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 expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane’s signature style—thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real. If you crave meaningful dialogue, smart perspectives, and late-night radio energy in podcast form, subscribe now and join The Nightshift.
Episodes
The Hubble Space Telescope launched in April 1990. Elaina Hyde, a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy in York University’s Faculty of Science and director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, joined Shane Hewitt and the Nightshift and says that in its 35 years the Hubble Space Telescope has significantly surpassed its projected lifespan, making groundbreaking discoveries about black holes, galaxies, and th...
Steve Stebbing joins the Nightshift as he does every week with his thoughts about what movies and streams you can watch this weekend: "The Accountant" features a brilliant accountant using illegal methods to solve a murder; "Until Dawn" follows a group of friends trapped in a deadly time loop; "On Swift Horses" depicts a woman who discovers a secret life and love through gambling; On the stream boxes, "Havoc" is about a detective n...
The Nightshift Crew start the show by exploring the definition of a perfect date. They discuss various date ideas, from spontaneous grocery store trips to attending live music, and even delve into the science of facing the same direction during a conversation to improve communication.
Jen Kirsch is one of Canada’s leading dating and relationship experts, and she joins the Nightshift for Date Night. Jen offers her thoughts on ...
Candy Ho, is a faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnic and member of the Board of CERIC – a national charitable organization advancing career development in Canada. She joins the Nightshift to discuss CERIC’s new national survey of over 1,000 Canadian career service professionals that reveals a stark reality: economic uncertainty is driving record-high job anxiety, while persistent career myths and regrets are holding Ca...
It’s time for the Friday Round Up panel: Joining the Nightshift: Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, columnist for the Hill Times in Ottawa and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy., Jimmy Zoubris is special advisor to the Mayor of Montreal. A minor language complaint sparked a major debate in Quebec over the use of English phrases like "Go Habs Go," highlighting tensions surrounding Bill ...
Journalist and broadcaster Matt Gurney joins Shane Hewitt for a discussion and says this election reveals a deep generational divide in voter priorities, with older voters focused on stability and younger voters seeking change. He adds that a high voter turnout adds uncertainty despite two "change agent" candidates vying for power. https://www.readtheline.ca/
China's retaliation against US tariffs has resulted in Boeing retu...
Shane Hewitt and the Nightshift Crew start the show with a lighthearted discussion about a hockey game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs unfolds amidst playful banter about team loyalties and jersey choices. Tonight the Nightshift celebrates "Throwback Thursday", and later a story about a unique club in Manitoba exclusively for people named Lois, highlighting the surprising connections and shared experiences among...
Last Call
Movie Critic Richard Crouse joins the Nightshift and reveals surprising insights into the movie industry's profit margins, focusing on concession stand sales as the main revenue driver. He offers anecdotes about Stevie Nicks' upcoming autobiographical album, "The Ghost Record," and its inspiration. Later the discussion highlights the extraordinary career of Cameron Crowe, from his teenage years writing for Rolling Stone t...
Canada's future: A bleak forecast or a call to action? Host of Chatter that Matters, Tony Chapman, is on the nightshift to discuss the Policy Horizons Canada report revealing a nation grappling with economic uncertainty, impacting social mobility and potentially igniting social unrest. https://www.chatterthatmatters.ca/
From women’s hockey's westward expansion to Canada's uncertain future: Rob Breakenridge is a journali...
Matt Randolph—known as Mr. Global—brings 34 years of oil and gas expertise to Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift to cut through the noise and set the record straight on one of Canada's most controversial industries.
Together, they unpack the truth behind oil industry misinformation, explore the real environmental and economic impact, and dive deep into the geopolitical ripple effects of Canada expanding its oil and gas m...
Shane Hewitt is back after a short holiday and the Nightshift Crew discuss the value in voting, and the conversation extends to whether or not our families did any early voting. We also ask discussed whether politics came up during recent holiday dinners.
Joining Shane Hewitt, Greg Fish from World of Weird Things talks about about the overwhelming power of negativity over news, our moods, and politics, and how a laser focus on usin...
Shane Hewitt & the Nightshift dives deep into two mind-bending scientific frontiers.
Molecular biologist and science communicator Samantha Yammine explains the newly engineered color "OLO"—a color the human eye physically can’t see. What is it? Why can’t we perceive it? And how did scientists even make it?
Then, astronomer and astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer joins Shane Hewitt to explore a cosmic curiosity: pos...
Tech Expert Kris Abel joins Shane Hewitt and the Nightshift to discuss the hottest tech news: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders begin Thursday in Canada (invitation only!), but expect higher prices on games and accessories. Plus, we discuss new age-verification tech using face scans and AI behavior analysis, and China's bizarre robot-human half-marathon competitions! https://krisabel.com/
Originally aired on 2025-04-23
Our favourite Smart Speakers Jamie Ellerton of Conaptus and Lindsay Broadhead of Broadhead Communications are getting together with the Nightshift to talk about all things politics and elections.
We also have a chat with veteran pollster John Wright to talk about what the polls mean and how accurate the current polls are, what they mean, how they are derived.
Does it feel different this year? Or will your heart be broken? Journalis...
Jim Richards is in for Shane Hewitt on the Nightshift and starts the show by talking about whether cousin relationships are on the decline with Canadian families having fewer kids… Then your calls.
Later in the show, all the headlines that didn't make the cut, so we picked them up from the cutting room floor and recycled them for this segment.
Originally aired on 2025-04-22
TSN’s Matt Cauz joins the Nightshift with Jim Richards hosting, to discuss whether the Cinderella Habs are catching Caps at the right time! Can they win the series?
Amanda Galbraith - co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays joins Jim Richards to talk about BetMGM launching federal election odds for Canadians to follow and weigh in on, and have a little fun. And in ...
We keep some of our favourites even when Shane is away and Jim Richards is hosting! That’s right, Handy Andy is on the show to chat about some technology stuff, including the decline of ‘friending’, How Instagram will use AI,
Boarding passes and check-in could be scrapped and the world's first drone system for fighting lightning.
Canadian Money Expert Jessica Moorhouse joins the show for a chat about your personal...
Jim Richards is hosting the Nightshift while Shane takes a few days. We start the show observing Dyngus day but first we need to find out what that is. Newstalk Chief Dyngus Correspondent Mike Catherwood joins the show live to explain. Later, Jim brings back Slow News Day, these are the news stories from around the planet that you didn’t want to hear.
Originally aired on 2025-04-21
In this episode of Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift, Shane welcomes Jess Ahrens to explore new research connecting cannabis use and psychosis, with a spotlight on the brain’s dopamine system.
They dig into: 🧠 How frequent cannabis use may disrupt dopamine balance
🔍 Why this matters for mental health diagnoses and treatment
📣 How doctors can better educate patients on the risks
Whether you’re curious, concerned...
On this episode of Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift, Shane welcomes tech journalist Greg Fish from World of Weird Things to dive into the eccentric world of Bryan Johnson—the billionaire biohacker who claims his $2 million-a-year anti-aging routine could make death and taxes optional.
From high-tech trackers to extreme diets and supplements, Johnson believes he’s unlocking the secret to immortality. But is the science ...
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