Nightside With Dan Rea

Heading into Mother’s Day weekend, we welcomed listeners to call in and share fond memories of Mom. What makes your mom so special?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

Spirit Airlines, the American airline known for cheaper flights and their slogan, “Less Money. More Go” has banned two passengers involved in a fight on board a plane that landed at Boston’s Logan Airport. Mother Laura Grome and her daughter Nicole Grome witnessed firsthand the incident unfold. Have you ever witnessed unruly behavior on a flight? Laura and Nicole joined us to detail their experience!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

Despite having $600 million in debt, the T has hired a consulting firm for up to $610 per hour to research how transportation should be funded in Massachusetts. Brian Kane, Executive Director of the MBTA Advisory Board, joined us to share his thoughts on financing transportation and solving some of the state’s longstanding transportation issues.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

We started off with Accuweather Meteorologist Bob Larson, and we talked about the Northern Lights forecasted to be visible over New England Friday and Saturday.Patrick K. O’Donnell – Author & Historian, Origins of Mail-in Ballot Fraud - Effort To Sway Election Away From Abraham Lincoln – Book: The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations. And Scott Baradell - Expert on Branding and Trust, discussed the Bud Light boycott and how it continues to drag down beermaker's U.S. revenue.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

President Biden announced in an interview Wednesday evening, that the U.S. will not supply offensive weapons for Israel to use to attack Rafah. The reason being concern for the roughly 1 million civilians sheltering there. What are your thoughts on the U.S. withholding weapons? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

President Biden announced in an interview Wednesday evening, that the U.S. will not supply offensive weapons for Israel to use to attack Rafah. The reason being concern for the roughly 1 million civilians sheltering there. What are your thoughts on the U.S. withholding weapons?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

President Biden announced in an interview Wednesday evening, that the U.S. will not supply offensive weapons for Israel to use to attack Rafah. The reason being concern for the roughly 1 million civilians sheltering there. What are your thoughts on the U.S. withholding weapons? Former Chair of the Anti-Defamation League of New England, Jeff Robbins joined to discuss.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

We began the program by bringing you four news segments with different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! First up, Sabrina Clark PhD, Director for the VA Center for Development & Civic Engagement, Veterans Health Administration on helping Boston area vets through the VA Volunteer Transportation Network.Next, Rudi Riekstins a workplace culture expert discusses “Hush Workcation”: 1 in 3 travel while working remotely — without telling their boss! Gregg Murset – Certified CPA joined Dan to discuss MA teens that are in for a summer job wakeup call - benefits of teens getting a job this year and what they need to know about the process as well as how parents can hire their kids for the summer if they are under the working age.Military Veteran Turned Author, Andrew Coville shares his personal journey of experiencing the war in Afghanistan fifteen years later in ‘Summer 2009’Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

An article in the New York Times written by science and global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli, questions whether Covid-19 vaccines have caused some people harm. Of the millions of Americans who received a Covid vaccine, 13k have filed vaccine injury compensation claims with the federal government. Furthermore, a majority of those who claim they experienced serious side effects have been met with disbelief and ambivalence. We discussed.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

An article in the New York Times written by science and global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli, questions whether Covid-19 vaccines have caused some people harm. Of the millions of Americans who received a Covid vaccine, 13k have filed vaccine injury compensation claims with the federal government. Furthermore, a majority of those who claim they experienced serious side effects have been met with disbelief and ambivalence. Apoorva Mandavilli joined us to discuss.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

There is an ongoing dispute in Ipswich, MA over a proposal to remove a centuries-old dam in the center of town. Lawn signs reading “Save Our Dam” and “Free The River” have spread across the town of 13,000 people. Eric Krathwohl of the Save Our Dam community group and Neil Shea of the Ipswich River Watershed Association came on NightSide to debate this issue.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

We began the program by bringing you four news segments with different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!May is an active month for turtles on the move! Watch out on the roadways for turtles crossing! What to do to safely assist turtles? With MA State Herpetologist, Mike Jones.Efforts to save the Ipswich Mills Dam with guest Eric Krathwohl from the Save Our Dam Group. Eric joined Dan again later.Chaz Ebert with her book “It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness”And Phil Tracy brings Dan the latest in the Karen Read Trial.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

On the 13th day of Donald Trump’s hush money trial, former porn star Stormy Daniels took the stand. Daniels recounted an alleged sexual encounter she had with the former President. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money deal with Daniels to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. We discussed what enfolded in court.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

On the 13th day of Donald Trump’s hush money trial, former porn star Stormy Daniels took the stand. Daniels recounted an alleged sexual encounter she had with the former President. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money deal with Daniels to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. We discussed what enfolded in court.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

While AI chatbots are taking over customer service, a majority of us would rather wait and speak to a human being. A Callvu survey found that if given the choice between a human or a bot, an overwhelming 81% said they would wait at least some amount of time to talk with a live agent. Furthermore, in a head-to-head comparison, live agents were perceived to be better suited to perform 7 out of 10 critical customer service tasks. Richard Weylman, a customer service expert, joined us to discuss.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

We began the program by bringing you four news segments with different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!First up, Dr. Mahesh V. Jayaraman with stroke awareness.27th Annual Gala at the John N. Barry – Boys and Girls Club of Newton with the club's Director, David Sellers.Paula Fleming from the Better Business Bureau, Boston Division, has a warning about a new Facebook phishing scam scares page owners into sharing their password.And, Debate in Ipswich Over the Mills Dam Removal Efforts with Neil Shea - Restoration Program Director for the Ipswich River Watershed Association.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

Continuing from the previous hour, Dan introduced the 12th day of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. The judge presiding over the case threatened to jail Trump for violating his gag order for a 10th time. Trump was fined $1,000 for claiming in an interview that the jury was mostly Democrats and that it was picked too quickly. Should the judge jail Trump and make an example out of him?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

As pushes for a cease-fire continue, Hamas said it accepted a cease-fire proposal with Israel, however Israel said the deal was "far from" its requirements. Ahead of a planned attack on Hamas, Israel urged Palestinians civilians to leave the city of Rafah, a southern city in Gaza, and flee to the coastal town of Al-Mawasi, where humanitarian aid would be offered. We discussed.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

Another town joins the growing list of municipalities fighting against adopting the MBTA Communities Act which imposes housing mandates on 177 cities and towns in MA. The town of Shrewsbury is the latest to fight back against the mandate that requires the zoning of multifamily housing in at least one district of “reasonable size” in each community adjacent to public transit. In this hour, we heard from Shrewsbury residents.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio

We began the program by bringing you four news segments with different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!First up, Trisha Calvo, Consumer Reports' deputy editor for health and food with 6 misleading food label terms and what they really mean.Then, Brian Bjorklund, Wildlife Biologist & Cape Cod Rabies Program Coordinator tells Dan about the Cape Cod and Southeast Rabies Task Force taking action-Oral rabies vaccine packets are being distributed via air & land.Job interview coming up? Avoid these five deadly sins with John Rau.And, Stephen Finlan with his book "To Unite the Scattered Children of God".Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio