You're bald by choice (mostly). Vancouver Island earthquake warning concerns you less than protecting your melon from falls and sun exposure. Five hats in one day: regular toque, beanie, Vancouver Food Bank long toque, Voltron baseball cap, sun hat, protective helmet toque. You don't realize the record until next morning.

Bob's bonspiel: four straight losses, 12 hours between 9:15 AM and 9:15 PM games. Never left the curling club for 16.5 hours. Loaded up on breakfast, banquet dinner, Lucky beer watching playoff football. Barefoot curling at 1:30 AM across five sheets to upper left rings, kitty corner long distance. Facebook posting risks bans or buying rounds. The December 19th earthquake report: magnitude 9 hitting the island, west coast tsunami threats, Friday before Christmas release to bury bad real estate news. Go bags recommended. Horseshoe Bay ferry two hours versus Tsawwassen extra half hour. Voltron: German amusement ride based on roller coaster, scary and good.

Learn why unconscious record completion matters for legitimacy. Discover the protective toque technology lining preventing melon damage. Understand long-distance golf tournaments where first tee aims for third hole green navigating tree lines.

GUEST: Bob Addison | @‌riobobbo

Originally aired on 2026-01-20

You're bald by choice (mostly). Vancouver Island earthquake warning concerns you less than protecting your melon from falls and sun exposure. Five hats in one day: regular toque, beanie, Vancouver Food Bank long toque, Voltron baseball cap, sun hat, protective helmet toque. You don't realize the record until next morning.
Bob's bonspiel: four straight losses, 12 hours between 9:15 AM and 9:15 PM games. Never left the curling club for 16.5 hours. Loaded up on breakfast, banquet dinner, Lucky beer watching playoff football. Barefoot curling at 1:30 AM across five sheets to upper left rings, kitty corner long distance. Facebook posting risks bans or buying rounds. The December 19th earthquake report: magnitude 9 hitting the island, west coast tsunami threats, Friday before Christmas release to bury bad real estate news. Go bags recommended. Horseshoe Bay ferry two hours versus Tsawwassen extra half hour. Voltron: German amusement ride based on roller coaster, scary and good.
Learn why unconscious record completion matters for legitimacy. Discover the protective toque technology lining preventing melon damage. Understand long-distance golf tournaments where first tee aims for third hole green navigating tree lines.
GUEST: Bob Addison | @&zwnj;riobobbo
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-01-20

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.

Shane Hewitt &amp; 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&mdash;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&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;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.

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift

Shane Hewitt is known for his engaging and relatable on-air personality, which captivates listeners. His ability to blend insightful commentary with humour and empathy creates a genuine connection with listeners.  Shane Hewitt and the Night Shift provides relatable content, informative discussions and expert insights – along with a balance of anecdotes and entertainment.

Shane Hewitt is known for his engaging and relatable on-air personality, which captivates listeners. His ability to blend insightful commentary with humour and empathy creates a genuine connection with listeners.  Shane Hewitt and the Night Shift provides relatable content, informative discussions and expert insights – along with a balance of anecdotes and entertainment.

Five Hats, Four Losses, and Barefoot Curling at 1:30 AM

Trump diplomatic text leaks from Macron and NATO leaders went public. Your private conversations with colleagues stay private because trust exists. Candid feedback about performance happens in writing you wouldn't want seen. Not scandalous, just frank. Now imagine those texts published deliberately to humiliate you.

Matt Gurney calls it malicious, cruel, manipulative. Trump's doing it because he can. International diplomacy requires privacy, personal relationships, and trust. State departments, foreign ministries, embassies execute what leaders decide based on those relationships. Canada's secret weapon: close personal ties with Americans, premiers knowing governors, families crossing borders. Only works with trust. Europe's response signals the Rubicon crossed. Symbolic military forces deploying to Greenland. France extending nuclear deterrent to protect other European countries. New NATO conversations excluding United States, potentially including Ukraine and Canada. Europeans discussing selling US Treasury holdings. Edging toward economic warfare. Matt wondered when flex in the international system would run out.

Discover why Matt compares this to relationships where people give up after one unremarkable moment. Learn what European Treasury selloff threats mean for economic stability. Understand why Canada would want to join European defensive organization if offered.

GUEST: Matt Gurney | http://readtheline.ca , @‌mattgurney

Originally aired on 2026-01-20

Trump diplomatic text leaks from Macron and NATO leaders went public. Your private conversations with colleagues stay private because trust exists. Candid feedback about performance happens in writing you wouldn't want seen. Not scandalous, just frank. Now imagine those texts published deliberately to humiliate you.
Matt Gurney calls it malicious, cruel, manipulative. Trump's doing it because he can. International diplomacy requires privacy, personal relationships, and trust. State departments, foreign ministries, embassies execute what leaders decide based on those relationships. Canada's secret weapon: close personal ties with Americans, premiers knowing governors, families crossing borders. Only works with trust. Europe's response signals the Rubicon crossed. Symbolic military forces deploying to Greenland. France extending nuclear deterrent to protect other European countries. New NATO conversations excluding United States, potentially including Ukraine and Canada. Europeans discussing selling US Treasury holdings. Edging toward economic warfare. Matt wondered when flex in the international system would run out.
Discover why Matt compares this to relationships where people give up after one unremarkable moment. Learn what European Treasury selloff threats mean for economic stability. Understand why Canada would want to join European defensive organization if offered.
GUEST: Matt Gurney |<a href="http://readtheline.ca"> http://readtheline.ca</a> , @&zwnj;mattgurney
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-01-20

NEW -  Trump Diplomatic Text Leaks: When Trust Becomes Weaponized

Good News Tuesday gives you good news when your day is rough and you can't see past the struggle. You text in whatever good news you have, any size. The principle is proven: good news makes good news babies. One piece of positivity creates another.

 

Unlimited Olive Garden breadsticks arrive in Ontario. The recommended approach is consuming enough salad and bread to simply pack your entree for later. Winter highway crashes shut down the Trans-Canada between Headingley and Portage-le-Prairie. Manitoba residents responded by opening their homes to stranded drivers, providing food, warmth, and shelter. Winnipeg gets compared to the Maritimes for hospitality, friendliness, and drinking ability. Ottawa Senators jerseys inspired by Heated Rivalry sell well. The show depicts two gay hockey players unable to come out, showing what love looks like when professional obligations interfere, reportedly changing viewers' perspectives on relationships in pro sports.

 

Discover what Manitoba's highway rescue response reveals about Canadian hospitality values. Learn why the Good News Tuesday format works to shift perspective, and what it means when NHL teams market LGBTQ storylines.


Originally aired on 2026-01-20

Good News Tuesday gives you good news when your day is rough and you can't see past the struggle. You text in whatever good news you have, any size. The principle is proven: good news makes good news babies. One piece of positivity creates another.
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Unlimited Olive Garden breadsticks arrive in Ontario. The recommended approach is consuming enough salad and bread to simply pack your entree for later. Winter highway crashes shut down the Trans-Canada between Headingley and Portage-le-Prairie. Manitoba residents responded by opening their homes to stranded drivers, providing food, warmth, and shelter. Winnipeg gets compared to the Maritimes for hospitality, friendliness, and drinking ability. Ottawa Senators jerseys inspired by Heated Rivalry sell well. The show depicts two gay hockey players unable to come out, showing what love looks like when professional obligations interfere, reportedly changing viewers' perspectives on relationships in pro sports.
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Discover what Manitoba's highway rescue response reveals about Canadian hospitality values. Learn why the Good News Tuesday format works to shift perspective, and what it means when NHL teams market LGBTQ storylines.
 Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-01-20

Good News Tuesday: Manitoba Rescues to Ontario Breadsticks

Your Prime Minister stands before billionaires at the World Economic Forum to sell Canada as an investment opportunity. You hear it as a "rah rah Canada" moment. Both are true. The disconnect matters because the audience in that room isn't you, and the speech wasn't designed for working people.

 

Fifteen minutes of messaging includes direct moments addressed to Canadians specifically, which signals the dual purpose. Using "hegemony" instead of "dominance" makes the point harder to grasp for no good reason. The speech acknowledges what usually gets ignored: violence and greed have always driven global economics. Meanwhile, Trump's release of private texts from France and NATO leadership breaks trust in ways that are being overlooked.

 

Understand why good news only counts if the promises actually happen, and why they might not. Learn the definition of hegemony and why political vocabulary choices reveal more than the words themselves.


Originally aired on 2026-01-20

Your Prime Minister stands before billionaires at the World Economic Forum to sell Canada as an investment opportunity. You hear it as a "rah rah Canada" moment. Both are true. The disconnect matters because the audience in that room isn't you, and the speech wasn't designed for working people.
&nbsp;
Fifteen minutes of messaging includes direct moments addressed to Canadians specifically, which signals the dual purpose. Using "hegemony" instead of "dominance" makes the point harder to grasp for no good reason. The speech acknowledges what usually gets ignored: violence and greed have always driven global economics. Meanwhile, Trump's release of private texts from France and NATO leadership breaks trust in ways that are being overlooked.
&nbsp;
Understand why good news only counts if the promises actually happen, and why they might not. Learn the definition of hegemony and why political vocabulary choices reveal more than the words themselves.
 Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-01-20

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