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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 8 MIN

The Executive Shift Experiment

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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 birthday. That feels very on-brand for government.Then there was George Washington winning every single electoral vote. Twice. No campaigning. No attack ads. Just reluctant leadership and vibes. Imagine that today.And we wrapped with the ultimate presidential mic drop. Washington stepping away after two terms when he absolutely didn’t have to. No term limits yet. He just said, “That’s what kings do,” and walked. That one decision shaped executive power for centuries.History. Power. A one-man show.Shift Happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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