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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.