Entrepreneur and investor Arlene Dickinson makes the case that what Canadians need most right now isn't a new plan — it's the belief that they already have what it takes to execute one.

Dickinson traces how curiosity became her operating system, why she chose to go more public — not less — as the noise around her got louder, and what it cost her to admit she's dealt with depression and anxiety. She also gets into the political moment: not partisan, but pointed. When institutions get dismantled instead of repaired, and when a generation grows up thinking division is normal, she argues someone has to say so out loud.

Arlene is Alone started as a show about being single. It became something harder to define and more worth watching.

Topics: Canadian identity, entrepreneurship, Arlene is Alone, vulnerability, political division

GUEST: Arlene Dickinson | http://arlenedickinson.com

Originally aired on 2026-06-23

Entrepreneur and investor Arlene Dickinson makes the case that what Canadians need most right now isn't a new plan &mdash; it's the belief that they already have what it takes to execute one.
Dickinson traces how curiosity became her operating system, why she chose to go more public &mdash; not less &mdash; as the noise around her got louder, and what it cost her to admit she's dealt with depression and anxiety. She also gets into the political moment: not partisan, but pointed. When institutions get dismantled instead of repaired, and when a generation grows up thinking division is normal, she argues someone has to say so out loud.
Arlene is Alone started as a show about being single. It became something harder to define and more worth watching.
Topics: Canadian identity, entrepreneurship, Arlene is Alone, vulnerability, political division
GUEST: Arlene Dickinson |<a href="http://arlenedickinson.com"> http://arlenedickinson.com</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-06-23

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.

ICYMI - Arlene Dickinson on Why Canada Needs to Say "We Can"

Calgary mayor Jeremy Farkas put out a video during Stampede and dropped some language that got attention. The swearing was the hook. The issue underneath it is real and a lot more specific than noise complaints. Ryan O'Donnell lives three minutes from the Cowboys tent and has something to say about what ten straight days of that actually looks like from the inside.

Downtown Calgary during Stampede isn't just loud. Last year, windows broke. Things fell off shelves. And every morning after, the sidewalks outside people's homes looked like the aftermath of something nobody living there chose to attend. Ryan's point isn't that Stampede shouldn't exist. It's that downtown is a neighbourhood. There are families, strollers, schools around the corner, and people who should be able to stay in their own homes for ten days without leaving.

The question of whether politicians swearing makes them more real or less professional turns out to be more interesting than it sounds.

Topics: Calgary Stampede noise, downtown Calgary neighbourhood, mayor Jeremy Farkas, outdoor concerts city living, festival disruption

Originally aired on 2026-06-23

Calgary mayor Jeremy Farkas put out a video during Stampede and dropped some language that got attention. The swearing was the hook. The issue underneath it is real and a lot more specific than noise complaints. Ryan O'Donnell lives three minutes from the Cowboys tent and has something to say about what ten straight days of that actually looks like from the inside.
Downtown Calgary during Stampede isn't just loud. Last year, windows broke. Things fell off shelves. And every morning after, the sidewalks outside people's homes looked like the aftermath of something nobody living there chose to attend. Ryan's point isn't that Stampede shouldn't exist. It's that downtown is a neighbourhood. There are families, strollers, schools around the corner, and people who should be able to stay in their own homes for ten days without leaving.
The question of whether politicians swearing makes them more real or less professional turns out to be more interesting than it sounds.
Topics: Calgary Stampede noise, downtown Calgary neighbourhood, mayor Jeremy Farkas, outdoor concerts city living, festival disruption
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-06-23

Shiftheads - Is Swearing by Politicians OK… Even if They Have a Point?

Kris Abel, tech and entertainment commentator at krisabel.com, covers three things this week that actually earned the attention. The Sennheiser Accentum Clip launches July 23rd in Canada, before the US gets it, at $270. It clips around the ear instead of hoping your ear canal cooperates, combines broadcast-grade Sennheiser audio quality with situational awareness, and has a design borrowed from ear piercing culture that looks genuinely different from anything else on the market.

Disney launched Toy Story 5 in theatres and in four hundred children's hospitals on the same day. Patients got access to the film from their beds, received themed tech toys tied to the film's storyline, and got personal video messages from the cast recorded at the Hollywood premiere. The piracy concern that blocked this kind of access for years finally gave way.

Taika Waititi's Clara and the Sun hits theatres October 23rd. Jenna Ortega plays a humanoid robot companion. The question of whether you'd want your robot to look like a robot or a person comes up. The answer is more interesting than expected.

Topics: Sennheiser Accentum Clip Canada, Toy Story 5 hospital screening, Clara and the Sun, humanoid robots, tech Canada

GUEST: Kris Abel | krisabel.com | @realkrisabel

Originally aired on 2026-06-23

Kris Abel, tech and entertainment commentator at krisabel.com, covers three things this week that actually earned the attention. The Sennheiser Accentum Clip launches July 23rd in Canada, before the US gets it, at $270. It clips around the ear instead of hoping your ear canal cooperates, combines broadcast-grade Sennheiser audio quality with situational awareness, and has a design borrowed from ear piercing culture that looks genuinely different from anything else on the market.
Disney launched Toy Story 5 in theatres and in four hundred children's hospitals on the same day. Patients got access to the film from their beds, received themed tech toys tied to the film's storyline, and got personal video messages from the cast recorded at the Hollywood premiere. The piracy concern that blocked this kind of access for years finally gave way.
Taika Waititi's Clara and the Sun hits theatres October 23rd. Jenna Ortega plays a humanoid robot companion. The question of whether you'd want your robot to look like a robot or a person comes up. The answer is more interesting than expected.
Topics: Sennheiser Accentum Clip Canada, Toy Story 5 hospital screening, Clara and the Sun, humanoid robots, tech Canada
GUEST: Kris Abel | krisabel.com | @realkrisabel
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-06-23

NEW - Tech: New Earbuds, a Robot Film, and Toy Story in Hospital Beds

A shooting in a Montreal Jewish grocery store. A high-speed pursuit ending in gunfire in Calgary. An MP targeted in Saskatchewan. What links them isn't ideology, it's the moment after, when the internet fills the silence with certainty. Matt Gurney, writer and analyst at The Line, has spent a career covering political violence and says the old frameworks are breaking down.

For decades, counterterrorism operated around three coherent buckets: Islamist groups, far-right movements, and left-wing cells. Each had a recognizable profile. Gurney argues that profile no longer holds for a growing category of attacker: someone who self-radicalizes through fractured online communities into something too incoherent to classify and too isolated to intercept.

The Montreal manifesto runs over a hundred pages and touches on antisemitism, capitalism, and sexual morality. Everyone found what they were looking for.

Topics: radicalization Canada, Montreal shooting, lone wolf terrorism, antisemitism, public safety

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

Originally aired on 2026-06-23

A shooting in a Montreal Jewish grocery store. A high-speed pursuit ending in gunfire in Calgary. An MP targeted in Saskatchewan. What links them isn't ideology, it's the moment after, when the internet fills the silence with certainty. Matt Gurney, writer and analyst at The Line, has spent a career covering political violence and says the old frameworks are breaking down.
For decades, counterterrorism operated around three coherent buckets: Islamist groups, far-right movements, and left-wing cells. Each had a recognizable profile. Gurney argues that profile no longer holds for a growing category of attacker: someone who self-radicalizes through fractured online communities into something too incoherent to classify and too isolated to intercept.
The Montreal manifesto runs over a hundred pages and touches on antisemitism, capitalism, and sexual morality. Everyone found what they were looking for.
Topics: radicalization Canada, Montreal shooting, lone wolf terrorism, antisemitism, public safety
GUEST: Matt Gurney |<a href="http://readtheline.ca"> http://readtheline.ca</a> | @&zwnj;mattgurney
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-06-23

ICYMI - Arlene Dickinson on Why Canada Needs to Say "We Can"

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