Third Shift Tales

CW: death of a kitchen worker described briefly and non-graphically.

A hotel restaurant kitchen. Service ends at ten. The cooks go home in fifteen minutes.

Then there's just Noel.

In this episode we hear from Noel — a closing dishwasher who spent ... more

CW: death of a security guard described briefly and non-graphically.

Three buildings. Four hundred thousand square feet. Twenty two checkpoints. One guard.

In this episode we hear from Garrett — a private security officer who worked the overnight a... more

A two lane highway. Forty seven miles of dark. One patrol car running slow through the brush section at 2AM.

In this episode we hear from Trooper Ellis — an eleven year night patrol veteran on a stretch of rural state highway in the plains. Eight ye... more

CW: death of an unidentified person, described briefly and non-graphically.

A convention center. Eighty thousand square feet. Midnight. A crew of twelve returning it to empty.

In this episode we hear from Sable — an overnight cleaner who spent two ... more

CW: psychiatric facility setting, death of a patient described briefly and non-graphically.

Ward C. Long-term acute psychiatric care. Twenty-two rooms. Checks every thirty minutes. All night.

In this episode we hear from Callum — a psychiatric tech... more

Seven floors. One hundred and twelve rooms. One person at the front desk after midnight.

In this episode we hear from Mara — a night shift hotel clerk who spent two years working the overnight at a mid-range hotel in the southeast. She knew that bui... more

A gas station off a rural highway. Six pumps. One employee. Eight hours alone in the dark.

In this episode we hear from Dex — a night shift attendant who spent fourteen months working the overnight at a small station in the rural south. Eleven of th... more

note: this episode includes the death of an elderly patient in a care facility setting.

Some buildings are different at night. A nursing home at 3 a.m. is one of them.

In our first episode, we hear from Renata — a night shift nurse who spent nearly... more