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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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9:34

ICYMI - Why Your Boss Wants AI Everywhere (And Why...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

AI implementation problems start with a toddler metaphor. Your boss hands you an LLM. Make it work. Make it earn billions. Now. You ask for time to understand it, research it, pilot it. They say the toddler is smarter than you. They read the brochure. You smile. You say you'll get back to them. You swear in every language you know. Greg Fish: LLMs understand natural language, not just word matching. Autocomplete. Translation. Search that actually finds what you meant. Fish: the "everything model"

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19:47

Shiftheads - Follow the Money: How One Question...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

Debunking conspiracy theories starts with one question. You see a viral post claiming cruise ships avoid the Bermuda Triangle because of mysterious disappearances. Your uncle shares it. Your friend believes it. But nobody's asking: if planes kept crashing there, wouldn't insurance companies charge airlines more to cross that ocean? Dr. Lee Kuhnle teaches conspiracy theory analysis and reveals the simplest investigative tool most people miss. Shane and Lee examine the Bermuda Triangle using cruise

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9:45

NEW - Brand Names Becoming Generic: The Q-Tip Problem

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

Brand names becoming generic sounds like success until you're at Walmart. You reach for Q-tips. The generic cotton swabs are two dollars cheaper. Same aisle. Same shelf. Almost identical package. Your hand hovers between them. The brand won every battle to own that word. Now the word helps everyone else sell. The paradox destroys premium pricing. Private label copies the font, matches the colors, positions next to the original, charges less. Heinz, Coke, Kleenex, Tupperware became the words

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9:53

Feeling Stuck at Work: Growth vs. Gratitude

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

Feeling stuck at work starts when everything is perfect. You have your dream job. This is what you always wanted. Three years in, you're good at it. Maybe too good. But something feels off and you can't explain why. Are you ungrateful, or are you growing? Dr. Leda Stawnychko says that discomfort isn't always a problem. It's often the signal that your identity is shifting faster than your role. Shane and Leda explore the difference between workplace problems and professional growth, why being smarter

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19:36

ICYMI - Why He’d Never Raise Kids in the U.S. Again

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Bulletproof backpack ads. Kindergarten lockdown drills. For Robert Komaniecki, those were the tipping points. In this gripping conversation, the American-born academic explains why moving to Canada, despite higher taxes and smaller spaces, was the best choice for his family’s future. Shane and Robert cover everything from healthcare to higher ed, community life to culture shock, and what it’s like to watch Canadians criticize problems that many Americans would kill to have. It’s

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9:35

NEW - Why a Three-Minute Shower Counts as Good News...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Good news stories aren't supposed to be about basic infrastructure working. You turn on the tap. Water comes out. That's not news. Except when your city's been under restrictions for months because years of neglect finally caught up, suddenly a long shower somewhere else feels like a miracle. Ryan explains what it's like to leave Calgary for a weekend and remember what normal water pressure feels like. David celebrates ending a two and a half year wait for healthcare access. Shane describes New

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9:37

SHIFTHEADS: Representation or Profit: The Autistic...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Autistic Barbie doll representation raises a hard question right away. Your kid asks for the doll with headphones. Do you buy it because it's inclusive, or does buying it feel like you're feeding corporate diversity theater? That tension sits at the heart of what inclusion actually means. Ryan defends it immediately. He sees it through his fiancée's work in healthcare: those headphones, that fidget spinner, they're not props. They're the actual tools kids carry to get through the day

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9:49

NEW - Bands More Famous Than Their Songs: The...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Bands more famous than their songs create a strange cultural blind spot. Everyone knows the Grateful Dead. Mention their name and people nod. Ask them to name a song and they freeze. Maybe "Truckin'"—which peaked at number 64. Maybe they'll say "War" or "Low Rider." Wrong band entirely. Eric Alper breaks down how the Grateful Dead became a texture instead of a structure. Thirteen studio albums. Over 100 live releases. The most top 40 albums in music history. And still, Shane admits he had to

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9:41

Shiftheads - Wedding Budget Sacrifices: The $5,000...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Wedding budget sacrifices force an impossible choice the moment planning starts. Your best friend invites you to their wedding in Cairo. Four days. Pyramids. Grand Egyptian Museum. $5,000 total. That's also 16% of the cheapest venue quote you just got for your own ceremony. Do you skip their day to fund yours? Ryan breaks down the math that's keeping him up at night. First venue quote: $35,000 for 150 people, ceremony only. Guest list already cut from 230. Spreadsheets tracking every dollar. He

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9:01

Vacation Stress Follows You Because You Choose to...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Vacation stress management starts before you leave home. Bob Addison returns from Mexico still obsessively checking his backpack for sunglasses and headphones every hour. Why does your brain refuse to shut off when you're supposed to relax? Shane introduces the purse metaphor for life: you can't complain about what's inside because you put it there. Your vacation anxiety exists because you carried it with you. Bob admits spending 45 minutes standing in the Costco probiotic aisle just to avoid

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9:20

Deepfake Images: Tech Companies Choose Profit Over...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

AI image manipulation crosses the line when your photo becomes someone else's weapon. Someone screenshots your Instagram. Runs it through Grok. Removes your clothes without permission. The fake spreads across platforms while you sleep. This isn't hypothetical anymore. Tech journalist Kris Abel walks Shane through the Grok controversy that prompted Indonesia to ban the feature entirely and Canada to fast-track Bill C-16, which adds deepfake creation to the criminal code. Elon Musk frames content

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10:07

Best Credit Card Canada 2026: Why Cobalt Dominates...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Best credit card Canada 2026 rankings just dropped and one card still owns the category. The American Express Cobalt earns up to 5 points per dollar and converts to Air Canada, Air France, or straight cash back. Patrick Sojka from Rewards Canada explains why it crushed 230+ competitors for the ninth consecutive year. But here's the tension: the strongest points earner isn't always the best card while you're traveling. Shane and Patrick break down the fee versus no-fee cash back winners, why the

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9:54

Galaxy Cluster Discovery Finds Gas 10 Times Hotter...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/14

Galaxy cluster discovery just rewrote what scientists thought possible in the early universe. Dalhousie University researchers detected hot gas in a cluster 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang—a 20% jump past the observational brick wall where all previous detection methods failed. Scott Chapman explains how this finding challenges fundamental assumptions about cluster formation in the universe's first three billion years. Shane and Scott break down why galaxy clusters matter as structural

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19:26

NEW - Canola Tariffs Hit $250K Per Farm While Trump...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/13

Part 1 Canola Tariffs Canada: Quarter-Million Dollar Losses Hit Saskatchewan Farms Canola tariffs hit Lesley Kelly's Saskatchewan family farm for a quarter of a million dollars. One farm. One tariff cycle. Mark Carney travels to China hoping for reduced tariffs and market access, but Jimmy Zoubris warns other countries aren't pushovers either. Carney will have to give to get a deal. Kelly plants in May and buys fertilizer now without knowing what markets will look like because tariff uncertainty

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9:39

True Crime Fascination: Why Heist Stories Hook Us

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/13

True crime fascination explains why you binge documentaries about robberies but sweat crossing the border with legal receipts. Shane admits he loves heist movies like Ocean's Eleven and The Italian Job, drawn to the Robin Hood angle where underdogs steal from powerful institutions. But real heist stories hit differently when you learn the details. Shane breaks down the Pearson Airport gold heist update from 2023. Someone stole $20 million in gold on April 17, 2023. The alleged getaway driver just

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19:39

NEW - Robot Invasion: What CES 2025 Shows About Your...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/13

CES Robots 2025: China's Fighting Machines Freak Out Tech Journalist CES robots in 2025 crossed a line tech journalist Andy Baryer never expected. A humanoid robot from China throws a jab. Then a hook. Then an uppercut combination in two seconds flat. Then it does a drop kick and stands there taunting. These aren't cute demos anymore. Baryer walks the show floor documenting AI-powered robots that detect strangers, chase intruders, and execute fighting moves programmed into open-source platforms. He

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8:37

Alleged Getaway Driver Arrested: He Flew Back Through...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/13

Getaway driver mistakes don't get more baffling than this. You (allegedly) pull off a gold heist at Toronto Pearson Airport. You escape. Then you fly back through the same airport where the crime happened. Police are waiting. Mark Mendleson and Shane examine this case and the question that makes no sense: why would an alleged getaway driver return to the exact location of the crime? The audacity. The risk. The seemingly inevitable outcome of walking straight into an arrest. Turns out, it might have

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9:31

NEW- True Crime Impact: Why Survivors Choose...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/13

True crime impact hits differently when you realize survivors seek it out on purpose. Your friend was assaulted. She's downloading murder podcasts. Why would someone relive trauma through other people's worst days? Bailey Reid, PhD student at Carleton University, reveals research showing survivors use true crime for solidarity and catharsis, not escapism. Shane and Bailey explore why Crime Con fills convention centers while gender-based violence workshops stay empty, how friends become frontline

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9:45

Shiftheads - Media Literacy Education Starts at Age 3...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/13

Media literacy education at age three sounds radical until you realize kids already distinguish storybooks from reality constantly. Finland teaches children to spot fake news early because they share a border with Russia's propaganda machine. Canada shares a border with a different propaganda machine. Same problem, different neighbor. Neil Anderson explains how Ontario mandates media literacy and why kindergarten teachers practice it daily. Kids read voraciously but not novels. They consume news

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9:25

ICYMI - WestJet Seat Size: When Your Own Pilots Say...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/13

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