NightSide With Dan Rea

Michael McCormick was the FAA air traffic manager at New York’s Air Route Traffic Control Center on September 11, 2001, overseeing the airspace across the Northeast as the attacks unfolded. He watched the hijacked planes’ movements in real time, recognized that the country was under attack, and played a key role in the unprecedented decision to shut down the nation’s airspace. Mc...

It's been 25 years since tragedy blindsided Americans on September 11, 2001. On that fateful day, Ron Gaudette, a founding member of the International Medical Surgical Response Team, was deployed to the World Trade Center, making it his first mission. His team arrived just hours after the second tower fell and spent several days on-site, providing medical care and support in the aftermath of the a...

President Donald Trump is proposing a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of Congress in the November midterm elections. The plan could cost more than $1 trillion and would require congressional approval. Vice President J.D. Vance suggested the payments could be funded with tariff revenue and might exclude wealthier Americans. The proposal...

Continued conversation about how the TSA is considering loosening some of the airport security rules that have shaped air travel for a generation. New technology could soon allow TSA PreCheck passengers to bring full water bottles through security at select airports, while a new program lets approved travelers without tickets access airport gates. Dan looked at what’s changing, what it means...

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the TSA is considering loosening some of the airport security rules that have shaped air travel for a generation. New technology could soon allow TSA PreCheck passengers to bring full water bottles through security at select airports, while a new program lets approved travelers without tickets access airport gates. Dan looked at what’s changing, what it means fo...

In his latest book, Ash and Honor , investigative journalist Jeffrey Robinson provides a minute-by-minute account of the 368 minutes surrounding the September 11 attacks, focusing on the military, national security and aviation response. Drawing on more than 60 eyewitnesses, Robinson reveals little-known stories from inside Air Force One, NORAD, the FAA, the White House and the skies over North Am...

A simple school lunch has sparked a heated parenting debate after one mom asked other parents not to pack Oreos or other sweets because her daughter wasn’t allowed to eat them. The request quickly escalated, with the mom reportedly asking the school to ban Oreos, checking other children’s lunchboxes and even asking that her daughter sit away from kids eating the cookies. Can one parent...

American students are falling behind in reading and math, with the latest international test results showing U.S. scores near historic lows. Could a new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit help turn things around by giving Massachusetts nonprofits more money to expand educational programs and reach more kids? If Massachusetts opts in, taxpayers could receive a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit...

Continued conversation about how parents and teachers are raising concerns about the state of public education, with a new UMass survey finding that 77% of Massachusetts teachers believe public education nationwide is on the wrong track. Nationally, just 32% of Americans say they’re satisfied with the country’s K-12 schools, a 27-year low, while only about two-thirds of parents say the...

Parents and teachers are raising concerns about the state of public education, with a new UMass survey finding that 77% of Massachusetts teachers believe public education nationwide is on the wrong track. Nationally, just 32% of Americans say they’re satisfied with the country’s K-12 schools, a 27-year low, while only about two-thirds of parents say they’re satisfied with the edu...

What happens when a childhood surrounded by the glitz of a strip-club empire collides with a shocking murder? In  Strip Club Heiress , author Laurel Woods recounts growing up as the daughter of Michael Woods, a former California Highway Patrol officer who built a successful strip-club business with his partner, Horace “Big Mac” McKenna, before McKenna was murdered and Woods was ul...

Continued conversation about how the Lindsay Clancy case remains unresolved after the judge called a mistrial. Her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, is asking President Trump to pardon Clancy. Reddington argues that Clancy’s case, involving the deaths of her three children, warrants presidential intervention after the jury failed to reach a verdict. But can President Trump legally pardon C...

Continued conversation about how the Lindsay Clancy case remains unresolved after the judge called a mistrial. Her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, is asking President Trump to pardon Clancy. Reddington argues that Clancy’s case, involving the deaths of her three children, warrants presidential intervention after the jury failed to reach a verdict. But can President Trump legally pardon C...

After a mistrial left the Lindsay Clancy case unresolved, her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, is asking President Trump to pardon Clancy. Reddington argues that Clancy’s case, involving the deaths of her three children, warrants presidential intervention after the jury failed to reach a verdict. But can President Trump legally pardon Clancy when she is facing state charges, not federal c...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Massachusetts students are heading back to school, but a proposed statewide cellphone ban remains stuck on Beacon Hill. The bill would require public schools to limit cellphone and other device use, but lawmakers are still negotiating the details. Bradley opened the discussion with this topic and then listener's followed up with chat about music.&nbs...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Rock ’n’ roll has always had its share of mystery, tragedy, and strange stories. Author Richard Syrett explores the darker side of music history in his new book, Tales from the Rock & Roll Twilight Zone . From the legends surrounding Robert Johnson and the “Paul is Dead” theory to the mysteries of Elvis, Brian Jones, and t...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Continued conversation with cultural archivist David Bieber about how collectibles are about much more than just owning things. They can hold memories, nostalgia, and a powerful sense of connection to the past. Whether it’s trading cards, toys, sports and music memorabilia, collecting can bring back the feelings and moments attached to them. Wh...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Collectibles are about much more than just owning things. They can hold memories, nostalgia, and a powerful sense of connection to the past. Whether it’s trading cards, toys, sports and music memorabilia, collecting can bring back the feelings and moments attached to them. Why do we become so emotionally attached to the things we collect, and w...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: A NightSide tradition is keeping the topics light during the last hour of the week. Bradley shared some personal experiences and then listener's chimed in with topics such as music, the challenges of talk radio, social media and extremism, charity for the homeless, password protections, and how products change over the years and not for the better.&n...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: She grew up unvaccinated and was homeschooled for years, but returning to public school introduced her to a chemistry teacher who sparked her passion for science. That experience ultimately helped put her on the path to becoming an immunologist and science communicator, who later chose to become fully vaccinated. Dr. Elisabeth Marnik, Executive Direc...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Continued conversation about the judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial declaring a mistrial, leaving the case unresolved. The decision follows weeks of testimony and intense debate over Clancy’s mental state and what happened the night her three children died. The jury’s inability to reach a unanimous verdict means the legal battle may...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: The Lindsay Clancy murder trial came to an end today after Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial, leaving the case unresolved. The decision follows weeks of testimony and intense debate over Clancy’s mental state and what happened the night her three children died. The jury’s inability to reach a unanimous verdict means the legal battle may...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Bradley opened the phone lines and welcomed all topics! Discussion included more on the flat earth theory, de-cyberizing your life, a little music chat, and some history of Quincy, MA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: What if everything you learned about the shape of the Earth is wrong? Flat Earth believers say the planet is not a globe but rather a flat plane, pointing to everything from the horizon to flight paths as evidence. Bradley talked with Flat Earth Proponent Mark Sargent who shared his thoughts on why he believes the earth is flat and how he firmly beli...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: The Lindsay Clancy jury remains deadlocked after six days of deliberations, with the case now hanging on the question of whether prosecutors proved criminal responsibility beyond a reasonable doubt. Judge William Sullivan has urged jurors to keep deliberating, while the defense has raised concerns about one juror’s understanding of the court&rs...