NightSide With Dan Rea

On day two of the papal conclave where cardinals from around the world gather to vote on and select a new leader of the Catholic Church, the world saw white smoke emerge, signaling they have chosen the church’s new leader. For the first time in history a U.S. pontiff has been elected! American Cardinal Robert Prevost, now choosing the name Pope Leo XIV originally hails from Chicago. Pope Leo XIV i...

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! May is National Arthritis Awareness Month AND National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month.  Anyone over age 50 has an increased risk for arthritis AND osteoporosis! How to help & treat arthritis and osteoporosis with guest Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein - board-certified orthop...

Dan weighs in on President Trump's claim to reopen Alcatraz Prison and opens the phone lines to callers.  Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catholic cardinals from around the world have gathered at the Vatican to begin the process of selecting the next Pope. Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of the available votes. How long do you think it will take to select the next leader of the Catholic Church? Boston College Professor of Theology and Religiou...

The Massachusetts Senate is exploring ways to keep the classroom distraction free by weighing legislation to ban cellphones in public schools. Teachers have long spoken out about cellphone use in the classroom being a constant distraction and health advocates warn about their effects on children’s mental health. Do you think a cellphone ban is a good or bad idea? Why? State House News Reporter Ali...

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! May is National Stop the Bleed Month, a time designated to educate the public about bleeding control. Severe bleeding from trauma is a leading cause of preventable death for people of all ages with guest David Shapiro - ACS Stop the Bleed Committee More than two-thirds of kids in u...

This past weekend, President Trump said he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay to "house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders." Is that a clever idea to reopen Alcatraz or a giant mistake? Then, Tuesday after weeks of floating the idea of buying Canada and making it the 51st state, President Trump had a meeting with th...

This past weekend, President Trump said he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay to "house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders." Is that a clever idea to reopen Alcatraz or a giant mistake? Then, Tuesday after weeks of floating the idea of buying Canada and making it the 51st state, President Trump had a meeting with th...

We welcome Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott and Berkshire County Sheriff Thomas Bowler on NightSide this evening during Corrections Officers Appreciation Week. Join Dan as he speaks to the sheriffs about some of the issues they are tackling in MA such as immigration, the opioid epidemic, and more. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your...

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! The Early Onset of Puberty, What Parents Can Do to Help with guest Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler – Psychologist U.S. News Ranks the Best States for 2025 – Utah is #1 but NH is #2! MA is #9 with guest Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky - U.S. News Senior Data Editor What you need to know about S...

There can be all sorts of hazards out there on the roadways! Hazards can include damaged physical roadway infrastructure like potholes, it can include other motorists or cyclists, weather can play a part in hazardous driving conditions as well. Dan has a personal story he wants to share on the air about a driving experience he had that nearly resulted in a serious accident. We discussed hazards on...

There can be all sorts of hazards out there on the roadways! Hazards can include damaged physical roadway infrastructure like potholes, it can include other motorists or cyclists, weather can play a part in hazardous driving conditions as well. Dan has a personal story he wants to share on the air about a driving experience he had that nearly resulted in a serious accident. We discussed hazards on...

The Massachusetts Department of Education proposes that state vocational schools use admission lotteries. This proposal comes after years of criticism by some claiming the current admissions process at Vo-techs across the state, lock marginalized students out. Instead of ranking applicants on selective criteria like grades, recommendations from guidance counselors, and personal interviews, schools...

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Tim Murray - Former Lt. Gov./current Worcester Chamber President discussed Mass. House's moves to block vocational school lottery admissions.  Air traffic controller at one of America's biggest airports issues chilling warning to passengers – air traffic controller shortage worsens...

For NightSide’s final hour of the week, Dan asked his callers how they met their special someone. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Brady, Bill Russell, Bobby Orr, Ted Williams, and Larry Bird are just a few of the many sports legends who have broken records and contributed to championships. Dan chatted with Martin Gitlin, educational and trade book author, sportswriter, and pop culture historian, about his latest release: The 50 Greatest Athletes in Boston Sports History . Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio a...

Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson are just one of the many celebrity couples with a large age gap. Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie host a 39-year gap, Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston reflect a 30-year gap, and Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones come in with a 25-year gap, to name a few. What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of such age differences in a relationship? Listen t o WBZ N...

We kicked off the program with four news stories we thought you'd like to know more about! Emily Sweeney, Cold Case Reporter for the Boston Globe, discussed the unsolved 1973 killings of Maureen Moynihan and her young daughter, Jennifer. Paula Fleming, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer and Chief Spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island & Vermont...

Continued car chat with automotive experts Larry Rubenstein and Scott Rubenstein about all things auto! Do you have a funky noise coming from your car and have no idea what the cause of it is? Are you looking for advice on buying a new car? Larry and Scott covered it all. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset! See omnystudio.com/list...

Larry Rubenstein and Scott Rubenstein returned to NightSide to discuss all things cars! Do you have a funky noise coming from your car and have no idea what the cause of it is? Are you looking for advice on buying a new car? Larry and Scott covered it all. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Former Massachusetts Representative David Nangle hit rock bottom when his gambling addiction spiraled out of control, and he went into personal debt. The former Rep. pleaded guilty to illegally using campaign funds to fund his personal debts and was sent to prison for that as well as bank fraud and tax fraud. Former MA Rep. Dave Nangle joined us to discuss his story including his federal convictio...

We kicked off the program with four news stories we thought you'd like to know more about! Dr. Steven Katz - President, American Association of Endodontists - says a survey from The American Association of Endodontists has revealed that Americans care deeply about the wellbeing of their teeth but still don’t take all the necessary steps to keep them healthy & why there is an irrational fear of...

Dan opened the lines for callers to bring topics up to the Virtual Back Porch.  Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trump Administration’s aggressive crackdown on immigration continues as federal authorities arrest two judges; a Wisconsin judge and a former New Mexico judge in two separate cases. Both are accused of interfering with Trump administration immigration enforcement efforts. The arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is very similar to the 2019 case of MA judge Shelley Joseph...

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his legal defense team continue to challenge the bomber’s death sentence arguing two of the jurors were biased and should have been stricken from the panel. The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has instructed Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to take another look at the alleged bias of those jurors. However, Tsarnaev’s team wants Judge O’Toole to recu...