! Jack and Mike discuss Red Dead Redemption, storms of the century, big orange crybabies, guns guns guns, and much more! Adventures in New York City Hurricane Milton causes pandemonium in Florida The least populated states in the union Unusual designs for McDonald's restaurants Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to PC Somebody didn't want to appear on 60 Minutes Kamala Harris has a huge Glock Al Pacino died for a moment, and the experience was whelming FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Mike discuss Red Dead Redemption, storms of the century, big orange crybabies, guns guns guns, and much more!

Adventures in New York City

Hurricane Milton causes pandemonium in Florida

The least populated states in the union

Unusual designs for McDonald's restaurants

Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to PC

Somebody didn't want to appear on 60 Minutes

Kamala Harris has a huge Glock

Al Pacino died for a moment, and the experience was whelming

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]]> 6993 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 659: Damning Non-Answers https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-659 Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss inconveniences, childhood traumas on the school bus, the vice presidential debate, and more! How a local murder-suicide and highway shutdown heavily inconvenienced Jack Acc and Zach luck out with public transportation - mostly Jack shares the tale of "the Late Bus" A live-action Rugrats film will soon exist, and it shouldn't Acc and Jack discuss the debate between VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance Dana Carvey does a spot-on impression of Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live "Good Lord, I hate this world." - Zach's review of Feastables, MrBeast's candy brand FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0000 Damning Non-Answers full 659 Solid Listen Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss inconveniences, childhood traumas on the school bus, the vice presidential debate, and more! Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss inconveniences, childhood traumas on the school bus, the vice presidential debate, and more! How a local murder-suicide and highway shutdown heavily inconvenienced Jack Acc and Zach luck out with public transportation - mostly Jack shares the tale of "the Late Bus" A live-action Rugrats film will soon exist, and it shouldn't Acc and Jack discuss the debate between VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance Dana Carvey does a spot-on impression of Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live "Good Lord, I hate this world." - Zach's review of Feastables, MrBeast's candy brand FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss inconveniences, childhood traumas on the school bus, the vice presidential debate, and more!

How a local murder-suicide and highway shutdown heavily inconvenienced Jack

Acc and Zach luck out with public transportation - mostly

Jack shares the tale of "the Late Bus"

A live-action Rugrats film will soon exist, and it shouldn't

Acc and Jack discuss the debate between VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance

Dana Carvey does a spot-on impression of Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live

"Good Lord, I hate this world." - Zach's review of Feastables, MrBeast's candy brand

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]]> 5487 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 658: Stop Believin' Jack and Nate discuss the Nintendo Museum, artificial intelligence, Disney's hypocrisy, Journey's singer, and much more! The Nintendo Museum has been revealed, and it's beautiful Jack introduces Nate to The Adventures of Tintin Artificial intelligence continues to dominate Google, Amazon, and even school writing programs Nate is disenchanted with Marvel Studio's "required viewing" A boy named Skywalker can't have a passport The Walt Disney Company, stealing the works of others since 1923 Arnel Pineda asks fans if he should be kicked out of Journey following a disastrous performance at Rock in Rio FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:00:00 -0000 Stop Believin' full 658 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss the Nintendo Museum, artificial intelligence, Disney's hypocrisy, Journey's singer, and much more! Jack and Nate discuss the Nintendo Museum, artificial intelligence, Disney's hypocrisy, Journey's singer, and much more! The Nintendo Museum has been revealed, and it's beautiful Jack introduces Nate to The Adventures of Tintin Artificial intelligence continues to dominate Google, Amazon, and even school writing programs Nate is disenchanted with Marvel Studio's "required viewing" A boy named Skywalker can't have a passport The Walt Disney Company, stealing the works of others since 1923 Arnel Pineda asks fans if he should be kicked out of Journey following a disastrous performance at Rock in Rio FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Nate discuss the Nintendo Museum, artificial intelligence, Disney's hypocrisy, Journey's singer, and much more!

The Nintendo Museum has been revealed, and it's beautiful

Jack introduces Nate to The Adventures of Tintin

Artificial intelligence continues to dominate Google, Amazon, and even school writing programs

Nate is disenchanted with Marvel Studio's "required viewing"

A boy named Skywalker can't have a passport

The Walt Disney Company, stealing the works of others since 1923

Arnel Pineda asks fans if he should be kicked out of Journey following a disastrous performance at Rock in Rio

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]]> 7178 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 657: Ocean Size https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-657 Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Taylor Swift's political endorsement, the violent end of Jane's Addiction, and much more! Taylor Swift officially endorses Kamala Harris for president, much to the chagrin of the other guy running Jane's Addiction breaks up after Perry Farrell attacks Dave Navarro on-stage in Boston Nine Inch Nails will be producing the soundtrack to the new Tron film Steven Patrick Morrissey continues to just stink FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Ocean Size full 657 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Taylor Swift's political endorsement, the violent end of Jane's Addiction, and much more! Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Taylor Swift's political endorsement, the violent end of Jane's Addiction, and much more! Taylor Swift officially endorses Kamala Harris for president, much to the chagrin of the other guy running Jane's Addiction breaks up after Perry Farrell attacks Dave Navarro on-stage in Boston Nine Inch Nails will be producing the soundtrack to the new Tron film Steven Patrick Morrissey continues to just stink FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe BUY MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Taylor Swift's political endorsement, the violent end of Jane's Addiction, and much more!

Taylor Swift officially endorses Kamala Harris for president, much to the chagrin of the other guy running

Jane's Addiction breaks up after Perry Farrell attacks Dave Navarro on-stage in Boston

Nine Inch Nails will be producing the soundtrack to the new Tron film

Steven Patrick Morrissey continues to just stink

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]]> 5011 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 656: Keep It Rapsittie Street https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-656 The Acc and Jack Show discuss the legacy of James Earl Jones, infidelity, Scientology, and fall into a rabbit hole of lost media! Jack remembers legendary actor James Earl Jones by mispronouncing his name The Magic 7, an unreleased animated film featuring the voices of Jones and other deceased celebrities Acc is fascinated with lost media Jack introduces Acc and Zach to an abomination called Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa Dave Grohl cheats on his wife, fathers baby with a mystery woman The controversial new frontwoman for Linkin Park has ties to Scientology Religion, reincarnation, and astrological signs The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump occurred as this episode was being recorded The PlayStation 5 Pro exists, and people are not happy about it FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Keep It Rapsittie Street full 656 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses infidelity, Scientology, and fall into a rabbit hole of lost media! The Acc and Jack Show discuss the legacy of James Earl Jones, infidelity, Scientology, and fall into a rabbit hole of lost media! Jack remembers legendary actor James Earl Jones by mispronouncing his name The Magic 7, an unreleased animated film featuring the voices of Jones and other deceased celebrities Acc is fascinated with lost media Jack introduces Acc and Zach to an abomination called Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa Dave Grohl cheats on his wife, fathers baby with a mystery woman The controversial new frontwoman for Linkin Park has ties to Scientology Religion, reincarnation, and astrological signs The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump occurred as this episode was being recorded The PlayStation 5 Pro exists, and people are not happy about it FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Acc and Jack Show discuss the legacy of James Earl Jones, infidelity, Scientology, and fall into a rabbit hole of lost media!

Jack remembers legendary actor James Earl Jones by mispronouncing his name

The Magic 7, an unreleased animated film featuring the voices of Jones and other deceased celebrities

Acc is fascinated with lost media

Jack introduces Acc and Zach to an abomination called Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa

Dave Grohl cheats on his wife, fathers baby with a mystery woman

The controversial new frontwoman for Linkin Park has ties to Scientology

Religion, reincarnation, and astrological signs

The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump occurred as this episode was being recorded

The PlayStation 5 Pro exists, and people are not happy about it

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]]> 6217 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 655: Something Loud https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-655 Jack and Nate discuss marriage (not to each other), the election, the game Concord's incredibly short run, and more! Nate Fillers is a married man Jack and Nate have differing perspectives on marriage This election season is going to be exhausting, and angering Inflation is always going to occur, no matter who's running the country Multiplayer game Concord is shutting down just two weeks after launching WBOS in Boston - one-time home of this podcast - flips formats Jack and Nate embarrassed themselves in high school by covering a Queens of the Stone Age song FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:20:00 -0000 Something Loud full 655 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss marriage (not to each other), the election, the game Concord's incredibly short run, and more! Jack and Nate discuss marriage (not to each other), the election, the game Concord's incredibly short run, and more! Nate Fillers is a married man Jack and Nate have differing perspectives on marriage This election season is going to be exhausting, and angering Inflation is always going to occur, no matter who's running the country Multiplayer game Concord is shutting down just two weeks after launching WBOS in Boston - one-time home of this podcast - flips formats Jack and Nate embarrassed themselves in high school by covering a Queens of the Stone Age song FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Nate discuss marriage (not to each other), the election, the game Concord's incredibly short run, and more!

Nate Fillers is a married man

Jack and Nate have differing perspectives on marriage

This election season is going to be exhausting, and angering

Inflation is always going to occur, no matter who's running the country

Multiplayer game Concord is shutting down just two weeks after launching

WBOS in Boston - one-time home of this podcast - flips formats

Jack and Nate embarrassed themselves in high school by covering a Queens of the Stone Age song

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]]> 7845 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 654: D'You Know What I Mean? https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-654 Jack, Mike, and Becky chat about the Oasis reunion, films and film stars, and Star Wars Outlaws - plus, a martial debate! After 15 years apart, Liam and Noel Gallagher have resurrected Oasis Becky is annoyed with Jack The unknown siblings of celebrities, and child stars who were thrust into the spotlight BeckysFeet.com Quentin Tarantino refuses to acknowledge Toy Story 4 Directors who made both R-rated films and kids movies Living in downtown Boston versus living in the sticks Playing Star Wars Outlaws in early access on PS5? Prepare to delete your progress Jack and Becky debate about the future of podcasting versus commercial radio, with Mike acting as mediator FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY SOME MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000 D'You Know What I Mean? full 654 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky chat about the Oasis reunion, films and film stars, and Star Wars Outlaws - plus, a martial debate! Jack, Mike, and Becky chat about the Oasis reunion, films and film stars, and Star Wars Outlaws - plus, a martial debate! After 15 years apart, Liam and Noel Gallagher have resurrected Oasis Becky is annoyed with Jack The unknown siblings of celebrities, and child stars who were thrust into the spotlight BeckysFeet.com Quentin Tarantino refuses to acknowledge Toy Story 4 Directors who made both R-rated films and kids movies Living in downtown Boston versus living in the sticks Playing Star Wars Outlaws in early access on PS5? Prepare to delete your progress Jack and Becky debate about the future of podcasting versus commercial radio, with Mike acting as mediator FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY SOME MERCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack, Mike, and Becky chat about the Oasis reunion, films and film stars, and Star Wars Outlaws - plus, a martial debate!


After 15 years apart, Liam and Noel Gallagher have resurrected Oasis

Becky is annoyed with Jack

The unknown siblings of celebrities, and child stars who were thrust into the spotlight

BeckysFeet.com

Quentin Tarantino refuses to acknowledge Toy Story 4

Directors who made both R-rated films and kids movies

Living in downtown Boston versus living in the sticks

Playing Star Wars Outlaws in early access on PS5? Prepare to delete your progress

Jack and Becky debate about the future of podcasting versus commercial radio, with Mike acting as mediator


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]]> 8713 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 653: Gatsby's American Dreamcast https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-653 The Acc and Jack Show discusses Alien: Romulus, the Democratic National Convention, J.D. Vance trying to do human things, and more! Jack gives a spoiler-free review of Alien: Romulus It's okay to be petrified about the election in November, right? Acc and Jack haven't recorded an episode together since before President Biden dropped out of the race How did couch fucking become associated with J.D. Vance? Brain Worms McGillicuddy is dropping out of the race J.D. Vance tries - and fails - to order food at a donut shop There's a special place in hell for anyone who makes fun of Gus Walz Lionsgate pulls the trailer for Megalopolis because it has fake quotes from film critics FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0000 Gatsby's American Dreamcast full 653 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses Alien: Romulus, the Democratic National Convention, J.D. Vance trying to do human things, and more! The Acc and Jack Show discusses Alien: Romulus, the Democratic National Convention, J.D. Vance trying to do human things, and more! Jack gives a spoiler-free review of Alien: Romulus It's okay to be petrified about the election in November, right? Acc and Jack haven't recorded an episode together since before President Biden dropped out of the race How did couch fucking become associated with J.D. Vance? Brain Worms McGillicuddy is dropping out of the race J.D. Vance tries - and fails - to order food at a donut shop There's a special place in hell for anyone who makes fun of Gus Walz Lionsgate pulls the trailer for Megalopolis because it has fake quotes from film critics FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Acc and Jack Show discusses Alien: Romulus, the Democratic National Convention, J.D. Vance trying to do human things, and more!

Jack gives a spoiler-free review of Alien: Romulus

It's okay to be petrified about the election in November, right?

Acc and Jack haven't recorded an episode together since before President Biden dropped out of the race

How did couch fucking become associated with J.D. Vance?

Brain Worms McGillicuddy is dropping out of the race

J.D. Vance tries - and fails - to order food at a donut shop

There's a special place in hell for anyone who makes fun of Gus Walz

Lionsgate pulls the trailer for Megalopolis because it has fake quotes from film critics

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]]> 5948 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 652: Into the Blue https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-652 Remembering Rachael Lillis - Misty and Jesse from the Pokémon series, among other anime Anime fans David and Zach are snobs for subtitles The Borderlands film is expectedly awful Numbering conventions in the Final Fantasy series make no sense Was Jack spoiled by playing through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 3DS? Experiences with RPG Maker Jack reviews the Anbernic RG28XX, a nifty handheld emulator It's been 10 years since P.T. came and went The Biden administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Into the Blue full 652 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and David discuss anime, the Borderlands film, video games, canceling subscriptions, and more! Remembering Rachael Lillis - Misty and Jesse from the Pokémon series, among other anime Anime fans David and Zach are snobs for subtitles The Borderlands film is expectedly awful Numbering conventions in the Final Fantasy series make no sense Was Jack spoiled by playing through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 3DS? Experiences with RPG Maker Jack reviews the Anbernic RG28XX, a nifty handheld emulator It's been 10 years since P.T. came and went The Biden administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Remembering Rachael Lillis - Misty and Jesse from the Pokémon series, among other anime

Anime fans David and Zach are snobs for subtitles

The Borderlands film is expectedly awful

Numbering conventions in the Final Fantasy series make no sense

Was Jack spoiled by playing through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 3DS?

Experiences with RPG Maker

Jack reviews the Anbernic RG28XX, a nifty handheld emulator

It's been 10 years since P.T. came and went

The Biden administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions

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]]> 6613 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 651: My Song is Better Than Your Song, pt. II https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-651 In the follow up to the 616th episode of this podcast, Ed Oliveira shares his own stories and memories of co-hosting The Sandbox morning show on 101.7 WFNX in Boston. Jack believes out-of-market radio hosts should be genuine with regard to their city of broadcast. Is Rogue One better than The Empire Strikes Back? blink-182 concerts take precedence over recording episodes of Hardly Focused. A writer for The Daily Illini had a horrible time watching blink-182 headline Lollapalooza. Having produced and hosted shows in the genre, Ed shares his thoughts on political talk radio. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000 My Song is Better Than Your Song, pt. II full 651 Solid Listen Ed Oliveira joins Jack to discuss his own memories of WFNX, his thoughts on the radio industry, blink-182, Star Wars, and more! In the follow up to the 616th episode of this podcast, Ed Oliveira shares his own stories and memories of co-hosting The Sandbox morning show on 101.7 WFNX in Boston. Jack believes out-of-market radio hosts should be genuine with regard to their city of broadcast. Is Rogue One better than The Empire Strikes Back? blink-182 concerts take precedence over recording episodes of Hardly Focused. A writer for The Daily Illini had a horrible time watching blink-182 headline Lollapalooza. Having produced and hosted shows in the genre, Ed shares his thoughts on political talk radio. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the follow up to the 616th episode of this podcast, Ed Oliveira shares his own stories and memories of co-hosting The Sandbox morning show on 101.7 WFNX in Boston.

Jack believes out-of-market radio hosts should be genuine with regard to their city of broadcast.

Is Rogue One better than The Empire Strikes Back?

blink-182 concerts take precedence over recording episodes of Hardly Focused.

A writer for The Daily Illini had a horrible time watching blink-182 headline Lollapalooza.

Having produced and hosted shows in the genre, Ed shares his thoughts on political talk radio.

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]]> 8888 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 650: Outrage, and Whatever the Opposite of Outrage Is https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-650 Mike's wife is heavily invested in the Paris Olympics, while Mike cheats at Rubik's Cubes Beloved Boston concert venue Great Scott is finally reopening in a new location! DJ Barbara Butch faces backlash over her "Last Supper"-like presentation during the Olympics' opening ceremony The Cult of the Home Alone 2 actor are upset with Green Day for doing Green Day things The 1975 are sued by organizers of Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival following last year's same-sex kiss debacle Robert Downey Jr. returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but is this really a good thing? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Outrage, and Whatever the Opposite of Outrage Is full 650 Solid Listen In the 650th installment of this podcast, Jack and Mike question why everyone is angry. Mike's wife is heavily invested in the Paris Olympics, while Mike cheats at Rubik's Cubes Beloved Boston concert venue Great Scott is finally reopening in a new location! DJ Barbara Butch faces backlash over her "Last Supper"-like presentation during the Olympics' opening ceremony The Cult of the Home Alone 2 actor are upset with Green Day for doing Green Day things The 1975 are sued by organizers of Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival following last year's same-sex kiss debacle Robert Downey Jr. returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but is this really a good thing? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mike's wife is heavily invested in the Paris Olympics, while Mike cheats at Rubik's Cubes

Beloved Boston concert venue Great Scott is finally reopening in a new location!

DJ Barbara Butch faces backlash over her "Last Supper"-like presentation during the Olympics' opening ceremony

The Cult of the Home Alone 2 actor are upset with Green Day for doing Green Day things

The 1975 are sued by organizers of Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival following last year's same-sex kiss debacle

Robert Downey Jr. returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but is this really a good thing?


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]]> 6363 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 649: Late Night Radio https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-649 Jack and Becky saw blink-182 at Fenway Park in Boston Twisters, the sequel to Twister, is well-worth the 28-year wait In true Hardly Focused fashion, a discussion pivots from Becky's tooth extraction pivots to the band Nine Days Following their bug that took down Windows computers all over the world, CrowdStrike offers impacted customers a whole $10 gift card Thomas Matthew Crooks took to Google in the days leading up to his attempted assassination of Donald Trump Emma's Pub & Pizza - a South Shore staple with the worst commercial ever FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:20:00 -0000 Late Night Radio full 649 Solid Listen Things get quiet and relaxed at night with Jack and Becky, as they discuss the CrowdStrike outage, what Trump's shooter Google searched, and more! Jack and Becky saw blink-182 at Fenway Park in Boston Twisters, the sequel to Twister, is well-worth the 28-year wait In true Hardly Focused fashion, a discussion pivots from Becky's tooth extraction pivots to the band Nine Days Following their bug that took down Windows computers all over the world, CrowdStrike offers impacted customers a whole $10 gift card Thomas Matthew Crooks took to Google in the days leading up to his attempted assassination of Donald Trump Emma's Pub & Pizza - a South Shore staple with the worst commercial ever FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused BUY US A COFFEE! https://hardlyfocused.com/coffee BUY A SHIRT! https://hardlyfocused.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Becky saw blink-182 at Fenway Park in Boston

Twisters, the sequel to Twister, is well-worth the 28-year wait

In true Hardly Focused fashion, a discussion pivots from Becky's tooth extraction pivots to the band Nine Days

Following their bug that took down Windows computers all over the world, CrowdStrike offers impacted customers a whole $10 gift card

Thomas Matthew Crooks took to Google in the days leading up to his attempted assassination of Donald Trump

Emma's Pub & Pizza - a South Shore staple with the worst commercial ever

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]]> 7499 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 648: Welp https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-648 Former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally in an assassination attempt. Lots of questions remain open in this event's aftermath. How will this impact November's election? Will Trump's demeanor, presentation, and attitude towards President Joe Biden change following this incident? Did the Secret Service fail at their basic duties? Elsewhere, custom printing service Sticker Mule faces controversy for a politically-charged marketing email from their cofounder. LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:15:00 -0000 Welp full 648 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the fallout, and the impact on the upcoming election. Former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally in an assassination attempt. Lots of questions remain open in this event's aftermath. How will this impact November's election? Will Trump's demeanor, presentation, and attitude towards President Joe Biden change following this incident? Did the Secret Service fail at their basic duties? Elsewhere, custom printing service Sticker Mule faces controversy for a politically-charged marketing email from their cofounder. LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally in an assassination attempt. Lots of questions remain open in this event's aftermath.

How will this impact November's election?

Will Trump's demeanor, presentation, and attitude towards President Joe Biden change following this incident?

Did the Secret Service fail at their basic duties?

Elsewhere, custom printing service Sticker Mule faces controversy for a politically-charged marketing email from their cofounder.

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]]> 7547 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture (From the Vault) 594: Remember ALF? He's Back... in Pog Form! https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-594 From July 2023: 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. AMC has booked 20,000 double-feature tickets for Barbie and Oppenheimer A woman on an airplane has a meltdown after seeing... something 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!  Jack, Mike, and Nate watch a guy fail miserably at robbing a salon Blue Sky versus Threads - The new social media takeover Target is a trove of nostalgia, where one can find the game Crossfire, Pogs, and lots of Pokemon cards Nate is afraid to order Blizzards from Dairy Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) Remember ALF? He's Back... in Pog Form! full 594 Solid Listen Hardly Focused is on vacation! Please enjoy this episode from July 2023, featuring an interview with zoologist Lindsay Nikole! From July 2023: 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. AMC has booked 20,000 double-feature tickets for Barbie and Oppenheimer A woman on an airplane has a meltdown after seeing... something 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!  Jack, Mike, and Nate watch a guy fail miserably at robbing a salon Blue Sky versus Threads - The new social media takeover Target is a trove of nostalgia, where one can find the game Crossfire, Pogs, and lots of Pokemon cards Nate is afraid to order Blizzards from Dairy Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From July 2023: 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.

  • AMC has booked 20,000 double-feature tickets for Barbie and Oppenheimer
  • A woman on an airplane has a meltdown after seeing... something
  • 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! 
  • Jack, Mike, and Nate watch a guy fail miserably at robbing a salon
  • Blue Sky versus Threads - The new social media takeover
  • Target is a trove of nostalgia, where one can find the game Crossfire, Pogs, and lots of Pokemon cards
  • Nate is afraid to order Blizzards from Dairy Queen

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]]> 9720 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 647: Redemption Rock Tuah https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-647 Baseball is a boring sport, unless it's witnessed in person Inferior film sequels, such as Independence Day 2 Are they fireworks, or gunshots? Capulet Fest, Connecticut's own music festival disaster Hailey Welch, the "Hawk Tuah" girl, finally speaks! Darius Rucker thinks Morgan Wallen should be forgiven for his lapse(s) in judgement Most new video games just aren't fun Zach doesn't understand Funko Pops FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Redemption Rock Tuah full 647 Solid Listen In this Independence Day episode, Jack and Zach discuss a local music festival disaster, the "Hawk Tuah" girl, and much more! Baseball is a boring sport, unless it's witnessed in person Inferior film sequels, such as Independence Day 2 Are they fireworks, or gunshots? Capulet Fest, Connecticut's own music festival disaster Hailey Welch, the "Hawk Tuah" girl, finally speaks! Darius Rucker thinks Morgan Wallen should be forgiven for his lapse(s) in judgement Most new video games just aren't fun Zach doesn't understand Funko Pops FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Baseball is a boring sport, unless it's witnessed in person

Inferior film sequels, such as Independence Day 2

Are they fireworks, or gunshots?

Capulet Fest, Connecticut's own music festival disaster

Hailey Welch, the "Hawk Tuah" girl, finally speaks!

Darius Rucker thinks Morgan Wallen should be forgiven for his lapse(s) in judgement

Most new video games just aren't fun

Zach doesn't understand Funko Pops

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]]> 6128 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 646: The Errors Tour https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-646 It's Mike's birthday, and Becky's half-birthday - Jack forgot one of them Fragrance sensitivities The Home Alone house is selling for $5 million A fleet of Cybertrucks are defaced with a message for Elon Musk Jack and Becky learn a lot about the Jonestown massacre Dave Grohl versus Taylor Swift - a legitimate feud? Becky previews her podcast about the Karen Read trial in Massachusetts FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0000 The Errors Tour full 646 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Cybertrucks, Dave Grohl versus Taylor Swift, the Karen Read trial, and much more! It's Mike's birthday, and Becky's half-birthday - Jack forgot one of them Fragrance sensitivities The Home Alone house is selling for $5 million A fleet of Cybertrucks are defaced with a message for Elon Musk Jack and Becky learn a lot about the Jonestown massacre Dave Grohl versus Taylor Swift - a legitimate feud? Becky previews her podcast about the Karen Read trial in Massachusetts FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's Mike's birthday, and Becky's half-birthday - Jack forgot one of them

Fragrance sensitivities

The Home Alone house is selling for $5 million

A fleet of Cybertrucks are defaced with a message for Elon Musk

Jack and Becky learn a lot about the Jonestown massacre

Dave Grohl versus Taylor Swift - a legitimate feud?

Becky previews her podcast about the Karen Read trial in Massachusetts

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]]> 7376 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 645: Doubt https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-645 Nate is getting married - very soon! New England has ruined the perception of just how big other U.S. states are The June Nintendo Direct is here, and lots of exciting games were shown off Things that exist that shouldn't - barf bag collectors Justin Timberlake is arrested for driving while sloshed Is it weird to get autographs from and photos with celebrities? Louisiana public schools have to display the Ten Commandments, per governor Jack versus cult members FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:00:00 -0000 Doubt full 645 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss marriage, Nintendo's latest gaming announcements, Justin Timberlake's arrest, and much more! Nate is getting married - very soon! New England has ruined the perception of just how big other U.S. states are The June Nintendo Direct is here, and lots of exciting games were shown off Things that exist that shouldn't - barf bag collectors Justin Timberlake is arrested for driving while sloshed Is it weird to get autographs from and photos with celebrities? Louisiana public schools have to display the Ten Commandments, per governor Jack versus cult members FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nate is getting married - very soon!

New England has ruined the perception of just how big other U.S. states are

The June Nintendo Direct is here, and lots of exciting games were shown off

Things that exist that shouldn't - barf bag collectors

Justin Timberlake is arrested for driving while sloshed

Is it weird to get autographs from and photos with celebrities?

Louisiana public schools have to display the Ten Commandments, per governor

Jack versus cult members

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]]> 7215 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 644: Legal Means https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-644 Acc is a fan of the new musical movement known as "hip-hop" Jack relapsed and is once again addicted to Crazy Taxi Acc and Jack list their top picks from the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 The new Call of Duty game requires a persistent internet connection, even for the single-player campaign The former host of The Apprentice declares Taylor Swift to be "unusually beautiful" Texas libraries can once again carry books about butts and farts FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Legal Means full 644 Solid Listen Acc and Jack discuss the Xbox Games Showcase, Taylor Swift's "unusual" beauty, books about farts, and more! Acc is a fan of the new musical movement known as "hip-hop" Jack relapsed and is once again addicted to Crazy Taxi Acc and Jack list their top picks from the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 The new Call of Duty game requires a persistent internet connection, even for the single-player campaign The former host of The Apprentice declares Taylor Swift to be "unusually beautiful" Texas libraries can once again carry books about butts and farts FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Acc is a fan of the new musical movement known as "hip-hop"

Jack relapsed and is once again addicted to Crazy Taxi

Acc and Jack list their top picks from the Xbox Games Showcase 2024

The new Call of Duty game requires a persistent internet connection, even for the single-player campaign

The former host of The Apprentice declares Taylor Swift to be "unusually beautiful"

Texas libraries can once again carry books about butts and farts

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]]> 5572 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 643: Kool Thing(s) https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-643 Couples' therapy, starring Jack and Becky! Having needed to replace 2 recently, Becky has learned a lot about home appliances On a hot summer's day, the Sears air conditioning commercial comes to mind Michigan man has a court hearing about his suspended driver's license, into which he joins virtually - while driving Coming soon! Hardly Focused dissects the Karen Read trial Fiona Harvey - the real life "Martha" from Baby Reindeer - stalked a British lawyer, adding another victim to her list Halsey announces a new song, new album, and new illnesses Becky finally watched Twister, and now understands references FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -0000 Kool Thing(s) full 643 Solid Listen Jack and Becky chat about viral dummies, famous court cases, Fiona Harvey's latest escapades, home appliances, and more! Couples' therapy, starring Jack and Becky! Having needed to replace 2 recently, Becky has learned a lot about home appliances On a hot summer's day, the Sears air conditioning commercial comes to mind Michigan man has a court hearing about his suspended driver's license, into which he joins virtually - while driving Coming soon! Hardly Focused dissects the Karen Read trial Fiona Harvey - the real life "Martha" from Baby Reindeer - stalked a British lawyer, adding another victim to her list Halsey announces a new song, new album, and new illnesses Becky finally watched Twister, and now understands references FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Couples' therapy, starring Jack and Becky!

Having needed to replace 2 recently, Becky has learned a lot about home appliances

On a hot summer's day, the Sears air conditioning commercial comes to mind

Michigan man has a court hearing about his suspended driver's license, into which he joins virtually - while driving

Coming soon! Hardly Focused dissects the Karen Read trial

Fiona Harvey - the real life "Martha" from Baby Reindeer - stalked a British lawyer, adding another victim to her list

Halsey announces a new song, new album, and new illnesses

Becky finally watched Twister, and now understands references

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]]> 5729 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 642: Cookshow with Trevor https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-642 Cookshow features chef Trevor cooking pizzas with every topping imaginable - Five Guys burgers, Pop Tarts, Dirt and Worms, and so much more! How did Trevor get into making videos about cooking crazy types of pizza? Could Trevor bring his Cookshow content on the road? Which celebrity chef would Trevor want to collaborate with? Trevor learns about Marty the friendly yet horrifying supermarket robot Trevor explains why all of his pizzas receive 7 out of 10 scores Jack, Zach, and Nate throw pizza topping suggestions at Trevor Trevor is a massive fan of The Legend of Zelda. Which game is his favorite? Find Trevor on YouTube and at https://www.cookshowtrevor.com! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 May 2024 16:00:00 -0000 Cookshow with Trevor full 642 Solid Listen Trevor from Cookshow joins Jack, Nate, and Zach to discuss his YouTube channel, his best pizza concoctions, and his favorite Zelda game! Cookshow features chef Trevor cooking pizzas with every topping imaginable - Five Guys burgers, Pop Tarts, Dirt and Worms, and so much more! How did Trevor get into making videos about cooking crazy types of pizza? Could Trevor bring his Cookshow content on the road? Which celebrity chef would Trevor want to collaborate with? Trevor learns about Marty the friendly yet horrifying supermarket robot Trevor explains why all of his pizzas receive 7 out of 10 scores Jack, Zach, and Nate throw pizza topping suggestions at Trevor Trevor is a massive fan of The Legend of Zelda. Which game is his favorite? Find Trevor on YouTube and at https://www.cookshowtrevor.com! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Cookshow features chef Trevor cooking pizzas with every topping imaginable - Five Guys burgers, Pop Tarts, Dirt and Worms, and so much more!

How did Trevor get into making videos about cooking crazy types of pizza?

Could Trevor bring his Cookshow content on the road?

Which celebrity chef would Trevor want to collaborate with?

Trevor learns about Marty the friendly yet horrifying supermarket robot

Trevor explains why all of his pizzas receive 7 out of 10 scores

Jack, Zach, and Nate throw pizza topping suggestions at Trevor

Trevor is a massive fan of The Legend of Zelda. Which game is his favorite?

Find Trevor on YouTube and at https://www.cookshowtrevor.com!

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]]> 5254 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 641: This Tastes Like Grandma https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-641 Remembering Steve Albini, a man arguably responsible for some of the greatest alternative music of the past 30+ years The ever-present controversies surrounding music streaming services Fiona Harvey - the purported basis for Martha on Baby Reindeer - stalked the UK Labour Party leader, leaving all of her hallmarks along the way McDonald's introduces a new McFlurry that tastes just like your grandma Young Jack learned the hard way about the difference between "soda" and "pop" The man once known as "America's Mayor" is now selling his own "Rudy Coffee" Nate bombed heavily at an open mic, in front of his own doctor FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 May 2024 07:00:00 -0000 This Tastes Like Grandma full 641 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Zach talk about Steve Albini, the real "Martha" from Baby Reindeer, confectionary that tastes like grandma, and much more! Remembering Steve Albini, a man arguably responsible for some of the greatest alternative music of the past 30+ years The ever-present controversies surrounding music streaming services Fiona Harvey - the purported basis for Martha on Baby Reindeer - stalked the UK Labour Party leader, leaving all of her hallmarks along the way McDonald's introduces a new McFlurry that tastes just like your grandma Young Jack learned the hard way about the difference between "soda" and "pop" The man once known as "America's Mayor" is now selling his own "Rudy Coffee" Nate bombed heavily at an open mic, in front of his own doctor FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Remembering Steve Albini, a man arguably responsible for some of the greatest alternative music of the past 30+ years

The ever-present controversies surrounding music streaming services

Fiona Harvey - the purported basis for Martha on Baby Reindeer - stalked the UK Labour Party leader, leaving all of her hallmarks along the way

McDonald's introduces a new McFlurry that tastes just like your grandma

Young Jack learned the hard way about the difference between "soda" and "pop"

The man once known as "America's Mayor" is now selling his own "Rudy Coffee"

Nate bombed heavily at an open mic, in front of his own doctor

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]]> 6608 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 640: The Super Secret Fallout (TV) Show https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-640 Be warned - this entire episode of Hardly Focused spoils the first season of Fallout! As diehard fans of the video game series, Acc, Jack, and Mike each give their overall review of season 1 What's the best episode? Should episodes have been released weekly, instead of all at once? Who's the best character on the show? Who's the worst? With them sprinkled throughout the season, Acc, Jack, and Mike detail their favorite callbacks to previous Fallout games FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 May 2024 07:00:00 -0000 The Super Secret Fallout (TV) Show full 640 Solid Listen In this spoiler-heavy episode, Acc, Jack, and Mike review and discuss at length the first season of Fallout on Prime Video! Be warned - this entire episode of Hardly Focused spoils the first season of Fallout! As diehard fans of the video game series, Acc, Jack, and Mike each give their overall review of season 1 What's the best episode? Should episodes have been released weekly, instead of all at once? Who's the best character on the show? Who's the worst? With them sprinkled throughout the season, Acc, Jack, and Mike detail their favorite callbacks to previous Fallout games FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Be warned - this entire episode of Hardly Focused spoils the first season of Fallout!

As diehard fans of the video game series, Acc, Jack, and Mike each give their overall review of season 1

What's the best episode? Should episodes have been released weekly, instead of all at once?

Who's the best character on the show? Who's the worst?

With them sprinkled throughout the season, Acc, Jack, and Mike detail their favorite callbacks to previous Fallout games

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]]> 5711 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 639: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-639 Rich Shertenlieb to host mornings on WZLX in Boston Panera Bread takes Charged Lemonade off their menu Microsoft shut down a lot of game studios this past week The saga of Helldivers 2, a controversial decision, and incredible fan backlash Nintendo will announce the Switch successor within the next year Warhammer is about to get expensive in select European countries FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 May 2024 19:00:00 -0000 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly full 639 Solid Listen Jack and Mike discuss big Boston radio news, caffeinated lemonade, chaos in the video game industry, and more! Rich Shertenlieb to host mornings on WZLX in Boston Panera Bread takes Charged Lemonade off their menu Microsoft shut down a lot of game studios this past week The saga of Helldivers 2, a controversial decision, and incredible fan backlash Nintendo will announce the Switch successor within the next year Warhammer is about to get expensive in select European countries FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Rich Shertenlieb to host mornings on WZLX in Boston

Panera Bread takes Charged Lemonade off their menu

Microsoft shut down a lot of game studios this past week

The saga of Helldivers 2, a controversial decision, and incredible fan backlash

Nintendo will announce the Switch successor within the next year

Warhammer is about to get expensive in select European countries

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]]> 5604 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 638: Did You Take Ozempic? https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-638 Jack, Mike, and Becky talk about parenthood, Taylor Swift on Bandcamp, Britney Spears' downward spiral, celebrities on Ozempic, and much more! Mike Tarara is a dad for the third time! Jack finally procured a bell and a megaphone for the studio Taylor Swift is finally on Bandcamp... or is she? Mike and Jack are obviously into the Fallout show; Becky isn't Mike is finally playing Fallout 76 Britney Spears is on the verge of going broke Do you live IN Hawaii, or ON Hawaii? Barbra Streisand asks Melissa McCarthy point blank if she's on Ozempic Jack's random celebrity encounters, featuring Ann Wilson and Coleman Williams FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 May 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Did You Take Ozempic? full 638 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky talk about parenthood, Taylor Swift on Bandcamp, Britney Spears' downward spiral, celebrities on Ozempic, and much more! Jack, Mike, and Becky talk about parenthood, Taylor Swift on Bandcamp, Britney Spears' downward spiral, celebrities on Ozempic, and much more! Mike Tarara is a dad for the third time! Jack finally procured a bell and a megaphone for the studio Taylor Swift is finally on Bandcamp... or is she? Mike and Jack are obviously into the Fallout show; Becky isn't Mike is finally playing Fallout 76 Britney Spears is on the verge of going broke Do you live IN Hawaii, or ON Hawaii? Barbra Streisand asks Melissa McCarthy point blank if she's on Ozempic Jack's random celebrity encounters, featuring Ann Wilson and Coleman Williams FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack, Mike, and Becky talk about parenthood, Taylor Swift on Bandcamp, Britney Spears' downward spiral, celebrities on Ozempic, and much more!

  • Mike Tarara is a dad for the third time!
  • Jack finally procured a bell and a megaphone for the studio
  • Taylor Swift is finally on Bandcamp... or is she?
  • Mike and Jack are obviously into the Fallout show; Becky isn't
  • Mike is finally playing Fallout 76
  • Britney Spears is on the verge of going broke
  • Do you live IN Hawaii, or ON Hawaii?
  • Barbra Streisand asks Melissa McCarthy point blank if she's on Ozempic
  • Jack's random celebrity encounters, featuring Ann Wilson and Coleman Williams


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]]> 6951 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 637: Sleep Now in the Fire https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-637 The Acc and Jack Show, fueled by copious amounts of caffeine since 2006 The Simpsons killed off a character that even diehard viewers forgot about A blue checkmark on social media means nothing The latest in the criminal trial of Ronald Thump "When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire." Dr. Louis Kwong presents "Genitalia of the Day" Acc and Jack highly recommend the Fallout series on Prime Video FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Sleep Now in the Fire full 637 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses a death on The Simpsons, the criminal trial of the Real Estate Guy, a dirty doctor, and more! The Acc and Jack Show, fueled by copious amounts of caffeine since 2006 The Simpsons killed off a character that even diehard viewers forgot about A blue checkmark on social media means nothing The latest in the criminal trial of Ronald Thump "When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire." Dr. Louis Kwong presents "Genitalia of the Day" Acc and Jack highly recommend the Fallout series on Prime Video FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Acc and Jack Show, fueled by copious amounts of caffeine since 2006

The Simpsons killed off a character that even diehard viewers forgot about

A blue checkmark on social media means nothing

The latest in the criminal trial of Ronald Thump

"When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire."

Dr. Louis Kwong presents "Genitalia of the Day"

Acc and Jack highly recommend the Fallout series on Prime Video

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]]> 5133 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 636: (The Real) Sam Alkhatib https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-636 Content creator and teacher Sam Alkhatib joins Jack, Nate, and Zach for this very insightful installment of Hardly Focused! Hailing from Staten Island in New York, Sam explains why he began making videos on YouTube and TikTok; it all started with Zany Trains! Sam also talks about his tattoos, his favorite music, and the origin of his catchphrase, "Everything's gonna be alright, pal." FOLLOW SAM ALKHATIB on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000 (The Real) Sam Alkhatib full 636 Solid Listen Content creator and teacher Sam Alkhatib joins Jack, Nate, and Zach for this very insightful installment of Hardly Focused! Content creator and teacher Sam Alkhatib joins Jack, Nate, and Zach for this very insightful installment of Hardly Focused! Hailing from Staten Island in New York, Sam explains why he began making videos on YouTube and TikTok; it all started with Zany Trains! Sam also talks about his tattoos, his favorite music, and the origin of his catchphrase, "Everything's gonna be alright, pal." FOLLOW SAM ALKHATIB on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Content creator and teacher Sam Alkhatib joins Jack, Nate, and Zach for this very insightful installment of Hardly Focused! Hailing from Staten Island in New York, Sam explains why he began making videos on YouTube and TikTok; it all started with Zany Trains! Sam also talks about his tattoos, his favorite music, and the origin of his catchphrase, "Everything's gonna be alright, pal."

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]]> 3761 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 635: Shakin' https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-635 Podcast host David Baxter (Thank You, Five; Friends of the Countess; 12 Months of Christmas) joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused! Attention remote podcasters! Use Zoom. That is all. Adult nightmares about high school An earthquake occurred near New York City, and everybody felt it kind of Marc Summers stormed away from filming Quiet on Set David won't exist for about a month after the Elden Ring DLC releases Films with quick production turnaround FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused FOLLOW David's podcasts! Thank You, Five; Friends of the Countess; 12 Months of Christmas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Shakin' full 635 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and David Baxter discuss the Great Earthquake of 2024, natural disasters, an angry Marc Summers, and much more! Podcast host David Baxter (Thank You, Five; Friends of the Countess; 12 Months of Christmas) joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused! Attention remote podcasters! Use Zoom. That is all. Adult nightmares about high school An earthquake occurred near New York City, and everybody felt it kind of Marc Summers stormed away from filming Quiet on Set David won't exist for about a month after the Elden Ring DLC releases Films with quick production turnaround FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused FOLLOW David's podcasts! Thank You, Five; Friends of the Countess; 12 Months of Christmas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Podcast host David Baxter (Thank You, Five; Friends of the Countess; 12 Months of Christmas) joins Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused!

Attention remote podcasters! Use Zoom. That is all.

Adult nightmares about high school

An earthquake occurred near New York City, and everybody felt it kind of

Marc Summers stormed away from filming Quiet on Set

David won't exist for about a month after the Elden Ring DLC releases

Films with quick production turnaround

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]]> 5062 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture 634: 15 Step https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-634 This episode marks 15 years of this podcast, 4 of which under the name "Hardly Focused!" Jack features audio of Nate and Zach's respective first appearances on this show, both from September 2009 Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss their "small world" moments, such as running into a local acquaintance on the other side of the country Ohio maniac brandishes a gun on a Burger King employee after being offered a $3 discount Jack has been successfully trolling Nate and Zach with misleading audio clips for 15 years Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, and Dan Schneider's purported love of feet Nate and Zach debate the comedic elements of Saturday Night Live FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0000 15 Step full 634 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Zach celebrate 15 years of this podcast, while discussing lunatic discount recipients, Quiet on Set, and the business of comedy. This episode marks 15 years of this podcast, 4 of which under the name "Hardly Focused!" Jack features audio of Nate and Zach's respective first appearances on this show, both from September 2009 Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss their "small world" moments, such as running into a local acquaintance on the other side of the country Ohio maniac brandishes a gun on a Burger King employee after being offered a $3 discount Jack has been successfully trolling Nate and Zach with misleading audio clips for 15 years Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, and Dan Schneider's purported love of feet Nate and Zach debate the comedic elements of Saturday Night Live FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode marks 15 years of this podcast, 4 of which under the name "Hardly Focused!"

Jack features audio of Nate and Zach's respective first appearances on this show, both from September 2009

Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss their "small world" moments, such as running into a local acquaintance on the other side of the country

Ohio maniac brandishes a gun on a Burger King employee after being offered a $3 discount

Jack has been successfully trolling Nate and Zach with misleading audio clips for 15 years

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, and Dan Schneider's purported love of feet

Nate and Zach debate the comedic elements of Saturday Night Live

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]]> 7158 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture (From the Vault) 461: I Wanna Get Better https://hardlyfocused.com/ Part 1 – Did We Re-open Too Early? It’s another reunion of “The Acc and Jack Show!” Jack points out that he, Acc and Nate have not done a radio show together in upwards of a decade. To begin, Jack is trying hard not to hate the television ad for The Last of Us Part II. Acc points out that people are upset that main character Ellie is gay. Said people clearly never played the first game. Elsewhere, Jack ponders if Massachusetts and New Hampshire respectively re-opened too early. Massachusetts continues with its phased approach, while New Hampshire says “fuck it.” Part 2 – A Chat About Mental Health This segment and the remainder of this episode cover the subject of mental health. Acc, Jack, and Nate all suffer from their own, respective mental curiosities. Jack opens up about recent tribulations, and asks the room when they first chose to seek professional help. Part 3 – A Further Chat About Mental Health Continuing the mental health discussion, Jack questions Acc and Nate about what they do when they feel a panic attack coming on. To conclude this episode on a lighter note, Jack also asks what Acc and Nate consider to be their “perfect escape.” FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) I Wanna Get Better full Solid Listen From June 14, 2020 - Acc, Jack, and Nate discuss The Last of Us Part II, states opening too early during the pandemic, and their own respective mental health challenges. Part 1 – Did We Re-open Too Early? It’s another reunion of “The Acc and Jack Show!” Jack points out that he, Acc and Nate have not done a radio show together in upwards of a decade. To begin, Jack is trying hard not to hate the television ad for The Last of Us Part II. Acc points out that people are upset that main character Ellie is gay. Said people clearly never played the first game. Elsewhere, Jack ponders if Massachusetts and New Hampshire respectively re-opened too early. Massachusetts continues with its phased approach, while New Hampshire says “fuck it.” Part 2 – A Chat About Mental Health This segment and the remainder of this episode cover the subject of mental health. Acc, Jack, and Nate all suffer from their own, respective mental curiosities. Jack opens up about recent tribulations, and asks the room when they first chose to seek professional help. Part 3 – A Further Chat About Mental Health Continuing the mental health discussion, Jack questions Acc and Nate about what they do when they feel a panic attack coming on. To conclude this episode on a lighter note, Jack also asks what Acc and Nate consider to be their “perfect escape.” FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part 1 – Did We Re-open Too Early?

It’s another reunion of “The Acc and Jack Show!” Jack points out that he, Acc and Nate have not done a radio show together in upwards of a decade.

To begin, Jack is trying hard not to hate the television ad for The Last of Us Part II. Acc points out that people are upset that main character Ellie is gay. Said people clearly never played the first game.

Elsewhere, Jack ponders if Massachusetts and New Hampshire respectively re-opened too early. Massachusetts continues with its phased approach, while New Hampshire says “fuck it.”

Part 2 – A Chat About Mental Health

This segment and the remainder of this episode cover the subject of mental health. Acc, Jack, and Nate all suffer from their own, respective mental curiosities. Jack opens up about recent tribulations, and asks the room when they first chose to seek professional help.

Part 3 – A Further Chat About Mental Health

Continuing the mental health discussion, Jack questions Acc and Nate about what they do when they feel a panic attack coming on. To conclude this episode on a lighter note, Jack also asks what Acc and Nate consider to be their “perfect escape.”


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]]> 5992 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture (From the Vault) 579: This is Fine https://hardlyfocused.com While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found Glory Acc and Jack exhibit weird ticks when interacting with celebrities Recapping the Webcomics on Ice convention in 2011, featuring encounters with a young Toby Fox (Undertale) and KC Green (the “This is fine” dog-and-fire cartoon) “Am I the Asshole?” Jack recounts two recent instances of road rage, both on the receiving and giving ends A history of The Acc and Jack Show, from 2006 through 2008, and again from 2020 and beyond The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles wants to bring back public executions FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) This is Fine full Solid Listen From March 23, 2023 - Hardly Focused and Solid Listen present The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the history of The Acc and Jack Show, road rage incidents in a game of “Am I the Asshole?” and the potential return of public executions. While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found Glory Acc and Jack exhibit weird ticks when interacting with celebrities Recapping the Webcomics on Ice convention in 2011, featuring encounters with a young Toby Fox (Undertale) and KC Green (the “This is fine” dog-and-fire cartoon) “Am I the Asshole?” Jack recounts two recent instances of road rage, both on the receiving and giving ends A history of The Acc and Jack Show, from 2006 through 2008, and again from 2020 and beyond The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles wants to bring back public executions FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found Glory
  • Acc and Jack exhibit weird ticks when interacting with celebrities
  • Recapping the Webcomics on Ice convention in 2011, featuring encounters with a young Toby Fox (Undertale) and KC Green (the “This is fine” dog-and-fire cartoon)
  • “Am I the Asshole?” Jack recounts two recent instances of road rage, both on the receiving and giving ends
  • A history of The Acc and Jack Show, from 2006 through 2008, and again from 2020 and beyond
  • The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles wants to bring back public executions


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    ]]>     6676 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     633: Scary Moms Scaring Moms https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-633 Jack and Nate's foreign language teacher from middle school was a living nightmare Conspiracies and controversies surround a photo of Kate Middleton and her children Should Alabama senator and scary mom Katie Britt be the Republican pick for Vice President? A trailer exists for the cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer live-service game Rest in peace Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama Jack tries and reviews Campbell's ghost pepper chicken noodle soup FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Scary Moms Scaring Moms full 633 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Zach talk about Kate Middleton's photoshop fail, scary mom Katie Britt, Spider-Man: The Great Web, and much more! Jack and Nate's foreign language teacher from middle school was a living nightmare Conspiracies and controversies surround a photo of Kate Middleton and her children Should Alabama senator and scary mom Katie Britt be the Republican pick for Vice President? A trailer exists for the cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer live-service game Rest in peace Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama Jack tries and reviews Campbell's ghost pepper chicken noodle soup FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack and Nate's foreign language teacher from middle school was a living nightmare

    Conspiracies and controversies surround a photo of Kate Middleton and her children

    Should Alabama senator and scary mom Katie Britt be the Republican pick for Vice President?

    A trailer exists for the cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer live-service game

    Rest in peace Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama

    Jack tries and reviews Campbell's ghost pepper chicken noodle soup

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    ]]>     6999 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     632: Action Needs An Audience https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-632 Recapping Show Week - 5 straight days of new Hardly Focused episodes "National" days, and the fact that March 6 has five of them Becky is heavily invested in the trials of both Michelle Troconis and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed A school principal in Japan is fired and loses his pension over $3 worth of coffee Buy a Toyota, get a free 100lb bag of rice! Becky and Jack discuss the passing of Sister Wives' Garrison Brown, and the impacts this will have on the family and show FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:00:00 -0000 Action Needs An Audience full 632 Solid Listen Jack and Becky discuss at length the trials of Michelle Troconis and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and the passing of Sister Wives' Garrison Brown. Recapping Show Week - 5 straight days of new Hardly Focused episodes "National" days, and the fact that March 6 has five of them Becky is heavily invested in the trials of both Michelle Troconis and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed A school principal in Japan is fired and loses his pension over $3 worth of coffee Buy a Toyota, get a free 100lb bag of rice! Becky and Jack discuss the passing of Sister Wives' Garrison Brown, and the impacts this will have on the family and show FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Recapping Show Week - 5 straight days of new Hardly Focused episodes

    "National" days, and the fact that March 6 has five of them

    Becky is heavily invested in the trials of both Michelle Troconis and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

    A school principal in Japan is fired and loses his pension over $3 worth of coffee

    Buy a Toyota, get a free 100lb bag of rice!

    Becky and Jack discuss the passing of Sister Wives' Garrison Brown, and the impacts this will have on the family and show

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    ]]>     8829 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     631: Shit-Mouth Willie https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-631 Molly McAleer gets exposed to The Acc and Jack Show! Acc and Jack were releasing podcast episodes well before podcasting was a thing Bad words that went from "you probably shouldn't say that" to "you definitely shouldn't say that" Acc recalls a lot of gas leaks when he and Jack were in the 4th grade Jack became a favorite among the local water treatment plant staff Jack's prediction from the previous episode about voting as a Pizza Party member came true McDonald's latest promotion is a shoutout to anime fans Molly schools Acc to Taylor Swift Molly learns that Twister is one of Jack's all-time favorite films Taylor Swift is seemingly related to Emily Dickinson This episode has a lot of show notes What is "Hollywood inversion therapy?" Molly is really excited about the new logo for her show Trend Lightly LISTEN to Molly's podcasts! Trend Lightly | Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Mar 2024 20:00:00 -0000 Shit-Mouth Willie full 631 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses the early days of podcasting, bad words, WcDonald's, and a famous singer's famous lineage. Molly McAleer gets exposed to The Acc and Jack Show! Acc and Jack were releasing podcast episodes well before podcasting was a thing Bad words that went from "you probably shouldn't say that" to "you definitely shouldn't say that" Acc recalls a lot of gas leaks when he and Jack were in the 4th grade Jack became a favorite among the local water treatment plant staff Jack's prediction from the previous episode about voting as a Pizza Party member came true McDonald's latest promotion is a shoutout to anime fans Molly schools Acc to Taylor Swift Molly learns that Twister is one of Jack's all-time favorite films Taylor Swift is seemingly related to Emily Dickinson This episode has a lot of show notes What is "Hollywood inversion therapy?" Molly is really excited about the new logo for her show Trend Lightly LISTEN to Molly's podcasts! Trend Lightly | Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Molly McAleer gets exposed to The Acc and Jack Show!

    Acc and Jack were releasing podcast episodes well before podcasting was a thing

    Bad words that went from "you probably shouldn't say that" to "you definitely shouldn't say that"

    Acc recalls a lot of gas leaks when he and Jack were in the 4th grade

    Jack became a favorite among the local water treatment plant staff

    Jack's prediction from the previous episode about voting as a Pizza Party member came true

    McDonald's latest promotion is a shoutout to anime fans

    Molly schools Acc to Taylor Swift

    Molly learns that Twister is one of Jack's all-time favorite films

    Taylor Swift is seemingly related to Emily Dickinson

    This episode has a lot of show notes

    What is "Hollywood inversion therapy?"

    Molly is really excited about the new logo for her show Trend Lightly

    LISTEN to Molly's podcasts! Trend Lightly | Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?

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    ]]>     6059 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     630: Ledda'avit https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-630 The joy - and cringe - of low-budget commercials for local businesses Frankie and Johnny's Furniture of New Orleans, featuring the "Special Man" A movie is being made based on the "villain" from the Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow The Fallout series on Prime Video is essentially going to be Fallout 5 Becky has introduced Jack to gambling FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:00:00 -0000 Ledda'avit full 630 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky talk about low-budget commercials for local businesses, The Unknown, Fallout on Prime Video, and more! The joy - and cringe - of low-budget commercials for local businesses Frankie and Johnny's Furniture of New Orleans, featuring the "Special Man" A movie is being made based on the "villain" from the Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow The Fallout series on Prime Video is essentially going to be Fallout 5 Becky has introduced Jack to gambling FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The joy - and cringe - of low-budget commercials for local businesses

    Frankie and Johnny's Furniture of New Orleans, featuring the "Special Man"

    A movie is being made based on the "villain" from the Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow

    The Fallout series on Prime Video is essentially going to be Fallout 5

    Becky has introduced Jack to gambling

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    ]]>     4499 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     629: Disenfranchised Youth https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-629 Fro brought his daughter over for the show Jack urges Fro to keep his daughter away from the Rugrats CGI reboot Hot off the heels of the Nintendo Switch's 7th birthday, Jack and Fro discuss the Pokémon games, both new and old Jack used TouchTunes to disrupt a blue collar establishment's mix of country music with pop punk and Britpop jams Fro lost his wallet in an IMAX theater Using the restroom at Ralph's Diner in Worcester is a rite of passage Riff-raff break into the still-under-construction Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and post their shenanigans on TikTok Students at an Oklahoma school licked each others toes for charity, because why not? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:00:00 -0000 Disenfranchised Youth full 629 Solid Listen Jack and Fro discuss fatherhood, tiny humans, Pokémon, disenfranchised youth, and the lengths people go to for charity. Fro brought his daughter over for the show Jack urges Fro to keep his daughter away from the Rugrats CGI reboot Hot off the heels of the Nintendo Switch's 7th birthday, Jack and Fro discuss the Pokémon games, both new and old Jack used TouchTunes to disrupt a blue collar establishment's mix of country music with pop punk and Britpop jams Fro lost his wallet in an IMAX theater Using the restroom at Ralph's Diner in Worcester is a rite of passage Riff-raff break into the still-under-construction Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and post their shenanigans on TikTok Students at an Oklahoma school licked each others toes for charity, because why not? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fro brought his daughter over for the show

    Jack urges Fro to keep his daughter away from the Rugrats CGI reboot

    Hot off the heels of the Nintendo Switch's 7th birthday, Jack and Fro discuss the Pokémon games, both new and old

    Jack used TouchTunes to disrupt a blue collar establishment's mix of country music with pop punk and Britpop jams

    Fro lost his wallet in an IMAX theater

    Using the restroom at Ralph's Diner in Worcester is a rite of passage

    Riff-raff break into the still-under-construction Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and post their shenanigans on TikTok

    Students at an Oklahoma school licked each others toes for charity, because why not?

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    ]]>     6090 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     628: Wonkidoodles https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-628 The MySpace Top 8, or how to cause a rift amongst friends in 2006 Dissecting the "immersive"-turned-disastrous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow, from AI-generated scripts to meth-cooking Oompa Loompas Nate versus the self-checkout machine at the supermarket FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:00:00 -0000 Wonkidoodles full 628 Solid Listen Jack and Nate discuss the viral Willy Wonka event in Glasgow, which went from "immersive" to disastrous almost immediately The MySpace Top 8, or how to cause a rift amongst friends in 2006 Dissecting the "immersive"-turned-disastrous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow, from AI-generated scripts to meth-cooking Oompa Loompas Nate versus the self-checkout machine at the supermarket FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The MySpace Top 8, or how to cause a rift amongst friends in 2006

    Dissecting the "immersive"-turned-disastrous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow, from AI-generated scripts to meth-cooking Oompa Loompas

    Nate versus the self-checkout machine at the supermarket

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    ]]>     4399 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     627: Fast Food Daddy Issues https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-627 Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) joins Jack and Zach for this Leap Day installment of Hardly Focused! Coming soon! Jack and Molly's episode of MMISWP, where they and Becky discuss the Lifetime film Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos Warner Bros. is shelving potentially great, already-completed films like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme Wendy's angers everyone by announcing (then renouncing) AI-managed surge pricing on their menus Remember when people went ballistic over McDonald's Szechuan sauce, or Popeye's chicken sandwich? Amazon driver somehow escapes his van being sliced in half by an Amtrak train FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Fast Food Daddy Issues full 627 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and Molly McAleer discuss completed films that will never see the light of day, Wendy's surge pricing, and lots more! Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) joins Jack and Zach for this Leap Day installment of Hardly Focused! Coming soon! Jack and Molly's episode of MMISWP, where they and Becky discuss the Lifetime film Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos Warner Bros. is shelving potentially great, already-completed films like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme Wendy's angers everyone by announcing (then renouncing) AI-managed surge pricing on their menus Remember when people went ballistic over McDonald's Szechuan sauce, or Popeye's chicken sandwich? Amazon driver somehow escapes his van being sliced in half by an Amtrak train FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) joins Jack and Zach for this Leap Day installment of Hardly Focused!

    Coming soon! Jack and Molly's episode of MMISWP, where they and Becky discuss the Lifetime film Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos

    Warner Bros. is shelving potentially great, already-completed films like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme

    Wendy's angers everyone by announcing (then renouncing) AI-managed surge pricing on their menus

    Remember when people went ballistic over McDonald's Szechuan sauce, or Popeye's chicken sandwich?

    Amazon driver somehow escapes his van being sliced in half by an Amtrak train

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    ]]>     7422 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     626: The Tortured Rebeccas Department https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-626 Jack is still having a good time on Threads. Follow Hardly Focused there! Becky feels bad for the lobsters in the tanks at the supermarket Taylor Swift is in Australia, or so her jet tracker claims Taylor felt "lonely" during the pandemic, despite being quarantined with Joe Alwyn Becky and Jack try to decipher the track list to The Tortured Poets Department Love is Blind contestant Chelsea Blackwell claims Megan Fox is her celebrity doppelgänger Bryce Hall versus Billie Eilish, or how to rile up a TikTok star Jack loves the concept of Pod Meets World and other such podcasts - but does he actually listen to them? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0000 The Tortured Rebeccas Department full 626 Solid Listen Jack and Becky talk about Taylor Swift and her new album, purported celebrity doppelgängers, angry TikTok stars, and more! Jack is still having a good time on Threads. Follow Hardly Focused there! Becky feels bad for the lobsters in the tanks at the supermarket Taylor Swift is in Australia, or so her jet tracker claims Taylor felt "lonely" during the pandemic, despite being quarantined with Joe Alwyn Becky and Jack try to decipher the track list to The Tortured Poets Department Love is Blind contestant Chelsea Blackwell claims Megan Fox is her celebrity doppelgänger Bryce Hall versus Billie Eilish, or how to rile up a TikTok star Jack loves the concept of Pod Meets World and other such podcasts - but does he actually listen to them? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack is still having a good time on Threads. Follow Hardly Focused there!

    Becky feels bad for the lobsters in the tanks at the supermarket

    Taylor Swift is in Australia, or so her jet tracker claims

    Taylor felt "lonely" during the pandemic, despite being quarantined with Joe Alwyn

    Becky and Jack try to decipher the track list to The Tortured Poets Department

    Love is Blind contestant Chelsea Blackwell claims Megan Fox is her celebrity doppelgänger

    Bryce Hall versus Billie Eilish, or how to rile up a TikTok star

    Jack loves the concept of Pod Meets World and other such podcasts - but does he actually listen to them?

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    ]]>     8785 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     625: See You in Hail https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-625 Only trust weather reports from Frankie MacDonald, from his own TV station Remember when Lunchables came with soda? Did The Simpsons really need to recast their minority characters? Super Bowl LVIII, from President Biden trolling everyone on social media to Travis Kelce yelling at Andy Reid Forgive Joe Biden; he's old and overcame a stutter New Hampshire resident Rick Hebbard fires a verbal salvo on a school board meeting "Acc's Adventures on the MBTA" It's an early Christmas for Jack, for a trailer for Twisters has been released Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is Acc's Twisters FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0000 See You in Hail full 625 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show talks Super Bowl LVIII, the nation's geriatric President, the standalone sequel to Twister, and more! Only trust weather reports from Frankie MacDonald, from his own TV station Remember when Lunchables came with soda? Did The Simpsons really need to recast their minority characters? Super Bowl LVIII, from President Biden trolling everyone on social media to Travis Kelce yelling at Andy Reid Forgive Joe Biden; he's old and overcame a stutter New Hampshire resident Rick Hebbard fires a verbal salvo on a school board meeting "Acc's Adventures on the MBTA" It's an early Christmas for Jack, for a trailer for Twisters has been released Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is Acc's Twisters FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Only trust weather reports from Frankie MacDonald, from his own TV station

    Remember when Lunchables came with soda?

    Did The Simpsons really need to recast their minority characters?

    Super Bowl LVIII, from President Biden trolling everyone on social media to Travis Kelce yelling at Andy Reid

    Forgive Joe Biden; he's old and overcame a stutter

    New Hampshire resident Rick Hebbard fires a verbal salvo on a school board meeting

    "Acc's Adventures on the MBTA"

    It's an early Christmas for Jack, for a trailer for Twisters has been released

    Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is Acc's Twisters

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    ]]>     5243 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     624: Album of the Year "Sex before marriage? PREPARE TO DIE!" Recapping the 2024 Grammy Awards; from Tracy Chapman's mind-blowing performing with Luke Combs, to Annie Lennox's tribute to Sinead O'Connor, plus the difference between Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Killer Mike wins a bunch of Grammys, only to be arrested for misdemeanor battery. After being fired from the cast almost immediately upon being hired, Shane Gillis is hosting Saturday Night Live. A Chihuahua left a stinky mess on a United Airlines flight. Is that better or worse than a door blowing open mid-air? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Album of the Year full 624 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Zach feature audio from a misinformed 1980s sex ed video. Also discussed - the Grammy's, SNL's controversial host, and another stinky airplane mess. "Sex before marriage? PREPARE TO DIE!" Recapping the 2024 Grammy Awards; from Tracy Chapman's mind-blowing performing with Luke Combs, to Annie Lennox's tribute to Sinead O'Connor, plus the difference between Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Killer Mike wins a bunch of Grammys, only to be arrested for misdemeanor battery. After being fired from the cast almost immediately upon being hired, Shane Gillis is hosting Saturday Night Live. A Chihuahua left a stinky mess on a United Airlines flight. Is that better or worse than a door blowing open mid-air? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "Sex before marriage? PREPARE TO DIE!"

    Recapping the 2024 Grammy Awards; from Tracy Chapman's mind-blowing performing with Luke Combs, to Annie Lennox's tribute to Sinead O'Connor, plus the difference between Record of the Year and Album of the Year.

    Killer Mike wins a bunch of Grammys, only to be arrested for misdemeanor battery.

    After being fired from the cast almost immediately upon being hired, Shane Gillis is hosting Saturday Night Live.

    A Chihuahua left a stinky mess on a United Airlines flight. Is that better or worse than a door blowing open mid-air?

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     5766 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     623: Pass the Ball to Tucker https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-623 (0:00) True to the name of this podcast, this episode is all over the place. ADHD is real, kids! (4:00) A "diaper spa" in Atkinson, New Hampshire catering to adult baby/diaper lovers is causing controversy among residents (35:00) Jack and Zach talk about anything and everything with Tucker Lindgren, including living in New England, cats, and Palworld (1:34:00) Joy Reid swears into a hot mic during an MSNBC segment (1:51:00) With David Letterman coming to her defense, Taylor Swift might be bigger than Super Bowl LVIII (2:15:00) Memes before memes existed - is there a name for that? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused FOLLOW TUCKER on TikTok and YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Pass the Ball to Tucker full 623 Solid Listen Hardly Focused chats with famous guy from the internet Tucker Lindgren! Elsewhere - diaper spas, the big football game, and more! (0:00) True to the name of this podcast, this episode is all over the place. ADHD is real, kids! (4:00) A "diaper spa" in Atkinson, New Hampshire catering to adult baby/diaper lovers is causing controversy among residents (35:00) Jack and Zach talk about anything and everything with Tucker Lindgren, including living in New England, cats, and Palworld (1:34:00) Joy Reid swears into a hot mic during an MSNBC segment (1:51:00) With David Letterman coming to her defense, Taylor Swift might be bigger than Super Bowl LVIII (2:15:00) Memes before memes existed - is there a name for that? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused FOLLOW TUCKER on TikTok and YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (0:00) True to the name of this podcast, this episode is all over the place. ADHD is real, kids!

    (4:00) A "diaper spa" in Atkinson, New Hampshire catering to adult baby/diaper lovers is causing controversy among residents

    (35:00) Jack and Zach talk about anything and everything with Tucker Lindgren, including living in New England, cats, and Palworld

    (1:34:00) Joy Reid swears into a hot mic during an MSNBC segment

    (1:51:00) With David Letterman coming to her defense, Taylor Swift might be bigger than Super Bowl LVIII

    (2:15:00) Memes before memes existed - is there a name for that?

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    ]]>     8754 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     622: Fool's Gold https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-622 "Do you like hot fudge sundaes?" Tay Zonday versus Rick Astley, or a case study in going viral In hindsight, Rockstar Games fumbled the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI Zach prefers unrealistic, cartoony video games A Colorado pastor launches a crypto scam because the Lord told him to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Fool's Gold full 622 Solid Listen Jack and Zach discuss viral video stars, realism in video games, and a pastor who scammed his congregation at the Lord's direction. "Do you like hot fudge sundaes?" Tay Zonday versus Rick Astley, or a case study in going viral In hindsight, Rockstar Games fumbled the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI Zach prefers unrealistic, cartoony video games A Colorado pastor launches a crypto scam because the Lord told him to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "Do you like hot fudge sundaes?"

    Tay Zonday versus Rick Astley, or a case study in going viral

    In hindsight, Rockstar Games fumbled the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI

    Zach prefers unrealistic, cartoony video games

    A Colorado pastor launches a crypto scam because the Lord told him to

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    ]]>     4487 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     621: Shafted https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-621 Jack Gill presents: "How to Pronounce 'Barry Keoghan'" Jack and Becky watched Saltburn, while Mike finally saw Barbie People - or rather, a certain type of people - really didn't like this podcast's latest TikTok video about Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel The 2024 Emmys, from Better Call Saul winning absolutely nothing to The Bear winning everything Lindsay Lohan and her father are upset about a "fire crotch" joke made in the Mean Girls musical film A mother with a screaming child goes viral after Panera Bread refused to take her drive-thru order Redditor questions if they're the jerk for eating a meal at a restaurant before their date arrived Becky and Jack reminisce about their first dinner together, and whether or not it was a "first date" FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Shafted full 621 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Becky discuss Saltburn, the Emmys, Lindsay Lohan, bad parents, and disastrous dates! Jack Gill presents: "How to Pronounce 'Barry Keoghan'" Jack and Becky watched Saltburn, while Mike finally saw Barbie People - or rather, a certain type of people - really didn't like this podcast's latest TikTok video about Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel The 2024 Emmys, from Better Call Saul winning absolutely nothing to The Bear winning everything Lindsay Lohan and her father are upset about a "fire crotch" joke made in the Mean Girls musical film A mother with a screaming child goes viral after Panera Bread refused to take her drive-thru order Redditor questions if they're the jerk for eating a meal at a restaurant before their date arrived Becky and Jack reminisce about their first dinner together, and whether or not it was a "first date" FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill presents: "How to Pronounce 'Barry Keoghan'"

    Jack and Becky watched Saltburn, while Mike finally saw Barbie

    People - or rather, a certain type of people - really didn't like this podcast's latest TikTok video about Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel

    The 2024 Emmys, from Better Call Saul winning absolutely nothing to The Bear winning everything

    Lindsay Lohan and her father are upset about a "fire crotch" joke made in the Mean Girls musical film

    A mother with a screaming child goes viral after Panera Bread refused to take her drive-thru order

    Redditor questions if they're the jerk for eating a meal at a restaurant before their date arrived

    Becky and Jack reminisce about their first dinner together, and whether or not it was a "first date"

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    ]]>     7708 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     620: The Dunning-Kruger Effect https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-620 Most of this episode is spent discussing the feud between Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel Jack finally owns a Hullabalooza shirt from The Simpsons Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 presidential race Acc and Jack check in on the live GOP debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Blue checkmarks on social media mean absolutely nothing now Jo Koy's monologue at the Golden Globes was a disaster FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:00:00 -0000 The Dunning-Kruger Effect full 620 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses the ongoing feud between Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel, the 2024 presidential election, and more! Most of this episode is spent discussing the feud between Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel Jack finally owns a Hullabalooza shirt from The Simpsons Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 presidential race Acc and Jack check in on the live GOP debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Blue checkmarks on social media mean absolutely nothing now Jo Koy's monologue at the Golden Globes was a disaster FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Most of this episode is spent discussing the feud between Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel

    Jack finally owns a Hullabalooza shirt from The Simpsons

    Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 presidential race

    Acc and Jack check in on the live GOP debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley

    Blue checkmarks on social media mean absolutely nothing now

    Jo Koy's monologue at the Golden Globes was a disaster

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    ]]>     6471 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     619: Year of the Dragon https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-619 In this festive installment of Hardly Focused, Jack and Becky kick off 2024 with predictions, anticipations, rants and debates, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0000 Year of the Dragon full Solid Listen In this festive installment of Hardly Focused, Jack and Becky kick off 2024 with predictions, anticipations, rants and debates, and more! In this festive installment of Hardly Focused, Jack and Becky kick off 2024 with predictions, anticipations, rants and debates, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this festive installment of Hardly Focused, Jack and Becky kick off 2024 with predictions, anticipations, rants and debates, and more!

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    ]]>     7709 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     618: Dots and Dashes https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-618 It's the final episode of Hardly Focused for 2023! Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss side hustles, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and lots more. Kicking off this episode with some candy-flavored, and banana bread-flavored alcohol Jack embarrassed Becky at Buffalo Wild Wings Zach and Becky debate over several things - Dots candy, Cheez-Its, the state of California, and more The University of Wisconsin chancellor has a sexy side hustle, one that cost him his job "Florida Joker" is really upset about being parodied in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer After 7 years in prison, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is a free woman What's the first thing you're eating when you get out of prison? What's your last meal choice? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0000 Dots and Dashes full 618 Solid Listen It's the final episode of Hardly Focused for 2023! Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss side hustles, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and lots more. It's the final episode of Hardly Focused for 2023! Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss side hustles, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and lots more. Kicking off this episode with some candy-flavored, and banana bread-flavored alcohol Jack embarrassed Becky at Buffalo Wild Wings Zach and Becky debate over several things - Dots candy, Cheez-Its, the state of California, and more The University of Wisconsin chancellor has a sexy side hustle, one that cost him his job "Florida Joker" is really upset about being parodied in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer After 7 years in prison, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is a free woman What's the first thing you're eating when you get out of prison? What's your last meal choice? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It's the final episode of Hardly Focused for 2023! Jack, Zach, and Becky discuss side hustles, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and lots more.

    Kicking off this episode with some candy-flavored, and banana bread-flavored alcohol

    Jack embarrassed Becky at Buffalo Wild Wings

    Zach and Becky debate over several things - Dots candy, Cheez-Its, the state of California, and more

    The University of Wisconsin chancellor has a sexy side hustle, one that cost him his job

    "Florida Joker" is really upset about being parodied in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer

    After 7 years in prison, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is a free woman

    What's the first thing you're eating when you get out of prison? What's your last meal choice?

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    ]]>     8442 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     617: Logan to Government Center https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-617 Acc and Jack welcome back Fro, who's enjoying newfound parenthood Acc doesn't want to re-subscribe to World of Warcraft, but he's going to do it anyway Is The Day Before the biggest disaster in video game history? In honor of the 617th episode of this podcast, Jack discusses the legacy - and supposed decline of - Boston's own candlepin bowling Preserving media and former landscapes - are these just exercises in nostalgia? The old Dragon Ball and Pokémon anime were masterpieces, albeit very repetitive Jack has fallen in love with Aldi stores, much to Acc's enjoyment Fro is balancing fatherhood with playing as much of The Long Dark as possible Fearless NYC man eats an entire lobster dinner right off the bench on a subway car Is Warner Bros. Discovery merging with Paramount? The rise and sharp fall of actor Jonathan Majors FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Foucsed! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused "... have yourself a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, ‘Kwazy’ Kwanzaa, a tip-top Tet, and a solemn, dignified Ramadan." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:00:00 -0000 Logan to Government Center full 617 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show talks The Day Before video game saga, candlepin bowling, and enjoying lobster on the subway! Acc and Jack welcome back Fro, who's enjoying newfound parenthood Acc doesn't want to re-subscribe to World of Warcraft, but he's going to do it anyway Is The Day Before the biggest disaster in video game history? In honor of the 617th episode of this podcast, Jack discusses the legacy - and supposed decline of - Boston's own candlepin bowling Preserving media and former landscapes - are these just exercises in nostalgia? The old Dragon Ball and Pokémon anime were masterpieces, albeit very repetitive Jack has fallen in love with Aldi stores, much to Acc's enjoyment Fro is balancing fatherhood with playing as much of The Long Dark as possible Fearless NYC man eats an entire lobster dinner right off the bench on a subway car Is Warner Bros. Discovery merging with Paramount? The rise and sharp fall of actor Jonathan Majors FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Foucsed! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused "... have yourself a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, ‘Kwazy’ Kwanzaa, a tip-top Tet, and a solemn, dignified Ramadan." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Acc and Jack welcome back Fro, who's enjoying newfound parenthood

    Acc doesn't want to re-subscribe to World of Warcraft, but he's going to do it anyway

    Is The Day Before the biggest disaster in video game history?

    In honor of the 617th episode of this podcast, Jack discusses the legacy - and supposed decline of - Boston's own candlepin bowling

    Preserving media and former landscapes - are these just exercises in nostalgia?

    The old Dragon Ball and Pokémon anime were masterpieces, albeit very repetitive

    Jack has fallen in love with Aldi stores, much to Acc's enjoyment

    Fro is balancing fatherhood with playing as much of The Long Dark as possible

    Fearless NYC man eats an entire lobster dinner right off the bench on a subway car

    Is Warner Bros. Discovery merging with Paramount?

    The rise and sharp fall of actor Jonathan Majors


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    "... have yourself a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, ‘Kwazy’ Kwanzaa, a tip-top Tet, and a solemn, dignified Ramadan."

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    ]]>     7115 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     616: My Song is Better Than Your Song https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-616 101.7 WFNX was an independently-owned alternative rock radio station in Boston from 1983-2012. Chris "Charlie" Padgett hosted The Sandbox morning show on WFNX from 2007-2010. While working at rival station WAAF, Jack would listen to Chris' show while screening phone calls for their morning drive competitor. Chris shares stories about The Sandbox and WFNX, including his "epiphany moment" following an in-studio visit by actor and comedian Jeff Garlin. Also in this episode, Jack and Mike, along with Chris, discuss: Threads versus Bluesky (this podcast is on both!) "Florida Joker" getting upset over being parodied in the GTA 6 trailer The difference between Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad Mike and Chris' top songs and artists of 2023 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0000 My Song is Better Than Your Song full 616 Solid Listen Chris Padgett ("Charlie from The Sandbox") joins Jack Gill and Mike Tarara, regaling them with tales about the late, great WFNX in Boston. 101.7 WFNX was an independently-owned alternative rock radio station in Boston from 1983-2012. Chris "Charlie" Padgett hosted The Sandbox morning show on WFNX from 2007-2010. While working at rival station WAAF, Jack would listen to Chris' show while screening phone calls for their morning drive competitor. Chris shares stories about The Sandbox and WFNX, including his "epiphany moment" following an in-studio visit by actor and comedian Jeff Garlin. Also in this episode, Jack and Mike, along with Chris, discuss: Threads versus Bluesky (this podcast is on both!) "Florida Joker" getting upset over being parodied in the GTA 6 trailer The difference between Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad Mike and Chris' top songs and artists of 2023 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 101.7 WFNX was an independently-owned alternative rock radio station in Boston from 1983-2012. Chris "Charlie" Padgett hosted The Sandbox morning show on WFNX from 2007-2010. While working at rival station WAAF, Jack would listen to Chris' show while screening phone calls for their morning drive competitor. Chris shares stories about The Sandbox and WFNX, including his "epiphany moment" following an in-studio visit by actor and comedian Jeff Garlin.

    Also in this episode, Jack and Mike, along with Chris, discuss:


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    ]]>     6708 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     615: Love is a Long Road https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-615 Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) joins Jack and Becky for an all-nighter Becky is in full-blown "Jessica" mode Couples who pretend not to know each other in public Jack tells Molly about the Pokémon engagement ring he bought for his ex Discord isn't a fun place The Grand Theft Auto VI trailer has completely diverted Jack's attention Taylor Swift is too perfect; she either has clones, or she's a robot Jack and Becky learn about comedian Matt Rife, his Netflix special "Natural Selection," and his appearance on Jordan Peterson's podcast Molly watches Fight Club for the first time, while Jack recommends its bizarre graphic novel sequel Billie Eilish accuses Variety of "outing" her after giving a voluntary, on-the-record interview FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0000 Love is a Long Road full 615 Solid Listen Jack, Becky, and Molly McAleer discuss engagement rings, Grand Theft Auto VI, Matt Rife, Billie Eilish, and lots more! Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) joins Jack and Becky for an all-nighter Becky is in full-blown "Jessica" mode Couples who pretend not to know each other in public Jack tells Molly about the Pokémon engagement ring he bought for his ex Discord isn't a fun place The Grand Theft Auto VI trailer has completely diverted Jack's attention Taylor Swift is too perfect; she either has clones, or she's a robot Jack and Becky learn about comedian Matt Rife, his Netflix special "Natural Selection," and his appearance on Jordan Peterson's podcast Molly watches Fight Club for the first time, while Jack recommends its bizarre graphic novel sequel Billie Eilish accuses Variety of "outing" her after giving a voluntary, on-the-record interview FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) joins Jack and Becky for an all-nighter

    Becky is in full-blown "Jessica" mode

    Couples who pretend not to know each other in public

    Jack tells Molly about the Pokémon engagement ring he bought for his ex

    Discord isn't a fun place

    The Grand Theft Auto VI trailer has completely diverted Jack's attention

    Taylor Swift is too perfect; she either has clones, or she's a robot

    Jack and Becky learn about comedian Matt Rife, his Netflix special "Natural Selection," and his appearance on Jordan Peterson's podcast

    Molly watches Fight Club for the first time, while Jack recommends its bizarre graphic novel sequel

    Billie Eilish accuses Variety of "outing" her after giving a voluntary, on-the-record interview

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     12531 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     614: Wrap Music https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-614 Colgate Beef Lasagna is a lie?! Spotify Wrapped 2023 has everybody talking - and crying Henry Kissinger dies, the news of which breaks during this episode's recording Nickelodeon's Doug had quite the soundtrack Robert DeNiro gets angrily vocal at the Gotham Awards The Game Awards will tighten security following stage-crashing incidents FOLLOW THIS PODCAST! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:30:00 -0000 Wrap Music full 614 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show talks 2023 in music, the death of Henry Kissinger, an angry Robert DeNiro, and lots more! Colgate Beef Lasagna is a lie?! Spotify Wrapped 2023 has everybody talking - and crying Henry Kissinger dies, the news of which breaks during this episode's recording Nickelodeon's Doug had quite the soundtrack Robert DeNiro gets angrily vocal at the Gotham Awards The Game Awards will tighten security following stage-crashing incidents FOLLOW THIS PODCAST! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Colgate Beef Lasagna is a lie?!

    Spotify Wrapped 2023 has everybody talking - and crying

    Henry Kissinger dies, the news of which breaks during this episode's recording

    Nickelodeon's Doug had quite the soundtrack

    Robert DeNiro gets angrily vocal at the Gotham Awards

    The Game Awards will tighten security following stage-crashing incidents

    FOLLOW THIS PODCAST! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     5575 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     613: Gobble-Gobbledygook https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-613 Growing up in the 90s with the "golden age" of Cartoon Network The Walking Dead: Destinies is a new contender for "Worst Game of 2023" Kellanova is releasing Thanksgiving-flavored Pop Tarts Frontier Airlines provides not one, but two airplane freakouts within days of each other! MrBeast buries himself alive for 7 days, but for what reason? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Nov 2023 20:50:02 -0000 Gobble-Gobbledygook full 613 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and Becky chat about the NEW worst video game of the year, more airplane meltdowns, MrBeast, and more! Growing up in the 90s with the "golden age" of Cartoon Network The Walking Dead: Destinies is a new contender for "Worst Game of 2023" Kellanova is releasing Thanksgiving-flavored Pop Tarts Frontier Airlines provides not one, but two airplane freakouts within days of each other! MrBeast buries himself alive for 7 days, but for what reason? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Growing up in the 90s with the "golden age" of Cartoon Network

    The Walking Dead: Destinies is a new contender for "Worst Game of 2023"

    Kellanova is releasing Thanksgiving-flavored Pop Tarts

    Frontier Airlines provides not one, but two airplane freakouts within days of each other!

    MrBeast buries himself alive for 7 days, but for what reason?

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     7993 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     612: How to Play Chess with Your Butt https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-611 Follow Hardly Focused on TikTok! Marvel films should not require watching several television shows to understand the story Retail giants are shifting away from self-checkout machines Can anal beads be used to cheat at chess? It's time for New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick to go An arrest has been made in connection with the horrifying death of hockey player Adam Johnson FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Nov 2023 08:00:00 -0000 How to Play Chess with Your Butt full 612 Solid Listen Jack Gill and Mike Tarara chat about self-checkout machines, an interesting method for cheating at chess, and sporting news! Follow Hardly Focused on TikTok! Marvel films should not require watching several television shows to understand the story Retail giants are shifting away from self-checkout machines Can anal beads be used to cheat at chess? It's time for New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick to go An arrest has been made in connection with the horrifying death of hockey player Adam Johnson FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Follow Hardly Focused on TikTok!

    Marvel films should not require watching several television shows to understand the story

    Retail giants are shifting away from self-checkout machines

    Can anal beads be used to cheat at chess?

    It's time for New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick to go

    An arrest has been made in connection with the horrifying death of hockey player Adam Johnson

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     5694 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     611: History Books https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-611 Jack Gill and Nicole Mossey discuss and review track-by-track The Gaslight Anthem's long-awaited reunion album History Books! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Nov 2023 08:00:00 -0000 History Books full 611 Solid Listen Jack Gill and Nicole Mossey discuss and review track-by-track The Gaslight Anthem's long-awaited reunion album History Books! Jack Gill and Nicole Mossey discuss and review track-by-track The Gaslight Anthem's long-awaited reunion album History Books! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill and Nicole Mossey discuss and review track-by-track The Gaslight Anthem's long-awaited reunion album History Books!

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    ]]>     7591 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     610: One More Time... https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-610 Jack, Nate, and Becky review the new blink-182 album One More Time... track-by-track! There I Ruined It made a phenomenal AI-generated Johnny Cash-Taylor Swift cover The Beatles release their "final" song, "Now and Then" FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:30:00 -0000 One More Time... full 610 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Becky review the new blink-182 album One More Time... track-by-track! Jack, Nate, and Becky review the new blink-182 album One More Time... track-by-track! There I Ruined It made a phenomenal AI-generated Johnny Cash-Taylor Swift cover The Beatles release their "final" song, "Now and Then" FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack, Nate, and Becky review the new blink-182 album One More Time... track-by-track!

    There I Ruined It made a phenomenal AI-generated Johnny Cash-Taylor Swift cover

    The Beatles release their "final" song, "Now and Then"

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    ]]>     11039 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     609: Gooflumps https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-609 DOTS, the most controversial candy of all time Jack is not heir to a massive pencil empire, it seems Personal experiences with the paranormal Becky is not a fan of Halloween fun Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark were the occasional stuff of nightmares McKamey Manor, a haunted house with a laundry list of requirements for entry "Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide, the happiest song ever composed The band Brand New were masters of musical jump-scares Investigating the haunted airport in Bangkok Orson Welles and the infamous wine commercial outtakes Per her memoir, Britney Spears had a paranormal experience in the Arizona desert FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0000 Gooflumps full 609 Solid Listen Jack, Zach, and Becky celebrate spooky season, discussing the haunted and the paranormal! DOTS, the most controversial candy of all time Jack is not heir to a massive pencil empire, it seems Personal experiences with the paranormal Becky is not a fan of Halloween fun Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark were the occasional stuff of nightmares McKamey Manor, a haunted house with a laundry list of requirements for entry "Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide, the happiest song ever composed The band Brand New were masters of musical jump-scares Investigating the haunted airport in Bangkok Orson Welles and the infamous wine commercial outtakes Per her memoir, Britney Spears had a paranormal experience in the Arizona desert FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices DOTS, the most controversial candy of all time

    Jack is not heir to a massive pencil empire, it seems

    Personal experiences with the paranormal

    Becky is not a fan of Halloween fun

    Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark were the occasional stuff of nightmares

    McKamey Manor, a haunted house with a laundry list of requirements for entry

    "Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide, the happiest song ever composed

    The band Brand New were masters of musical jump-scares

    Investigating the haunted airport in Bangkok

    Orson Welles and the infamous wine commercial outtakes

    Per her memoir, Britney Spears had a paranormal experience in the Arizona desert

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     9640 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     608: Dark and/or Scary https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-608 Elaine Chaney from the podcast Wait, Whaaat Are You Watching joins Jack and Zach! When he's not proving that UFOs exist, Tom DeLonge releases some of the best music of his career on blink-182's new album One More Time Horror films and television shows aimed at children are actually pretty terrifying Is Skull Island: Rise of Kong the worst video game of 2023? Britney Spears reveals that she was pregnant with - and aborted - Justin Timberlake's baby Someone rips the absolute loudest fart at a poker tournament FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:30:00 -0000 Dark and/or Scary full 608 Solid Listen Jack Gill, Zach Ward, and Elaine Chaney discuss children's horror shows, Britney Spears' memoir bombshell, and farts! Elaine Chaney from the podcast Wait, Whaaat Are You Watching joins Jack and Zach! When he's not proving that UFOs exist, Tom DeLonge releases some of the best music of his career on blink-182's new album One More Time Horror films and television shows aimed at children are actually pretty terrifying Is Skull Island: Rise of Kong the worst video game of 2023? Britney Spears reveals that she was pregnant with - and aborted - Justin Timberlake's baby Someone rips the absolute loudest fart at a poker tournament FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Elaine Chaney from the podcast Wait, Whaaat Are You Watching joins Jack and Zach!

    When he's not proving that UFOs exist, Tom DeLonge releases some of the best music of his career on blink-182's new album One More Time

    Horror films and television shows aimed at children are actually pretty terrifying

    Is Skull Island: Rise of Kong the worst video game of 2023?

    Britney Spears reveals that she was pregnant with - and aborted - Justin Timberlake's baby

    Someone rips the absolute loudest fart at a poker tournament

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     6839 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     606: Not in My House https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-606 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 FOLLOW and SUSBCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Not in My House full 606 Solid Listen Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Molly McAleer (Trend Lightly, Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?) discuss podcasting, Taylor Swift mania, and TikTok controversies. 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 FOLLOW and SUSBCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

    FOLLOW and SUSBCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     10800 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     605: Plunderin' for Jesus https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-605 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Plunderin' for Jesus full 605 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, and Zach discuss the collective hatred for Curt Schilling, the (eventual) zombie apocalypse, rightful backlash over AI, and more! 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     7693 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     604: Emotional Truths https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-604 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. SUBSCRIBE TO SPIRIT DIARIES! https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritDiaries FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0000 Emotional Truths full 604 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of the writers' strike, and the Hasan Minhaj controversy - plus, an interview with Spirit Diaries! 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. SUBSCRIBE TO SPIRIT DIARIES! https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritDiaries FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.

    SUBSCRIBE TO SPIRIT DIARIES! https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritDiaries

    FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     10862 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     603: Grand Theft Auto: Veracity 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Grand Theft Auto: Veracity full 603 Solid Listen Jack and Becky talk about drunks and fraudsters! 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     9265 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     602: Starfield and Friends https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-602 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 WATCH NICOLE on TWITCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/nicole FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0000 Starfield and Friends full 602 Solid Listen Jack Gill, Mike Tarara, and Nicole Mossey discuss and review Bethesda Game Studios' latest release, Starfield! 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 WATCH NICOLE on TWITCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/nicole FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

    WATCH NICOLE on TWITCH! https://hardlyfocused.com/nicole

    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     9786 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     601: Evacuation Situation https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-601 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? FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -0000 Evacuation Situation full 601 Solid Listen Jack Gill, Nate Fillers, and Zach Ward chat about legacy music acts, the stuff that comes out of both ends, and festival fiascos! 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? FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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?

    FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     9073 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     600, part two: MMXVI https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-600-2 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:00:00 -0000 MMXVI full 600 Solid Listen Mike Tarara and Jack Gill celebrate the 600th episode of this podcast by partying like it's 2016! 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 FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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    ]]>     6781 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     600, part one: MMVI https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-600-1 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 SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0000 MMVI full 600 Solid Listen Commemorating the 600th episode of this podcast, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill travel back in time to the year 2006! 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 SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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    ]]>     6457 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     (From the Vault) 500: A Long Strange Trip https://hardlyfocused.com 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0000 (From the Vault) A Long Strange Trip full 500 Solid Listen From May 2021 - The 500th episode of this podcast! It’s a full house for this one – Acc, Jack, Kate, Mike, and Nate! 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. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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    ]]>     5821 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     599: Boom, Blast and Ruin https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-599 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 SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Boom, Blast and Ruin full 599 Solid Listen Jack Gill and Mike Tarara chat about home explosions, conspiracy theories, and Darwinism! 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 SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill and Mike Tarara chat about home explosions, conspiracy theories, and Darwinism!


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    ]]>     5527 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     598: Go(mas) Insane https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-598 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0000 Go(mas) Insane full 598 Solid Listen Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Nate Fillers discuss their nether regions, awkward corporate training videos, airplane freak outs, video games, and more! 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Nate Fillers discuss their nether regions, awkward corporate training videos, airplane freak outs, video games, and more!

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    ]]>     6484 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     597: I Remember the Alamo https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-597 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0000 I Remember the Alamo full 597 Solid Listen 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! 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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!

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    ]]>     8627 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     596: Holiday in Pyongyang https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-596 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:01:00 -0000 Holiday in Pyongyang full 596 Solid Listen 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! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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!

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    ]]>     5672 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     595: Recapping RHONY S14E1 https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-595 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:00:00 -0000 Recapping RHONY S14E1 full 595 Solid Listen Jack Gill and David Baxter (host of Friends of the Countess, and 12 Months of Christmas on Solid Listen) recap the first episode of the Real Housewives of New York reboot. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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    ]]>     9986 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     594: Remember ALF? He's Back... in Pog Form! https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-594 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Remember ALF? He's Back... in Pog Form! full 594 Solid Listen 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. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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    ]]>     9840 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     593: Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-593 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. FOLLOW THE SHOW! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down full 593 Solid Listen Jack Gill and Zach Ward interview author Daniel Vitale, plus a grab bag of consciousness streams! 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. FOLLOW THE SHOW! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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    ]]>     8564 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     592: March of the Huffman's https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-592 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 FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000 March of the Huffman's full 592 Solid Listen Mike Tarara and Jack Gill talk live music, Fallout, and the downfall of reddit! 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 FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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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    ]]>     6195 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     591: The AI Take Over, the Break's Over https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-591 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. FOLLOW THE SHOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -0000 The AI Take Over, the Break's Over full 591 Solid Listen The Acc and Jack Show discusses AI radio DJs, sophisticated scams, the Great Reddit Blackout of 2023, and more! 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. FOLLOW THE SHOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Acc and Jack Show discusses AI radio DJs, sophisticated scams, the Great Reddit Blackout of 2023, and more!


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    ]]>     6622 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     590: Light Up the Sky https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-590 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. FIND KIM DINARO at https://www.kimberlydinaro.com WATCH KIM’S TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE! FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Light Up the Sky full 590 Solid Listen It’s a packed episode, featuring chats about the Canadian wildfires, Chris Licht’s exit from CNN, and more! 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. FIND KIM DINARO at https://www.kimberlydinaro.com WATCH KIM’S TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE! FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.


    FIND KIM DINARO at https://www.kimberlydinaro.com

    WATCH KIM’S TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE!

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    ]]>     8888 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     589: Steel, Wood, Whiskey, and Kobolds https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-589 Bill "The Whiskey Dic" Eburn from The Whiskey Dictionary and Dungeons and Drams joins Jack Gill and Zach Ward to talk whiskey, Dungeons and Dragons, and more! (0:00) Bill Eburn hosts The Whiskey Dictionary on YouTube, where he reviews and discusses different types of whiskey. Bill talks with Jack and Zach about the history of his channel, his favorite whiskey, and how to properly taste whiskey without getting completely annihilated. (59:07) When he's not reviewing whiskey, Bill runs his second YouTube channel Dungeons and Drams, where he and fellow whiskey reviewers play through their Dungeons and Dragons campaign in their homebrew, "The Lands of Dimidium." Bill, Jack, and Zach talk about D&D, similar tabletop games, and the Alien film franchise which features its own D&D-like game! THE WHISKEY DICTIONARY - Bill "The Whiskey Dic" educates on the wide world of whiskey, the history of brands, and how to nose (smell), taste, and thoroughly enjoy Bourbon, Scotch, Rye, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whiskey, and Canadian whiskey. Every whiskey review comes with Bill's personal rating of "Stock it", "Buy It", "Taste It", or "Ignore it".  New videos weekly on YouTube! DUNGEONS and DRAMS - A group of Whiskey Reviewers who started a D&D Campaign together! Catch them every Monday night at 9:30pm EST on YouTube and Twitch! FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED - https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Steel, Wood, Whiskey, and Kobolds full 589 Solid Listen Bill "The Whiskey Dic" Eburn from The Whiskey Dictionary and Dungeons and Drams joins Jack Gill and Zach Ward to talk whiskey, Dungeons and Dragons, and more! Bill "The Whiskey Dic" Eburn from The Whiskey Dictionary and Dungeons and Drams joins Jack Gill and Zach Ward to talk whiskey, Dungeons and Dragons, and more! (0:00) Bill Eburn hosts The Whiskey Dictionary on YouTube, where he reviews and discusses different types of whiskey. Bill talks with Jack and Zach about the history of his channel, his favorite whiskey, and how to properly taste whiskey without getting completely annihilated. (59:07) When he's not reviewing whiskey, Bill runs his second YouTube channel Dungeons and Drams, where he and fellow whiskey reviewers play through their Dungeons and Dragons campaign in their homebrew, "The Lands of Dimidium." Bill, Jack, and Zach talk about D&D, similar tabletop games, and the Alien film franchise which features its own D&D-like game! THE WHISKEY DICTIONARY - Bill "The Whiskey Dic" educates on the wide world of whiskey, the history of brands, and how to nose (smell), taste, and thoroughly enjoy Bourbon, Scotch, Rye, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whiskey, and Canadian whiskey. Every whiskey review comes with Bill's personal rating of "Stock it", "Buy It", "Taste It", or "Ignore it".  New videos weekly on YouTube! DUNGEONS and DRAMS - A group of Whiskey Reviewers who started a D&D Campaign together! Catch them every Monday night at 9:30pm EST on YouTube and Twitch! FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED - https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bill "The Whiskey Dic" Eburn from The Whiskey Dictionary and Dungeons and Drams joins Jack Gill and Zach Ward to talk whiskey, Dungeons and Dragons, and more!

    • (0:00) Bill Eburn hosts The Whiskey Dictionary on YouTube, where he reviews and discusses different types of whiskey. Bill talks with Jack and Zach about the history of his channel, his favorite whiskey, and how to properly taste whiskey without getting completely annihilated.
    • (59:07) When he's not reviewing whiskey, Bill runs his second YouTube channel Dungeons and Drams, where he and fellow whiskey reviewers play through their Dungeons and Dragons campaign in their homebrew, "The Lands of Dimidium." Bill, Jack, and Zach talk about D&D, similar tabletop games, and the Alien film franchise which features its own D&D-like game!


    THE WHISKEY DICTIONARY - Bill "The Whiskey Dic" educates on the wide world of whiskey, the history of brands, and how to nose (smell), taste, and thoroughly enjoy Bourbon, Scotch, Rye, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whiskey, and Canadian whiskey. Every whiskey review comes with Bill's personal rating of "Stock it", "Buy It", "Taste It", or "Ignore it".  New videos weekly on YouTube!

    DUNGEONS and DRAMS - A group of Whiskey Reviewers who started a D&D Campaign together! Catch them every Monday night at 9:30pm EST on YouTube and Twitch!

    FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED - https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     7713 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     588: Sticky Situations https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-588 In this installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the 2024 presidential campaign, and the latest World of Warcraft controversy. (0:00) Hardly Focused versus The Acc and Jack Show, as explained by Krusty the Clown (4:32) Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces his 2024 presidential campaign (56:11) From October 2022: A woman on TikTok details a nightmare on a plane involving a "doggy bag" (1:06:15) Activision Blizzard introduces WoW Tokens into World of Warcraft Classic, sparking outrage among the game's community FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 May 2023 16:00:00 -0000 Sticky Situations full 588 Solid Listen In this installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the 2024 presidential campaign, and the latest World of Warcraft controversy. In this installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the 2024 presidential campaign, and the latest World of Warcraft controversy. (0:00) Hardly Focused versus The Acc and Jack Show, as explained by Krusty the Clown (4:32) Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces his 2024 presidential campaign (56:11) From October 2022: A woman on TikTok details a nightmare on a plane involving a "doggy bag" (1:06:15) Activision Blizzard introduces WoW Tokens into World of Warcraft Classic, sparking outrage among the game's community FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the 2024 presidential campaign, and the latest World of Warcraft controversy.


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    ]]>     6271 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     587: Champagne Problems https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-587 Jack, Mike, Zach, and Becky chat about Taylor Swift, Riot Fest 2023, and Vanderpump Rules - plus, an interview with the band Heir to Madness! (0:00) Taylor Swift's diehard fans are basically cult members Trying to get tickets to Taylor Swift's shows in Foxborough is borderline impossible Mandy Patinkin's biggest fan? This podcast's own Zach Ward! (47:15) Jack, Nate, and Zach interview Jason Wiscarson from the band Heir to Madness. Their new album Nightflyers is available now on Bandcamp or wherever you get your music! (1:59:03) The lineup for Riot Fest 2023 is the definition of insanity Mike and Jack reminisce about trying to get Nine Inch Nails tickets in 2018 CNN is losing to Newsmax in the ratings following their disastrous town hall special Becky has converted Jack into a Vanderpump Rules fan FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Champagne Problems full 587 Solid Listen Jack, Mike, Zach, and Becky chat about Taylor Swift, Riot Fest 2023, and Vanderpump Rules - plus, an interview with the band Heir to Madness! Jack, Mike, Zach, and Becky chat about Taylor Swift, Riot Fest 2023, and Vanderpump Rules - plus, an interview with the band Heir to Madness! (0:00) Taylor Swift's diehard fans are basically cult members Trying to get tickets to Taylor Swift's shows in Foxborough is borderline impossible Mandy Patinkin's biggest fan? This podcast's own Zach Ward! (47:15) Jack, Nate, and Zach interview Jason Wiscarson from the band Heir to Madness. Their new album Nightflyers is available now on Bandcamp or wherever you get your music! (1:59:03) The lineup for Riot Fest 2023 is the definition of insanity Mike and Jack reminisce about trying to get Nine Inch Nails tickets in 2018 CNN is losing to Newsmax in the ratings following their disastrous town hall special Becky has converted Jack into a Vanderpump Rules fan FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack, Mike, Zach, and Becky chat about Taylor Swift, Riot Fest 2023, and Vanderpump Rules - plus, an interview with the band Heir to Madness!


    • (0:00) Taylor Swift's diehard fans are basically cult members
    • Trying to get tickets to Taylor Swift's shows in Foxborough is borderline impossible
    • Mandy Patinkin's biggest fan? This podcast's own Zach Ward!
    • (47:15) Jack, Nate, and Zach interview Jason Wiscarson from the band Heir to Madness. Their new album Nightflyers is available now on Bandcamp or wherever you get your music!
    • (1:59:03) The lineup for Riot Fest 2023 is the definition of insanity
    • Mike and Jack reminisce about trying to get Nine Inch Nails tickets in 2018
    • CNN is losing to Newsmax in the ratings following their disastrous town hall special
    • Becky has converted Jack into a Vanderpump Rules fan


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    ]]>     9820 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     586: Precedents https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-586 Jack, Nate, and Becky discuss the artificial intelligence takeover, plus music news, politics, and more! Nate is taking a break from performing stand up Dogstar – featuring Keanu Reeves on bass guitar – is reuniting for their first show in over 20 years How can schools teach the history and impacts of social media? Donald Trump is found liable for sexual abuse and defamation George Santos faces criminal charges for being a lying sack of protoplasm Fred Toucher returns to the radio following a health scare Wendy’s and Google are partnering to develop AI chatbots to man drive-thrus. Is artificial intelligence taking off too fast? Can AI alleviate anxiety while ordering at the drive-thru? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Precedents full 586 Solid Listen Jack, Nate, and Becky discuss the artificial intelligence takeover, plus music news, politics, and more! Jack, Nate, and Becky discuss the artificial intelligence takeover, plus music news, politics, and more! Nate is taking a break from performing stand up Dogstar – featuring Keanu Reeves on bass guitar – is reuniting for their first show in over 20 years How can schools teach the history and impacts of social media? Donald Trump is found liable for sexual abuse and defamation George Santos faces criminal charges for being a lying sack of protoplasm Fred Toucher returns to the radio following a health scare Wendy’s and Google are partnering to develop AI chatbots to man drive-thrus. Is artificial intelligence taking off too fast? Can AI alleviate anxiety while ordering at the drive-thru? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack, Nate, and Becky discuss the artificial intelligence takeover, plus music news, politics, and more!

    • Nate is taking a break from performing stand up
    • Dogstar – featuring Keanu Reeves on bass guitar – is reuniting for their first show in over 20 years
    • How can schools teach the history and impacts of social media?
    • Donald Trump is found liable for sexual abuse and defamation
    • George Santos faces criminal charges for being a lying sack of protoplasm
    • Fred Toucher returns to the radio following a health scare
    • Wendy’s and Google are partnering to develop AI chatbots to man drive-thrus. Is artificial intelligence taking off too fast? Can AI alleviate anxiety while ordering at the drive-thru?


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    ]]>     10277 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     585: Monterey Peninsula Bike Scene https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-585 Jack Gill and "voice of the show" Aadam Clegg talk beer, music, and Boston radio! Aadam and Jack are drinking Downeast Blue Slushie and discussing their favorite Massachusetts-based breweries Bamboozle 2023 is canceled the week before it was to happen Aadam is hosting a very special Emo Night event in Worcester, MA - "Tell all your friends!" Jack recaps for Aadam the triumphs and tribulations of the Toucher and Rich radio show in Boston Who is the mysterious singer of the band Sleep Token? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused New England! Check out Aadam's band Chase the Past on Saturday, June 24th at Ralph's Diner in Worcester, MA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 May 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Monterey Peninsula Bike Scene full 585 Solid Listen Jack Gill and "voice of the show" Aadam Clegg talk beer, music, and Boston radio! Jack Gill and "voice of the show" Aadam Clegg talk beer, music, and Boston radio! Aadam and Jack are drinking Downeast Blue Slushie and discussing their favorite Massachusetts-based breweries Bamboozle 2023 is canceled the week before it was to happen Aadam is hosting a very special Emo Night event in Worcester, MA - "Tell all your friends!" Jack recaps for Aadam the triumphs and tribulations of the Toucher and Rich radio show in Boston Who is the mysterious singer of the band Sleep Token? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused New England! Check out Aadam's band Chase the Past on Saturday, June 24th at Ralph's Diner in Worcester, MA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill and "voice of the show" Aadam Clegg talk beer, music, and Boston radio!

    • Aadam and Jack are drinking Downeast Blue Slushie and discussing their favorite Massachusetts-based breweries
    • Bamboozle 2023 is canceled the week before it was to happen
    • Aadam is hosting a very special Emo Night event in Worcester, MA - "Tell all your friends!"
    • Jack recaps for Aadam the triumphs and tribulations of the Toucher and Rich radio show in Boston
    • Who is the mysterious singer of the band Sleep Token?


    FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     6497 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     584: Enema of the State https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-584 Jack Gill welcomes back Nicole Mossey to discuss food trucks, Arctic Monkeys, old media, and overpriced enema kits. Are the best food trucks in Austin, TX? Dairy products versus thirtysomethings - the endless struggle Nicole and Jack catch up on a decade's worth of Arctic Monkeys music Nicole plugs her favorite YouTube media dissectors - Jaime French, Kennie J.D., and Mike's Mic Travis Barker partners with Liquid Death to sell a $182 enema kit SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused WATCH NICOLE on TWITCH! https://twitch.tv/doodkidhey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Enema of the State full 584 Solid Listen Jack Gill welcomes back Nicole Mossey to discuss food trucks, Arctic Monkeys, old media, and overpriced enema kits. Jack Gill welcomes back Nicole Mossey to discuss food trucks, Arctic Monkeys, old media, and overpriced enema kits. Are the best food trucks in Austin, TX? Dairy products versus thirtysomethings - the endless struggle Nicole and Jack catch up on a decade's worth of Arctic Monkeys music Nicole plugs her favorite YouTube media dissectors - Jaime French, Kennie J.D., and Mike's Mic Travis Barker partners with Liquid Death to sell a $182 enema kit SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused WATCH NICOLE on TWITCH! https://twitch.tv/doodkidhey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill welcomes back Nicole Mossey to discuss food trucks, Arctic Monkeys, old media, and overpriced enema kits.

    • Are the best food trucks in Austin, TX?
    • Dairy products versus thirtysomethings - the endless struggle
    • Nicole and Jack catch up on a decade's worth of Arctic Monkeys music
    • Nicole plugs her favorite YouTube media dissectors - Jaime French, Kennie J.D., and Mike's Mic
    • Travis Barker partners with Liquid Death to sell a $182 enema kit


    SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

    WATCH NICOLE on TWITCH! https://twitch.tv/doodkidhey

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    ]]>     4745 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     583: Suck It and See https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-583 Jack Gill and Chris Froment discuss attempted burglaries, canceling the Dalai Lama, and Metallica! Fro returns home from camping to learn that his home is nearly broken into The Dalai Lama is under fire for telling a child to suck his tongue Soundgarden and Vicki Cornell resolve their disputes, paving the way for the band's final recordings to be released Jack and long-time Metallica fan Fro discuss the band's new album, 72 Seasons FOLLOW THE SHOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused LEAVE FEEDBACK: https://hardlyfocused.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Suck It and See full 583 Solid Listen Jack Gill and Chris Froment discuss attempted burglaries, canceling the Dalai Lama, and Metallica! Jack Gill and Chris Froment discuss attempted burglaries, canceling the Dalai Lama, and Metallica! Fro returns home from camping to learn that his home is nearly broken into The Dalai Lama is under fire for telling a child to suck his tongue Soundgarden and Vicki Cornell resolve their disputes, paving the way for the band's final recordings to be released Jack and long-time Metallica fan Fro discuss the band's new album, 72 Seasons FOLLOW THE SHOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused LEAVE FEEDBACK: https://hardlyfocused.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill and Chris Froment discuss attempted burglaries, canceling the Dalai Lama, and Metallica!

    • Fro returns home from camping to learn that his home is nearly broken into
    • The Dalai Lama is under fire for telling a child to suck his tongue
    • Soundgarden and Vicki Cornell resolve their disputes, paving the way for the band's final recordings to be released
    • Jack and long-time Metallica fan Fro discuss the band's new album, 72 Seasons


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    ]]>     5122 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     582: Hey Ladies https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-582 Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss Fyre Festival II, getting canceled for using the term "ladies," and The Last of Us on HBO! Stupid Billy MacFarland proclaims that Fyre Festival II is happening, despite the first one being a complete disaster Jack highly recommends Daisy Jones and The Six, both a book and a series on Prime Video Mike and Jack versus country music A Massachusetts superintendent is canceled over using the term "ladies" as a salutation in an email SPOILER WARNING: Jack and Mike recap the end of The Last of Us on HBO. What's the best episode? Did Joel do the right thing? Will Mike finally play the game? SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0000 Hey Ladies full 582 Solid Listen Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss Fyre Festival II, getting canceled for using the term "ladies," and The Last of Us on HBO! Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss Fyre Festival II, getting canceled for using the term "ladies," and The Last of Us on HBO! Stupid Billy MacFarland proclaims that Fyre Festival II is happening, despite the first one being a complete disaster Jack highly recommends Daisy Jones and The Six, both a book and a series on Prime Video Mike and Jack versus country music A Massachusetts superintendent is canceled over using the term "ladies" as a salutation in an email SPOILER WARNING: Jack and Mike recap the end of The Last of Us on HBO. What's the best episode? Did Joel do the right thing? Will Mike finally play the game? SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss Fyre Festival II, getting canceled for using the term "ladies," and The Last of Us on HBO!

    • Stupid Billy MacFarland proclaims that Fyre Festival II is happening, despite the first one being a complete disaster
    • Jack highly recommends Daisy Jones and The Six, both a book and a series on Prime Video
    • Mike and Jack versus country music
    • A Massachusetts superintendent is canceled over using the term "ladies" as a salutation in an email
    • SPOILER WARNING: Jack and Mike recap the end of The Last of Us on HBO. What's the best episode? Did Joel do the right thing? Will Mike finally play the game?


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    ]]>     6798 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     581: Monsters https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-581 Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss dental work, the indictment of You-Know-Who, Waffle House, and hypocritical energy drink manufacturers. Mike had dental work done right before this episode was recorded From the archives: Jack plays an audio clip from 2009, when he left a message on the podcast's voicemail line right after having his wisdom teeth removed Mike and Jack talk about that guy who got brought down by a porn star and who's getting indicted in New York on various charges As seen on Reddit: Only in Florida would one find a Waffle House next door to another Waffle House. It just so happens Becky and Jack went to one of them! Jack and Becky take a fast food tour throughout central Florida, including stops at Portillo's, Cowfish, and... Krusty Burger? Monster Energy Drink sues an indie game developer for using the word "monster," claiming ownership SUBSCRIBE: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:00:00 -0000 Monsters full 581 Solid Listen Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss dental work, the indictment of You-Know-Who, Waffle House, and hypocritical energy drink manufacturers. Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss dental work, the indictment of You-Know-Who, Waffle House, and hypocritical energy drink manufacturers. Mike had dental work done right before this episode was recorded From the archives: Jack plays an audio clip from 2009, when he left a message on the podcast's voicemail line right after having his wisdom teeth removed Mike and Jack talk about that guy who got brought down by a porn star and who's getting indicted in New York on various charges As seen on Reddit: Only in Florida would one find a Waffle House next door to another Waffle House. It just so happens Becky and Jack went to one of them! Jack and Becky take a fast food tour throughout central Florida, including stops at Portillo's, Cowfish, and... Krusty Burger? Monster Energy Drink sues an indie game developer for using the word "monster," claiming ownership SUBSCRIBE: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jack Gill and Mike Tarara discuss dental work, the indictment of You-Know-Who, Waffle House, and hypocritical energy drink manufacturers.

    • Mike had dental work done right before this episode was recorded
    • From the archives: Jack plays an audio clip from 2009, when he left a message on the podcast's voicemail line right after having his wisdom teeth removed
    • Mike and Jack talk about that guy who got brought down by a porn star and who's getting indicted in New York on various charges
    • As seen on Reddit: Only in Florida would one find a Waffle House next door to another Waffle House. It just so happens Becky and Jack went to one of them!
    • Jack and Becky take a fast food tour throughout central Florida, including stops at Portillo's, Cowfish, and... Krusty Burger?
    • Monster Energy Drink sues an indie game developer for using the word "monster," claiming ownership


    SUBSCRIBE: https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     3913 jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)yestalk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     580: Hand in Glove https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-580 Zach Ward and Jack Gill discuss broken bones, comparing events to the September 11 attacks, Sonic Frontiers 4 months later, and more! In an inadvertent follow-up to a discussion had during the 578th episode of this podcast, Jack fractured a bone in his hand While other children were watching cartoons and Disney films, Zach and Jack were enjoying programs like Rescue 911 and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction State representative Tim Cahill equates the collapse of New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain to the September 11 attacks Jack went to a convention and met one of his favorite comic book artists, Steven Butler The good ol' days of Newgrounds' Flash-based games and animations 4 months after its release and having both finished it, Jack and Zach review Sonic Frontiers Tax Haven 3000 is a tax preparation video game, complete with scantily-clad anime ladies Follow the show! - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/hardlyfocusedpodcast - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FocusedHardly - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0000 Hand in Glove full 580 Solid Listen Zach Ward and Jack Gill discuss broken bones, comparing events to the September 11 attacks, Sonic Frontiers 4 months later, and more! Zach Ward and Jack Gill discuss broken bones, comparing events to the September 11 attacks, Sonic Frontiers 4 months later, and more! In an inadvertent follow-up to a discussion had during the 578th episode of this podcast, Jack fractured a bone in his hand While other children were watching cartoons and Disney films, Zach and Jack were enjoying programs like Rescue 911 and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction State representative Tim Cahill equates the collapse of New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain to the September 11 attacks Jack went to a convention and met one of his favorite comic book artists, Steven Butler The good ol' days of Newgrounds' Flash-based games and animations 4 months after its release and having both finished it, Jack and Zach review Sonic Frontiers Tax Haven 3000 is a tax preparation video game, complete with scantily-clad anime ladies Follow the show! - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/hardlyfocusedpodcast - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FocusedHardly - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Zach Ward and Jack Gill discuss broken bones, comparing events to the September 11 attacks, Sonic Frontiers 4 months later, and more!

    • In an inadvertent follow-up to a discussion had during the 578th episode of this podcast, Jack fractured a bone in his hand
    • While other children were watching cartoons and Disney films, Zach and Jack were enjoying programs like Rescue 911 and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    • State representative Tim Cahill equates the collapse of New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain to the September 11 attacks
    • Jack went to a convention and met one of his favorite comic book artists, Steven Butler
    • The good ol' days of Newgrounds' Flash-based games and animations
    • 4 months after its release and having both finished it, Jack and Zach review Sonic Frontiers
    • Tax Haven 3000 is a tax preparation video game, complete with scantily-clad anime ladies


    Follow the show!

    - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/hardlyfocusedpodcast

    - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FocusedHardly

    - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     5364 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     579: This is Fine https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-579 Hardly Focused and Solid Listen present The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the history of The Acc and Jack Show, road rage incidents in a game of "Am I the Asshole?" and the potential return of public executions. While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found Glory Acc and Jack exhibit weird ticks when interacting with celebrities Recapping the Webcomics on Ice convention in 2011, featuring encounters with a young Toby Fox (Undertale) and KC Green (the "This is fine" dog-and-fire cartoon) "Am I the Asshole?" Jack recounts two recent instances of road rage, both on the receiving and giving ends A history of The Acc and Jack Show, from 2006 through 2008, and again from 2020 and beyond The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles wants to bring back public executions Follow the show! - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/hardlyfocusedpodcast - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FocusedHardly - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0000 This is Fine full 579 Solid Listen Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the history of The Acc and Jack Show, road rage incidents in a game of "Am I the Asshole?" and the potential return of public executions. Hardly Focused and Solid Listen present The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the history of The Acc and Jack Show, road rage incidents in a game of "Am I the Asshole?" and the potential return of public executions. While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found Glory Acc and Jack exhibit weird ticks when interacting with celebrities Recapping the Webcomics on Ice convention in 2011, featuring encounters with a young Toby Fox (Undertale) and KC Green (the "This is fine" dog-and-fire cartoon) "Am I the Asshole?" Jack recounts two recent instances of road rage, both on the receiving and giving ends A history of The Acc and Jack Show, from 2006 through 2008, and again from 2020 and beyond The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles wants to bring back public executions Follow the show! - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/hardlyfocusedpodcast - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FocusedHardly - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hardly Focused and Solid Listen present The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss the history of The Acc and Jack Show, road rage incidents in a game of "Am I the Asshole?" and the potential return of public executions.

    • While fighting a migraine, Jack recaps his afternoon working live sound for, and hanging out with the band New Found Glory
    • Acc and Jack exhibit weird ticks when interacting with celebrities
    • Recapping the Webcomics on Ice convention in 2011, featuring encounters with a young Toby Fox (Undertale) and KC Green (the "This is fine" dog-and-fire cartoon)
    • "Am I the Asshole?" Jack recounts two recent instances of road rage, both on the receiving and giving ends
    • A history of The Acc and Jack Show, from 2006 through 2008, and again from 2020 and beyond
    • The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles wants to bring back public executions


    Follow the show!

    - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/hardlyfocusedpodcast

    - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FocusedHardly

    - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hardlyfocused

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    ]]>     6616 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     578: Something Old, Something New https://hardlyfocused.com/episode-578 This is the first installment of Hardly Focused for the Solid Listen Podcast Network! Over the course of attempting to explain what this podcast is all about, Jack, Mike, Nate, and Zach talk about ADHD, weird eating habits, and the mystery of the cotton candy flavor. Jack introduces Hardly Focused to the Solid Listen Podcast Network Zach explains why he moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut Everyone on the show has ADHD, or as it's apparently now known, "DAVE" Medical histories, from depression, to OCD, to broken legs The powdered drink Tang is best used for cleaning dishwashers Weird eating habits, including Jack's deconstruction of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches What exactly makes up the flavor cotton candy? Coke Freestyle machines continue to be the wave of the future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0000 Something Old, Something New full 578 Solid Listen Over the course of attempting to explain what Hardly Focused is all about, Jack, Mike, Nate, and Zach talk about ADHD, weird eating habits, and the mystery of the cotton candy flavor. This is the first installment of Hardly Focused for the Solid Listen Podcast Network! Over the course of attempting to explain what this podcast is all about, Jack, Mike, Nate, and Zach talk about ADHD, weird eating habits, and the mystery of the cotton candy flavor. Jack introduces Hardly Focused to the Solid Listen Podcast Network Zach explains why he moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut Everyone on the show has ADHD, or as it's apparently now known, "DAVE" Medical histories, from depression, to OCD, to broken legs The powdered drink Tang is best used for cleaning dishwashers Weird eating habits, including Jack's deconstruction of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches What exactly makes up the flavor cotton candy? Coke Freestyle machines continue to be the wave of the future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is the first installment of Hardly Focused for the Solid Listen Podcast Network! Over the course of attempting to explain what this podcast is all about, Jack, Mike, Nate, and Zach talk about ADHD, weird eating habits, and the mystery of the cotton candy flavor.

    • Jack introduces Hardly Focused to the Solid Listen Podcast Network
    • Zach explains why he moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut
    • Everyone on the show has ADHD, or as it's apparently now known, "DAVE"
    • Medical histories, from depression, to OCD, to broken legs
    • The powdered drink Tang is best used for cleaning dishwashers
    • Weird eating habits, including Jack's deconstruction of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
    • What exactly makes up the flavor cotton candy?
    • Coke Freestyle machines continue to be the wave of the future

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     3995 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     Welcome to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com Hello, and welcome to Hardly Focused! My name is Jack Gill, inviting you to join my friends and I as we chat about current events, the latest in pop culture, our favorite video games, the music we're listening to, and more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy as our discussions veer severely off-topic. Who needs show prep when you have uncontrolled ADHD? New episodes are posted every Thursday through the Solid Listen Podcast Network. Hear more at hardlyfocused.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0000 Welcome to Hardly Focused! trailer Solid Listen Join us as we chat about current events, the latest in pop culture, our favorite video games, the music we're listening to, and more! Hello, and welcome to Hardly Focused! My name is Jack Gill, inviting you to join my friends and I as we chat about current events, the latest in pop culture, our favorite video games, the music we're listening to, and more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy as our discussions veer severely off-topic. Who needs show prep when you have uncontrolled ADHD? New episodes are posted every Thursday through the Solid Listen Podcast Network. Hear more at hardlyfocused.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hello, and welcome to Hardly Focused! My name is Jack Gill, inviting you to join my friends and I as we chat about current events, the latest in pop culture, our favorite video games, the music we're listening to, and more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy as our discussions veer severely off-topic. Who needs show prep when you have uncontrolled ADHD?


    New episodes are posted every Thursday through the Solid Listen Podcast Network. Hear more at hardlyfocused.com!

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    ]]>     30 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     577: Admonishment, FL https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/577-Admonishment--FL-e1vr9p1 Hardly Focused presents The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill spend most of this episode ripping into the state of Florida’s leadership. Acc has a disdain for the amount of murder documentaries on Hulu, and the content within Ron Peri – a pastor, and one of five people appointed to oversee the Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida – thinks water is turning men gay There’s a serious problem with homophobia and transphobia Jack claims to have mad skills at editing his own podcast, but has no skill at succinctly explaining what said podcast is about Florida senate member Blaise Ingoglia wants to eliminate the Democratic party from the state altogether Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 04 Mar 2023 03:19:00 -0000 Admonishment, FL full 577 Solid Listen Hardly Focused presents The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill spend most of this episode ripping into the state of Florida’s leadership. Hardly Focused presents The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill spend most of this episode ripping into the state of Florida’s leadership. Acc has a disdain for the amount of murder documentaries on Hulu, and the content within Ron Peri – a pastor, and one of five people appointed to oversee the Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida – thinks water is turning men gay There’s a serious problem with homophobia and transphobia Jack claims to have mad skills at editing his own podcast, but has no skill at succinctly explaining what said podcast is about Florida senate member Blaise Ingoglia wants to eliminate the Democratic party from the state altogether Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hardly Focused presents The Acc and Jack Show! Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill spend most of this episode ripping into the state of Florida’s leadership.

    • Acc has a disdain for the amount of murder documentaries on Hulu, and the content within
    • Ron Peri – a pastor, and one of five people appointed to oversee the Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida – thinks water is turning men gay
    • There’s a serious problem with homophobia and transphobia
    • Jack claims to have mad skills at editing his own podcast, but has no skill at succinctly explaining what said podcast is about
    • Florida senate member Blaise Ingoglia wants to eliminate the Democratic party from the state altogether

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     3773 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     576: A Civil Action https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/576-A-Civil-Action-e1vm6gq In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss their experiences with court and jury duty, how to correctly pronounce Massachusetts town names, the unthinkable Boston Bruins goal, and more! Mike and Jack reminisce about Michael Shannon’s dramatic reading of the “Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter“ Mike pretty much served on the jury for the Scranton Strangler Living in Massachusetts comes with knowing how to correctly pronounce the names of its towns and cities Mike Tarara versus organic foods Jack is one step closer – or rather, four months closer – to being a free man New England is getting hit with the same snow storm that slammed… Southern California? Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark scores an empty net goal from his OWN goal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0000 A Civil Action full 576 Solid Listen In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss their experiences with court and jury duty, how to correctly pronounce Massachusetts town names, the unthinkable Boston Bruins goal, and more! In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss their experiences with court and jury duty, how to correctly pronounce Massachusetts town names, the unthinkable Boston Bruins goal, and more! Mike and Jack reminisce about Michael Shannon’s dramatic reading of the “Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter“ Mike pretty much served on the jury for the Scranton Strangler Living in Massachusetts comes with knowing how to correctly pronounce the names of its towns and cities Mike Tarara versus organic foods Jack is one step closer – or rather, four months closer – to being a free man New England is getting hit with the same snow storm that slammed… Southern California? Boston Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark scores an empty net goal from his OWN goal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss their experiences with court and jury duty, how to correctly pronounce Massachusetts town names, the unthinkable Boston Bruins goal, and more!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     4566 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     575: Gold Guns Girls https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/575-Gold-Guns-Girls-e1vb70t Mike Tarara and Jack Gill discuss the passing of actor Richard Belzer, the 6th episode of The Last of Us, a superintendent who left his gun unattended in a school bathroom, and Alec Baldwin’s downgraded manslaughter charge. Mike and Jack remember actor Richard Belzer, best known as Sergeant John Munch on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Also discussed is the longevity of the Law and Order franchise, and Ice-T’s penchant for naming narcotic concoctions Minor spoiler warning: Jack and Mike recap the 6th episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, with Jack calling out the parallels between the show and the game In Texas, a superintendent is under fire after leaving his gun unattended in a school bathroom. The gun was later found by a 3rd grader. Mike and Jack discuss this story and review gun laws by state, with Mike offering input as the show’s resident father Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge is downgraded, though he still faces jail time for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Two of Hollywood’s most infamous actors are facing troubling diagnoses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0000 Gold Guns Girls full 575 Solid Listen Mike Tarara and Jack Gill discuss the passing of actor Richard Belzer, the 6th episode of The Last of Us, a superintendent who left his gun unattended in a school bathroom, and Alec Baldwin’s downgraded manslaughter charge. Mike Tarara and Jack Gill discuss the passing of actor Richard Belzer, the 6th episode of The Last of Us, a superintendent who left his gun unattended in a school bathroom, and Alec Baldwin’s downgraded manslaughter charge. Mike and Jack remember actor Richard Belzer, best known as Sergeant John Munch on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Also discussed is the longevity of the Law and Order franchise, and Ice-T’s penchant for naming narcotic concoctions Minor spoiler warning: Jack and Mike recap the 6th episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, with Jack calling out the parallels between the show and the game In Texas, a superintendent is under fire after leaving his gun unattended in a school bathroom. The gun was later found by a 3rd grader. Mike and Jack discuss this story and review gun laws by state, with Mike offering input as the show’s resident father Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge is downgraded, though he still faces jail time for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Two of Hollywood’s most infamous actors are facing troubling diagnoses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mike Tarara and Jack Gill discuss the passing of actor Richard Belzer, the 6th episode of The Last of Us, a superintendent who left his gun unattended in a school bathroom, and Alec Baldwin’s downgraded manslaughter charge.

    • Mike and Jack remember actor Richard Belzer, best known as Sergeant John Munch on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Also discussed is the longevity of the Law and Order franchise, and Ice-T’s penchant for naming narcotic concoctions
    • Minor spoiler warning: Jack and Mike recap the 6th episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, with Jack calling out the parallels between the show and the game
    • In Texas, a superintendent is under fire after leaving his gun unattended in a school bathroom. The gun was later found by a 3rd grader. Mike and Jack discuss this story and review gun laws by state, with Mike offering input as the show’s resident father
    • Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge is downgraded, though he still faces jail time for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
    • Two of Hollywood’s most infamous actors are facing troubling diagnoses

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     5577 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     574: Acc and Jack: Quantumania https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/574-Acc-and-Jack-Quantumania-e1v6a9k In this truly cromulent episode of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the long-awaited return of cartoonist Bill Watterson. The word of this episode is “cromulent,” which is a real adjective that means “acceptable” or “adequate.” Acc and Jack recall their individual experiences back in high school with the works of Shakespeare Jack provides a spoiler-free review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, including Jack’s thoughts on MODOK and the direction in which the Marvel Cinematic Universe is headed The major train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is – according to Gizmodo – a “disaster of misinformation” After nearly 30 years, famed Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back with a new book Subscribe to The Acc and Jack Show and Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and follow the show on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 18 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0000 Acc and Jack: Quantumania full 574 Solid Listen In this truly cromulent episode of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the long-awaited return of cartoonist Bill Watterson. In this truly cromulent episode of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the long-awaited return of cartoonist Bill Watterson. The word of this episode is “cromulent,” which is a real adjective that means “acceptable” or “adequate.” Acc and Jack recall their individual experiences back in high school with the works of Shakespeare Jack provides a spoiler-free review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, including Jack’s thoughts on MODOK and the direction in which the Marvel Cinematic Universe is headed The major train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is – according to Gizmodo – a “disaster of misinformation” After nearly 30 years, famed Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back with a new book Subscribe to The Acc and Jack Show and Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and follow the show on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this truly cromulent episode of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi and Jack Gill discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the long-awaited return of cartoonist Bill Watterson.

    • The word of this episode is “cromulent,” which is a real adjective that means “acceptable” or “adequate.”
    • Acc and Jack recall their individual experiences back in high school with the works of Shakespeare
    • Jack provides a spoiler-free review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, including Jack’s thoughts on MODOK and the direction in which the Marvel Cinematic Universe is headed
    • The major train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is – according to Gizmodo – a “disaster of misinformation”
    • After nearly 30 years, famed Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back with a new book

    Subscribe to The Acc and Jack Show and Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and follow the show on YouTube!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     4826 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     573: The Vulva Saga https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/573-The-Vulva-Saga-e1uveg1 Chris Froment joins Jack Gill for this installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Fro discuss a New Jersey restaurant that has banned children under 10, the downfall of Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, and controversy surrounding a vagina mod for The Witcher 3. Fro recently went hiking and skiing, and in the process was introduced to the ravages of age Jack vows to read more books in 2023, while combating the beast known as Attention Deficit Disorder A restaurant in New Jersey has banned children under 10 from their dining room Fro and Jack learn they were both leash babies With Fro having introduced Jack to Rick and Morty, the pair discuss the downfall of the show’s creator, Justin Roiland Fro reviews Avatar 2 CD Projekt Red, developer of The Witcher 3, used assets from a vagina mod in the game’s remaster, without permission from the mod’s creator Jack and Fro discuss their favorite survival video games including Rust, The Long Dark, and Valheim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0000 The Vulva Saga full 573 Solid Listen Chris Froment joins Jack Gill for this installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Fro discuss a New Jersey restaurant that has banned children under 10, the downfall of Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, and controversy surrounding a vagina mod for The Witcher 3. Chris Froment joins Jack Gill for this installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Fro discuss a New Jersey restaurant that has banned children under 10, the downfall of Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, and controversy surrounding a vagina mod for The Witcher 3. Fro recently went hiking and skiing, and in the process was introduced to the ravages of age Jack vows to read more books in 2023, while combating the beast known as Attention Deficit Disorder A restaurant in New Jersey has banned children under 10 from their dining room Fro and Jack learn they were both leash babies With Fro having introduced Jack to Rick and Morty, the pair discuss the downfall of the show’s creator, Justin Roiland Fro reviews Avatar 2 CD Projekt Red, developer of The Witcher 3, used assets from a vagina mod in the game’s remaster, without permission from the mod’s creator Jack and Fro discuss their favorite survival video games including Rust, The Long Dark, and Valheim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Chris Froment joins Jack Gill for this installment of Hardly Focused! Jack and Fro discuss a New Jersey restaurant that has banned children under 10, the downfall of Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, and controversy surrounding a vagina mod for The Witcher 3.

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    ]]>     6306 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     572: The Wickedly Talented Assassin’s Creed Valhalla https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/572-The-Wickedly-Talented-Assassins-Creed-Valhalla-e1uj7nd In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss musicals, the Avatar films, the 2023 Grammy’s, and the 3rd episode of The Last of Us on HBO. Mike is present after venturing to New York City to see SIX on Broadway with his wife. Jack has some… interesting ideas for how select scenes in the musical should be carried out. After determining that James Cameron is the most bankable director in Hollywood, Mike and Jack discuss the Avatar films along with the seemingly-never-ending 3D craze. Jack recaps for Mike the 2023 Grammy’s. Jack thinks ABBA’s Voyage should have won in any of the categories for which it was nominated. Sam Smith’s performance at the Grammy’s is condemned by conservatives for inciting a vaccine-fueled Satanic panic. The internet is upset because 33 Grammy awards apparently aren’t enough for Beyoncé. Comedian Randy Rainbow attempts to present a Grammy to the composer of the soundtrack to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, only to end up doing his best impersonation of John Travolta. SPOILER WARNING: Mike and Jack discuss The Last of Us on HBO, particularly the emotionally devastating third episode of the series. Don’t forget to subscribe to Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:00:00 -0000 The Wickedly Talented Assassin’s Creed Valhalla full 572 Solid Listen In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss musicals, the Avatar films, the 2023 Grammy’s, and the 3rd episode of The Last of Us on HBO. In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss musicals, the Avatar films, the 2023 Grammy’s, and the 3rd episode of The Last of Us on HBO. Mike is present after venturing to New York City to see SIX on Broadway with his wife. Jack has some… interesting ideas for how select scenes in the musical should be carried out. After determining that James Cameron is the most bankable director in Hollywood, Mike and Jack discuss the Avatar films along with the seemingly-never-ending 3D craze. Jack recaps for Mike the 2023 Grammy’s. Jack thinks ABBA’s Voyage should have won in any of the categories for which it was nominated. Sam Smith’s performance at the Grammy’s is condemned by conservatives for inciting a vaccine-fueled Satanic panic. The internet is upset because 33 Grammy awards apparently aren’t enough for Beyoncé. Comedian Randy Rainbow attempts to present a Grammy to the composer of the soundtrack to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, only to end up doing his best impersonation of John Travolta. SPOILER WARNING: Mike and Jack discuss The Last of Us on HBO, particularly the emotionally devastating third episode of the series. Don’t forget to subscribe to Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this installment of Hardly Focused, Mike and Jack discuss musicals, the Avatar films, the 2023 Grammy’s, and the 3rd episode of The Last of Us on HBO.

    • Mike is present after venturing to New York City to see SIX on Broadway with his wife. Jack has some… interesting ideas for how select scenes in the musical should be carried out.
    • After determining that James Cameron is the most bankable director in Hollywood, Mike and Jack discuss the Avatar films along with the seemingly-never-ending 3D craze.
    • Jack recaps for Mike the 2023 Grammy’s. Jack thinks ABBA’s Voyage should have won in any of the categories for which it was nominated.
    • Sam Smith’s performance at the Grammy’s is condemned by conservatives for inciting a vaccine-fueled Satanic panic.
    • The internet is upset because 33 Grammy awards apparently aren’t enough for Beyoncé.
    • Comedian Randy Rainbow attempts to present a Grammy to the composer of the soundtrack to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, only to end up doing his best impersonation of John Travolta.
    • SPOILER WARNING: Mike and Jack discuss The Last of Us on HBO, particularly the emotionally devastating third episode of the series.

    Don’t forget to subscribe to Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube!

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    ]]>     5860 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     571: George Santos: Princess Half-Demon https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/571-George-Santos-Princess-Half-Demon-e1tulsp In this calamity-filled installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Zach Ward discuss their favorite anime, and George Santos’ history of alternative facts. Acc is never prepared for the Grand Theft Auto pedestrian sound effects in the show’s opener Jack and Zach can’t get around clean-shaven Acc The Room is considered one of the worst films ever made, and Zach has never watched it Jack introduces Acc and Zach to Otaku Sekai, a local store in Auburn, Mass. for anime enthusiasts Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss at length their favorite anime, from classic to modern, and from obscure to mainstream Republican House representative George Santos is discussed at length, including his history of fabrication, and drag performances Mitch McConnell should join OnlyFans, says Jack When washed-up child actresses bounce back and have career revivals The Acc and Jack Show is part of the Hardly Focused podcast feed! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0000 George Santos: Princess Half-Demon full 571 Solid Listen In this calamity-filled installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Zach Ward discuss their favorite anime, and George Santos’ history of alternative facts. In this calamity-filled installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Zach Ward discuss their favorite anime, and George Santos’ history of alternative facts. Acc is never prepared for the Grand Theft Auto pedestrian sound effects in the show’s opener Jack and Zach can’t get around clean-shaven Acc The Room is considered one of the worst films ever made, and Zach has never watched it Jack introduces Acc and Zach to Otaku Sekai, a local store in Auburn, Mass. for anime enthusiasts Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss at length their favorite anime, from classic to modern, and from obscure to mainstream Republican House representative George Santos is discussed at length, including his history of fabrication, and drag performances Mitch McConnell should join OnlyFans, says Jack When washed-up child actresses bounce back and have career revivals The Acc and Jack Show is part of the Hardly Focused podcast feed! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this calamity-filled installment of The Acc and Jack Show, Chris Acciardi, Jack Gill, and Zach Ward discuss their favorite anime, and George Santos’ history of alternative facts.

    • Acc is never prepared for the Grand Theft Auto pedestrian sound effects in the show’s opener
    • Jack and Zach can’t get around clean-shaven Acc
    • The Room is considered one of the worst films ever made, and Zach has never watched it
    • Jack introduces Acc and Zach to Otaku Sekai, a local store in Auburn, Mass. for anime enthusiasts
    • Acc, Jack, and Zach discuss at length their favorite anime, from classic to modern, and from obscure to mainstream
    • Republican House representative George Santos is discussed at length, including his history of fabrication, and drag performances
    • Mitch McConnell should join OnlyFans, says Jack
    • When washed-up child actresses bounce back and have career revivals

    The Acc and Jack Show is part of the Hardly Focused podcast feed! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube. Thanks for listening!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     5326 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     570: Brian Walshe Presents: “Incognitus” https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/570-Brian-Walshe-Presents-Incognitus-e1tmqjd 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 Have feedback for anything discussed in this episode? Hit up the Contact page to get in touch with Hardly Focused! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0000 Brian Walshe Presents: “Incognitus” full 570 Solid Listen 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. 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 Have feedback for anything discussed in this episode? Hit up the Contact page to get in touch with Hardly Focused! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

    Have feedback for anything discussed in this episode? Hit up the Contact page to get in touch with Hardly Focused! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     4522 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     569: Nice (Not Nice) https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/569-Nice-Not-Nice-e1tbnvo 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! Don’t forget to subscribe to Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube! Thanks for stopping by. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0000 Nice (Not Nice) full 569 Solid Listen Mike and Jack recap their holidays, with a significant reduction in décor this time around. 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! Don’t forget to subscribe to Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube! Thanks for stopping by. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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!

    Don’t forget to subscribe to Hardly Focused on your favorite podcast app, and on YouTube! Thanks for stopping by.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     4835 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture     568: 2023 and Me https://anchor.fm/hardlyfocused/episodes/568-2023-and-Me-e1t6cqj 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 07 Jan 2023 04:00:00 -0000 2023 and Me full 568 Solid Listen Celebrating New Year’s Eve as a thirtysomething, where sleeping is the preferable choice. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ]]>     3951 yes jack@talkradiomeltdown.com (Jack Gill, Chris Froment, Mike Tarara, Katie Crepeau)talk,radio,meltdown,boston,boston,podcast,talk,radio,morning,show,comedy,talk,radio,comedy,podcast,current,events,pop,culture