Why ‘1979’ Still Hurts So Good: Music, Memory, and Growing Up
Some songs don’t age — they echo. Smashing Pumpkins' "1979" captures the raw ache of adolescence with a sound that blends grit and dream. In this episode, Shane and Ryan unpack why this track still re...
31 Okt 20259min
NEW - You Take the Good, You Take the Bad, You Take Them Both and there you have the…
1979 was a year of seismic shifts — in sports, politics, and pop culture. In this solo “Throwback Thursday” edition, Shane revisits the events that shaped a generation, from the WHA-NHL merger that la...
31 Okt 20258min
SHIFTHEADS: The Cost of Coffee: Cartels, & Courage @foodprofessor
Coffee may fuel the world, but in Colombia, its cultivation comes at a dangerous price. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois brings an emotional account of the violence faced by farmers resisting cartel control — w...
31 Okt 202510min
Shiftheads - Strikes, Power Plays, and Public Trust: Alberta’s Political Crossroads
Alberta’s government is making waves with its use of the notwithstanding clause — and the implications are profound. In this episode, Shane Hewitt and Rob Breakenridge unpack what it means for collect...
31 Okt 20259min
Inside the Brain’s Fear Factory: How the Amygdala Shapes Anxiety
Fear isn’t just a feeling — it’s a survival system hardwired into the brain. Neuroscientist Dr. Samantha Yammine explains how the amygdala triggers the fight or flight response and what that cascade o...
31 Okt 20259min
Shiftheads: The Night 50,000 Baseball Fans Tried to Kill Disco
In 1979, a baseball promotion turned into a cultural reckoning. The Chicago White Sox’s “Disco Demolition Night” invited fans to bring disco records to be blown up on the field — all for a $1 ticket. ...
31 Okt 20259min
Horror, Hollywood, and “Six Seven”: A Double Feature with Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse joins Shane Hewitt for a genre-hopping double feature — starting with a walk through the “ABCs of Horror” and ending with a wild ride through pop culture’s strangest corners. In the fir...
31 Okt 202519min
Shiftheads: Giant Monsters, Myths, and the Minds That Believe
From the Clearwater Monster to conspiracy theories that never die, Nathan Radke explores how the human mind turns stories into “truth.” In conversation with Shane Hewitt, he breaks down the psychology...
30 Okt 202520min
