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Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift is your late-night companion for real talk, bold ideas, and unfiltered conversations that matter. Hosted by Canadian radio veteran Shane Hewitt, each episode dives into the headlines, human stories, and hidden truths shaping our world—always with curiosity, compassion, and a sharp edge.
From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring…
Episodes
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
ICYMI - Inside Copy: Someone Is Watching Every NHL Player's Instagram Follows. All 700 of Them
NHL player social media is now a 24-hour surveillance operation and the results are exactly what you would expect. NHL Follow Tracker monitors over 700…
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NEW - WAR in 2003: Twenty Years On and the Streets Are Quiet
Anti-war apathy is the thing historians notice first. In 2003 the marches started before the bombs did. Main streets shut down. Embassies closed. This…
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Project Hail Mary: The Rotisserie Chicken That Stole the Movie
867-5309 became a cancer helpline. Richard Crouse has the story, and it changes the way you hear that song. Tommy Heath turned that number into a free line…
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The Carbon Tax Went Away. Your Grocery Bill Didn't Hear About It
Canadian food prices are about to move again, and the shift started long before anything reached a shelf. The industrial carbon tax rises to $110 on April 1st…
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80 Percent of People Believe This (Including You, Probably)
Conspiracy theories, according to research, are believed by about 80 percent of people. Not the fringe. Not the outliers. Most people. The interesting part is…
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NEW - Smart Speakers: The 3.8 Restaurant Might Be the Best One on the Block
Fake online reviews tell you less than you'd think, and the surveys that were supposed to fix the problem are built the same way. Before a one-star answer…
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SHIFTHEADS: Online Reviews and Ratings - "Obsessed" Is the Tell
Online reviews have a tell. When a TikTok video uses the word "obsessed," that is the giveaway. Add "epic." Add the California Valley accent delivered like you…
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NEW - Why You Trust the Three-Star Review
Confirmation bias shapes pain. In a controlled study, people physically rated discomfort differently based on fictional peer ratings they saw beforehand. The…
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Shiftheads - Conspiracy Trap: You're Not Gullible. You're Depleted. There's a Difference
Conspiracy thinking finds you when you feel most alone. You are more connected than any human in history right now, and somehow more isolated at the same time…
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ICYMI - Don’t Trust The AI Report That Said AI Is Awesome
AI job apocalypse reports land differently when the company publishing them sells the AI doing the replacing. Anthropic released a report on which jobs their…
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Impact over Intention: Be One of Many
International Women's Day marketing usually announces itself. The Mercedes "Be One of Many" campaign did not. No product, no pitch, no car. Just the…
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Car Buying Scams: The Smoke Was Real. The Damage Wasn't
Used car scams don't always start online. Two strangers showed up at a man's driveway, sprayed oil on his engine while he wasn't watching, and walked away with…
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NEW - Ireland’s Mark on the World: The Peace Walls Still Lock at Night
Irish history left its mark on places that never knew it was coming. Eighty thousand Irish indentured servants shaped the accents and surnames of the…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
The St. Patrick's Day (We Wish It Were Real) Playlist That Got Us Party Ready
AI Irish songs have a strange way of sounding like they always existed. This St. Patrick's Day, an AI account started taking classic songs and running them…
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Today's Good News Tuesday! Comes With Sticker Shock
Housing prices in a fifteen-year-old newspaper will do something to your stomach that no current data report can. $399,000, brand new, in a neighbourhood now…
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NEW- Inside Copy: First Cousin Marriages - Allowed in Florida and…
First cousin marriage is legal in Canada. That is the thing nobody looks up because they assume the answer. Florida just tried to make it illegal and failed…
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Shiftheads - One Shift at a Time Isn't Just Hockey Advice
Multiple myeloma has one ask this March: know the name. Ted Nolan didn't know it until his blood work came back and a doctor told him he needed a stem cell…
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ICYMI - What Coffee Tastes Like When Your Taste Buds Are Built Differently
Super taster sounds like a compliment. It isn't. It's a genetic condition where bitter tastes register so intensely that coffee arrives as liquid body odor and…
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Canada's World Cup Kit Says Frozen Lake. Everybody's Seeing Outer Space.
Canada's World Cup kit 2026 is here, and Bob Addison already has a verdict on the black one. You see it and think outer space. The design team meant frozen…
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NEW - If the Date Only Works Because It's Expensive, That's Not Chemistry
The cost of dating just cleared $170 a night, and that is before the second round. More than half of single Canadians have gone the entire last year without…
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NEW - Spring Home Fixes Start in the Places You Were Hoping to Ignore
Home DIY repairs arrive whether you are ready for them or not. You notice the droppings. You realize the doorbell has not worked since November. You lose your…
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OSCARS: Conan Hosted. Matt Berry Stole It.
The 2025 Oscars recap starts somewhere nobody expected: a voice in the background that turned every winner announcement into something funnier and stranger…
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ICYMI - What Would It Take for Canada to Own Its Own Internet?
Digital sovereignty in Canada is a practical question and your Gmail account is the starting point. You have probably used it for years without thinking about…
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NEW - What $60,000 US Gets You in Costa Rica (You Keep It the Whole Time)
Canadian retirement abroad is probably not what you think it costs. It is a form, a deposit, and in some cases a monthly income you may already be collecting…
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Shiftheads - The Irish Whiskey Aisle Has Never Had More Worth Trying
Irish whiskey is in the middle of one of the more exciting moments in its history, and the shelf at your local liquor store reflects it. You can find…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
SHIFTHEADS: Trump Wants the Allies He Burned. The World Ignores Cuba Going Dark.
Trump's foreign policy has a pattern and this week ran it again. You watched him ask the allies he tariffed and insulted to send warships into the Strait of…
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NEW - The Most Boring Money Advice Is the Best Money Advice
Financial literacy resources are everywhere and you've probably trusted the wrong ones. You ask AI and get a wall of text. You watch TikTok and get a sales…
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Metallica, Vegas, and the $10,000 Birthday Party That Didn't Happen
Las Vegas Sphere concert pricing comes with a number you haven't done yet. You have a budget in your head for what a concert is worth. The Sphere changes that…
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NEW - A Missile Hit Camp Canada and Nobody Said Anything for Days
Trump war fever in Iran is not just a political story. You read a post this week about killing as a great honour, and something in you already knows that's not…
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SHIFTHEADS: Celine Dion Did This First and Everyone Thought She Was Finished
Vegas concert residency economics started shifting the moment someone decided the audience should travel to the artist. You have done the math on a trip like…
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NEW - What The Hell To Watch: Six Picks, One Hard Pass, and a Movie That Might Break You
What to watch this weekend matters more when the platforms are actively burying the answer. You know the scroll. You've done it. Six recommendations spanning…
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Shiftheads - People Discuss Open Marriages Before Admitting You Sleep Separately
Sleep divorce is the thing most couples won't call anything at all. You know the 3am math: snoring, heat, restless legs, someone reaching for the blanket…
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ICYMI - The AI Debate Your Industry Is Having Isn't the Right One
AI and film jobs in Canada are the conversation happening in your industry whether the industry is ready to have it or not. You might expect the threat to look…
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NEW - You've Been Treating Your Insomnia With a Placebo
Insomnia treatment that works exists. You probably haven't been offered it. You've tried melatonin, cut the screens, kept the room cold. That list is what…
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The Pajama Line Nobody Can Agree On
Pajamas in public draw a line you didn't know you had until someone crosses it. You're at the grocery store. The person in front of you is in full flannel. And…
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NEW - The Year the Internet Started
Canada 1989 is the year you are still paying for, in both directions. Gas was fifty cents a litre. Groceries for a week cost your family eighty dollars. A…
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SHIFTHEADS: Seventeen Million People Had Opinions About Pajamas In a Grocery Store
Shopping in pajamas used to mean you were sick or it was Saturday morning. You've seen it now on your way to work, in the grocery aisle, on the flight home…
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NEW - Your MP Just Changed Parties. Nobody Asked You
Floor crossing in Canada puts you in a position nobody voted for. Your MP just joined the party you didn't elect them to join. No by-election. No mandate. Just…
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Shiftheads - His Boss Said No. He Built the Internet Anyway
The invention of the internet started with one researcher who could not find his data. You know that feeling. Files on a different machine, a different system…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
ICYMI - The Fortnite Leak That Came From Inside the Building
Fortnite leaks are not supposed to come from the inside. You picture a hacker, a back door, someone typing fast in a dark room. But when Epic Games filed a…
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NEW - Leakers vs Whistleblowers: When the Person You Hired Knows Too Much
Your insider threat at work is already inside. You hired them because they were skilled. You gave them the files, the client list, the access -- because that's…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
The Guy Who Lives in the Past Says Stop Living in the Past
The nostalgia industry has a secret and you are already paying for it. You pulled up that old show last week not because you ran out of new things but because…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
Richard Crouse: This Study Proved Walter White Is More Real Life Than Anyone Thought
Cancer diagnosis criminal behaviour was the subject of a real scientific study, and it puts you somewhere uncomfortable before you finish reading the headline…
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NEW: Your $168 Flight Isn't $168
Airline hidden fees have turned flight booking into a guessing game. You find a $168 ticket to Calgary and click through, carry-on selected, one checked bag…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
NEW - Smart Speakers: Your $168 Flight Is a $700 Problem
Airline drip pricing turns a $168 fare into a $700 problem before you finish booking. You have the dates. You click economy because that is what the screen…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
SHIFTHEADS: What the Iran Conflict Could Do to Your Summer Flight
Summer flight prices are already a moving target, and a war in Iran just put them in motion again. You found the fare. You know how this goes. By the time you…
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NEW - Ryan Finally Watched Jaws. All because of a Lego Set
Jaws 50th anniversary means a lot of things, but mostly it means someone you know has still never seen it. You have seen the poster. You know the music. You…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
Shiftheads - The CIA Spent 20 Years Trying to Build a Psychic Army
CIA Stargate Project files are declassified and you can pull them yourself right now. Type the name into any search box. What you will find is a real…
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The Tool That Keeps Telling You It Doesn't Need You
AI human agency is the thing the pitch keeps asking you to hand over. You get the new tool. You get the update you did not ask for. You get the message at work…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
NEW - The Real Reason Old Stuff Never Stays Old
Nostalgia merchandise already has a room in your home. You are on a video call and there is a Stormtrooper Lego on a shelf behind someone and the whole…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
SCAMS: Your Shame Is Part of the Business Model
Online scams and fraud in Canada quietly cost billions, because most people never say a word. You lose money to a deepfake video of a politician promising…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
Good News Tuesday: When a Stranger Decides You Are Worth Showing Up For
Good news habits run on one rule: it counts if it counts to you. You text in your maple syrup evaporator finally running on a Tuesday night and that is enough…
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NEW - The Day Your Neighbour's Good News Became Yours
Good news habits compound, and you are probably already doing it without realising. You show up on a Tuesday with nothing on the list. The bar feels impossibly…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
SHIFTHEADS: Your List of Reasons to Stay at Your Bank Just Got Smaller
Canada Post banking just became a real conversation, and it starts with a number you probably recognise. You check your statement and there it is: fees. Not…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
NEW - Think You Can? One Drive. Zero Rules Broken. Go.
Your driving habits are harder to spot than you think, and one challenge proves it. You commit to a single drive with zero traffic laws broken. Full stop at…
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Shiftheads - Canadian Government: The Levers Aren't Connected to Anything
Mark Carney's communications have a specific blind spot, and you see it most clearly when the stakes are highest. You fill your tank and pay nearly double what…
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ICYMI - What You Need To Know That Your Kid Is Actually Learning By Online Gaming
Video game benefits rarely get the headline, but the numbers make the case before the conversation even starts. More than 61 percent of Canadians play. The…
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NEW - Video Game Addiction: The Hours Don't Tell You Everything
Video game addiction in kids might not be what you think you're looking for. Your kid plays 15 hours a week. So does their friend down the street. One sleeps…
- Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
Date Night: Tony Says “Don't Send That Text to Your Ex”
Getting back with your ex starts with something small. A dream that leaves your chest tight at 2am. A run-in at the place you used to go together. Two people…
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Your Favourite App Just Got Put on Probation
TikTok Canada continuing feels like the end of a story, but it is closer to the beginning of a different one. You kept scrolling and the app kept running. What…