Shift Happened

On this episode of Shift Happened, Houston and Leslie fall headfirst into the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on its 50th anniversary, from TikTok tributes to why Gordon Lightfoot wrote a six minute sea shanty with no chorus. They dig into eerie details from Lake Superior, human remains on the lake floor, and why the ship is now a protected gravesite. Then the vibe swerves into the uncanny as they...

A fresh recap of The Second Shift between 3 and 7 pm with the crew spiraling delightfully into our trivia obsession before Tapped Out Trivia at Pour 54. We chase the roots of trivia from campus quizzers to bar bragging rights, then riff on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lineup and what rock even means anymore. A Maine hospital’s oops letter that read Sorry you died adds a morbid laugh, and we cap...

Leslie returns from Colorado with Buc-ee’s stories, a keychain, and a brisket chant still echoing in her soul. She road-tests a mountain yurt in Ward and shares tea talk from Celestial Seasonings. We fire up Mountain West Beer Fest hype, toss out Rush ticket giveaways, and go all in on moon water during the Full Beaver Moon as the crew dares someone to slap a Buc-ee’s logo on the sky. Plus a marat...

A cozy fight breaks out over downtown decking the halls early, then we blast off into the wildest headline of the week with a black hole flare brighter than ten trillion suns. We also hammer the company card for Oreo’s Thanksgiving tin and plot a studio taste test of turkey and stuffing crème. Top it off with a Beer Fest tease that may include a mechanical bull and human-sized party games. Fun, ch...

Shift Happened is the daily recap of The Second Shift on The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix, covering every break from 3 to 7 pm. Today’s ride features Vikings victory strut energy, a World Series heart-stopper with a Will Smith meme twist, and a Beerfest tease that adds a mechanical bull to the human foosball madness. You’ll also learn why sour candy is a dentist’s nightmare and what a six-pound phone...

Devil’s Night in the Halloween studio gets rowdy as Leslie, Stitch, and Houston dig into the poisoned candy panic, including the wild true cases that kept the myth alive. Then it’s a tour of iconic haunts from the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall to the Enfield Poltergeist and the Bell Witch. Dictionary.com’s pick of the year sparks a chorus of six seven. We wrap with a life-satisfaction ladder that pro...

Aliens at perihelion, zombies by rhesus monkey, and a taste test with the sweetest song on YouTube. The crew kicks things off with the interstellar buzz around 3I ATLAS and wonders if a mothership is circling the block. Then a truck crash in Mississippi unleashes a monkey panic worthy of an outbreak flick. Finally, everyone eats chocolate to a “sweetest melody” and learns why Hershey’s can taste a...

A sugar-charged National Chocolate Day sparks a candy cage match as Reese’s pumpkins, KitKats, Nerds, and Starburst battle for the throne. The studio turns spooky with Mike the skeleton on mic and a furry spider named Eight Mile striking a pose. Karl the Cobbler grabs national mascot glory and Chunkasaurus Rex waddles off with Fat Squirrel Week, sealing a wildly fun Halloween week recap from The K...

Creepy Crawl weekend still buzzing as Houston and Leslie swap favorite costumes, reveal the culprit and celebrate a monster turnout. Then it’s pumpkin surgery 101 with the stem-saving hack and one gloriously gross rotting gourd tale. We close on pure heart with a simple ofrenda idea for pets on Día de los Muertos that might make even tough cowboys misty. All the weekday breaks, all the personality...

Forget catfishing, this week it’s dogfishing! The crew unpacks the new dating trend where singles use adorable pups to score dates, and things get hairy fast. Plus, America finally turns on candy corn, and the team has strong feelings about which sweet should take its place. It’s a Friday full of sugar highs, side-eye, and questionable flirting advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

The crew fires up a spicy debate over gluten sensitivity that sends Leslie into a full body eye roll, rallies Rapid City for Amber’s Last Crawl with mock-noir flair, and crowns Cerulean the world’s favorite crayon while mangling the pronunciation with glorious confidence. Sprinkle in a grilled cheese showdown and a smart bed horror story, and you’ve got peak afternoon chaos on The Kat 98.7 and 93....

Shift Happened recaps the weekday 3 to 7 pm breaks from The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix. Stitch and Houston light up Rapid City’s lawn crackdown, trade first date drink picks, and test drive the viral Men Diagram. Leslie tags in for the what-used-to-be-normal-now-feels-fancy lightning round. Mark debates costumes as an AI app fakes party photos, then the crew rallies everyone for the Rapid City Cree...

Stitch barrels back into the studio at forty with his mic off and his headphones hanging by a thread, sparking a riotous reunion. The crew dives into the wild world of bathroom tech with a toilet cam that flags health issues and a look at AI catching cancer years early. Then it’s a caper recap as a lightning-fast Louvre heist speeds off on scooters and leaves everyone plotting their own Mission Po...

Oreos fuel a confessional on creative burnout, weekend plans, and a Rapid City night that could feature Orionids and Northern Lights after Leslie sings with Toadstool Jamboree at Abby’s. Then it’s the great Chicago sidewalk mystery as the famous “rat hole” faces a surprising squirrel theory, complete with animated debate and Ice Age references. Finally, we marvel at a 2,346-pound Half Moon Bay pum...

A whirlwind afternoon on The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix. Leslie and Houston roast the 605 rebrand trend, trade war stories from National Delivery Driver Week including a spicy four-star DoorDash rant, and size up delivery robots after a viral rooftop McNugget drop. Handwashing confessions roll in, Adultoween gets a local upgrade with Creepy Crawl, and a kiwi tip steals the show for anyone battling,...

A fast ride through The Second Shift’s afternoon mayhem on The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix. We cheer the record-crushing Black Hills Powwow and preview a massive Creepy Crawl with Amber’s last-crawl mystery. We test our grip with stein-holding feats, then race through the Science of Scare list where Sinister spikes heart rates and Skinnamarink sparks confusion. We wrap with brain-ticklers like super...

Friday’s Second Shift gets gloriously off the rails. Leslie and Houston trade train-track tales and meet Shawn B from Council Bluffs, the internet’s most dedicated locomotive heckler. A very good dog named Indy lobbies the Academy for animal Oscars, and a pull-up powerhouse cranks out 733 reps in an hour that’ll make your arms ache through the speakers. Porch pirates, fluoride grit, weekend plans...

Birthday fever hits the studio as Stitch vanishes for a multi-day celebration and the crew plots yoga to save his sanity. Then we chase chills in Vegas with a five-grand ghost-hunt gig at the El Cortez and weigh who on the team is brave enough to go. We wrap with a stein-strong preview of Bierbörse at Main Street Square, complete with our legendary mug-holding throwdown and tickets to Mountain Wes...

Hump day got weird in the best way. We opened with a six-pound gummy binge that ended in a real talk confession about diverticulitis. Then we raided the costume rack, from K-pop Demon Hunters and Rumi to Sabrina Carpenter sparkle and Oasis brother chic. Spirits stayed high while Stitch shopped for candy and we taste-tested the idea of a six hundred eighty dollar cup of coffee in Dubai. We wrapped...

Shift into the afternoon chaos from The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix as the crew kicks off birthday week vibes and tears into the viral Bubs sour diamonds. The Harvest Supermoon sparks space talk and spirals into an eerie 911 clip that has everyone side-eyeing the bed of a pickup. Then Denver’s International Taco Bell 50k Ultra enters the chat, where runners log miles and Crunchwraps in equal measure...

Taylor Day hits the studio and the vibes are loud. We dive into first-listen hot takes on the new Taylor Swift album, from hooks that slap to lyrics that spark debate. Horror fans get a feast as we run through the best scary movies of the last twenty years and the new dog-eye chiller Good Boy. The crew also tackles the viral thread on jobs where dumb people make good money and spins it into radio-...

Rush-hour radio chaos, bottled. We celebrate the triumphant return of the I-90 Lacrosse Street signals with the fanfare they deserve, then tumble headfirst into a full Bubs candy obsession that sparks late-night cart clicks and snack scouting. The crew debates thrifted sweaters, hidden vibes, and whether a favorite find belongs in Hexed, your Halloween deep dive into cursed objects. Big bear energ...

Shift Happened recaps every wild break from The Second Shift on The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix, weekdays from 3 to 7 pm. This episode opens with the Second Shift band turning a government shutdown into an indie anthem, then spirals into our in-house Essential vs Nonessential draft where egos and job titles go toe to toe. We cap it with the timeless toilet paper showdown, complete with so-called per...

Your daily rewind of The Second Shift from The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix, packing every break from 3 to 7 pm into one lively ride. Today the crew reunites and dives into the Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban split, a Waymo getting pulled over with nobody to ticket, and the wild math behind McDonald’s Monopoly odds that had everyone craving fries and improbable jackpots. There’s plenty of fast food spi...

Your daily afternoon rewind from The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix, packed with the 3 to 7 pm breaks that keep the drive home fun. In this one, Houston defends calling a climb up Arthur’s Seat a hike while Scotland TikTok roasts his hat and his stamina. We size up Bad Bunny as the newly crowned Super Bowl halftime headliner and why the NFL is chasing a global pop wave. Then Houston becomes a full-blow...