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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 622
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
AI Generated Content is No Joke!
In this conversation on the Nightshift Mohit Rajhans of Thinkstart.ca joins to talk about how AI, specifically Google's Gemini, has been used to manipulate news, resulting in generative content being…
SH&TNS - How Far Do You Plan Ahead?
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Shane Hewitt and the Nightshift crew start the show talking about how far in advance we book our travel trips. Are you spontaneous and jump into a road tr…
ICYMI - That Just Happened! Friday Round Up!
The Nightshift is excited to be joined by CTV’s Chief Political Correspondent, Vassy Kapelos. Now there’s a busy broadcaster/journalist, so before we get to the political talk, Shane asks Vassy what …
NEW - What The Heck Are We Watching? Date Night
Steve Stebbing joins the Nightshift for his weekly chat about what you can be watching at the movies and on the stream box! In movies, you can get pulled into a bizarre cubic wonderland in the Minec…
Shiftheads - Canada’s Defense Spending | Border Crossing with Your Phone
The Trump administration requested that Canada and other NATO allies significantly increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP. Richard Shimooka is a military expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdona…
SH&TNS - Throwback Thursday and Your Favourite TV Shows
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It’s Throwback Thursday so the Nightshift crew, runs through some of our first favourite TV shows we remember. Your texts and contribution help take us do…
ICYMI - Is your province first or last for being “Happy at Work”?
Is your job bringing you joy—or just a paycheque? In this episode of Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift, Heather Haslam, VP of Marketing at ADP Canada, breaks down the latest findings from the Happiness@W…
NEW - Val Kilmer, Kermit the Frog, Wrestling and Slammers
Last Call: Movie critic Richard Crouse is on the Nightshift for a couple segments: First let’s talk about the legacy of Val Kilmer, his movies and his cameo in the recent Top Gun! Also on Last Call, …
Shiftheads - Food Prices, Tariffs & the Dairy Dilemma – with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Shane welcomes Dr. Sylvain Charlebois—Canada’s go-to expert on food policy—for a straight-talking look at what's really driving food prices.
They dig into: 🥛 Canada’s supply-managed dairy system — wh…
SH&TNS - Libation Day!
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Wednesday, and the Shifties start the show talking about what we heard from US President Donald Trump today with regards to Tariffs.
In Their Own Words, …
ICYMI - Axe The Beer Tax and Pure Evil
Greg Fish from World of Weird Things joins Shane Hewitt for a chat about the common perception of evil as solely the actions of outwardly monstrous individuals. He cites, G.M. Gilbert who found that …
NEW - Cows Are Hacking Robots🐄🤖, Switch 2🕹 and Folk Music 🎶
Technology expert Kris Abel joins the Nightshift for his weekly conversation on all things tech. This week, he talks about Nintendo’s announcement, Launching June 5th for $629.99, and says the new ga…
NEW - Whispers, Roars & a Mic: Truth, Branding & Canada’s Political Drift
One conversation that can change the future of a country - Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift, Shane is joined by branding guru and Chatter That Matters host Tony Chapman for a deep, sharp, and unfiltered…
SH&TNS - It’s A Good News Tuesday!
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Tuesday, and the Shifties share their Good News Tuesday stories!
TSN’s Matt Cauz, joins to talk about how close Alexander Ovechkin (Ovi) is to breaking W…
ICYMI - Be Scared and Smart Speakers
Shane Hewitt has a provocative conversation with Matt Gurney, journalist, broadcaster and writer/Editor of The Line. They discuss how tragedy usually leads the media that people consume and appreciat…
NEW - Green Shirt Day and Unlearn Bullying
Green Shirt Day is observed on April 7 to honor the memory of Logan Boulet, a victim of a tragic crash, and to promote organ donation awareness. This day encourages Canadians to register as organ don…
Uncle Bob’s Adventure to Norway
Bob Addison did some travelling and recently visited Norway! Shane caught up with Uncle Bob while on his vacation and after he returned. These are some of his thoughts on his trip to Norway, and what…
SH&TNS - Brews and Snacks
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It’s Monday! And the Shifties are back from the weekend to discuss wine, the middle class, and home ownership, all in an effort to prepare you for what’s …
Where Are You Getting Your News From? And Apple Might Be Facing A Lawsuit
Technology Expert Carmi Levy joins the Nightshift to discuss the news desert in social media, thanks to Meta's decision to lock out Canadian-sourced media content, and how it only makes a bad situati…
What Is the Middle Class? Rent vs. Buy in Canada
Moshe Lander is a senior lecturer in the economics department at Concordia University in Montreal, and he joins Shane for a discussion to help describe “The Middle Class”
Shane is joined by financial…