Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, and it did not blow its top. It blew its side, and the wall of water and debris that followed changed everything for everyone below it.

In Canada, ash fell on cars in Kamloops and the cloud reached Lethbridge. Victoria and Vancouver felt a shockwave through their homes. Harry R. Truman, 83 years old, had refused to leave his lodge on Spirit Lake. In March, he said you couldn't pull him out with a mule team. He and his 16 cats were buried under 150 feet of volcanic debris.

USGS scientist David Johnston was on the mountain that morning. His last four words, heard on ham radios around the world: Vancouver, Vancouver, this is it. His body was never found. His trailer turned up in 1993. Researchers believe the mountain is already inside the 30 to 100 year window for another eruption.

Topics: Mount St. Helens, Harry R. Truman, David Johnston, Mount St. Helens 1980, Canadian ash fall

GUEST: Ed Conroy | retroontario.com | @retrontario

Originally aired on 2026-05-14

Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, and it did not blow its top. It blew its side, and the wall of water and debris that followed changed everything for everyone below it.
In Canada, ash fell on cars in Kamloops and the cloud reached Lethbridge. Victoria and Vancouver felt a shockwave through their homes. Harry R. Truman, 83 years old, had refused to leave his lodge on Spirit Lake. In March, he said you couldn't pull him out with a mule team. He and his 16 cats were buried under 150 feet of volcanic debris.
USGS scientist David Johnston was on the mountain that morning. His last four words, heard on ham radios around the world: Vancouver, Vancouver, this is it. His body was never found. His trailer turned up in 1993. Researchers believe the mountain is already inside the 30 to 100 year window for another eruption.
Topics: Mount St. Helens, Harry R. Truman, David Johnston, Mount St. Helens 1980, Canadian ash fall
GUEST: Ed Conroy | retroontario.com | @retrontario
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-05-14

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.

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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.
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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.

Mount St. Helens, Bigfoot, and the Miners Who Were Never the Same

Stephen Colbert is leaving CBS on May 21st, comedy is under a microscope, and there is a horror movie in theaters right now that arrives from a completely unexpected direction.

Comedy's Hardest Secret
The Kevin Hart roast is the entry point, but the real question is whether audiences now need to be shocked to laugh. The case made here is that the hardest thing a performer can do is make it look like no effort at all, and the Academy Awards have almost never rewarded that. Colbert's 11-season run ends May 21st, and Jimmy Kimmel is going dark that night rather than compete.

The Wish You Can't Take Back
Obsession is a new horror movie about a guy who uses a supernatural object to make a woman fall in love with him. She does. Completely. Actress Indy Navarrete goes from cool girl to something monstrous, and the film has been called Hallmark in Hell.

Topics: Stephen Colbert, comedy awards recognition, Obsession 2025, Kevin Hart roast, late night television

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

Originally aired on 2026-05-14

Stephen Colbert is leaving CBS on May 21st, comedy is under a microscope, and there is a horror movie in theaters right now that arrives from a completely unexpected direction.
Comedy's Hardest Secret The Kevin Hart roast is the entry point, but the real question is whether audiences now need to be shocked to laugh. The case made here is that the hardest thing a performer can do is make it look like no effort at all, and the Academy Awards have almost never rewarded that. Colbert's 11-season run ends May 21st, and Jimmy Kimmel is going dark that night rather than compete.
The Wish You Can't Take Back Obsession is a new horror movie about a guy who uses a supernatural object to make a woman fall in love with him. She does. Completely. Actress Indy Navarrete goes from cool girl to something monstrous, and the film has been called Hallmark in Hell.
Topics: Stephen Colbert, comedy awards recognition, Obsession 2025, Kevin Hart roast, late night television
GUEST: Richard Crouse |<a href="http://richardcrouse.ca"> http://richardcrouse.ca</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-05-14

NEW: Stephen Colbert Is Leaving + Booze and Reviews of Obsession Movie

Canadian community does not always look the way you expect it to. Sometimes it is 21 men eating eggs at seven in the morning on garbage day, no agenda, no minutes, just life.

The group has been running for 17 years in a village where strangers stop to introduce themselves on the street. The newest member sat down this week for the first time and walked away wondering if he should have found a table like this a long time ago.

National Post data puts Canadian life satisfaction at 46.1% nationally in Q2 2025. Quebec leads at 57%. Alberta sits lowest at 38.1%. The gap between the top and the bottom of the country is not small.

Topics: Canadian community, small town life, life satisfaction Canada 2025, Merrickville Ontario, belonging

Originally aired on 2026-05-13

Canadian community does not always look the way you expect it to. Sometimes it is 21 men eating eggs at seven in the morning on garbage day, no agenda, no minutes, just life.
The group has been running for 17 years in a village where strangers stop to introduce themselves on the street. The newest member sat down this week for the first time and walked away wondering if he should have found a table like this a long time ago.
National Post data puts Canadian life satisfaction at 46.1% nationally in Q2 2025. Quebec leads at 57%. Alberta sits lowest at 38.1%. The gap between the top and the bottom of the country is not small.
Topics: Canadian community, small town life, life satisfaction Canada 2025, Merrickville Ontario, belonging
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-05-13

NEW: The Old Farts Had a Seat Open & Shane Sat Down

Canadian life satisfaction is measuring something real and its provincial variation tells a more complicated story than any single headline can carry.

The Astronauts Came Back. The Panel Asks Who Should Be Doing the Listening.
The Artemis astronauts met Canada's Prime Minister this week and the panel pushes on the moment. Broadhead says real leadership cascades from the top when it is aspirational and uses we instead of I. Ellerton adds that the Alberta voter list data breach, involving 3 million names and thousands of fake ones deliberately seeded to catch exactly this kind of misuse, is the story underneath the story.

Quebec Is Happy. Ontario Is Not. Lindsay Broadhead Has a Theory.
Ontario has the lowest life satisfaction percentage in the country. Broadhead says the data is accurate: Canadians are living genuinely polarized lives depending on access to jobs, healthcare, and transit. The path forward she argues isn't a policy solution but a small one: make eye contact, say hello, pick up garbage. Positivity, she says, spreads the same way negativity does.

Topics: Canadian life satisfaction, Alberta voter list breach, Artemis Canada, polarization Canada, small acts community

GUEST: Jamie Ellerton | http://conaptus.com / Lindsay Broadhead | http://broadheadcomms.ca

Originally aired on 2026-05-13

Canadian life satisfaction is measuring something real and its provincial variation tells a more complicated story than any single headline can carry.
The Astronauts Came Back. The Panel Asks Who Should Be Doing the Listening. The Artemis astronauts met Canada's Prime Minister this week and the panel pushes on the moment. Broadhead says real leadership cascades from the top when it is aspirational and uses we instead of I. Ellerton adds that the Alberta voter list data breach, involving 3 million names and thousands of fake ones deliberately seeded to catch exactly this kind of misuse, is the story underneath the story.
Quebec Is Happy. Ontario Is Not. Lindsay Broadhead Has a Theory. Ontario has the lowest life satisfaction percentage in the country. Broadhead says the data is accurate: Canadians are living genuinely polarized lives depending on access to jobs, healthcare, and transit. The path forward she argues isn't a policy solution but a small one: make eye contact, say hello, pick up garbage. Positivity, she says, spreads the same way negativity does.
Topics: Canadian life satisfaction, Alberta voter list breach, Artemis Canada, polarization Canada, small acts community
GUEST: Jamie Ellerton |<a href="http://conaptus.com"> http://conaptus.com</a> / Lindsay Broadhead |<a href="http://broadheadcomms.ca"> http://broadheadcomms.ca</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-05-13

Mount St. Helens, Bigfoot, and the Miners Who Were Never the Same

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