F1 engineer Bernie Collins spent years on the Aston Martin pit wall making the calls that shape race outcomes. Her book, How to Win a Grand Prix, covers what actually happens before a driver ever gets credit for it. Also, why do fans and drivers love the Montreal Grand Prix in Canada.

Collins tracks how AI shifted race simulation from hundreds of thousands of runs on Friday night to live models updating every single lap during a race.

Female enrolment in UK engineering programs sits around 15 to 20 percent and has barely moved. Collins has been getting the messages from the students who watched her and are now working their way into the teams.

Topics: F1 engineer, women in STEM, Formula 1 strategy, How to Win a Grand Prix, Montreal Grand Prix

GUEST: Bernie Collins | @‌bernie.collins.1

Originally aired on 2026-04-28

F1 engineer Bernie Collins spent years on the Aston Martin pit wall making the calls that shape race outcomes. Her book, How to Win a Grand Prix, covers what actually happens before a driver ever gets credit for it. Also, why do fans and drivers love the Montreal Grand Prix in Canada.
Collins tracks how AI shifted race simulation from hundreds of thousands of runs on Friday night to live models updating every single lap during a race.
Female enrolment in UK engineering programs sits around 15 to 20 percent and has barely moved. Collins has been getting the messages from the students who watched her and are now working their way into the teams.
Topics: F1 engineer, women in STEM, Formula 1 strategy, How to Win a Grand Prix, Montreal Grand Prix
GUEST: Bernie Collins | @&zwnj;bernie.collins.1
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-28

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.

NEW - The Pit Wall Decides: Inside F1 with Bernie Collins

Calgary rental prices have dropped. Two months free rent, six months free parking, all utilities included. And it still is not enough because the average two-bedroom in Calgary runs between 700 and 830 square feet. A study by lighting brand SoFairy found couples need a minimum of 1,800 square feet to avoid chronic stress. The math is not close.

 

The hosts track what that gap looks like for two people working from home with nowhere to put a desk, let alone storage.

 

Toronto is worse. Montreal averages between $1,930 and $2,093 for a two-bedroom. Calgary sits just below that at $1,850 to $1,995. The prices are close. The frustration is not.

 

Topics: Calgary rental market, apartment size, couple housing, Toronto rent, housing affordability


Originally aired on 2026-04-28

Calgary rental prices have dropped. Two months free rent, six months free parking, all utilities included. And it still is not enough because the average two-bedroom in Calgary runs between 700 and 830 square feet. A study by lighting brand SoFairy found couples need a minimum of 1,800 square feet to avoid chronic stress. The math is not close.
&nbsp;
The hosts track what that gap looks like for two people working from home with nowhere to put a desk, let alone storage.
&nbsp;
Toronto is worse. Montreal averages between $1,930 and $2,093 for a two-bedroom. Calgary sits just below that at $1,850 to $1,995. The prices are close. The frustration is not.
&nbsp;
Topics: Calgary rental market, apartment size, couple housing, Toronto rent, housing affordability
 Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-28

Shiftheads - The Price Is Fine. The Size Is the Problem.

Humanoid robots have arrived at Toyota Canada's Woodstock, Ontario factory, one of the largest automotive facilities in North America. Toyota assessed every model available and chose Digit, a short purple robot with oversized lamp eyes made by Agility Robotics. The reason: Digit's AI adapts on the spot to whatever container or configuration it encounters on the floor.

 

In Stockholm, researchers handed Google Gemini $25,000 and told it to run a cafe. The AI, named Mona, chose the menu, acquired the permits, wrote job ads, interviewed applicants, and hired human staff. It has been running the operation for just over a week. Complaints go to a phone mounted on the wall.

 

Power Wash Simulator 2 is out now. A Star Wars expansion arrives this summer. X-Wings, TIE fighters, and bantha poo await.

 

Topics: humanoid robots Canada, Toyota Woodstock Ontario, AI cafe Stockholm, Digit robot Agility Robotics, Power Wash Simulator 2

 

GUEST: Kris Abel | realkrisabel.com


Originally aired on 2026-04-28

Humanoid robots have arrived at Toyota Canada's Woodstock, Ontario factory, one of the largest automotive facilities in North America. Toyota assessed every model available and chose Digit, a short purple robot with oversized lamp eyes made by Agility Robotics. The reason: Digit's AI adapts on the spot to whatever container or configuration it encounters on the floor.
&nbsp;
In Stockholm, researchers handed Google Gemini $25,000 and told it to run a cafe. The AI, named Mona, chose the menu, acquired the permits, wrote job ads, interviewed applicants, and hired human staff. It has been running the operation for just over a week. Complaints go to a phone mounted on the wall.
&nbsp;
Power Wash Simulator 2 is out now. A Star Wars expansion arrives this summer. X-Wings, TIE fighters, and bantha poo await.
&nbsp;
Topics: humanoid robots Canada, Toyota Woodstock Ontario, AI cafe Stockholm, Digit robot Agility Robotics, Power Wash Simulator 2
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GUEST: Kris Abel | realkrisabel.com
 Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-28

ICYMI - The Cute Robot Got the Job & an AI Run Cafe

Canada's sovereign investment fund is the latest answer to a question the country keeps getting wrong. While federal officials announced a port expansion in Montreal, a bridge sustaining the Port of Vancouver collapsed because no one had maintained it.

Matt Gurney tracks the gap: hundreds of billions owed on infrastructure Canada already owns, before a single new project is funded.

Private capital is flooding into AI data centres worldwide. Canada keeps creating new institutions to attract it. Gurney tests whether the real barrier is confidence that projects will actually get built, not the availability of cash.

Topics: sovereign investment fund, Canadian infrastructure, state of good repair, private investment, infrastructure deficit

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

Originally aired on 2026-04-28

Canada's sovereign investment fund is the latest answer to a question the country keeps getting wrong. While federal officials announced a port expansion in Montreal, a bridge sustaining the Port of Vancouver collapsed because no one had maintained it.
Matt Gurney tracks the gap: hundreds of billions owed on infrastructure Canada already owns, before a single new project is funded.
Private capital is flooding into AI data centres worldwide. Canada keeps creating new institutions to attract it. Gurney tests whether the real barrier is confidence that projects will actually get built, not the availability of cash.
Topics: sovereign investment fund, Canadian infrastructure, state of good repair, private investment, infrastructure deficit
GUEST: Matt Gurney |<a href="http://readtheline.ca"> http://readtheline.ca</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-28

NEW - The Pit Wall Decides: Inside F1 with Bernie Collins

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