Some childhood memories age well. Others would get you arrested. In this nostalgic trip back to 1979, Shane Hewitt shares his first-ever memory — a cross-country road trip riding in the bed of a pickup truck… on his fourth birthday.

This Throwback Thursday turns into a hilarious and reflective look at the wild, weird, and definitely-not-okay-by-today’s-standards stuff our families used to do. From steering cars while standing on the seat to secondhand smoke being part of the furniture, the team shares memories and asks: what stories from your childhood would be totally illegal now? Also, a nod to 1979’s pop culture staples, including the debut of Trivial Pursuit.

Originally aired on 2025-12-11

Some childhood memories age well. Others would get you arrested. In this nostalgic trip back to 1979, Shane Hewitt shares his first-ever memory &mdash; a cross-country road trip riding in the bed of a pickup truck&hellip; on his fourth birthday.
This Throwback Thursday turns into a hilarious and reflective look at the wild, weird, and definitely-not-okay-by-today&rsquo;s-standards stuff our families used to do. From steering cars while standing on the seat to secondhand smoke being part of the furniture, the team shares memories and asks: what stories from your childhood would be totally illegal now? Also, a nod to 1979&rsquo;s pop culture staples, including the debut of Trivial Pursuit.
Originally aired on&nbsp;2025-12-11

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.

Riding in Truck Beds, Smoking Indoors & Other Things You Can’t Do Anymore

AI and film jobs in Canada are the conversation happening in your industry whether the industry is ready to have it or not. You might expect the threat to look like a robot replacing a director. But a $600 million deal built around making production cheaper is harder to see and harder to fight. By the time it's visible, the shift has already moved.

At some point in the last few years, the AI debate stopped being about the future and started being about now. In Canada, that means something specific: an industry built on service work, on being the place where the crews are, where the sound editors are, where the technical excellence lives. That's worth protecting. But protection and adaptation aren't the same thing, and right now the industry is only having one of those conversations.

The question at the end of this conversation is the one nobody has answered yet: if a Canadian producer makes content on American servers using American software and AI, is it Canadian? There's no clean answer, and the industry is going to need one before the technology forces the issue.

Topics: AI and film jobs in Canada, Canadian film industry, Hollywood production costs, Ben Affleck Netflix, Canadian content future

GUEST: Mohit Rajhans | thinkstart.ca

Originally aired on 2026-03-13

AI and film jobs in Canada are the conversation happening in your industry whether the industry is ready to have it or not. You might expect the threat to look like a robot replacing a director. But a $600 million deal built around making production cheaper is harder to see and harder to fight. By the time it's visible, the shift has already moved.
At some point in the last few years, the AI debate stopped being about the future and started being about now. In Canada, that means something specific: an industry built on service work, on being the place where the crews are, where the sound editors are, where the technical excellence lives. That's worth protecting. But protection and adaptation aren't the same thing, and right now the industry is only having one of those conversations.
The question at the end of this conversation is the one nobody has answered yet: if a Canadian producer makes content on American servers using American software and AI, is it Canadian? There's no clean answer, and the industry is going to need one before the technology forces the issue.
Topics: AI and film jobs in Canada, Canadian film industry, Hollywood production costs, Ben Affleck Netflix, Canadian content future
GUEST: Mohit Rajhans | thinkstart.ca
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-13

ICYMI - TITLE: The AI Debate Your Industry Is Having Isn't the Right One

Insomnia treatment that works exists. You probably haven't been offered it. You've tried melatonin, cut the screens, kept the room cold. That list is what sleep researchers use as a placebo, not because it might help, but because they know it won't. Ten years is how long you might go before anyone points you somewhere better.

What does it feel like to follow every instruction and still be awake at 3am? The problem probably isn't your habits. Once insomnia takes hold, your brain pairs your bed with being awake, and something switches on the moment you get in. That pairing is called conditioned arousal, and a drug does not break it.

The actual treatment takes two to four sessions and costs less than a month of medication. What's been missing for most Canadians isn't a cure. It's a standard that nobody enforced until now.

Topics: insomnia treatment, CBT for insomnia, sleep hygiene, conditioned arousal, Ontario sleep standard

GUEST: Dr. Colleen Carney | sadlab@torontomu.ca

Originally aired on 2026-03-13

Insomnia treatment that works exists. You probably haven't been offered it. You've tried melatonin, cut the screens, kept the room cold. That list is what sleep researchers use as a placebo, not because it might help, but because they know it won't. Ten years is how long you might go before anyone points you somewhere better.
What does it feel like to follow every instruction and still be awake at 3am? The problem probably isn't your habits. Once insomnia takes hold, your brain pairs your bed with being awake, and something switches on the moment you get in. That pairing is called conditioned arousal, and a drug does not break it.
The actual treatment takes two to four sessions and costs less than a month of medication. What's been missing for most Canadians isn't a cure. It's a standard that nobody enforced until now.
Topics: insomnia treatment, CBT for insomnia, sleep hygiene, conditioned arousal, Ontario sleep standard
GUEST: Dr. Colleen Carney | sadlab@torontomu.ca
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-13

NEW - You've Been Treating Your Insomnia With a Placebo

Pajamas in public draw a line you didn't know you had until someone crosses it. You're at the grocery store. The person in front of you is in full flannel. And something in you reacts before you can stop it. Is that judgment? Is that reasonable? And does it change if they're at the airport instead of the cereal aisle?

There is a version of this you have lived. The day you were exhausted, the errand was unavoidable, and your pajamas were already on. The question was not really about clothes. It was about what you owe the room you are walking into, and whether that debt is still real.

The line exists. Everyone just draws it in a different place. And the second someone else draws it somewhere you disagree with, you find out exactly where yours is.

Topics: pajamas in public, dress code etiquette, airport fashion, comfort culture, public standards

Originally aired on 2026-03-12

Pajamas in public draw a line you didn't know you had until someone crosses it. You're at the grocery store. The person in front of you is in full flannel. And something in you reacts before you can stop it. Is that judgment? Is that reasonable? And does it change if they're at the airport instead of the cereal aisle?
There is a version of this you have lived. The day you were exhausted, the errand was unavoidable, and your pajamas were already on. The question was not really about clothes. It was about what you owe the room you are walking into, and whether that debt is still real.
The line exists. Everyone just draws it in a different place. And the second someone else draws it somewhere you disagree with, you find out exactly where yours is.
Topics: pajamas in public, dress code etiquette, airport fashion, comfort culture, public standards
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-12

Riding in Truck Beds, Smoking Indoors & Other Things You Can’t Do Anymore

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