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.
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Episode #31
NEW - Tone it Down or Tone Deaf? Hypocrisy Behind Pete Hoekstra
Sep 12, 20269 minS3
A US official is telling Canada to tone down its rhetoric, and Andrew Caddell has a specific list of reasons why that message rings hollow. He runs through Pete Hoekstra's own past comments, including a profanity-laced tirade at the National Gallery and a claim that a billion dollar bridge deal Canada actually paid for was a myth. Andrew borrows a very specific Newfoundland word to describe Pete, one he picked up from a friend who policed Gander during September 11th, and explains exactly why he thinks it applies here. Dominic LeBlanc says trade conversations with the US have not stopped, but Andrew draws a hard line between quiet diplomatic contact and an actual negotiation, and explains which one is really happening right now. Topics: tone deaf, Pete Hoekstra, Canada US trade, Gordie Howe Bridge, September 11th GUEST: Andrew Caddell Originally aired on 2026-09-11
A Weekend Watch List for Witches, Rebels, and Gamers
Sep 12, 202618 minS3
This week's watch list runs from a witch sequel with a devoted following to a medieval uprising and a rock reunion decades in the making. Steve Stebbing walks through what is actually worth your time this weekend, and what falls short of it. Sandra and Nicole Are Back, But Is the Sequel Better? Practical Magic 2 brings Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, and Stockard Channing back together twenty eight years later, and Steve has a take on which film actually sticks the landing. He also weighs in on The Uprising, a period piece from the director of the Bourne movies, and why the camera work might work against it. Two Brothers, One Reunion, One Documentary The long-awaited Oasis reunion gets its own documentary treatment in Don't Look Back in Anger. Steve breaks down how two brothers who could barely share a city ended up back on stage together, and why the film works even if you only know the hits. Topics: Practical Magic 2, The Uprising, Oasis documentary, streaming picks, weekend watch list GUEST: Steve Stebbing | stevestebbing.ca Originally aired on 2026-09-11
ICYMI - What Happens to a Marriage When the Kids Leave
Sep 12, 202618 minS3
Long before the last kid moves out, Dr. Laurie Betito says the empty nest has already been happening in small doses for years. She traces how those early separations quietly shape how parents react when the real one finally arrives. **Using the Transition to Reset a Relationship** Dr. Betito explains why research actually shows increased marital satisfaction during empty nest, but only for couples willing to do the work. She lays out what renegotiating a relationship after decades of parenting actually looks like in practice. **Why the Second Time Feels Completely Different** Dr. Betito shares a camp story that captures how differently parents react the second time around compared to the first, and connects it to what couples need to talk about once the house is finally quiet, from personal space to rediscovering intimacy. Topics: empty nest, marital satisfaction, parenting transition, couples advice, relationship reset GUEST: Dr. Laurie Betito | drlaurie.com Originally aired on 2026-09-11
The AI Contradiction Playing Out at This Year's Film Festivals
Sep 12, 202610 minS3
At this year's festival season, Mohit Rajhans noticed something that does not quite add up. Filmmakers are warning about how dangerous AI technology could be, while using it at the same time to make the projects they are most excited about. That tension runs straight into a real fight happening in the acting community right now, where performers are pushing for new protections around how their likeness and data can be used to train future AI models. Mohit explains what sparked the conversation and where it got complicated. Canada recently rolled out an AI literacy initiative from its AI minister, and Mohit has real concerns about what it can actually teach in the time it is given. He lays out what he thinks is missing and what it would actually take to close the gap. Topics: AI in film, synthetic video, AI literacy, TIFF, film festival GUEST: Mohit Rajhans | http://thinkstart.ca Originally aired on 2026-09-11
Shiftheads - TIFF Opening Weekend: Why Some People Go To The Same Film Festival For Decades
Sep 12, 20269 minS3
Ben Harrison explains what keeps people coming back to TIFF year after year, including attendees well into their seventies and eighties who treat it as an annual tradition. It isn't really about the movies themselves, he says. It's the friendships and conversations that only happen once a year, on the same streets, at the same festival. This year's lineup includes what one acclaimed 83-year-old British director says will be his final film, alongside a personal project from a two-time Oscar winner who built it around raising a young daughter after his character's arc in a major franchise collapsed entirely. One of the festival's most talked-about premieres has been waiting decades to happen. A documentary shot in the 1970s, capturing a private conversation among some of the defining figures of an entire cultural movement, was never finished until now, and it's already been called one of the most acclaimed films of the year. Topics: TIFF community culture, Mike Leigh final film, Midnight Madness TIFF, Canadian documentary premieres, Mahershala Ali new movie GUEST: Ben Harrison | @6benharrison Originally aired on 2026-09-11
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