NightSide With Dan Rea

Depending on where you live and what you recognize, today is both Columbus Day as well as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The joint holiday can be confusing as some schools and businesses are closed, and others remain open. Do you have the day off? While Columbus Day is a federally recognized holiday many cities and towns choose to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead. Which “holid...

Depending on where you live and what you recognize, today is both Columbus Day as well as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The joint holiday can be confusing as some schools and businesses are closed, and others remain open. Do you have the day off? While Columbus Day is a federally recognized holiday many cities and towns choose to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead. Which “holid...

NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. For this 20th hour, we bring back a fan favorite. Brushes with Celebrity.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seven-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady is certainly no stranger to New England, but how many really know the man behind all that success? In New York Times bestselling author Lars Anderson’s new book, “Brady” An American Story and the Price of Greatness” , he paints a detailed psychological portrait of Tom Brady, a self-described loner whose life is defined by discipline,...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there would be a livestream of the firing squad execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan, allowing the public to watch. What’s the current legal framework on this? Most state and federal laws strictly limit who can witness an execution. Furthermore, as a society, should we go back to the days of public executions? See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

On Thursday evening, Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates Governor Maura Healey and Mike Minologue sparred in their first debate. What were the main takeaways from the debate, and did one candidate in particular stand out to you? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the Gubernatorial debate, Dan wanted to hear what you thought! Did Minogue make any headway, and did either candidate give you something new to think about? Were the issues that matter most to you addressed, or were there questions you wish they had answered? Did anything from tonight change your mind about who you’ll vote for in November, or are you more certain now about your choice?...

After the Gubernatorial debate, Dan wanted to hear what you thought! Did Minogue make any headway, and did either candidate give you something new to think about? Were the issues that matter most to you addressed, or were there questions you wish they had answered? Did anything from tonight change your mind about who you’ll vote for in November, or are you more certain now about your choice?...

After the Gubernatorial debate, Dan wanted to hear what you thought! Did Minogue make any headway, and did either candidate give you something new to think about? Were the issues that matter most to you addressed, or were there questions you wish they had answered? Did anything from tonight change your mind about who you’ll vote for in November, or are you more certain now about your choice?...

It’s been three years since the Hamas attack on Israel that left roughly 1,200 killed and more than 240 people taken as hostages. What has changed over the course of the last three years and where does the two warring factions stand?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been three years since the Hamas attack on Israel that left roughly 1,200 killed and more than 240 people taken as hostages. What has changed over the course of the last three years and where does the two warring factions stand? Israeli Consul General to New England, Benny Sharoni joined Dan and discuss the cascade of events that led to wars across the Middle East that are still ignited...

The two men sought in connection with the Bronx stabbing of an off-duty NYPD detective, were arrested in Lynn, MA. The suspects, D'Angelo Caraballo and Sneider Mejia broke into detective Jose Mercedes’s car and when Mercedes approached them, he was stabbed 7 times. The men are being charged with attempted murder. The Department of Homeland Security said both men are from the Dominican Republ...

Massachusetts Question 3 asks voters whether to eliminate political party primaries for state elections and create a single primary where candidates are listed regardless of their political party. This evening, Dan will speak with both opposing campaigns on Question 3. Danielle Allen, convening chair of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy and a proponent of Question 3, along with Brian Muldoon, a...

President Donald Trump has approved the execution of former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad, nearly 17 years after he killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan was convicted and sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013, and the Army Secretary will now determine the time and place of his execution. If carried out, it would be the first U.S. military executi...

New Hampshire’s only death row inmate will remain on death row after the state Supreme Court dismissed Michael Addison’s latest appeal. Addison was convicted of killing Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006 and sentenced to death, but his attorneys argued that New Hampshire’s 2019 repeal of the death penalty should mean his sentence can no longer be carried out. The co...

We continue the show with a personal experience that may surprise you! We all have that loose change kicking around that we can’t wait to get rid of…so this weekend, Producer Karen had the opportunity to get rid of a few quarters. The bill was $2, she handed the cashier 8 quarters, and the Gen Z attendant glanced at them, looked a little puzzled, then asked, “I don’t know...

We kick off the show with a personal experience that may surprise you! We all have that loose change kicking around that we can’t wait to get rid of…so this weekend, Producer Karen had the opportunity to get rid of a few quarters. The bill was $2, she handed the cashier 8 quarters, and the Gen Z attendant glanced at them, looked a little puzzled, then asked, “I don’t know...

Continued conversation about how apps are essentially ruling our lives, from ordering food and booking appointments to tracking wellness and managing household tasks. It can be exhausting and it also leaves us struggling to track endless notifications and remember login credentials across multiple platforms. No wonder we never have time for anything!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

From ordering food and booking appointments to tracking wellness and managing household tasks, there’s an array of different apps to handle just about every inch of our lives these days….and it can be exhausting! It also leaves people struggling to track endless notifications and remember login credentials across multiple platforms. No wonder we never have time for anything!  See...

CarolAnn Garratt is a record-setting pilot who has twice flown a small, single-engine plane around the world, including a 2008 flight that set a world record of just 8 days, 12 hours and 20 minutes. Her journeys were inspired by her mother’s battle with ALS, and Garratt has used her flights to raise awareness and money for the disease. Tonight, Bradley talks with Garratt about her incredible...

Four lads from Liverpool changed music forever when John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr exploded onto the world stage in the 1960s! Tonight, Bradley chats with Boston’s leading Beatles historian, ChaChi Loprete. Also joining is Boston Photographer Roger Farrington, who will talk about his new book featuring pictures of John and Yoko, and Rich Hershenson, who talked...

It's the October 2nd edition of What Grinds your gears?!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new ad campaign criticizing Boston Public Schools was briefly displayed on MBTA trains before the T pulled the ads, saying they violated its advertising guidelines. The ads, paid for by the education advocacy group Next Chapter Boston, highlighted state test data showing most Boston third graders performing below grade level in math and reading. The group says the campaign is meant to draw atten...

A Newton woman is fighting to keep Clover, her 28.5-inch-tall miniature horse, at her home after the city denied her permit. Judy Hinchey says she spent nearly $100,000 building a shelter and fencing for Clover, who she hopes to train as a therapy animal, but neighbors have complained about the smell and the city says her property doesn’t meet manure-storage rules. Now, Hinchey is considerin...

The Massachusetts House has unanimously passed legislation aimed at giving residents greater control over their personal information and strengthening protections against the misuse of sensitive data. The bill would allow consumers to access, correct, and delete certain personal information, limit targeted advertising to minors, and ban the sale of precise location data. Passed by a 146-0 vote, th...