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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

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9:36

1984 Nostalgia Meets Masters of the Universe: Why...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/23

You're standing in 1984 nostalgia right now, whether you lived through it or just admire it from afar. The Apple commercial that dropped pre-Super Bowl changed marketing forever with its "fight the man" philosophy. That same year launched the peak era of Masters of the Universe toys, and now there's a new movie trailer bringing He-Man back in a very modern version. The original 1987 Masters of the Universe sounded cartoony. The new version doesn't. Gen X nerds and Gen Z fans are both excited,

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8:52

NEW - Why Nobody Remembers the 1984 Super Bowl Score...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/23

You're watching a woman sprint down an aisle toward a massive screen. She's holding a sledgehammer. You have no idea what you're watching until she throws it. The screen explodes. Cut to Apple logo. That's the 1984 Apple commercial, and it's more famous than the Super Bowl game it aired during. Oakland Raiders 38, Washington 9. John Madden on the call. One of the largest championship blowouts ever. Can you name a single play from that game? The commercial cost $368,000 for 30 seconds and created

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9:58

SHIFTHEADS: What Apple's 1984 Ad Reveals About...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/23

Technology and independent thinking barely coexist anymore. You pull out your phone before deciding where to eat. You open GPS before trusting your instincts about which route to take. You search symptoms before calling a doctor. When exactly did checking replace thinking? Apple sold the idea of unleashing creativity in 1984. The Macintosh was actually a black box. Dr. Paolo Granata's claim: we're controlled not by Orwell's oppression but by Huxley's pleasure, where too much entertainment makes

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19:47

Shiftheads - What Men Actually Need to Know About...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/23

You notice your coworker walking into a room and forgetting why she's there. Brain fog, she jokes. But she's at the top of her career, leading projects, making critical decisions. Supporting women through menopause extends beyond your partner to every woman in your workplace navigating symptoms that look like other conditions but stem from one source: fluctuating hormones. Jordan Smith started WTF is Menopause after his friend Jackie was dismissed by doctors who missed perimenopause symptoms

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8:21

ICYMI - 1984 Macintosh Commercial: When Did the Rebel...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/23

1984 Macintosh commercial runs during the Super Bowl. You're watching Apple position itself as the counterculture smashing IBM's dominance. You look at your devices today: they're all Apple. The company that threw the sledgehammer built the screen everyone stares at now. How did the rebel become the empire it promised to destroy? Why didn't the commercial show the product? Levy explains that selling philosophy over features was revolutionary for tech advertising. The Mac introduced clicking instead

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19:26

2026 Oscars: Why Horror Finally Broke the Academy's...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/23

Part 1 - The Record-Breaking Nomination That Changes Everything 2026 Oscar nominations arrive and you notice the number next to Sinners: 16. You check the previous record: La La Land with 14 nominations ten years ago. Before that, Titanic. Before that, All About Eve 25 years earlier. The film that just broke the record is a vampire movie, and the Academy actually acknowledged it. The previous record was 14 nominations. Crouse notes that Sinners, a January release that usually gets forgotten by year

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12:07

NEW - Why Mark Carney's WEF Speech Was Canada's...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

Mark Carney's WEF speech came during active tariff negotiations with Trump. You're watching Canada's new Prime Minister deliver his first major international speech. He's supposed to be de-escalating Trump's tariff threats. Instead, he's signaling partnership with China on rare minerals. You're thinking: is this brilliant negotiation or political suicide? Tony Chapman calls it "one of the riskiest speeches of Canada's history" because Carney sided with "Trump's greatest adversary, China"

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19:50

Shiftheads - Cancer Cures and the Alternative...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

Cancer cure conspiracy theories flood your social media feeds daily. You see the testimonials. Someone's uncle cured stage four with broccoli. Another swears by lemon water. Those med bed videos keep circulating. Nathan Radke asks one question that flips the entire premise: if pharmaceutical companies are driven by greed, why wouldn't they cash in on an actual cure? The answer reshapes everything. Any company that developed a real cure would become the wealthiest corporation on earth. Cancer isn't a

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9:38

The Curiosity Test: Learner or Sucker?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

The curiosity conspiracy trap starts with innocent questions. You pause the movie mid-scene. That spaceship rotation in 2001: A Space Odyssey looks impossible for 1968. You need to know Kubrick's technique before you can continue watching. Your brain won't let the story proceed until you understand the mechanism. Is this healthy learning or the first step toward believing moon landing conspiracies? One approach: pause movies to research visual effects, becoming "a walking talking bank of facts and

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19:58

NEW - Federal Job Cuts Meet Global Realignment:...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

Why Mark Carney's WEF Strategy Leaves Trump IsolatedFederal job cuts in Ottawa are hitting every hallway. Your neighbor works at Defense. Your friend is at the RCMP. The person across the road is at CBSA. Someone down the street is at Transport. Everyone you know is suddenly worried about their job disappearing. Jamie Ellerton says the government needs to be "right-sized after a decade of getting bloated beyond the capacity of Canadians to pay," but acknowledges people will get "generous packages"

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9:00

SHIFTHEADS: How Protein Timing Fixes Hormonal Mood...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

Perimenopause nutrition changes demand more fiber and protein. Your breakfast worked fine last year. Now it triggers a 2pm crash. Your favorite dinner exhausts you. The foods that sustained you for decades suddenly betray your body. Why does joint pain worsen in your 40s? Alyssa B's answer: protein deficiency, not just age. She argues protein is "everything in our body from our skeletons and muscles to our hair and joints and cartilage." Blood sugar spikes drive mood swings women blame purely on

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9:52

NEW - Your Kid's Minecraft Addiction Might Be...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

Minecraft teaches problem solving, or does it just teach YouTube dependency? Your kid has been building elaborate digital worlds for four hours straight. You're debating whether to shut it down. You grew up dumping Tinker Toys from a tin can with zero instructions and figuring it out through failure. Which approach actually prepares them for real work? Tinker Toys have been around for over 100 years with "no instructions in that box" where "curiosity and creativity is how you get to the finish

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9:52

The Technocracy Trap: When "Let Us Handle It" Sounds...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

Technocracy versus democracy becomes tempting when you're exhausted. Another debate ends with nothing accomplished. Another promise broken. Another politician lying on TV saying "up is down and black is white." You just want groceries affordable and roads fixed. Someone offers: "What if smart people based on their resumes just ran things? No elections, no drama, just competent experts getting stuff done." Would you take that deal? Greg defines technocracy as "government by people who are deemed

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10:09

Rich Versus Wealthy: The Definition That Changes...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/22

The difference between rich and wealthy isn't about the number in your bank account. You're grinding sixty hours a week, pulling six figures. Your neighbor works fewer hours, earns less per year, but has more freedom. You're both making good money. Why does one path feel like a treadmill? Dr. Willie Jolley's definition: rich is money you earn from what you do, wealthy is money you generate from what you own while you sleep. The football player earns millions running up the field. The owner never

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10:05

Five Hats, Four Losses, and Barefoot Curling at 1:30 AM

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/21

You're bald by choice (mostly). Vancouver Island earthquake warning concerns you less than protecting your melon from falls and sun exposure. Five hats in one day: regular toque, beanie, Vancouver Food Bank long toque, Voltron baseball cap, sun hat, protective helmet toque. You don't realize the record until next morning. Bob's bonspiel: four straight losses, 12 hours between 9:15 AM and 9:15 PM games. Never left the curling club for 16.5 hours. Loaded up on breakfast, banquet dinner, Lucky beer

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9:43

NEW - Trump Diplomatic Text Leaks: When Trust...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/21

Trump diplomatic text leaks from Macron and NATO leaders went public. Your private conversations with colleagues stay private because trust exists. Candid feedback about performance happens in writing you wouldn't want seen. Not scandalous, just frank. Now imagine those texts published deliberately to humiliate you. Matt Gurney calls it malicious, cruel, manipulative. Trump's doing it because he can. International diplomacy requires privacy, personal relationships, and trust. State departments,

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9:41

Good News Tuesday: Manitoba Rescues to Ontario...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/21

Good News Tuesday gives you good news when your day is rough and you can't see past the struggle. You text in whatever good news you have, any size. The principle is proven: good news makes good news babies. One piece of positivity creates another. Unlimited Olive Garden breadsticks arrive in Ontario. The recommended approach is consuming enough salad and bread to simply pack your entree for later. Winter highway crashes shut down the Trans-Canada between Headingley and Portage-le-Prairie. Manitoba

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9:37

Davos Speech Breakdown: Selling Canada to...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/21

Your Prime Minister stands before billionaires at the World Economic Forum to sell Canada as an investment opportunity. You hear it as a "rah rah Canada" moment. Both are true. The disconnect matters because the audience in that room isn't you, and the speech wasn't designed for working people. Fifteen minutes of messaging includes direct moments addressed to Canadians specifically, which signals the dual purpose. Using "hegemony" instead of "dominance" makes the point harder to grasp for no good

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10:03

SHIFTHEADS: 17 Years Living With Dementia: What...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/21

Your friends stop visiting after your dementia diagnosis. They forget to call. You get dropped from the golf list after making a few scoring mistakes. The diagnosis didn't take away who you are. Dementia stigma makes you invisible while you're still here, still living, still deserving connection and respect. Mario Gregorio uses cheat sheets with buzzwords during conversations. When his train of thought disappears mid-sentence, he says "I forget, it will pass" without distress or anxiety. He posts

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9:56

NEW - Shane with Vassy Kapelos: Trump's Greenland...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/21

Mark Carney's Davos speech changed how Canada talks to the world. Your government spent months trying to lower the temperature with Trump, diffusing tensions, salvaging whatever's left. This speech did the opposite. The world's billionaires and decision makers heard Canada's leader declare the norms they pretended governed global order are finished. The speech was substantial. Frank. Carney said what we thought the world was, it wasn't really that anyway, and now it's completely over. Vassy Kapelos

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