Shift Happened

You know those days where everything starts just a little off… keys missing, locked out, running on zero sleep… yeah, that kind of chaos sets the tone right out of the gate. It somehow turns into a full-on debate about whether throwing clothes on the floor counts as a system or just giving up entirely. Then it gets weird in the best way. A viral monkey love story has everyone questioning motives,...

Day after a holiday and nobody’s pretending to be productive. The crew debates whether we should all get a recovery day after celebrations… and somehow that turns into hiking in Scotland, pub arguments, and why vacations might not be relaxing at all. There’s also a surprisingly heated breakdown of Sloppy Joes… what they are, where they came from, and why calling it a barbecue sandwich might start...

St. Patrick’s Day… but not the version you think you know. On this episode of Shift Happened , The Second Shift crew digs past the green beer and leprechauns and finds the weird, surprising stuff hiding underneath it all. Like the fact that St. Patrick wasn’t Irish… at all. Or that Ireland used to shut down every bar on March 17th, which honestly feels illegal just saying it out loud. There’s also...

With half the crew missing after the weekend, we recap the Leprechaun pub crawl, including the code that might’ve been a little too easy and the turnout that made it all worth it. Then things drift into everything from creepy whale sounds and distracted brains to why shorter people might actually have the advantage in life. It takes another turn when we get into AI learning your chores, robot guar...

We dig into the real origin of Friday the 13th and the guy who accidentally made it famous while trying to prove it was nonsense. Then it turns into everything from flash tattoo chaos to Black Sabbath basically inventing heavy metal in a single day. Somewhere in the middle, sleep schedules get exposed, Pi Day sneaks in, and things spiral into robots learning how to do your laundry, which feels fin...

Stitch somehow ends up on morning TV in full leprechaun gear after waking up way too early, and it goes about as smoothly as you’d expect. Then a “doomsday fish” washes up and suddenly we’re all wondering why it only shows up when it’s already too late to help. From there, things spiral. Snake yoga becomes a real discussion, digital immortality starts feeling a little too real, and the show closes...

In this episode of The Second Shift , Stitch and Houston hold down the studio while Leslie is out sick, which quickly turns the show into a lively two-man debate. The conversation bounces from a study showing teens checking their phones dozens of times during school to a surprising trend where people using weight-loss drugs are buying more premium chocolate instead of junk snacks. But the real fir...

Today’s Shift Happened gets a little chaotic… in the best way. The crew dives into the return of fireworks over Mount Rushmore and whether lighting explosives over a dry Black Hills summer is bold celebration or a terrible idea. Then the Leprechaun pub crawl gets a reality check when the South Dakota forecast threatens snow and tights become part of the official costume strategy. And somehow the s...

Houston took the day off, which meant Leslie and Stitch were left unsupervised… and immediately started questioning daylight saving time and why we still mess with the clocks every year. Turns out one in seven Americans still gets caught off guard by it. They also recap a huge weekend for the crew, including the Mountain West Whiskey Festival and a full-blown redneck wedding inside a monster truck...

Rapid City gets some big grocery news as Natural Grocers prepares to move in, which of course sends everyone online straight back to the eternal question… where’s Trader Joe’s? The crew breaks down why stores actually choose cities and why Rapid City might still be waiting. Then science enters the studio with a bold claim that Thin Mints taste better frozen, sparking a surprisingly intense cookie...

With Stitch out, Leslie and Houston take the wheel and immediately get distracted by the weather… again. It’s another suspiciously warm day in Rapid City, which somehow turns into debates about Chick-fil-A fries, where the city should build a Vegas-style Sphere, and why some classic rock lyrics make absolutely no sense. The conversation drifts from lottery winners losing their minds in bars to the...

On this episode, the crew looks outside at perfect Rapid City weather and realizes they absolutely should be doing the show outdoors… so naturally they stay inside and complain about it. The conversation bounces from the record-shattering Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime numbers to the weird excuses people use to ditch work, including blaming a judgmental mirror and a dog that locked a kid outside. T...

Houston’s voice is back… mostly. But that doesn’t stop the crew from spiraling into some truly strange territory. The show starts with a cancelled doctor appointment that turns into a deep dive on whether doctors can legally write prescriptions for themselves. Then things get weird fast. The team debates the suspicious McDonald’s CEO burger bite that might secretly be brilliant marketing, breaks d...

Monday came in loud… and slightly hoarse. The crew kicks off the week with Houston's voice sounding like she chain-smoked menthols with Miley Cyrus, which somehow turns into a debate about anesthesia, organs on operating tables, and whether doctors are secretly having a good time during surgery. Meanwhile, the team celebrates Addy Awards, debates the right way to eat oysters without gagging, and t...

Well… it finally happened. Maggie and Caleb are officially getting married in the back of a monster truck. After fourteen years together, they survived the Newlywed Game, beat out the competition, and now they’ve got about a week to mentally prepare for vows delivered by Redneck Bob. In public. On a monster truck. Romance isn’t dead. It’s just loud. This episode has everything. Leslie’s interview...

Stitch is back from Denver, Houston is still slightly jazz-radio after surgery, and somehow we ended up debating whether Mariah Carey belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We break down the latest Hall of Fame nominations and spiral into the age-old argument… is it rock and roll, or is it just music? Iron Maiden makes sense. Shakira? We have thoughts. We also talk about the terrifying Omaha s...

Houston is back… kind of. Fresh out of surgery, slightly medicated, and sounding like late-night jazz radio, Houston returns to the mic and immediately thanks anesthesia for whatever it did to his vocal cords. We get a behind-the-scenes look at hospital recovery, lidocaine patches, and the weird mental state that comes with talking to yourself in a room for hours. Of course, we had to revisit Punc...

No Stitch. No Houston. Just Leslie… and her thoughts. Today’s Shift Happened feels like when your emotional support coworkers call in sick and you’re left wandering the hallways alone. So naturally, we spiral into ancient Roman flatbread, a lifelong vegetarian who caved for a $120 steak, and whether any of us truly have a moral price. We also unpack the wild story of a mom who vanished for 24 year...

No Houston. No problem. Mostly. On today’s Shift Happened, Stitch and Leslie recap a monster weekend in the Black Hills, including a jam band with a horn section that had people driving in from Nebraska just to catch the vibe. Not saying it was legendary… but it was close. We also gear up for The Newlywed Game this Thursday, where four brave couples will battle it out for the chance to get married...

Houston is out getting scoped… and yes, we talked about it way too much. On today’s Shift Happened, Stitch and Leslie hold down the fort while Houston undergoes his procedure, and the show somehow turns into a mix of medical oversharing, metal music, and Burger King corporate chaos. We call the actual president of Burger King on-air to test his new “call me directly” hotline. Did he answer? Not ex...

Houston’s out preparing for surgery, and apparently that means the show immediately goes off the rails. Today’s Shift Happened features Stitch and Leslie fully unsupervised, which leads to a deep dive into the correct way to shower. Yes, there is a wrong order. Yes, conditioner might be betraying your skin. And yes, we spent an alarming amount of time on this. We also tackle the Reese’s conspiracy...

Snow might be coming. Or maybe not. Nobody believes the forecast anyway. On today’s Shift Happened, the crew debates the one sound that means you’re in immediate danger, and yes, it includes that terrifying moment when the Black Hills woods go completely silent. Mountain lion? Ghosts? Either way… we’re running. We also dive into bedtime gaps in relationships and why going to sleep at the same time...

It was Mardi Gras… and apparently some of you are decorating your entire house for it. Beads on the fence. Fleur-de-lis in the window. We respect the commitment. We also learned King Cake babies weren’t some ancient mystical tradition. They were basically a bakery accident that stuck. Now you find the baby, you buy the next cake. That’s how legends are born. Then we spiraled into “food porn” cultu...

No Stitch. No Leslie. Just Houston and a federal holiday. For President’s Day, we flipped The Second Shift into The Executive Shift , and Houston went full solo mode. First up… the truth bomb. It’s technically still Washington’s Birthday. Congress never renamed it. Even better? The holiday can never actually land on February 22nd. We mathematically celebrate his birthday without ever hitting his b...

Friday the 13th rolled in right before Valentine’s Day… and somehow we made it romantic. We dug into the very not-sweet origin story of Valentine’s Day, which includes secret weddings, an angry emperor, and a literal beheading. So next time you sign a card “from your Valentine,” just know… it has a backstory. Then things got strange in the best way. A mystery dog that keeps saving lost kids and th...