Paternity leave sounds simple until you're eight days in, running on no sleep, and watching your toddler realize he's not an only child anymore. Elias Makos is living it right now, and he's got the exact line for what his son is going through, after two and a half years of having his mom entirely to himself.

The Quebec government takes from him constantly, or so he says. For once it's paying him back: two months of leave now, more next year. Whether that counts as a fair trade is something he's still deciding.

Somewhere between newborn chaos and a jealous toddler, Elias circles back to something harder to explain: the specific feeling that hits once your kids are actually in the room with you. He doesn't have the words for it yet. See if you do.

Topics: paternity leave, newborn son, sibling rivalry, work-life balance, new parenthood

GUEST: Elias Makos | https://www.cjad800.com/

Originally aired on 2026-07-21

Paternity leave sounds simple until you're eight days in, running on no sleep, and watching your toddler realize he's not an only child anymore. Elias Makos is living it right now, and he's got the exact line for what his son is going through, after two and a half years of having his mom entirely to himself.
The Quebec government takes from him constantly, or so he says. For once it's paying him back: two months of leave now, more next year. Whether that counts as a fair trade is something he's still deciding.
Somewhere between newborn chaos and a jealous toddler, Elias circles back to something harder to explain: the specific feeling that hits once your kids are actually in the room with you. He doesn't have the words for it yet. See if you do.
Topics: paternity leave, newborn son, sibling rivalry, work-life balance, new parenthood
GUEST: Elias Makos |<a href="https://www.cjad800.com/"> https://www.cjad800.com/</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-07-21

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.

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Impact crater discovery isn't supposed to happen because someone was scouting a campsite, but that's the story here. Dr. Gordon Osinski, a planetary geology professor at Western University, hears from strangers with a weird shape on the map all the time, and almost none of them pan out.

This one did. Reaching it took a three hour drive and a float plane into a remote stretch of Quebec, and once it was confirmed, the age came back far older than anyone on the team guessed: roughly 390 million years.

That kind of confirmation is rare for a reason. Volcanoes are erupting somewhere on Earth right now, so scientists can study one happening live. Nobody gets that with meteorite impacts, which makes a confirmed crater like this one of the only real windows into how they actually form.

Topics: impact crater, planetary geology, Quebec discovery, Western University, meteorite science

GUEST: Dr. Gordon Osinski | @‌drcrater

Originally aired on 2026-07-21

Impact crater discovery isn't supposed to happen because someone was scouting a campsite, but that's the story here. Dr. Gordon Osinski, a planetary geology professor at Western University, hears from strangers with a weird shape on the map all the time, and almost none of them pan out.
This one did. Reaching it took a three hour drive and a float plane into a remote stretch of Quebec, and once it was confirmed, the age came back far older than anyone on the team guessed: roughly 390 million years.
That kind of confirmation is rare for a reason. Volcanoes are erupting somewhere on Earth right now, so scientists can study one happening live. Nobody gets that with meteorite impacts, which makes a confirmed crater like this one of the only real windows into how they actually form.
Topics: impact crater, planetary geology, Quebec discovery, Western University, meteorite science
GUEST: Dr. Gordon Osinski | @&zwnj;drcrater
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-07-21

SHIFTHEADS: A Google Maps Detour Found a 390-Million-Year Crater

A soccer fandom conversation opens with a confession: thirty million Canadians watched the World Cup, many for the first time paying close attention to a sport this country usually shrugs off. What hooked the interest wasn't the rules so much as the raw emotion in the stands.

That goodwill ran into friction at the final, where fans say the ceremony borrowed too heavily from Super Bowl style spectacle. A viral reaction clip captures the frustration in real time, and it sits next to a rundown of FIFA facing scrutiny over hydration breaks, a snubbed presidency moment, and a pattern of controversy that keeps resurfacing.

Find out what a newcomer to the sport picked up along the way, and why longtime fans are drawing a line on commercialization.

Topics: soccer fandom Canada, World Cup final backlash, FIFA pressure, commercialization concerns, viral reaction clip

Originally aired on 2026-07-21

A soccer fandom conversation opens with a confession: thirty million Canadians watched the World Cup, many for the first time paying close attention to a sport this country usually shrugs off. What hooked the interest wasn't the rules so much as the raw emotion in the stands.
That goodwill ran into friction at the final, where fans say the ceremony borrowed too heavily from Super Bowl style spectacle. A viral reaction clip captures the frustration in real time, and it sits next to a rundown of FIFA facing scrutiny over hydration breaks, a snubbed presidency moment, and a pattern of controversy that keeps resurfacing.
Find out what a newcomer to the sport picked up along the way, and why longtime fans are drawing a line on commercialization.
Topics: soccer fandom Canada, World Cup final backlash, FIFA pressure, commercialization concerns, viral reaction clip
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-07-21

Shiftheads - The World Cup Final That Fans Say Went Too Far

Grief and poetry rarely get compared to a box of crayons, but that's exactly the shape Molly Peacock gives it in her new collection. She built the book around the idea that loss isn't one colour, and if you've ever wondered why grief feels different hour to hour, this gets at why.

That range shows up clearest in one small detail: an apple that sat in her fridge for months after her husband died, one she couldn't bring herself to throw out. It became a poem, then a small ritual, and eventually a way of saying goodbye without pretending the goodbye was simple.

Molly also talks about what it means to still feel shaped by a marriage that ended, and why writing things down, whether it becomes a book or stays in a private diary, can be one of the only ways to hold onto that shape at all.

Topics: grief and poetry, The Widow's Crayon Box, widow identity, loss and writing, Molly Peacock

GUEST: Molly Peacock | https://www.facebook.com/mollypeacockauthor/415774-8779 | @‌mollypeacockpoet

Originally aired on 2026-07-21

Grief and poetry rarely get compared to a box of crayons, but that's exactly the shape Molly Peacock gives it in her new collection. She built the book around the idea that loss isn't one colour, and if you've ever wondered why grief feels different hour to hour, this gets at why.
That range shows up clearest in one small detail: an apple that sat in her fridge for months after her husband died, one she couldn't bring herself to throw out. It became a poem, then a small ritual, and eventually a way of saying goodbye without pretending the goodbye was simple.
Molly also talks about what it means to still feel shaped by a marriage that ended, and why writing things down, whether it becomes a book or stays in a private diary, can be one of the only ways to hold onto that shape at all.
Topics: grief and poetry, The Widow's Crayon Box, widow identity, loss and writing, Molly Peacock
GUEST: Molly Peacock |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mollypeacockauthor/415774-8779"> https://www.facebook.com/mollypeacockauthor/415774-8779</a> | @&zwnj;mollypeacockpoet
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-07-21

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