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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

What Show Actually Defined Your Generation?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/16

TV shows that defined your life still shape how you think today. You rushed home after school for that theme song. Characters felt more real than your neighbors. One show stands above the rest—not the one you binged, but the one that actually changed how you see the world. Which one was it for you? Shane asks listeners to name their generation-defining show. Ryan bets The Office tops the millennial list. The hosts preview a segment breaking down the top three shows for Boomers, Gen X,

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19:19

Forged KGB Documents: When Official Papers Lie

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/16

Forged KGB documents land on your desk claiming a colleague is a Russian spy. You watch the parliamentary hearing, see the MP wave yellowed papers with Cyrillic script and archive stamps. The headlines scream traitor. Then the Ukrainian archive says they don't exist, the dates don't match, and an automotive engineer in Michigan proves they're fakes. Do you believe official-looking papers or the absence of an investigation? Alexander's documents: Pugliese identified as "possible" KGB asset, not

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8:30

The Show That Defines You: Why the Question Is...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/16

Name the one generational TV show that defines your life. You hesitate. SpongeBob? The Office? Something from childhood or something that shaped adulthood? The question exposes how television builds identity across decades. Happy Days did it in 1974 by showing the 1950s to 70s audiences. The Fonz was grease in a local diner, frozen in the 1950s while 1970s America watched. Ryan's entire knowledge of Happy Days comes down to one phrase: "jumping the shark," the moment that taught Hollywood how to

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9:57

Food Labels Canada 2026 Make Your Favorite Snacks...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/16

Food labels Canada 2026 just made your favorite snacks guilty pleasures official. Cameron Smith from UBC explains the new mandatory front-of-package warnings that flag high sodium, saturated fat, and sugar before you even flip the box around. Shane admits picking up a favorite product only to see the label and thinking it ruined everything. But here's the tension: is there actual delight in not knowing what you're eating, or does that ignorance create the health problems doctors keep asking about

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9:41

ICYMI - McDonald's Price Freeze: Staring down the...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/16

McDonald's price freeze means your usual order costs the same for a year. But four thousand restaurants are closing in Canada, and this discount war has nothing to do with saving you money. Charlebois: McDonald's isn't a food company, it's real estate that controls a supply chain. The Big Mac price? Not frozen. Everything else on the value menu: locked for a year. Generic Ozempic approved in Canada, 11 more weight-loss drugs waiting—fewer hungry customers at the drive-thru. The dollar coffee

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19:34

Dog Wins Acting Award: Asta Awards + White Lotus Reveal

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/16

Part 1 Dog Wins Acting Award Over Ethan Hawke and It’s a Good ThingDog wins acting award, beating Ethan Hawke, Alison Brie, and Sally Hawkins in a major category. Indy the dog starred in a horror film shot entirely from canine eye level, took three years to make, and just became the first non-human to win Best Performance in Horror or Thriller at the Asta Awards. Discover why award shows now compete with dogs for attention, what luxury resort locations reveal about streaming economics, and how

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8:49

SHIFTHEADS: Tipping Culture: When Guilt Becomes the...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

Tipping culture Canada turns every transaction into guilt. The screen flips before your coffee pours. 18%, 20%, 25%. You haven't tasted anything, but payment is demanded now. Do you tip for service you haven't received, or risk the label: bad customer? Wayne Smith traces the practice to post-Civil War America, where businesses refused to pay freed slaves actual wages. Shane confronts the pre-service demand: tip screens appearing before coffee pours. The Uber Eats ranking fear. The $300 stylist

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19:16

NEW - Smart Speakers - Tips: The Guilt Tax Breaking...

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

Part 1 - Jamie Ellerton: I'm a Moody Tipper and Here's Why Tipping culture debate forces impossible decisions before you taste a single sip. The screen rotates. Three glowing percentages stare back. Your order hasn't been made. The barista hasn't smiled. But you're already choosing whether to look generous or cheap. Lindsay calls it creepy—tipping before service creates fear about what happens to your latte if you refuse. Jamie confesses he's a moody tipper: a buck fifty on a good day, zero at

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9:34

Tipping Before Service Kills the Whole Point

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

Tipping before service puts you in an impossible position the second the payment screen flips around. You're standing at the counter. Your sandwich isn't made yet. Your coffee isn't poured. But the machine wants 18%, 20%, or 25% right now—before anyone's done anything. Do you tip for a service that hasn't happened, or look cheap in front of a stranger? Shane breaks down why he won't tip while standing anymore, and Ryan admits he's been guilted into a "millennial tax" he can't explain. The real

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9:29

NEW - Why Smart Toys Won't Ruin Your Kid

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift ·

2026/01/15

Tech toys and imagination collide over one controversial brick. Your kid gets a Lego set where the plane makes its own flying sounds. Swoosh. Pew pew. Automatic. You panic: what happened to using your imagination? What happened to making the noises yourself? The toy just handed them the creativity on a circuit board. Ryan O'Donnell: upset, this dilutes childhood magic. Michelle Parnett Dwyer from the Strong National Museum of Play counters: tech innovation challenges makers, not just kids. Furby did

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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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