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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

Let The First AI Olympics Begin

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

Multiple Olympic opening ceremonies replace the single stadium tradition you remember. You're tuning in to watch Italy's Winter Olympics opening. It's happening in four different places simultaneously. You get to see part of the parade, not all of it. You watch some of the spectacle, miss the rest. Remember when everything happened in one stadium? When it was THE place to go, like the Super Bowl but for the opening ceremony? That's gone. The question: does spreading it across four locations welcome

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9:43

NEW - The Nickname That Just Friendzoned You

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

Pet names friendzone signals happen before the relationship conversation does. You're trying to figure out if someone's interested. Listen to what they call you. Tedesco deliberately calls women "dude" when he wants them to know it's friendship only. Kirsch notices when romantic partners shift to "bro" or "buddy" and interprets it as disrespect or distance. The language isn't neutral. It's communicating relationship status whether you realize you're sending that message or not. What are you

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8:11

SHIFTHEADS: INSIDE COPY - 'Phones Without Apps That...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

Weird news stories pile up in your feed. You scroll past the Italian church where an amateur painter made an angel look exactly like the Prime Minister. Tourists disrupted mass to photograph it. Past the Nebraska school that locked down because a rodeo cow wandered onto campus. Past the company selling a revolutionary phone without social media apps. The Meloni cherub wasn't intentional. An amateur painter touched up a Basilica fresco and captured Italy's Prime Minister's face so precisely that

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17:00

Steve Stebbing: What The Hell Should We Watch (this...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

Movies: Every New Movie This Weekend Is Awful (Here's Why You Should Skip Them) Weekend movie reviews deliver bad news: you're looking at three theatrical releases that aren't worth your time. You check showtimes hoping for something decent, but The Strangers Chapter 3 turned a solid 2008 horror film into "stretched out taffy with nothing in the middle." You scan for alternatives and find Whistle, an Aztec artifact thriller that "ties its shoelace together and tries to run," falling on its face

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18:03

Happy Friday Round-Up - When Symbolic Diplomacy Costs...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

Canada Opened a Greenland Consulate in Days (But Can't Solve Domestic Problems in Years) Canada Greenland consulate opens Friday in response to Trump's annexation threats. You watch your government respond faster to Danish territory than domestic problems. Strong sovereignty statements. Quick diplomatic action. But you're asking what everyone avoids: what can Canada actually do when you can't send troops or defend anything? Is this protection or performance? Symbolic gestures don't require military

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9:25

ICYMI - The New Rule: You're the Only Filter That Works

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

AI cyberbullying gave your kid's bully a production studio. You hand them a phone thinking you've set appropriate restrictions. You've blocked certain apps, enabled screen time limits, reviewed their friend lists. Then someone at school uses a different app you've never heard of to create a deepfake video of your kid and shares it with 300 people before third period. Your parental controls didn't even register the threat because the tool didn't exist when you researched "keeping kids safe online"

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11:18

When Did the Bullying Become 24/7?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

Cyberbullying follows your kid home now. You gave them the phone in grade five. Seemed fine that first year. Summer hits. They're scrolling. Someone filmed themselves committing suicide and posted it in a feed your kid follows. Your fifth grader sees it. Nightmares start. You find out weeks later. What else did they see that you don't know about? Victoria Talwar's research documented that exact case. Not a kid seeking harmful content. Just scrolling. The nightmares lasted months. The bullying you

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12:52

Age Of Disclosure: The Technology Race Nobody's...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/07

Government UFO cover-up stories usually come from unreliable witnesses you dismiss immediately. You've heard the cable news interviews at midnight with people claiming they saw lights. This isn't that. You're watching 34 military and intelligence officials with security clearances testify that there's been an 80-year cover-up of non-human intelligent life, and the US is racing China and Russia to reverse engineer the technology. These are admirals, generals, sitting senators from both parties, and

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9:37

Throwback Thursday: Instagram Didn't Exist When 16...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

Social media Olympics started in 2010 when Instagram barely existed and 16.6 million Canadians watched Sidney Crosby score on one screen. You're planning to watch this year's Olympics on your TV while scrolling TikTok. That's the official strategy now. TikTok is the second screen partner. NBC lost $233 million in 2010 trying to figure out this new world. Now you need two screens because one isn't enough to hold your attention. The 2010 Vancouver Games were called the first social media Olympics

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9:23

NEW - Cringe Mourning 2010

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

Millennial nostalgia gets dismissed as cringe culture - blurry photos and bad fashion. You see 2010 throwbacks and mock the filters, the flannel, the avocado toast optimism. But you're actually looking at documentation: housing at $336,800, Instagram that rewarded authenticity over polish, economic participation without being house-poor. What Gen Z ridicules was when imperfection didn't cost extra. Jack Layton brought political accountability to Canada nobody's replaced since 2011 - the same year

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9:56

Why You Can't Afford Beef But Someone Else Just...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

You're at the grocery store with your phone out, checking beef prices per kilo. Ground beef is up 25%. Most cuts are up over 30%. You're doing the math, comparing apps, strategizing. The person beside you tosses a roast in their cart without looking. They're not checking anything. That's the problem and the explanation all at once. Canada exports 90% of its fish because it's seen as premium. We import 90% of what we eat. Same pattern with beef: premium cuts go to China while Canadians buy less or

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6:11

Corruption: Toronto Police Officers Supposed to Catch...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

Police corruption investigation Project South charged seven Toronto officers with organized crime conspiracy. Your address, complaints, and protection orders live in police databases meant to keep you safe. These officers allegedly accessed confidential information and leaked it to organized crime members for carrying out killings. One corrections officer became a target for attempted murder. The database designed to catch criminals allegedly became the tool helping them instead. Police helicopter

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9:22

Shiftheads - Wait, Did Everyone Suddenly Started...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

Political unity crisis management reveals itself through impossible coordination nobody admits orchestrating. You're scrolling past news where Stephen Harper reappears after years of laying low, Jean Chrétien in his 90s shares stages with his old enemy, and both preach national unity. Conservative Convention happens simultaneously. Pierre Poilievre abandons antagonizing for hope messaging overnight. Alberta separation referendum discussions intensify. Quebec has separation concerns. All the

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9:54

ICYMI - How 1.2 Million Followers Kicked Off A New...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

Social media Olympics started in 2010 Vancouver when 13% of opening ceremony viewers were also online. You're watching conventional broadcast while checking Facebook simultaneously, which felt revolutionary. The IOC's official Facebook page hit 1.2 million followers and everyone celebrated this achievement. Today, the 2026 Olympics Facebook page has 123,000 followers while the main Olympics page has 31 million. That 1.2 million number that seemed massive in 2010 now looks quaint. The scale didn't

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9:58

One Itchy Cow That Might Teach Us a Lesson on Free Time

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

Cow tool use intelligence wasn't supposed to be a thing. You've seen dogs rub against trees and otters smash clams with rocks, but that's single-purpose problem solving. Veronica, an Austrian cow living on a baker's farm, uses one brush in different ways depending on where she itches. Blunt end for sensitive spots. Bristle end for deep scratches. She holds it in her mouth, clamps down, directs it consciously. Only chimps and humans have shown this kind of goal-oriented tool flexibility. Until now

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9:48

Blockbuster Throwback - Be Kind Please

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

Streaming algorithms fabricate different movie covers for each viewer. You're scrolling Netflix tonight. Your wife sees a romantic couple. You see a guy with a gun. Same movie. The algorithm figured out what you like and altered the poster to manipulate your choice. Which one is real? Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010. We lost more than late fees. Those "be kind, please rewind" machines existed because rewinding damaged VCR heads, not to help the next viewer. Now streaming algorithms alter movie

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19:56

Richard Crouse: $75M Movie or $200M Theatre Reno? Both.

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/06

When a Documentary Isn't Really a DocumentaryDocumentary brand management turns journalism into promotional reels with production budgets. You're deciding whether to watch Melania in theaters. You see it labeled as a documentary about Melania Trump. You expect examination, investigation, depth. What you get is what Crouse calls a really well-curated Instagram reel. The film never gets underneath the surface. It's an exercise in brand management with no real intellectual curiosity. The economics

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9:39

Where Do You Go When the Safe Spot Isn't Safe Anymore?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/05

Safe travel destinations 2026 just shifted under your feet. You're looking at Cuba deals when the advisory hits—power outages, supply shortages, exercise caution. Your February getaway needs a new map. Netherlands claims the #1 spot globally, but cyclists have right of way and move fast. Iceland wins the Global Peace Index again, but volcanoes occasionally ground flights. Martinique offers direct flights from Toronto, but you've never heard of Fort-de-France. The #1 ranked country isn't

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20:13

ICYMI - Smart Speakers: When the Cooperation Offer...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/05

When the Cheap Beach Deal Comes With Government Collapse Risk Cuba travel advisory language matters more than you think. You read "most people recover after a few days" about mosquito ailments and assume this is temporary inconvenience. You're missing the geopolitical collapse underneath. Cuba is uniquely reliant on Venezuelan oil. Double hit: supply cuts directly, plus US weaponization of tariffs against any country purchasing Venezuelan oil. This isn't fixable with better infrastructure. Lindsay

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8:35

Will Your Insurance Cover Cuba? Maybe 🤷🏼‍♂️

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/02/05

Cuba travel safety just shifted from cheap vacation to rapidly changing risk calculation. You're comparing prices and Cuba wins. Lowest cost. Easy flight. Then the advisory drops. Wayne Smith, hospitality and tourism professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, warns it can change really, really quickly, and politically there could be some fireworks there very, very quickly. You're not booking a stable situation. You're booking uncertainty that's tough on their economy right now as people make

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