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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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9:54

Real Life Canadian Thanksgiving: Marry In, Learn the...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

Thanksgiving traditions can arrive with the person you marry. Mohit Rajhans recalls discovering turkey culture as an adult, offering a recognizable look at what happens when another family's holiday becomes part of your own. Growing up with parents born in India meant October already held plenty of reasons to celebrate. Marriage brought another version of the long weekend, complete with football and a competitive finish. Where do those customs meet when your household wants to enjoy everything? Then

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9:15

NEW - Friday Round-Up: Quebec's Oath Fight: Do You...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

Quebec's oath to the King raises a question beyond whether you like the monarchy. Andrew Caddell helps separate that preference from the constitutional argument, explaining why he supports a challenge despite not calling himself a staunch monarchist. But how does that dispute land when groceries, housing and health care compete for attention? Andrew has a pointed view of what politicians risk when a symbolic fight becomes the focus. The argument over the rules is also an argument over priorities

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9:35

SHIFTHEADS: Ted Reader and the BBQ Smoked Turkey:...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

Ted Reader and Shane Hewitt’s Pellet BBQ Turkey. The goal? A little smoke, juicy meat and crispy skin BRINE INGREDIENTSFor a turkey weighing approximately 12 pounds:• 6 litres cold water, or enough brine to submerge the turkey• 1½ cups salt• ¾ cup sugar, optional For each additional litre of water, add ¼ cup salt and 2 tablespoons sugar. Ted did not specify the salt type for this wet brine. TURKEY INGREDIENTS• 1 fully thawed turkey, approximately 12

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10:00

NEW - What The Hell To Watch: Norm, Mull and SCTV

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

Comedy documentaries offer another way into the jokes: getting curious about who made them. Bob Addision brings his enthusiasm for Martin Mull, Norm Macdonald and SCTV, with reasons to look beyond the familiar clips. Could the story behind a performer change what you notice next time? A supporting player turns out to have more going on than Bob realised. A comedian known for playing with the truth leaves questions about how his own life will be told. These are recognisable faces, but recognition is

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8:27

Shiftheads - Four Thanksgiving Movies Without a...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

Thanksgiving movies can start with a coffee and a quiet morning rather than a big family screening. These four picks give you a reason to revisit a favourite, catch up on a missed classic or try something that didn't click before. Forrest Gump has no shortage of scenes that stay with you. Good Will Hunting poses another kind of question: would you have appreciated it as much when it first came out? A long-delayed viewing puts its performances and limiting beliefs in a different light. Then there's

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17:55

ICYMI - Date Night or a Parenting Meeting With Dinner?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

Date night can have a babysitter, a restaurant and absolutely no change in the conversation. Dr. Laurie Betito helps you recognise when being good at running a family has crowded out being a couple. Dinner Is Booked. What Will You Talk About? Homework, hockey and tomorrow's pickups can follow you straight to the table. Once those subjects are set aside, what's left? Laurie offers ways into a different conversation, including a small distinction between getting your partner's opinion and making them

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10:04

NEW - Your AI Wrote It. Their AI Read It. Then Their...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

AI slop isn't confined to fake videos in your feed. Mohit Rajhans brings it into the workplace, giving you a way to question whether automated presentations and summaries are helping people communicate or just keeping documents in circulation. For a comedian, the stakes are harder to shrug off. Mohit recalls a performer complaining that an AI version was getting more views than she was. If the replica becomes the familiar face, how does the person behind the material keep a relationship with the

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9:33

Can a 32-Hour Work Week Actually Deliver the Same...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

A four-day work week sounds straightforward until you ask how many hours those four days contain. Carlo Fanelli helps you distinguish a shorter week from a squeezed one, and weigh what each could mean for the time you have left after work. Keeping pay while cutting hours raises an obvious business question: what gives? Carlo's employer interviews put that concern alongside recruitment, teamwork and the expense of losing trained staff. The calculation reaches beyond how long someone sits at a desk

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9:52

Teen Sleep: Have we Normalized Exhaustion

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/10

Teen sleep can turn into a nightly argument when school requires an early start. Dr. James Lee explains why bedtime resistance isn't always the whole story, giving parents another way to understand the clash between the alarm clock and the teenager who isn't ready to sleep. Then there's the phone that looks like a quiet way to unwind. What reaches the eyes matters, but so does what gets the mind going. A familiar evening habit may deserve a closer look. And what if your child sleeps more or less

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9:58

Throwback Thursday: You Rented the Movie. Sometimes...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

Video rental nostalgia starts before you press play. Writer and television historian Ed Conroy helps you reconnect with the anticipation of a childhood movie night through an unexpected family story. How did one ordinary business problem open the door to a lifelong fascination with entertainment? Think of the shelves, the mysterious cover art and the equipment that made watching at home possible. Shane’s memory of a weekend rental brings back a detail that might feel familiar, even if the

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9:49

NEW - Same Thanksgiving Dinner. Why the Bigger Bill?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

Thanksgiving dinner costs can rise without every item on the table becoming more expensive. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois helps identify where the pressure is coming from before the holiday grocery shop. Which ingredients deserve a closer look, and which familiar favourites are holding their ground? The turkey freezer tells only part of the story. Budget birds sit near much pricier options, while memories of last year’s bargains make this year’s tags sting. What happened to those deals, and how

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9:34

SHIFTHEADS: Dan McTeague’s Forecast: Two Fuels, Two...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

Home heating costs and holiday driving meet in a fuel market where relief can be uneven. Dan McTeague of Canadians for Affordable Energy helps you distinguish his gasoline outlook from his diesel forecast. Why might the same weekend bring welcome news at one pump and frustration at another? A recent diesel price drop raises the question of whether the worst is passing. Dan’s answer reaches beyond the local station to the facilities and routes supplying the market. Hear why he argues that

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8:16

NEW - Try Explaining Life in 2026 to Someone from 1987

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

1987 vs today gets wonderfully awkward when every explanation requires another explanation. Shane turns an imaginary Thanksgiving road trip into a way to rediscover how extraordinary ordinary technology has become. How do you explain a map on a phone to someone still picturing a curly cord? Getting the family together means packing, calling ahead and taking pictures. But each familiar task sends this time traveler into another puzzle. Where does the film go? How does the photograph reach everyone

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9:14

Shiftheads - Can Washington Deliver What Alberta...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

Canadian political priorities take a sharp turn when Alberta separatists seek support outside the country. Rob Breakenridge helps you assess the strategy behind approaching Washington and the risks it creates at home. What could American involvement deliver that these groups believe they cannot achieve on their own? Frustration with Ottawa doesn’t necessarily settle the question of Alberta’s future. Jason Kenney’s defense of its place in Canada provides a counterpoint, while Rob

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9:24

ICYMI - The Cash Aretha Franklin Kept on Top of Her...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Eric Alper takes you inside that year and the business habit almost nobody in the audience ever noticed. On stage, she looked like the kind woman who would watch your dog. What she kept sitting on top of her piano every night tells a very different story about how she did business. Find out why her whoop and holler never lands the same for anyone else, and why a gospel singer from Detroit faced zero pushback

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9:50

NEW - How to Show Up: Your Friend Went Silent. What...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

Showing up for others gets complicated when the person you’re counting on stops answering. Jen Kirsch and Tony Tedesco offer practical ways to respond to silence, ask for help and recognise support that actually meets someone’s needs. Is being available the same as being helpful? A promise to help on moving day becomes a test of friendship when the messages stop. Before deciding that someone has let you down, hear how Tony approaches the conversation. There’s more at stake than

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9:42

When Watching Star Trek Next Generation Was a Secret

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

1987 television looks different when you remember which shows you wouldn’t admit watching. Writer Ed Conroy gives you a fresh way to revisit the favourites that followed you home from school, starting with the gap between enjoying Star Trek and openly calling yourself a fan. The Next Generation eventually became comfort viewing, but what made that crew worth returning to? Ed’s take on its appeal and Shane’s unlikely sitcom argument offer two very different tests of a show’s

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19:43

Moviegoing: Monty Python, Marvel and a Viral Cocktail

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/09

Moviegoing offers something a familiar story alone might not explain. Richard Crouse brings firsthand theatre experiences and a new review to help weigh what makes a film worth a night out. The conversation moves from a room laughing together to a social-media story with recognisable stakes. Who’s laughing with John Cleese?A Holy Grail screening leads into an onstage conversation that changes every night. Richard’s encounters with the audience raise questions about comedy across

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10:00

When Did Saying Hello Become Surprising?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/08

Community connection should not make someone wonder whether a greeting was meant for them. Tony Chapman helps put words to what a simple hello can offer: the feeling of being acknowledged. Why does something so ordinary sometimes catch people off guard? A small village makes the question personal, but Tony finds it on Toronto’s boardwalk too. There is a difference between sharing a street and feeling part of a place. Amid work, commitments and the pressure to keep achieving, what makes room

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19:32

NEW - Who Falls Outside the Promise of Help?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/10/08

Canadian public policy can promise help while leaving difficult questions at the edges. Lindsay Broadhead and Jamie Ellerton offer ways to test the headlines against everyday circumstances. From grocery bills to MAID, who gets recognised by the rules, and who risks being missed? Still Struggling, Still Outside the CutoffA grocery benefit does not make the checkout cheaper for everyone. Lindsay questions short-term relief, while Jamie considers households whose financial pressure does not fit an

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