The age of everyday AI is here. Shane Hewitt and Handy Andy Baryer dive into Microsoft’s latest move—the Co-Pilot button—powered by ChatGPT to make personal computing smarter, faster, and more private. They explore how built-in AI could reshape the workplace and why adapting skills now is key. In the second half, the conversation turns to Amazon’s next-generation Alexa and smart devices, which promise to remember user preferences and talk more like a real person. It’s a look at where digital assistants are heading—and what it means for how we live and work.

GUEST:
 Handy Andy Baryer
 @handyandymedia
 handyandymedia.com

Originally aired on2025-10-06

The age of everyday AI is here. Shane Hewitt and Handy Andy Baryer dive into Microsoft&rsquo;s latest move&mdash;the Co-Pilot button&mdash;powered by ChatGPT to make personal computing smarter, faster, and more private. They explore how built-in AI could reshape the workplace and why adapting skills now is key. In the second half, the conversation turns to Amazon&rsquo;s next-generation Alexa and smart devices, which promise to remember user preferences and talk more like a real person. It&rsquo;s a look at where digital assistants are heading&mdash;and what it means for how we live and work.
GUEST: Handy Andy Baryer @handyandymedia handyandymedia.com
Originally aired on 2025-10-06

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.

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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.
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.

NEW - AI at Home and Work: Microsoft’s Co-Pilot & Amazon’s Smarter Alexa

What to watch this weekend includes a film written by the writer of Seven, loaded with aesthetic and atmosphere, that Steve Stebbing says feels hollow at its center. You're drawn in by the red-filtered cinematography and the serial killer in a gas mask, and then the third act arrives. It's a first film from this director and it shows in the worst possible place.

How to Make a Killing gives you Glenn Powell, one of the brighter newer stars in Hollywood by Steve's read, and the director of Emily the Criminal, which had tension you couldn't cut with the hardest shears in the world. That director eased off the gas pedal here and the dark comedy needed a sharper edge to justify the premise. The real recommendation this weekend is Mid Winter Break: Leslie Manville and Kieran Hinds in Amsterdam, two phenomenal actors, no glitz, and something from the past that resurfaces and threatens a long marriage.

Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary opens March 20th, based on the Andy Weir book fans say is better than The Martian. Start the countdown now.

Topics: what to watch this weekend, Psycho Killer movie review, How to Make a Killing Glenn Powell, Mid Winter Break film, Project Hail Mary Ryan Gosling 2026

GUEST: Steve Stebbing | stevestebbing.ca

Originally aired on 2026-02-20

What to watch this weekend includes a film written by the writer of Seven, loaded with aesthetic and atmosphere, that Steve Stebbing says feels hollow at its center. You're drawn in by the red-filtered cinematography and the serial killer in a gas mask, and then the third act arrives. It's a first film from this director and it shows in the worst possible place.
How to Make a Killing gives you Glenn Powell, one of the brighter newer stars in Hollywood by Steve's read, and the director of Emily the Criminal, which had tension you couldn't cut with the hardest shears in the world. That director eased off the gas pedal here and the dark comedy needed a sharper edge to justify the premise. The real recommendation this weekend is Mid Winter Break: Leslie Manville and Kieran Hinds in Amsterdam, two phenomenal actors, no glitz, and something from the past that resurfaces and threatens a long marriage.
Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary opens March 20th, based on the Andy Weir book fans say is better than The Martian. Start the countdown now.
Topics: what to watch this weekend, Psycho Killer movie review, How to Make a Killing Glenn Powell, Mid Winter Break film, Project Hail Mary Ryan Gosling 2026
GUEST:&nbsp;Steve Stebbing | stevestebbing.ca
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-02-20

The Guy Who Wrote Seven Made Something That Deflates Like a Whoopee Cushion

Canada Olympics funding is the quiet story underneath the medal count, and the math is uncomfortable. Norway has roughly the same population as Saskatchewan and Alberta combined. It dominates winter sports because it invests in them. You're watching Canadian athletes compete on world-class talent and aging infrastructure, with organizations fighting for cash every year and facilities like WinSport in Calgary already starting to fade.

The Supreme Court ruled Trump's tariffs illegal this week. That's a win, and Stefan Keyes wants you to understand exactly how limited it is: lumber, metals, automobiles, anything under CUSMA, none of that falls under this ruling. The big ticket items that actually define the Canada-US trade relationship are untouched. Andrew Caddell's read: what happened in court was contempt for the rule of law dressed up as executive authority, and Congress, not the president, is supposed to set tariff policy.

Sport unites a country, and Canada is feeling that politically right now. The argument for investing in athletes isn't just about podiums. It's about what a country decides it's worth funding when the pressure is on. That question has the same answer whether you're talking about hockey or trade.

Topics: Canada Olympics funding, Canada medal count Winter Olympics, Trump tariffs Supreme Court ruling, CUSMA tariff exemption, WinSport Calgary infrastructure

GUEST: Andrew Caddell, Stefan Keyes

Originally aired on 2026-02-20

Canada Olympics funding is the quiet story underneath the medal count, and the math is uncomfortable. Norway has roughly the same population as Saskatchewan and Alberta combined. It dominates winter sports because it invests in them. You're watching Canadian athletes compete on world-class talent and aging infrastructure, with organizations fighting for cash every year and facilities like WinSport in Calgary already starting to fade.
The Supreme Court ruled Trump's tariffs illegal this week. That's a win, and Stefan Keyes wants you to understand exactly how limited it is: lumber, metals, automobiles, anything under CUSMA, none of that falls under this ruling. The big ticket items that actually define the Canada-US trade relationship are untouched. Andrew Caddell's read: what happened in court was contempt for the rule of law dressed up as executive authority, and Congress, not the president, is supposed to set tariff policy.
Sport unites a country, and Canada is feeling that politically right now. The argument for investing in athletes isn't just about podiums. It's about what a country decides it's worth funding when the pressure is on. That question has the same answer whether you're talking about hockey or trade.
Topics: Canada Olympics funding, Canada medal count Winter Olympics, Trump tariffs Supreme Court ruling, CUSMA tariff exemption, WinSport Calgary infrastructure
GUEST: Andrew Caddell, Stefan Keyes
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-02-20

ICYMI Norway Has Canada’s Prairie Population and Twice the Podiums

AI data privacy is built on promises nobody can verify, and you've already accepted those terms. You pay a monthly subscription to feed your ideas, your business data, your writing into a system that will, when pushed correctly, reveal behavioral patterns across its entire user base. You're building their platform. You're funding their valuation. And the data agreement you clicked through didn't cover any of this.

Mohit Rajhans points to the gap most people miss: the tech has already changed completely from 18 months ago, and it's still hallucinating on basic requests. Businesses are attaching full-access bots to their internal systems, yet a simple conversation can extract behavioral data from an AI about how it processes input from every user. What exactly is staying private?

Mohit's final word: forget the buzzwords, try the tools yourself, figure out what you can afford to ignore. The harder question is whether the thing you can't afford to ignore is what you've already given away. You're paying for the privilege of building someone else's asset. That's the gym analogy, and it lands.

Topics: AI data privacy risks, agentic AI, ChatGPT data security, AI business tools, AI hallucinations

GUEST: Mohit Rajhans | http://thinkstart.ca

Originally aired on 2026-02-20

AI data privacy is built on promises nobody can verify, and you've already accepted those terms. You pay a monthly subscription to feed your ideas, your business data, your writing into a system that will, when pushed correctly, reveal behavioral patterns across its entire user base. You're building their platform. You're funding their valuation. And the data agreement you clicked through didn't cover any of this.
Mohit Rajhans points to the gap most people miss: the tech has already changed completely from 18 months ago, and it's still hallucinating on basic requests. Businesses are attaching full-access bots to their internal systems, yet a simple conversation can extract behavioral data from an AI about how it processes input from every user. What exactly is staying private?
Mohit's final word: forget the buzzwords, try the tools yourself, figure out what you can afford to ignore. The harder question is whether the thing you can't afford to ignore is what you've already given away. You're paying for the privilege of building someone else's asset. That's the gym analogy, and it lands.
Topics: AI data privacy risks, agentic AI, ChatGPT data security, AI business tools, AI hallucinations
GUEST: Mohit Rajhans |<a href="http://thinkstart.ca"> http://thinkstart.ca</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-02-20

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