Shift Happened

Houston’s still out, so Stitch and Leslie run the show like two kids who found the car keys… and immediately start collecting “Tell Houston he sucks” messages in the wild. Then we hit peak holiday chaos with Santa at Main Street Square, the real rules of surviving last-minute shopping, and the spicy question: is a charity donation in your name a sweet gift, or a “cool… I guess” moment?Plus, the dream of a white Christmas takes a hit, Home Alone turns 35 with some weird behind-the-scenes goodies, and we end on a bold idea that I fully support: let us claim pets as dependents for tax season.

Houston’s out, so Leslie and Stitch are driving the ship… and it gets weird in the best way.First up, Leslie’s out playing Santa in a snowy Rapid City, only to realize three clients are closed on Fridays. So she’s basically doing holiday charity laps in the snow with a trunk full of “please like us” gifts. Then it takes a hard left into “is this a crime or a cry for help” territory, with a DoorDash driver allegedly spraying someone’s Arby’s and sending a wife into a breathing panic. Yeah… that happened. And if you’ve ever reworn socks and told yourself it’s fine, congratulations, this episode also ruins that for you with the “microscopic rainforest” visual you’ll never unhear. Merry Christmas. 

Houston bailed again, so Leslie and Stitch take the wheel… and immediately turn The Second Shift into a holiday chaos variety show.There’s a full investigation into how Walgreens printed Christmas cards at an hour when normal humans are asleep, a debate over the perfect travel companion that somehow ends with “bring a Snickers,” and a TikTok dessert trend that sounds like a prank until you hear who’s already tried it. Then the show swerves into stadium food rankings, the most popular day to break up, and a surprisingly sweet reminder to hug your people a little tighter.

On this episode of Shift Happened, the crew tackles a wild hypothetical: if you could erase one crime from the world, which one would you commit first to make it disappear forever? From Leslie trying to power through a half-numb tooth to a scientific Christmas playlist, Netflix swallowing streaming, and an impulsive projector-buying spree, it is four hours of cozy December chaos, holiday moods, and questionable life choices. 

On this episode of Shift Happened, Houston flies solo and time travels straight into 2026. The iPhone 18 turns into a pocket sized supercomputer that side eyes your midnight symptom searches, robot coworkers happily tackle the soul sucking parts of your job, and streaming services morph into cable with better logos and more ads. Then the future zooms out to massive FIFA crowds, oversharing smartwatches, and a simple wish for the next year: less burnout, more real life, and a world that finally feels normal again.

Shift Happened heads back to the Second Shift studio for a solo hang with Houston, pulling every break from Monday’s show into one wild 2025 rewind. From parents secretly googling why kids say Sigma or Ohio to the unhinged glory of the hot honey cottage cheese sweet potato beef bowl, this one digs into the recipes, slang, and search habits that quietly exposed all our chaos. AI Barbie selfies, ghostface filters, and the Anxiety Dance that turned Fresh Prince clips into a group therapy session round it out, turning a year of weird headlines into something oddly hopeful and very human.

Houston is stuck in the hospital, so Stitch and Leslie hijack The Second Shift for a very unqualified wellness check on his ego and his chart. They dream of a white Christmas, experiment with potato candy, and fall into a saga about a guy who road trips with an injured raccoon that turns out to have rabies. Holiday family drama gets a survival plan with the art of grey rocking, New Year’s resolutions take a reality check, and Rolling Stone’s top albums list has them wondering if country fans ever stand a chance.

On this Shift Happened, Houston refuses to miss the show and checks in live from a hospital bed in Sturgis, IV bags, monitors and wisecracks included. The crew tears into Kim Kardashian’s Ten Commandments of business and decides which ones actually hit. Then things get awkward and hilarious with IRS agents watching OnlyFans and a debate over how much allowance kids really deserve.

Shift Happened turns a so called snow day into a full afternoon of chaos. Leslie and Stitch talk National Giving Day with SD Gives, question whether anyone needs Amazon dropping a baguette pillow on the porch in thirty minutes, and side-eye Simon Cowell’s very late apology tour. They also roast Rolling Stone’s top movies list that no one has seen, then dig into Oxford’s word of the year, rage bait, with a scroll through Threads that proves the internet loves to wind us up.