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Ep. 263
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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” culture and how influencers are driving restaurants insane. Ring lights. Sound systems. Rearranging plates for the perfect viral shot.
Meanwhile, one guy in Australia tried to scam a steakhouse by pulling out his own armpit hair and planting it on a finished tomahawk bone. And the restaurant comped the meal just to make him leave. Unreal.
And finally… curling drama. Canadians dropping F-bombs at Swedes over an alleged finger tap on the stone. Accusations flying. Tape review threats. Somehow the “easiest sport” turned into the pettiest war on ice.
Beads. Burgers. Brooms.
Shift Happened.
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262. The Executive Shift Experiment
08:54||Ep. 262No 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.261. Ghost Dog
22:31||Ep. 261Friday 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 then disappearing like some kind of four-legged Batman? We’re obsessed. Nobody knows where it lives. Nobody can catch it. It just shows up, saves the day, and vanishes.And finally, we talked about a bottle of Weller Millennium that could cost you ten grand… and how someone at Mountain West Whiskey Festival is going to sip it for twenty bucks if their raffle ticket hits.History. Hero dogs. High-end whiskey.Shift Happened.260. It Was a Party Balloon
21:18||Ep. 260We tried to understand the Winter Olympics and somehow ended up deep in ice dancing controversy. From banned backflips to TikTok debates about a French skating couple’s off-ice drama, it turns out the chaos isn’t only happening on the ice.Then there was the El Paso “foreign threat” that shut down air traffic near Fort Bliss… which turned out to be a party balloon. Yes. A balloon triggered counter-drone measures.Two stories. Maximum chaos.Catch everything from 3 to 7 on The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix.259. DoorDash After Dark
24:49||Ep. 259Cupid hit the streets for Curbside Cupid… with five winners, broken wings, and at least one very public wardrobe change in the lobby. It was love in action across Rapid City, even if the halo was slightly crooked.Meanwhile, a Norwegian Olympic medalist tried to win back his ex during a bronze medal interview. She responded. It did not go how he hoped.Plus, DoorDash revealed the most romantic and most “intimate” states in America, and South Dakota didn’t exactly top the charts.Catch the chaos from 3 to 7 on The Kat 98.7 and 93.9 The Mix.258. The Bronze Medal Confession
21:31||Ep. 258It’s Red Tuesday… statistically the day you’re most likely to get dumped. So naturally, the crew decides to relive their most awkward breakups. From getting dumped over Facebook Messenger to a phone call made from another guy’s bed, nothing was off limits.Then things get even weirder. An Olympic medalist confesses to cheating during his post-race interview, scurvy makes a comeback thanks to modern diet trends, and the Running of the Gingers is officially on for Lepre-Con.Love is fragile. Pirates are back. And Valentine’s Day is four days away.Shift definitely happened.257. Relax Your Tight End
24:14||Ep. 257National Pizza Day kicked things off with a shoutout to a Rapid City favorite, then the crew dove straight into the Super Bowl chaos… from streakers that nobody saw on TV to a halftime wedding that was actually real. Yes, real.They break down the defensive showdown, roast the commercials that leaned way too hard into AI, and debate whether the Bad Bunny halftime show was a cultural moment or a controversy waiting to happen. Plus, a $250,000 coin toss bet, 1.5 billion chicken wings, and why Minnesota somehow always ends up in the Super Bowl conversation.Oh, and if you want to get married in the back of a monster truck… that’s on the table too.Welcome to your afternoon recap. Shift definitely happened.256. One Million to Lose the Mullet.
26:58||Ep. 256It’s the final ride from the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, and the Second Shift goes out exactly how you’d expect… with Stitch eating loudly, Houston trying to keep microphones clean, and Leslie questioning every life choice that led to frybread covered in cheese. The crew takes one last lap through the ice arena, talks mullets with a live barber shop, attempts to break into the Rapid City Rush locker room, and somehow ends up terrified of AI bots hiring humans. One part rodeo wrap-up, one part food court chaos, and one hundred percent Second Shift energy.255. Listening To Us Twice Is A Choice
22:52||Ep. 255Things get weird before the microphones are even warm. Houston is sent to spy on a mysterious meeting in the fishbowl, only to realize the strangers might be from jury duty and not some secret plot to dissolve the company. Then there’s the listener who proudly admits she listens to The Second Shift twice a day, which immediately raises concern, gratitude, and a light mental health check. Plus, January refuses to end, fitness accountability is somehow working and everyone hates that part, and the crew spirals into EDM priests, streaming stats, and the children’s book that almost cost an assistant principal their job.