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Hard Digest July 18: Early Access Biden, Wine, Therapy, and More

Biden Offers Stern Warning to Potential Democrat Opponents: “Look, Listen, I’m Prepared Give a Holler to the Boys Who Come Back And I’m the Guy With The Fact of the Matter Is I’m Seeing the Wind Whistle and Ready to Find the Lost Meat”

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MVP: Sublime "Santeria"

Pack up your Jeep and head to Long Beach, today we are breaking down Sublime's "classic" video for "Santeria." Listen to the episode and let us know if you think Bill's theory about the dark subtext of the video is true. Because if so, gross.

Hard Digest July 17: Trump's Assassin, Drunk Anthems, Early Access Sunday Scaries, Gargoyles, Grocery Shopping, and More

Failed Trump Assassin Revealed to Be Descendant of Immigrants Who Came to Country Illegally 230 Years Ago

BY THE HARD TIMES STAFF <...

Hard Digest July 16: RNC, Sticker Mule, Early Access GWAR, Mushrooms, FYE, and More

Sticker Mule Co-Founder Confesses to Intense Sexual Fantasies About Trump In Mass Email Blast to Customers

BY KEVIN TIT

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Hard Digest July 15: More Trump, Early Access Smashing Pumpkins, Uncle Kracker, Food Stamps, and More

Smashing Pumpkins Song Sends Doggy Daycare Into Frenzy After Billy Corgan Shouts “Wanna Go for a Ride”

BY CHRIS BRATTON 

Hard Digest July 14: Early Access Zoom Meetings, Villains, Slayer, and More

M.I.T. Scientists Announce Discovery of First Zoom Meeting To Begin Without Awful Small Talk

BY TIM SHEARD 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. �...

Hard Digest July 13: Early Access Jerry Cantrell, AI, Biden, and Jet Skis

Jerry Cantrell Reveals “Them Bones” Actually About Time He Saw Spooky Skeletons Playing Rib Cages Like Xylophones

BY MATT HUSSER

Hard Digest July 12: Biden's Dark Confession, Early Access Weezer, Unions, Diss Tracks, Home Alone, and More

Democrats in Crisis After President Biden Uses Bathroom With Hot Mic and Confesses to Robert Durst Murders

BY DAN RICE 

WASHING...

Hard Digest July 11: Early Access Conversations, 5 Disc Changers, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and More

Man Wishes He Could “Like” Messages to End Conversations In Real Life

BY TYLER ROLAND 

PORTLAND—Local man and self-...

MVP: Billy Joel "We Didn't Start the Fire"

When we started this podcast we wanted to rewatch some of our all-time favorite videos and really dissect them. Today we break that format by watching a video we absolutely fucking hate. But it sure was fun to talk about it. Enjoy our breakdown of "We Didn't Start the Fire" and we apologize if the song gets stuck in your head...

Hard Digest July 10: Early Access AI, Shoplifting, Bruce Dickinson, and More

Nation’s Dads Walk On Washington After Seeing Power Bill for Using AI

BY DAN KOZUH 

WASHINGTON — An army of dads from acro...

Hard Digest July 9: Early Access Shoplifting, Roxy Music, Tumors, and More

Punk Clearly Trying to Walk Out of PetSmart with Aquarium Stuffed in Their Sweatpants

BY BEN FRIEDMAN 

SAYREVILLE, N.J. — Th...

Hard Digest July 8: Early Access Billy Joel, Microplastics, Friendships, and More

Drunken Rendition of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” Dangerously Close to Morphing Into “It’s the End of the World as We Know It”

BY J...

Hard Digest July 7: Early Access Eco-Conscious Punks, DMT, Cro-Mags, and More

Eco-Conscious Punk Pretends Never Getting Driver’s License Was An Environmental Thing

BY JUS KAPLAN 

PORTLAND, Ore.—Sa...

Hard Digest July 6: Early Access Bass Players, Dinner Parties, Cargo Shorts, Folk Horror, and More

Boy Caught Playing Bass After Lying to Mom About Being Out With Friends Doing Drugs

BY KIMBERLY SCOTT 

DARBY, Penn. — Loca...

Hard Digest July 5: Early Access Plane Crashes, Limp Bizkit, Cigarettes, Spencer's, and More

Punk Refuses to Uncross Arms and Assume Crash Position as Plane Free Falls

BY BEN FRIEDMAN 

GARY, Ind. — Chicago-bound Un...

Mvp: Nirvana "In Bloom"

Today Bill and Dan tackle a certified classic from three fine young men from Seattle, they are thoroughly alright and decent fellows with their music video for "In Bloom." Nirvana will come up a lot on this podcast so get used to it, go listen, and tell your friends.

Hard Digest July 4: Early Access Coworkers, Richard Gere, Christian Bale, and More

Nation’s Coworkers Announce Plans To Hold Long Conversation Directly Outside the Bathroom Where You’re Currently Taking a Dump

BY TIM SHE...

Hard Digest July 3: Early Access 4th of July, Metalcore, and More

Dog Doesn’t Like Fireworks “Because of What They Represent”

BY SARAH CORTINA

CHICAGO — Local pooch Hamburger is reportedl...

Hard Digest July 2: Supreme Court, Early Access Cannibal Corpse, Movies, Red Wine, and More

Wanna Give the Supreme Court a Piece of Your Mind? Here’s How To Get a Job at One of the Most Luxurious Resorts in the World

BY DAN RICE<...

Hard Digest July 1: Early Access Band Photos, Mental Health Walks, Cowboy Hats, and More

Metal Musicians Visiting Dead Friend in Cemetery Might as Well Take Band Photo While They’re There

BY CORY COUSINS

TRAVERSE CI...

Hard Digest June 30: Early Access Great American Baking Show, Chik-Fil-A, Vintage T-Shirts, and More

“Great American Baking Show” Cancelled After 6th Mass Shooting

BY COREY ARDER

LONDON–The “Great American Baking Show” ca...

Hard Digest June 29: Early Access Gwar, DraftKings, Coffee Shops, and Restaurant Work

Gwar Fill-in Obviously Threw Costume Together From Things Laying Around Their Home

BY TRAVIS TACK 

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gwar’s...

Hard Digest June 28: Debate Fallout, Early Access Gorilla Biscuits, Pride, Line Cooks, Rodent Men, and More

Six Key Takeaways From the First Presidential Debate

BY THE HARD TIMES STAFF 

President Biden and former President Trump me...

Hard Digest June 27: Early Access QR Codes, Charli XCX, Folk Shows, and More

Complaining Boomer Actually Has Good Point About QR Code Menus

BY CHARLES BILL 

SARASOTA, Fla. – Local 71-year-old Steve...

Mvp: Blink-182 "All the Small Things"

Today on a brand new episode of Mvp we travel back to 1999 to break down Blink-182's video for "All the Small Things." It's the video that defined a generation of class clowns in cargo shorts. Give it a listen, tell a friend.

Hard Digest June 26: Early Access Rob Dyrdek Unplugged, Presidential Debates, Scrap Copper, and More

New MTV ‘Unplugged’ Special to Feature Rob Dyrdek Learning Acoustic Guitar

BY WILLIAM VAILLANCOURT 

LOS ANGELES...

Hard Digest June 25: Joe Biden, Early Access Rob Zombie, Aerosmith, Boomers, and More

Biden Aides Heatwave Crisis by Supplying Every American With New Pair of Aviator Sunglasses

BY KARA MOORE 

WASHINGTON — Presi...

Hard Digest June 24: Early Access Broken Social Scene, Scrabble, Les Miserable, and More

Broken Social Scene Searches for Other Canadian Supergroups to Start Intramural Hockey League

BY CHRIS BRATTON 

TORONTO — ...

Hard Digest June 23: Early Acces Leftovers, Teams, the Boys, and More

Man Who Ate Roommate’s Leftovers Sentenced to Two Years In Federal Prison

BY JORDAN LIFFENGREN 

PHOENIX, Ariz. — ...