On the Nightshift, music correspondent Eric Alper discusses how American Top 40 with Casey Kasem transforms the music industry by creating a unified national platform that boosts artists' visibility and shapes pop culture. Andy Kim, who frequently appears on the chart, makes a surprise visit, emphasizing how the show continues to connect artists with fans and influence radio programming across generations. More music news ThatEricAlper.com 

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Originally aired on 2025-07-04

On the Nightshift, music correspondent Eric Alper discusses how American Top 40 with Casey Kasem transforms the music industry by creating a unified national platform that boosts artists' visibility and shapes pop culture. Andy Kim, who frequently appears on the chart, makes a surprise visit, emphasizing how the show continues to connect artists with fans and influence radio programming across generations. More music news <a href="http://thatericalper.com">ThatEricAlper.com</a>&nbsp;
#AmericanTop40 #CaseyKasem #AndyKim #MusicHistory #RadioLegends #PopCulture #ThrowbackHits #EricAlper #NightshiftRadio #ClassicCountdown #AT40
Originally aired on&nbsp;2025-07-04

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.

SH&TNS - How Casey Kasem’s Top 40 Changed Music Forever — And Why Andy Kim Still Can’t Stay Away! 

Trump war fever in Iran is not just a political story. You read a post this week about killing as a great honour, and something in you already knows that's not how soldiers talk. The people who have been near real war almost never sound like this.

Somewhere in the same week, a Canadian military camp in Kuwait was hit by a missile on March 1st. Nobody announced it publicly for days. When the Prime Minister was finally asked, what arrived was a fumble, not a prepared deflection. Those are different things. A fumble tells you the information was as new to the room as it was to everyone asking.

Caddell puts it in one line: no general, no person with real combat experience, would ever write a post like that. The Iran conflict may not produce any meaningful resolution. What does not change is the gap between the people who understand what war costs and the people who have never had to find out.

Topics: Trump war fever Iran, Canadian troops Kuwait, combat veterans leadership, Iran conflict resolution, Trump Truth Social

GUEST: Andrew Caddell

Originally aired on 2026-03-13

Trump war fever in Iran is not just a political story. You read a post this week about killing as a great honour, and something in you already knows that's not how soldiers talk. The people who have been near real war almost never sound like this.
Somewhere in the same week, a Canadian military camp in Kuwait was hit by a missile on March 1st. Nobody announced it publicly for days. When the Prime Minister was finally asked, what arrived was a fumble, not a prepared deflection. Those are different things. A fumble tells you the information was as new to the room as it was to everyone asking.
Caddell puts it in one line: no general, no person with real combat experience, would ever write a post like that. The Iran conflict may not produce any meaningful resolution. What does not change is the gap between the people who understand what war costs and the people who have never had to find out.
Topics: Trump war fever Iran, Canadian troops Kuwait, combat veterans leadership, Iran conflict resolution, Trump Truth Social
GUEST: Andrew Caddell
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-13

NEW - A Missile Hit Camp Canada and Nobody Said Anything for Days

Vegas concert residency economics started shifting the moment someone decided the audience should travel to the artist. You have done the math on a trip like this before. Flights, hotel, tickets, everything else Vegas costs. At a certain point the number stops being about the show and starts being about whether you can justify the whole thing. That calculation did not happen by accident.

What does it feel like to watch a career die in real time? In 2003, the industry verdict on Vegas residencies was unanimous: has-beens, sleepy acts, the last stop before retirement. 1,100 shows and $385 million later, that verdict was wrong, and everyone with a tour bus noticed. The audience will travel if you give them a reason. The math changed that year and has not changed back.

The Sphere has not made back its billion-dollar investment and just announced a second location in Washington. Six more Eagles shows just landed, bringing the total past 40. None of this is winding down. Caesars spent nearly $100 million building a room specifically for one artist in 2003 and made every dollar back. Whatever started that year is still accelerating.

Topics: Vegas concert residency, Sphere Las Vegas tickets, concert ticket prices, live music economics, Celine Dion Las Vegas

GUEST: Eric Alper | thatericalper.com

Originally aired on 2026-03-13

Vegas concert residency economics started shifting the moment someone decided the audience should travel to the artist. You have done the math on a trip like this before. Flights, hotel, tickets, everything else Vegas costs. At a certain point the number stops being about the show and starts being about whether you can justify the whole thing. That calculation did not happen by accident.
What does it feel like to watch a career die in real time? In 2003, the industry verdict on Vegas residencies was unanimous: has-beens, sleepy acts, the last stop before retirement. 1,100 shows and $385 million later, that verdict was wrong, and everyone with a tour bus noticed. The audience will travel if you give them a reason. The math changed that year and has not changed back.
The Sphere has not made back its billion-dollar investment and just announced a second location in Washington. Six more Eagles shows just landed, bringing the total past 40. None of this is winding down. Caesars spent nearly $100 million building a room specifically for one artist in 2003 and made every dollar back. Whatever started that year is still accelerating.
Topics: Vegas concert residency, Sphere Las Vegas tickets, concert ticket prices, live music economics, Celine Dion Las Vegas
GUEST: Eric Alper | thatericalper.com
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-13

SHIFTHEADS: Celine Dion Did This First and Everyone Thought She Was Finished

What to watch this weekend matters more when the platforms are actively burying the answer. You know the scroll. You've done it. Six recommendations spanning both theatres and streaming: one audio horror that critics are already calling the first great scare of the year, one that will make you rethink what a children's film can do, and one the experts simply can't get behind.

One Horror Film, One Children's Odyssey, One Hard Pass

Undertone is audio-based horror built around a podcaster receiving mysterious tapes, and the reviews are astronomical right now. The President's Cake wraps an entire political darkness inside a nine-year-old girl's mission to bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake in 1990s Iraq. Reminders of Him is the Colleen Hoover adaptation that earns the hard pass.

Three Streaming Picks Worth Actually Opening the App For
Rooster on Crave reunites the Bill Lawrence warmth of Ted Lasso with Steve Carell, and it is exactly what it sounds like in the best way. Scarpetta brings a long-awaited Patricia Cornwell adaptation to Prime Video, led by Nicole Kidman at a pace that raises its own questions. And One Piece Season Two on Netflix is making believers out of anime skeptics.

Topics: what to watch this weekend, streaming recommendations, horror movies 2025, Iraqi cinema, Nicole Kidman Scarpetta, anime adaptation

GUEST: Steve Stebbing | stevestebbing.ca

Originally aired on 2026-03-13

What to watch this weekend matters more when the platforms are actively burying the answer. You know the scroll. You've done it. Six recommendations spanning both theatres and streaming: one audio horror that critics are already calling the first great scare of the year, one that will make you rethink what a children's film can do, and one the experts simply can't get behind.
One Horror Film, One Children's Odyssey, One Hard Pass
Undertone is audio-based horror built around a podcaster receiving mysterious tapes, and the reviews are astronomical right now. The President's Cake wraps an entire political darkness inside a nine-year-old girl's mission to bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake in 1990s Iraq. Reminders of Him is the Colleen Hoover adaptation that earns the hard pass.
Three Streaming Picks Worth Actually Opening the App For Rooster on Crave reunites the Bill Lawrence warmth of Ted Lasso with Steve Carell, and it is exactly what it sounds like in the best way. Scarpetta brings a long-awaited Patricia Cornwell adaptation to Prime Video, led by Nicole Kidman at a pace that raises its own questions. And One Piece Season Two on Netflix is making believers out of anime skeptics.
Topics: what to watch this weekend, streaming recommendations, horror movies 2025, Iraqi cinema, Nicole Kidman Scarpetta, anime adaptation
GUEST: Steve Stebbing | stevestebbing.ca
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-13

SH&TNS - How Casey Kasem’s Top 40 Changed Music Forever — And Why Andy Kim Still Can’t Stay Away!

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