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! 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...

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Michelle Steinberg, National Fire Protection Association-wildfire division director joined Dan to discuss Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, Coming up May 3rd. 48 million homes in the U.S. at high risk of wildfire - easy steps to protect homes and communities from wildfire destru...

Tuesday marked President Trump’s first 100 days in office. During Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, he laid out an “America first” policy that included: a crackdown on immigration, an overhaul of the federal government, a drop in grocery prices, global tariffs, the end of wars and elimination of DEI programs, among others. So far, it appears President Trump has kept the promises he ran on, shaki...

Tuesday marked President Trump’s first 100 days in office. During Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, he laid out an “America first” policy that included: a crackdown on immigration, an overhaul of the federal government, a drop in grocery prices, global tariffs, the end of wars and elimination of DEI programs, among others. So far, it appears President Trump has kept the promises he ran on, shaki...

According to the Spring 2025 Yale Youth Poll, many college-aged Americans are now supporting the Republican Party over the Democratic Party, highlighting a larger divide among voters under 30 years of age. Adelaide Parker, a Boston Globe correspondent, and current student at Harvard University recently wrote a piece on, “The return of the college conservative.” Adelaide joined us to discuss the em...

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Survive Stroke Week (May 4-10) aims to educate Americans about the symptoms of stroke and the lifesaving treatment options available to patients. This year it focuses on the Hispanic Community in the U.S., where stroke ranks as the fourth leading cause of death for Hispanic men and...

Read’s second trial for the murder of her boyfriend, former police officer John O’Keefe, began last week. Monday, a Cellebrite digital intelligence expert, Ian Whiffen, took the stand and testified that John O’Keefe’s phone stopped moving after he was dropped off at the Albert’s Canton home, that at “12:32 a.m., the device was unlocked and locked a final time, and there was no more activity on the...

Read’s second trial for the murder of her boyfriend, former police officer John O’Keefe, began last week. Monday, a Cellebrite digital intelligence expert, Ian Whiffen, took the stand and testified that John O’Keefe’s phone stopped moving after he was dropped off at the Albert’s Canton home, that at “12:32 a.m., the device was unlocked and locked a final time, and there was no more activity on the...

Read’s second trial for the murder of her boyfriend, former police officer John O’Keefe, began last week. Monday, a Cellebrite digital intelligence expert, Ian Whiffen, took the stand and testified that John O’Keefe’s phone stopped moving after he was dropped off at the Albert’s Canton home, that at “12:32 a.m., the device was unlocked and locked a final time, and there was no more activity on the...

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! National Baseball Poetry Festival Blends Sports & Fine Arts – 3rd National Baseball Poetry Festival is coming up May 2-4, 2025 at Polar Park, Worcester, MA. Steven Biondolillo - founder of the National Baseball Poetry Festival joined Dan. Massachusetts High School Selected to R...