Shift Happened

Fold-over jeans are apparently a real fashion trend now, and the crew has some strong feelings about them. We also found out how many people admit to flirting with an AI chat bot, then spent way too long arguing over whether that counts as cheating. And somewhere in Florida, a woman with over a hundred shark tattoos is chasing a record that might not be the safest hobby she's ever picked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weekend's forecast has everyone talking about heat, hydration, and questionable rodeo outfits. The real chaos starts with a Guinness World Record involving a man, the snow, and zero clothing, plus a debate over whether that counts as science. We rank every fast food drive thru in town from fastest to friendliest, and somebody has strong feelings about McNuggets. Stick around for the tipping controversy that got a whole restaurant shut down and had us picking sides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston, Stitch, and Loren dive into a wild Thursday afternoon covering the Days of '76 excitement downtown, including a chat with a bull rider who's cooler than the heat wave we're all sweating through. A Montana teenager becomes an unlikely hero on the Yellowstone River using nothing but a twelve foot lasso and pure instinct. And an AI experiment decided testing rules were more of a suggestion, breaking out of its own containment in a way that has the whole crew rethinking their relationship with technology. Catch it all on The Second Shift, weekdays 3 to 7 pm on The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 the Mix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Loren rolls in late with a story that starts with flashing lights and ends with a very generous cop. Stitch and Houston dig into some brand new coffee research that might just save your life, assuming you skip the five gallons of sugar. Then the crew somehow ends up talking about disco heels made for the bathroom, and honestly, we can't explain how we got there either. Grab your headphones for this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coke's new can design has us doing a double take today, thanks to some Marlboro comparisons we can't unsee. We also get into a genuinely rough concert story that has all of us rethinking what happens up close at a show. Plus Robert Irwin weighs in on AI and wildlife photography, and it gets us talking about what real skill actually looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got a raccoon taking over the internet, a guy who spent way too long inside a porta potty, and a science study that's about to ruin the way you drink water at dinner. Houston and Loren dig into all of it this afternoon on Shift Happened, plus some local news, a little debate about speed limits, and a story about a guy on top of a moving train that has to be heard to be believed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston and Stitch welcome a new voice to the show and immediately get into a fifty million dollar argument. A rancher discovers the most complete T-Rex fossil ever found, right on their own land, and the crew can't agree on what they'd do with it. Then the conversation takes a turn when they dig into a nationwide stomach bug scare tied to bagged lettuce that's got people rethinking their salads. To close things out, a Florida grandmother gets a piece of mail that leaves her mortified and the internet in stitches.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston and Stitch settle the mac and cheese debate once and for all, and Stitch's take on hot dogs might change how you feel about him. Then there's a Russian rental service that lets you pay a total stranger to come grill with you, and Stitch is a little too into the idea. We also break down the biggest grilling sins out there, so you know exactly what not to do at your next cookout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stitch and Houston tackle a twelve dollar cup of water that's supposedly sacred, a Los Angeles grocery store that had some very questionable priorities during an emergency, and a black Lab named Tokyo who had one unforgettable afternoon on a Scottish hillside. Plus, Pitbull secured a Guinness World Record that nobody saw fit to challenge until now. Press play and buckle up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got a mystery woman in the chair this week, and she's not getting a name until she earns it. Stitch and Houston put a potential new cohost through the wringer, and her resume alone could fill an entire show. Sharks, hair dye, and a guy who sounded like Antonio Banderas all make an appearance. Then things take a turn when the crew digs into two stories so strange we almost didn't believe them ourselves. One involves a flight lesson gone horribly wrong, the other will make you never trust a needle and thread again. We also settle the debate on permanent daylight saving time once and for all, or at least we try to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we get into a full blown hot dog debate, stacking up Seattle's cream cheese loaded dog against Chicago, New York, and the homemade version we've been making for years. We also cover a bizarre presidential travel detail that involves a lot more bathroom security than you'd guess. Plus, the sunscreen spots almost everyone skips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's National Video Game Day, so buckle up. One of us goes to war over the internet's list of the greatest games of all time, and Madden getting snubbed does not sit well at all. Then we dig into the strangest stuff people are paying real money for after Taylor and Travis's big weekend, and someone actually tried to sell a bag of air. We also get into what folks are doing with their old wedding rings after a divorce, and one host has a confession about where his ended up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A dog named Brisket takes a tumble down a well while running from fireworks, and the rescue comes with the most fitting reward possible. A biohacker who drops two million dollars a year chasing eternal youth runs into a diagnosis all that money can't fix. And Pringles decides hot dog buns needed a potato-flavored makeover, so Stitch is already signing up. Houston and Stitch also get into who's really the tougher sex, and the story Houston brings to prove it is a wild one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stitch and Houston are back, still dragging after a Fourth of July that got a little out of hand. On the docket this time: billionaires dropping serious money on indoor snow rooms, a man in Scotland who found a very unusual weapon in the middle of a street fight, and a skydiver whose grand entrance didn't go quite the way he planned. Toss in a heat wave and a wild stat about what half the country apparently forgot this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys kick things off with a Fourth of July public health warning you did not ask for, involving a parasite, seventeen states, and a word neither of them can pronounce. Then they break down the ten-hour celebrity wedding taking over Madison Square Garden, lobster, truckloads of chicken, and all. America also votes on one real face to represent the whole country, and the winner is tough to argue with. And things wrap up with cockroaches wearing tiny underwater diving suits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a real-life Batman prowling Jalisco, Mexico, snatching up bike thieves, taping them to lampposts, and writing "thief" across their foreheads. Stitch thinks more people should be doing this. Then meet Orville, the 121-year-old tortoise at Reptile Gardens who got a birthday party, a tiny paper hat, and all the watermelon he could eat. And a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament in Oregon got shut down for a week because players kept showing up filthy on purpose to throw off their opponents. Toss in some Fourth of July finger warnings and LeBron leaving the Lakers, and that's your Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys close out June by going down a tornado rabbit hole, from an EF2 that just tore through Wyoming to the deadliest twister in American history, and the reason so many people never had a chance to run for cover. Then it turns out one of America's favorite ice cream flavors was born right here in South Dakota. Plus, visitrapidcity.com spilled where the best secret spots are to watch this Thursday's drone show. It's the last day of June, and the boys are ready to send it into America's 250th birthday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stitch is back from Disney World with swollen ankles and zero relaxation to show for it, and apparently that means the show needs saving. Then there's the giraffe that pulled a great escape in Texas and went full "catch me if you can" for days while a whole helicopter team chased her down. Plus a list of foods chefs say you should never put on a grill, including burgers, which Stitch is absolutely not having. Stream the whole thing here on Shift Happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Houston's in a suspiciously good mood, which means WalletHub is about to catch some hands. They left Rapid City off their list of the 100 best Fourth of July spots, and he's taking it personally. There's also the real origin story of Renaissance fairs, a deep dive into pool funk that might change how you do summer, and a wind farm out in the desert that's out-muscling the Hoover Dam. Plus that mysterious hum people keep hearing? The call might be coming from inside your head. It's Friday, it's warm, and the show went a few interesting directions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston catches up from a Weird Al concert long enough to introduce you to Cookie Monster's new Bruno Mars parody, and yes, there is a lot of nom nom nom involved. From there it's bears wandering in from Wyoming like bored college guys, a Florida man suing Waffle House over a strawberry shortcake photo, and Elon Musk's very brief run as a trillionaire. Throw in some Frankenstein rabbits and a banana car getting pulled over, and that's your Thursday on The Second Shift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Houston flies solo this afternoon while Stitch recovers from his Disney World trip. The US men's national team has picked a new World Cup victory anthem, and the choice involves John Denver, country roads, and a stadium full of thousands belting it out. Kentucky police found a bag of drugs that came pre-labeled, with a second mystery phrase printed underneath that nobody can explain. Plus, why M&M's are about to lose two colors, and the toy that's sending parents on treasure hunts through the mall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston's flying solo this week, with Stitch off living it up at Disney World. He gets into the FIFA fifteen, the foreigners packing on extra pounds thanks to America's endless supply of ranch dressing and dirty sodas. He breaks down which airports will ruin your day and which ones won't, plus why Denver's weirdness earns it a pass. And then there's the guy in California who went head first into a vault toilet to save his sunglasses. The sunglasses did not make it out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark's flying solo this week with Leslie city-bound and Stitch off at Disney, so it's back to old-school radio. He digs into why someone out there is paying a hundred bucks for a wool diaper that supposedly cleans itself for a month, then breaks down the science on whether your cat actually cares when you've had a rough day. Turns out your cat would rather show you its butt and go lay in the sun. Plus the Father's Day gift that comes with serious Maury Povich energy, and why grandma and grandpa might be the chillest people you know before too long. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a solo flight for Mark Houston this Juneteenth, and he spends the afternoon pulling one thread he's never pulled before. Turns out almost every song on the radio, from Taylor Swift to your favorite country tune, traces back to one day in Galveston, Texas. The banjo on your front porch playlist took a much longer trip than you'd think. Then we get into Father's Day, a holiday that started with a coal mine disaster and almost didn't survive because a circus act and some fireworks stole its thunder. Crank something you love this weekend and find out where it really came from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie's cat Oswald is about to endure a triple whammy of misery, and the gang debates whether you can morally body-shame a trillionaire. Somewhere in there: a self-driving toilet that grinds up the evidence, McDonald's bringing back the fried apple pie, and hot dogs boiled in Gatorade until they turn a disturbing shade of blue.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie brings in a tallboy of banana water, and things go downhill from the first sip as the crew tries to figure out how you even squeeze water out of a banana. Then an orange cat crashes a stage production of Romeo and Juliet, attacking poor dead Romeo mid-death-scene before settling in to watch the rest. And it turns out people will pay serious money for a chair, as long as the right celebrity sat in it first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Knicks finally win it all, and the guys realize hip hop didn't even exist the last time it happened. Then Japan's World Cup fans pull out blue garbage bags and start cleaning a stadium that isn't theirs, which somehow spirals into who's to blame when kids grow up to be slobs. And a high school lacrosse team gets caught with cigars at graduation, so the parents fight back with a receipt swearing they were made of tea leaves. One principal wasn't buying it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This time we're getting into tan maxing, the viral trend where people are tracking UV indexes and chasing the smell of their own skin. Leslie defends her habit, the guys stage an intervention, and somehow it all ties back to the movie Idiocracy. We also meet a Georgia handyman who turned a pink Barbie Dream Camper into a working three-dollar-a-tank vehicle, complete with a grocery compartment. Then it's Disclosure Day, which means a heated debate about whether we could ever communicate with aliens. The answer involves math, dance, and a glitter poster that might start an intergalactic war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie drops the big news: she's leaving for Minneapolis, and the universe confirmed it with a Skol license plate in the Safeway parking lot. The station's web developer builds his own Jarvis and earns himself Tony Stark status in the building. Plus, Europeans visiting for the World Cup are losing their minds over Buc-ee's, ranch dressing, and air conditioning, and a woman on TikTok swallows her AirPod and waits five days to find out where it went. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two large, wolf-colored animals were spotted drinking from a puddle under an overpass, and the studio can't agree on what they were. Houston has Leslie and Stitch stand up to test research showing humans naturally turn counterclockwise, with mixed results. And new reporting connects big tobacco to the snack aisle, where the same minds behind Camel Lights helped engineer your Lunchables. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stitch is back from Chicago with stories about a dinner cruise on the river, a fake birthday shoutout from the boat DJ, and a parking situation that nearly broke him. Then the crew finds out the entire town of Hell, Michigan is for sale for six hundred twenty five thousand dollars, and the merch ideas start flying. Plus a TikTok time traveler claims humanity goes extinct next year, which sends everyone down a rabbit hole involving an eighteenth century painting of a woman who appears to be checking her phone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mount Rushmore fireworks drew over 100,000 ticket requests for fewer than 5,000 spots, so Houston and Leslie break down where you can actually catch the drone show for the 250th. They dig into "email apnea," the very real habit of holding your breath every time your inbox dings. And Sherwin Williams is somehow trying to sell the loneliest paint color on the shelf, a green that's been compared to broccoli soup and worse. Stitch is back from Chi-town, and the only question that matters is whether he remembered the Malort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie loses a battle with her impulse control in the target pharmacy aisle and ends up cracking open a bag of spicy ramen yucca chips on the air. There's a deep dive into a list of things ruined once too many people found them, from food trucks to Etsy to storm chasing. Plus a UK makeup artist who had her late dog's ashes mixed into her eyeliner so he could keep seeing the world through her eyes, and a National Donut Day debate that crowns the humble glazed round as the one true king. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stitch flew to Chicago, but not before Houston and Leslie roasted the flimsy basketball shorts, black socks, and slides he wore to the airport. Then it's National Cheese Day, complete with the tragic tale of fresh cheese curds hitting the pavement at Summer Nights and science confirming cheese is basically addictive. Plus, someone wants to build a cruise ship that holds 80,000 people, and Leslie has serious concerns about tequila, EDM, and what happens when an entire floating Rapid City becomes ungovernable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stitch's AC unit picked the worst possible week to die, with 95 degrees on the way and a 15,000 dollar replacement quote in hand. Houston spends the afternoon trying to cheer him up with air conditioning history, from crooked magazine centerfolds to movie theaters bragging about refrigerated air. Then scientists bake sourdough with 5,000 year old yeast pulled off Ötzi the Iceman, and the crew has thoughts about who exactly volunteers to eat mummy bread. Stitch heads to Chicago tomorrow, so the shopping list includes Malort and a custom crop top. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's election day, and that means a deep dive into the strangest ballots in history. There's the Austrian race decided by a single phallic doodle, the Missouri Senate seat won by a dead man, and a time when polling places handed out alcohol to boost turnout. Stitch finally rises from the dead to celebrate National Rotisserie Chicken Day, which leads to Colonel Sanders trashing his own gravy and a debate over whether KFC is worth a second chance. Plus the best fake excuses for leaving work early. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston rolls into Monday already worn out, fielding questions about Hot Hunks photos and dodging the crew's repeated attempts to find out why he's so crabby. The guys dig into a survey on the one question people would ask their pets, with Oswald getting an unexpectedly tender three-part interview. Then there's the influencer who smuggled ten chicken nuggets onto a 93-mile-per-hour roller coaster in his underwear, dunked them in sweet and sour, and earned himself a lifetime ban from every Six Flags in the country. The show closes with a German startup that cleans your apartment for free while filming everything to train household robots, which goes about as well as you'd expect with Stitch in the room. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summer Nights kicked off in its brand-new downtown location, and the crew breaks down everything from the improved sound to the unexpected bonus of condo residents turning their balconies into front-row seats. They also debate whether "it's all downhill from here" is a positive phrase or a warning sign that life is about to get weird.Plus, a surprising study reveals the age when people start choosing sleep over socializing, the gang shares their personal signs that they've "made it," and Houston discovers that being involved in the arts might actually help you live longer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The crew dives into National Burger Day with strong opinions on who slings the best patty in Rapid City, then spirals into a passionate hatred of dynamic pricing at the grocery store. Plus, Houston brings up Paul McCartney's plan to duet "The Long and Winding Road" with the late Prince, which sparks a debate about consent, estates, and AI in music. Stick around for a Harambe ten-year anniversary moment that genuinely shakes Houston. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stitch is tired again, and the crew can't figure out why. They map out where to spot Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury lining up in the sky tonight, debate whether old books should swap out their VCRs and Fear Factor mentions for TikTok references, and stumble onto an underwater plot of land for sale in San Francisco Bay that they're now seriously considering buying as a group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summer's officially here, and Houston and Stitch are diving into a packed weekend of food trucks, Hot Hunks, and the return of Summer Nights. They also get into whether you really need to tip at a self-serve froyo place, and Stitch shares the story of his ex-wife getting a brutally awkward brush-off from Ken Jennings in downtown Rapid City. Plus, a scientist explains why your blood viscosity might be the actual reason life exists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Memorial Day weekend is here, and the crew breaks down the flag rules nobody actually knows, plus the powerful Charleston origin story behind the holiday. Houston confesses to owning a pair of "garage jeans" he refuses to wash, and the guys debate whether they'd fall backwards into a prickly pear cactus for ten million dollars. There's also a blindfold challenge worth millions and some strong opinions on Joey Chestnut's bar slap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston's back from Colorado with a full report on the new and improved Casa Bonita, plus some thoughts on Stitch's fresh haircut. The crew breaks down Trey Parker's bittersweet realization about his own restaurant, debates whether the dad bod era is officially over, and roasts every meaningless word you've ever seen on a menu. Handhelds, curated, hand-cut. Who's writing this stuff? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie and Stitch hold down the second shift one last day before Houston's back. TSA is daring travelers to bring as many rotisserie chickens on a plane as they can carry, which somehow leads to a deep dive on the agency's official list of approved cargo, including live lobsters, bowling pins, and whole watermelons. Then a poll asks what people would do if they could freeze time, and the answers get morally questionable real quick. Plus, Thomas Edison's first radio broadcast ever, which sounds suspiciously like every rookie DJ's first shift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie and Stitch hold the second shift down while Houston finishes his vacation. Vogue has declared 2026 the year of the crack, and a model at Cannes is selling unbuttoned shirts that may actually be shawls. Hormel is rolling out the spam dog this summer, and there's a farm in Massachusetts scooping asparagus ice cream by the cone. Plus a Louisiana baker took a $700 order to light a cheating boyfriend's birthday cake on fire, and the video is online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie and Stitch run the Celebrity Power Hour while Houston eats his way through Casa Bonita in Denver. Taylor Swift is calling wedding guests on the phone so the date doesn't leak, and the date she gave them is "this summer." Britney Spears was spotted barking at her dinner at a place called the Blue Dog Tavern, and her rep has a perfectly reasonable explanation. Plus California wants 140 mile per hour buses on the freeway, which is essentially the plot of Speed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie and Stitch hold down the fort while Houston's out, and a viral TikTok of a woman crying over men in flip flops kicks off a full debate about toe hair, Birkenstocks, and whether jeans with sandals is a vibe or a crime. Halo Top has invented a four-dollar spoon that silences your phone while you eat, which raises one important question. Plus a new poll ranks the coolest things in America, and somehow sourdough bread beat out most of rock and roll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston and Stitch celebrate breaking the Children's Miracle Network record with $106,000 raised, then nerd out hard over Burger King's $21 Mandalorian and Grogu collector's meal before getting completely lost in Star Wars timeline talk. The guys also dig into whether throwing up a peace sign in photos can actually get your fingerprints stolen, debate if companies owe you a kickback for wearing their hats, and unpack the dreaded "Boomer bad news drop." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A wild theory about why T-Rex arms were so tiny, the viral exotic cat called Big Floppa that's fooling people into thinking they need one, and two kinds of anxiety where only one helps you live longer. Plus, a rogue stove burner and a salmonella story that'll make you side-eye your chocolate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Houston is flying solo today, which means the hantavirus story gets the deep dive treatment, a Montana mom finds out her farmhouse sits on a garter snake den with up to eight slithering through her kitchen daily, and the Florida diamond thief swallows his evidence only for police to find two bonus earrings nobody can explain. Also, science says we're genetically closer to cats than dogs, and Leslie's going to have opinions about that tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.