The Shift with Shane Hewitt

We chat with Toronto freelance journalist Deirdre Olsen about Game of Thrones and some of the fanatics that follow the program.

Are You OK with...restaurant owners telling social media influencers to go away?

And for dessert, Bob's Bits!

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An Ontario firefighter alleges that his human rights were violated when he was not provided with sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in BC. 

We link up with Ryan Wrecker of Overnight America on KMOX St. Louis, and chat the St. Louis Blues going to the Stanley Cup final.

And, Living Your Best Life with Bob Addison returns!  We learn about "email etiquette".

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We talk about two kids in BC who were left on a mountain overnight while their Dad went for help.

Plus, Greg Fish joins us to talk about neural mesh, and how technology being worked on now could give us a way to integrate our brains with AI.

And, do you think parking at hospitals should be free when you go to an emergency room? One guy is trying to make it happen.  (http://garybhee.ca/)

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Niagara police have released audio of a guy complaining about Amber Alerts...we ask, should we fine these idiots?

Plus, the Interns finish on the show tonight...so, like when anyone leaves a big corporation, they sit for an exit interview.  Tonight, we conducted our own.

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Last night, we brought you the story of an Okanagan woman who says she and her family witnessed two people having sex on the beach, and the RCMP refused to intervene.  Well, those two women are now calling BS.

And, Are You OK With...A home foreclosed because of 10 inches of grass? An app that blocks babies from your internet?

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Tonight, we chatted about mental health.  I saw a great video of a fellow radio personality opening up about his mental health...so it inspired me to have the same chat with you.

We chatted to Ryan Wrecker from KMOX in St. Louis about what Americans get up to in pools...

And, remember last week?  The story of math professors hoarding chalk?  Well, we found a hoarder here in Canada...he's a professor at UBC.

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Fresh questions are being raised about the rules for international students and how much they're allowed to work in Canada.  This, after a student from India was arrested when authorities discovered he was working too much.  We took your calls.

Are You OK with...a guy getting kicked off a flight for making a dad joke?

And, The Interview: Reverse Psychology...The interns have decided to interview Drex...after he put them in the hot seat last week.

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2 days ago, a guy posted a video of a Mountie walking through a parking lot and up to a vehicle going through the drive-thru.  A twitter user asked if RCMP is "actually out here ticketing people for using their phones at a drive-thru."

Surrey RCMP responded, saying the officer "issued a verbal warning to the driver after observing them allegedly using a device while driving prior to entering the drive-thru area."  We talk about distractions & the laws around them.

Are you OK with a cancer patient having to pay for her own teaching substitute while she is out sick?

Plus, we spoke to Dane Rupert, winner of Season 7 of Big Brother Canada!

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The Canadian Pediatric Society is recommending that everyone under 25 should get confidential access to free birth control.  The Society says access to contraception is a basic human right, and the direct costs of unintended youth pregnancies probably exceed $125 Million a year.  But could it work? We go to the phones.

Plus, are you OK with spelling mistakes on money? Well, it happened in Australia...and they're not recalling the bills.

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We started the show with political open lines. A lot of big political stories are playing out this week, so we ask how they will affect the October election.

Plus, Are you OK with a guy getting arrested for a bong that looked like a gun?  

And for dessert, Bob's Bits!

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