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NightSide With Dan Rea

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NightSide focuses on a wide variety of issues, political, economic and social. Rea believes that talk radio is the best way for people to communicate their opinions and ideas on what he calls “North America’s Virtual Back Porch.” Rea encourages challenging conversations and diverse ideas combined with respect and tolerance for the opinion of others. But don’t think for a moment that NightSide is anything but provocative, always interesting and at times, passionate and emotional. 642427

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United States

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NightSide focuses on a wide variety of issues, political, economic and social. Rea believes that talk radio is the best way for people to communicate their opinions and ideas on what he calls “North America’s Virtual Back Porch.” Rea encourages challenging conversations and diverse ideas combined with respect and tolerance for the opinion of others. But don’t think for a moment that NightSide is anything but provocative, always interesting and at times, passionate and emotional. 642427

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English


Episodes
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Car Speed Limiters

7/8/2025
Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea Bradley wanted to know what folks thought of the idea of a device to prevent cars from being able to go above a set speed.

Duration:00:41:11

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Marvelous Marvin Hagler

7/8/2025
Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea Boston-based New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedge has penned a book about how boxer Marvin Hagler became marvelous! From escaping deadly riots in Newark as a boy to taking on a crooked boxing industry to win the world title in London during one of the most racially fueled and ugliest sporting events in history. Join Bradley as he chats with Wedge, author of Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's Battle for Glory.

Duration:00:38:50

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No Deals on Wheels Part 2

7/8/2025
Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea Have you purchased a vehicle lately? You may have experienced a little sticker shock! Why are cars so expensive, and is there any way around it? Tonight, Bradley chats with Craig Fitzgerald, Automotive Editor with DCI Marketing, and former auto editor with Hemmings, The Boston Globe, and GateHouse Media.

Duration:00:39:18

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No Deals on Wheels Part 1

7/8/2025
Bradley Jay Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea Have you purchased a vehicle lately? You may have experienced a little sticker shock! Why are cars so expensive, and is there any way around it? Tonight, Bradley chats with Craig Fitzgerald, Automotive Editor with DCI Marketing, and former auto editor with Hemmings, The Boston Globe, and GateHouse Media.

Duration:00:38:31

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Caller's Choice

7/7/2025
Bradley Jay Fills in On NightSide Bradley Jay returns to WBZ, so here was the chance to call in and say hello and bring up any topic you'd like. Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:38:20

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Huh? What Did You Say?

7/7/2025
Bradley Jay Fills in On NightSide Have you been to too many loud concerts? Do you sometimes have difficulty hearing what people say to you? Our ears are highly sensitive to loud noise. Even very short exposures to high-level sounds at a concert or sporting event (anything above 132 decibels) can cause permanent hearing loss for some people. If you think you may be hard of hearing, there are resources available to help you navigate your challenge. Amy Evans, Strategic Planner for the NHhears Initiative and board member with the Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Inc. joins Bradley on Nightside to chat about preventive measures, treatments, and tools to help navigate hearing loss and improve quality of life for the hearing impaired. Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:39:29

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Musician Peter Wolf Checks In! Part 2

7/7/2025
Bradley Jay Fills in On NightSide American Musician and rock star Peter Wolf is best known for being the lead vocalist of The J. Geils Band. Wolf has lived quite an adventurous and exciting life starting at an early age. As a rock star, Wolf had the privilege of crossing paths and rubbing elbows with legendary figures in the world of entertainment and culture. Notably, some of the icons he met include Andy Warhol, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Fred Astaire, Aretha Franklin and so many more! To share his incredible stories with the world, Peter Wolf authored a book called, “Waiting for the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses,” and he joins Bradley this evening to share some of those stories on the air! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:39:28

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Musician Peter Wolf Checks In! Part 1

7/7/2025
Bradley Jay Fills in On NightSide American Musician and rock star Peter Wolf is best known for being the lead vocalist of The J. Geils Band. Wolf has lived quite an adventurous and exciting life starting at an early age. As a rock star, Wolf had the privilege of crossing paths and rubbing elbows with legendary figures in the world of entertainment and culture. Notably, some of the icons he met include Andy Warhol, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Fred Astaire, Aretha Franklin and so many more! To share his incredible stories with the world, Peter Wolf authored a book called, “Waiting for the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses,” and he joins Bradley this evening to share some of those stories on the air! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:38:23

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Happy July 4th! Part 2

7/4/2025
We celebrate Independence Day to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Did you know its actual signing wasn’t until August? Get the facts on The Fourth, as Morgan chats with City View Trolley Tour Guide Jack Harte! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:40:57

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Happy July 4th! Part 1

7/4/2025
We celebrate Independence Day to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Did you know its actual signing wasn’t until August? Get the facts on The Fourth, as Morgan chats with City View Trolley Tour Guide Jack Harte! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:39:36

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Entertainment at its Finest! Part 2

7/4/2025
The Winiker Brothers are back! These longtime musicians have entertained thousands at weddings, corporate events, parties, even the White House! Bo and Bill join Morgan tonight to celebrate the holiday! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:39:50

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Entertainment at its Finest! Part 1

7/4/2025
The Winiker Brothers are back! These longtime musicians have entertained thousands at weddings, corporate events, parties, even the White House! Bo and Bill join Morgan tonight to celebrate the holiday! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:40:21

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Overnight Camp Jitter

7/3/2025
A child’s first experience with summer camp can be anxiety-triggering enough for them, but add the whole overnight element to the equation and you can have a complete meltdown. Tonight, educational psychologist Dr. Ronda Goodale discussed ways you can prep your child for an overnight stay. Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:42:25

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A Night at the Movies

7/3/2025
Emmy Award-winning Arts and Entertainment Critic Joyce Kulhawik is in the house! Find out what’s hot at the box office and what’s coming out soon! Grab some popcorn and join the conversation! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:38:26

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Your Favorite Boston Entertainers

7/3/2025
From singers to actors, there are many famous people whose roots are in Massachusetts! The Wahlbergs, the Afflecks, Donna Summer, James Taylor, John Krasinski, Chris Evans…the list goes on! On this segment, Media Historian Donna Halper and Morgan chated about all those famous folks from Boston and beyond. Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:38:59

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Those Cute Kid Stars

7/3/2025
Macaulay Culkin, Lindsay Lohan, Haley Joel Osment, Corey Feldman, are just a few of the former child actors that struggled to adulthood and didn't age well because of it. From substance abuse, legal issues, to mental health...it all took its toll on many child stars. Tonight, Jordan Rich joined Morgan to chat about the difficult road to adulthood many Hollywood child actors face. Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:38:58

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12th Hour

7/2/2025
It’s like a 20th hour, but on Dan’s last broadcast hour of the 4th of July holiday week! As we approached America’s birthday, we asked the listeners about their pride for America. In your opinion what’s the best part about living in the U.S.? Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:40:09

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“Fuji Fire-Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps Tragedy”

7/2/2025
Former U.S. Marine Chas Henry joined us this evening to discuss the 1979 tragedy of how an intense tropical cyclone with destructive winds propelled over 5,000 gallons of gasoline into corrugated steel huts filled with U.S. Marines at Camp Fuji and ignited. The fire injured 73 people and killed 13 of them. Chas discussed this “forgotten” tragedy in greater detail! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:40:02

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Acquitted of Most Serious Charges!

7/2/2025
Rapper, music producer, entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty of two of the five charges he faced in his racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial on Wednesday. The jury found Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. However, Combs was found not guilty of the most serious charge, which was racketeering conspiracy, as well as both sex trafficking counts, each of which carried a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison. Criminal defense attorney Jeremy Rosenthal joined Dan this evening to discuss the case and verdict! Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:38:47

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NightSide News Update 7/2

7/2/2025
If you use any of these 7 phrases, you sound passive aggressive to other people… Guest: John Bowe - Speech & Presentation Expert The weeks around the Fourth are a peak time for burn injuries, firework accidents, and water-related emergencies, many of which are preventable with a few simple safety steps… Guest: Dr. Michael Flaherty – Pediatric Critical Care Physician at Mss General Brigham Quincy’s Inaugural Quincy400 Maritime Festival, Friday, July 4 – Sunday, July 6 at Quincy’s Marina Bay Boardwalk. It’s a three-day FREE waterfront celebration. Guest: Thomas Koch – Mayor of Quincy Post-Traumatic Parenting – Parenting Differently Than You Were Parented… giving parents clear, actionable strategies to build joyful, connected, and healthy relationships with their children, turning your own survival instincts into a parenting superpower. Guest: Dr. Robyn Koslowitz – child psychologist Now you can leave feedback as you listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the FREE iHeart Radio app! Just click on the microphone icon in the app, and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Duration:00:38:34