Hardly Focused

It's a sad time for video games, for renowned developer BioWare is closing. Acc and Jack discuss the company's history of tentpole franchises, such as Mass Effect and Dragon Age, along with the troubled development of Anthem. With a fifth Mass Effect game having been in the works, could another developer step into BioWare's shoes and finish it? Also discussed in this episode of The Acc and Jack Show: Acc is not a fan of every great television show having a revival. Jack is trying out the first entry in the Final Fantasy series! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to Hardly Focused! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Jennings and Heather Jones from the podcast KEEP ME YOUNG join Jack and Zach for this installment of Hardly Focused! Blake and Heather reminisce about how they met, and what lead them to start a successful show. They're also celebrating 50 episodes together! Also discussed in this episode: As he did for Blake, Zach recounts for Heather the time he tried to take a selfie with Jinx Maze. Jack needs ideas for a Halloween costume. What are some good excuses for taking off work to play Grand Theft Auto VI? FOLLOW BLAKE AND HEATHER! https://linktr.ee/keepmeyoungpod FOLLOW HARDLY FOCUSED! https://linktr.ee/hardlyfocused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These are strange times indeed. Nidal Hasan, the gunman behind the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, is on death row and will be executed by firing squad. If that isn't extreme enough, "Secretary of War" Pete Hegseth says Hasan's execution will be broadcast live. Jack and Mike discuss this bold move, and question if America is truly great yet. Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Former Jeopardy embarrassment Mike Richards is now the CEO of the Daily Wire. Christa Pike is somehow able to walk and talk after a botched execution attempt. Grand Theft Auto VI will have some amazing radio stations, and DJs to boot! FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a mental health installment of Hardly Focused! Jack is an angry man, and is seeking help. A lifelong client himself, Nate educates Jack on cognitive behavioral therapy, and how he might benefit from it. FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack and Becky have an existential crisis over being elder millennials attending rock and/or roll concerts. As they observe, Olivia Rodrigo's crowd consists of the mothers chaperoning their kids while yearning to be at a Taking Back Sunday show, while Taking Back Sunday's audience should consider scheduling their colonoscopies. Getting old is fun! Also discussed in this episode of Hardly Focused: Damaging the family car as a teenage driver is a rite of passage. Old Fall Out Boy is better than new Fall Out Boy - with the exception of (So) Much for Stardust which sounds like old Fall Out Boy. How are people aging differently these days? FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices