NightSide With Dan Rea

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Comcast Supports Small Business Growth, Awarding 100 Grant Packages to Greater Boston Entrepreneurs –Highlighting how Comcast works 1 on 1 with businesses & how the Comcast RISE grant will help winners. Guests: Becca Fracassa - Director of Community Impact for Comcast’s New Eng...

We started with Caller's Choice, but the dominate topic became crime in U.S. cities, and the President's use of troops to assist law enforcement. Do you feel your area is safe? Would you like the National Guard to patrol your streets? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The long-awaited Market Basket mediation is set to take place this week in Delaware between CEO Arthur T Demoulas and his three sisters, who have all been feuding for months. What’s there to mediate? Amidst the ongoing family feud, the future of Market Basket is a key factor, according to many embroiled in the feud. The grocery chain has 90 stores in four states: MA, RI, NH, and ME. Are you hopefu...

Massachusetts Colonel Geoffrey Noble has been leading the MA State Police for nearly a year now and has taken on the large task of reshaping the force and restoring public trust after a series of scandals. After the overtime scandal, the firing of trooper Michael Proctor, and the tragic death of an academy recruit, it has not been an easy task. For the first-time fielding questions from the public...

After Escobar: Taking Down the Notorious Cali Godfathers and the Biggest Drug Cartel in History  – Telling of This Story Guest: Jessica Balboni – Co-Author of the book – also a writer and editor Baseball in the Roaring Twenties: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and the Captivating 1926 Season Guest: Thomas Wolf - Author 9/11 Day National Day of Service and Remembrance - volunteers will pack almost 400,...

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide: No, not the 1960 classic Western film starring Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen, but rather the magnificent seven WBZ Radio talk hosts from the 1960s and up! Morgan and Media Historian Donna Halper chatted about seven of WBZ’s greatest, such as Larry Glick, Dave Maynard, and David Brudnoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide: No, not the 1960 classic Western film starring Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen, but rather the magnificent seven WBZ Radio talk hosts from the 1960s and up! Morgan and Media Historian Donna Halper chatted about seven of WBZ’s greatest, such as Larry Glick, Dave Maynard, and David Brudnoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide: National park ranger and baseball historian Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau joined Morgan tonight to talk all-things baseball! The Boston Red Sox have 19 regular-season games remaining in the 2025 MLB season. Will the Red Sox make the playoffs this year? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide: Your eyes are one of your top sensory organs that feed your brain information about the world around you, so it’s important to protect them from damage and keep them healthy. Board Certified Ophthalmologist Dr. Chirag Shah joined Morgan to answer eye related questions!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Bradley posed a question to the listening audience on whether honesty is really the best policy. Has being honest ever backfired on you and was it worth it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide: Continued conversation with Matt Rosen, CEO & Founder of Allata, a company that helps automate companies using AI. Discussion about the fine line between reality and fiction when it comes to public perception of AI and its future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide: Whether it’s examples of deepfakes or chatbots with negative messaging, the public has its concerns over the future of AI. Is there anything to be worried about? Where is the line between reality and fiction when it comes to what we can expect with future development and progression of artificial intelligence? Matt Rosen is the CEO & Founder of Allata, a comp...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide: Did you know there's an encrypted sculpture at CIA headquarters called “Kryptos?” The sculpture holds a special code that for 35 years codebreakers nor anyone has been able to break! Now the sculpture’s artist Jim Sanborn will auction off the solution on his 80th birthday through RR Auction. Bobby Livingston, executive vice president at RR Auction, joined Bradley...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Have you ever had a paranormal experience? While some are skeptics, there are people who claim they’ve seen, felt or had a run in with a ghost. There is a whole industry dedicated to paranormal investigating. Charles Rosenay is a paranormal investigator with the ghost hunting team, The Shaman and the Showman and joined Bradley to discuss the upcoming Salem Paranor...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Have you ever had a paranormal experience? While some are skeptics, there are people who claim they’ve seen, felt or had a run in with a ghost. There is a whole industry dedicated to paranormal investigating. Charles Rosenay is a paranormal investigator with the ghost hunting team, The Shaman and the Showman and joined Bradley to discuss the upcoming Salem Paranor...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide As of January 31, 2026, annual car inspections will no longer be mandatory in the state of New Hampshire. Is this relief from the heavy hand of government or a public safety nightmare? Would you get your car inspected if you didn’t have to? Craig Fitzgerald, Automotive Editor with DCI Marketing, and former auto editor with Hemmings, The Boston Globe, and GateHouse...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide As of January 31, 2026, annual car inspections will no longer be mandatory in the state of New Hampshire. Is this relief from the heavy hand of government or a public safety nightmare? Would you get your car inspected if you didn’t have to? Craig Fitzgerald, Automotive Editor with DCI Marketing, and former auto editor with Hemmings, The Boston Globe, and GateHouse...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Last week Cracker Barrel, known for their restaurant and country store with a Southern, down-home draw, decided to change their long-time logo removing the “old timer” leaning on a barrel, to reflect just the name “Cracker Barrel” against a mustard yellow background. The change was met with such backlash that President Trump even chimed in criticizing the change....

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Last week Cracker Barrel, known for their restaurant and country store with a Southern, down-home draw, decided to change their long-time logo removing the “old timer” leaning on a barrel, to reflect just the name “Cracker Barrel” against a mustard yellow background. The change was met with such backlash that President Trump even chimed in criticizing the change....

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder for killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. The Menendez Brothers were sentenced to life in prison. Both brothers have long said they killed their parents because they feared for their lives, and that their father had sexually abused them both fo...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder for killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. The Menendez Brothers were sentenced to life in prison. Both brothers have long said they killed their parents because they feared for their lives, and that their father had sexually abused them both fo...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide Are you a fan of horror movies? How about the macabre genre? This evening on NightSide, we were joined by a horror movie actor, Leah Voysey, who is known for her work in Terrifier 2, among other films. Leah discussed the world of horror entertainment and the cult following of horror fans who descend upon various conventions such as the upcoming Silver Scream Con....

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide The Cabot Theatre in Beverly was closed all summer long for extensive renovations to the theatre where they updated 850 all-new seats, interior remodeling, and a new marquee. Brian Ridolfo, the Executive Director of the Cabot Theatre, stopped by to talk about the latest updates as well as the theatre’s upcoming shows and concerts! See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide The American new wave band Devo really hit their stride and broke through to mainstream in the 1980s with hits like “Whip It” and “(I Can’t Get Me No) Satisfaction”. Bradley Jay is a longtime Devo fan, who saw them live in Boston and considers the show in his top ten best concerts of all time! Netflix just released a documentary on the band that explores the evolu...

Bradley Jay Fills in on NightSide While marijuana is legal in Massachusetts, it’s not legal everywhere across the United States. Studies show that there are some medicinal benefits of marijuana and many use marijuana to treat various ailments like depression and anxiety, epilepsy, chronic pain and more. Should cannabis be federally legal? Dr. Peter Grinspoon, a primary care physician at Massachuse...