Alyssa B, Nutrition Expert from Nourish.ca, joins Shane Hewitt to break down the real risks of ultra-processed foods. She explains how to spot them on labels—and why pushing for better food standards matters more than ever.

Originally aired on 2025-07-28

Alyssa B, Nutrition Expert from Nourish.ca, joins Shane Hewitt to break down the real risks of ultra-processed foods. She explains how to spot them on labels&mdash;and why pushing for better food standards matters more than ever.
Originally aired on&nbsp;2025-07-28

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 - What's Really in Your Food?

The nostalgia industry has a secret and you are already paying for it. You pulled up that old show last week not because you ran out of new things but because right now feels like too much. You went back to something safe. That instinct is real, and someone is packaging it, pricing it, and sending it back to you until there is nothing left to feel.

What does it feel like when the thing you loved starts to feel like a product? The man who built a career celebrating the past is the one raising the flag. The juice, his words, is getting squeezed. And somewhere between the Lego sets, the reboots, and the reunion tours, the original feeling quietly started to leave.

1989 seeded everything that defined the decade after it, and most of those things are still being sold back to you right now. That is not the nostalgia talking. That is the industry. And the difference between those two things is exactly where this conversation lives.

Topics: nostalgia industry, 1989 pop culture, retro culture, commodified nostalgia, throwback trends, cultural memory

GUEST: Ed Conroy | retroontario.com

Originally aired on 2026-03-12

The nostalgia industry has a secret and you are already paying for it. You pulled up that old show last week not because you ran out of new things but because right now feels like too much. You went back to something safe. That instinct is real, and someone is packaging it, pricing it, and sending it back to you until there is nothing left to feel.
What does it feel like when the thing you loved starts to feel like a product? The man who built a career celebrating the past is the one raising the flag. The juice, his words, is getting squeezed. And somewhere between the Lego sets, the reboots, and the reunion tours, the original feeling quietly started to leave.
1989 seeded everything that defined the decade after it, and most of those things are still being sold back to you right now. That is not the nostalgia talking. That is the industry. And the difference between those two things is exactly where this conversation lives.
Topics: nostalgia industry, 1989 pop culture, retro culture, commodified nostalgia, throwback trends, cultural memory
GUEST: Ed Conroy |<a href="http://retroontario.com"> retroontario.com</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-12

The Guy Who Lives in the Past Says Stop Living in the Past

Cancer diagnosis criminal behaviour was the subject of a real scientific study, and it puts you somewhere uncomfortable before you finish reading the headline. Breaking Bad in real life, with real life Walter White’s

Topics: cancer diagnosis crime, Breaking Bad study, criminal behavior Denmark, economic safety net, concert eventism, movie title fails

Booze & Reviews: Undertone - Sound Is the New Dark
Horror movie sound design just became the scariest thing in the theater, and you haven't pressed play yet. You have always assumed darkness was doing the heavy lifting in horror. The shadows, the things just outside what you can see. This Canadian film takes almost all of that away and replaces it with audio that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

The cocktails paired with this one were stirred by sound vibrations, named after Shakespeare, and drawn from pre-Prohibition Baltimore. What you drink while watching might matter less than whether you leave the lights on. Sound is the new dark, and this film is the proof.

Topics: Canadian horror film, Undertone movie, sound design horror, cocktail pairings, supernatural thriller

GUEST: Richard Crouse | http://richardcrouse.ca

Originally aired on 2026-03-12

Cancer diagnosis criminal behaviour was the subject of a real scientific study, and it puts you somewhere uncomfortable before you finish reading the headline. Breaking Bad in real life, with real life Walter White&rsquo;s
Topics: cancer diagnosis crime, Breaking Bad study, criminal behavior Denmark, economic safety net, concert eventism, movie title fails
Booze &amp; Reviews: Undertone - Sound Is the New Dark Horror movie sound design just became the scariest thing in the theater, and you haven't pressed play yet. You have always assumed darkness was doing the heavy lifting in horror. The shadows, the things just outside what you can see. This Canadian film takes almost all of that away and replaces it with audio that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
The cocktails paired with this one were stirred by sound vibrations, named after Shakespeare, and drawn from pre-Prohibition Baltimore. What you drink while watching might matter less than whether you leave the lights on. Sound is the new dark, and this film is the proof.
Topics: Canadian horror film, Undertone movie, sound design horror, cocktail pairings, supernatural thriller
GUEST: Richard Crouse |<a href="http://richardcrouse.ca"> http://richardcrouse.ca</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-12

Richard Crouse: This Study Proved Walter White Is More Real Life Than Anyone Thought

Airline hidden fees have turned flight booking into a guessing game. You find a $168 ticket to Calgary and click through, carry-on selected, one checked bag, and suddenly you're looking at $700. The fare didn't change. You did. And the deal you thought you found was never actually there.

There is a version of flying where the price you see is the price you pay. That version is gone. What's left is a layer cake of basic, standard, and flex options, where bringing a carry-on costs more than the seat beside it, and the flex upgrade that removes your change fee runs another $100 on top. At some point the oxygen mask joke stops being a joke.

This isn't a new problem, but it's getting worse faster than anyone expected. The legislation that forced airlines to show final pricing didn't stop the fees, it just moved them one click deeper. What changed is not the cost of flying. What changed is how long it takes you to find it.

Topics: airline hidden fees, airfare add-ons, carry-on bag fees, flight pricing Canada, air travel costs

Originally aired on 2026-03-11

Airline hidden fees have turned flight booking into a guessing game. You find a $168 ticket to Calgary and click through, carry-on selected, one checked bag, and suddenly you're looking at $700. The fare didn't change. You did. And the deal you thought you found was never actually there.
There is a version of flying where the price you see is the price you pay. That version is gone. What's left is a layer cake of basic, standard, and flex options, where bringing a carry-on costs more than the seat beside it, and the flex upgrade that removes your change fee runs another $100 on top. At some point the oxygen mask joke stops being a joke.
This isn't a new problem, but it's getting worse faster than anyone expected. The legislation that forced airlines to show final pricing didn't stop the fees, it just moved them one click deeper. What changed is not the cost of flying. What changed is how long it takes you to find it.
Topics: airline hidden fees, airfare add-ons, carry-on bag fees, flight pricing Canada, air travel costs
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-11

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