NightSide With Dan Rea

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...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: You get a friendly text from someone you don’t know, you start chatting, and before you know it, they’re talking about an investment that supposedly can make you serious money. It’s called a “pig butchering” scam, and these scammers spend weeks or even months building your trust before convincing you to hand over your mo...

The Lindsay Clancy jury remains deadlocked after five days of deliberations, telling the judge for a second time that they cannot reach a unanimous verdict. The judge questioned jurors individually today after a woman was arrested for allegedly filming them outside the courthouse, then sent them back to continue deliberating. If the jury cannot reach a verdict, the judge could declare a mistrial,...

Continued conversation about how Massachusetts Democrats seem to be changing their approach to Israel as the issue has become increasingly unpopular with parts of the Democratic base. Critics say they know the risks of cutting military support for Israel but are choosing what’s politically popular. Barry Shrage, former president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, and Jeff R...

Massachusetts Democrats seem to be changing their approach to Israel as the issue has become increasingly unpopular with parts of the Democratic base. Critics say they know the risks of cutting military support for Israel but are choosing what’s politically popular. Barry Shrage, former president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, and Jeff Robbins, former U.S. delegate to t...

What happens when a lifelong Democrat decides the party he once called home has moved too far from his core beliefs? In his new book, Alan Dershowitz explains why he left the Democratic Party, pointing to what he sees as growing extremism, particularly over Israel, while making clear that he still holds many traditionally liberal views. It’s a look at political realignment, ideological divis...

Voters across the state were deciding which candidates will move on to November on Tuesday. Dan brought continuous coverage as the results rolled in. Hear the latest numbers, key developments, candidate reactions, and more! From the first results to the final calls, “NightSide” was there! Marty Walsh, former Mayor of Boston and former U.S. Secretary of Labor joined the program.  S...

Voters across the state were deciding which candidates will move on to November on Tuesday. Dan brought continuous coverage as the results rolled in. Hear the latest numbers, key developments, candidate reactions, and more! From the first results to the final calls, “NightSide” was there! Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts John Deaton joined the program.  See...

Voters across the state were deciding which candidates will move on to November on Tuesday. Dan brought continuous coverage as the results rolled in. Hear the latest numbers, key developments, candidate reactions, and more! From the first results to the final calls, “NightSide” was there! General Court for Hampden & Hampshire District Senator John C. Velis, Senate Chair of the Join...

Deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy case took a dramatic turn on Tuesday when the jury announced they were at a standstill. After four days of deliberations, the twelve jurors sent a note to the judge saying they could not reach a unanimous decision. The courtroom erupted in gasps when Judge William Sullivan declined to declare a mistrial and told them they had to go back and keep trying. The jury...

Dan continued election coverage by inviting listeners to call in and explain why they should go and vote in Tuesday’s election.   Stay tuned to WBZ NewsRadio for continuing coverage of this election season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A robot in China recently ran the 100-meter dash in 8.86 seconds, breaking Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world record. The race was part of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, where robots compete in everything from running and soccer to household and industrial tasks. To learn more about the future of humanoid robots in our society, Dan talked with Dr. Kenechukwu Mbanisi, Assistant Profes...

The September 1st Massachusetts primary is here, and Dan asked any candidate who was running to call in and tell us why we should vote for them!  Listen in as Dan chats with Scott Brown, David Solet, Brian Shortsleeve, and more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Massachusetts Ballot Question 1, which will appear on the November 2026 ballot, would expand the state’s Public Records Law and make it easier for the public to access records from the governor’s office and Legislature. It would also establish stronger rules for obtaining those records and increase transparency in state government. State Auditor Diana DiZoglio is one of the forces behi...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: A Nightside tradition is to go light on the last hour of the week, so Bradley opened up the phone lines to discuss anything except politics! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: The jury entered their second day of deliberations today in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, hitting the judge with their first major request: the bags of empty prescription pill bottles and the knife Clancy used to harm herself. Those two items sit right at the center of the debate over whether she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis or i...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Continued conversation with Linda Yael Schiller, MSW, LICSW, an international expert on nightmares and trauma treatment, about how dreaming gives us a nightly window into our minds, turning deep emotions and memories into vivid stories. With analysis, it’s possible to decode the hidden symbols and fears that our waking brains usually ignore. Se...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Dreaming gives us a nightly window into our minds, turning deep emotions and memories into vivid stories. With analysis, it’s possible to decode hidden symbols and fears that our waking brains usually ignore. Studying these visions bridges the gap between feeling and understanding, helping us heal and grow. Bradley talked with Linda Yael Schill...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: On the front lines in Ukraine, drones have completely changed the game, turning the battlefield into an intense, round-the-clock tech war. Volunteers and operators on the ground say the air is constantly buzzing with these "birds," making it so dangerous that moving out in the open is almost impossible without getting spotted. Despite the constant th...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Bradley opened up the phone lines for callers to bring whatever topic they wanted to the table! Discussion included football's pitfalls and the Flock camera debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: Did you know Boston Common was once the site of public executions, and the Old State House is where British soldiers fired into a crowd in 1770, killing five people? Boston is packed with stories like these, some are well documented, while others have become urban legends passed down through the generations. Bradley welcomed “T” of T&rsqu...

Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea: We continued the conversation with Captain W. Russell "Russ" Webster and historian Theresa Mitchell Webster, authors of The Last Flight: The Untold Story of the Search for JFK Jr. and the Race Against the Atlantic,  a book that details the massive five-day search and recovery mission following the 1999 plane crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr....