NightSide With Dan Rea

NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. This week, if you could have a free dinner with any living person, whom would it be? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Donald Trump has been in office for roughly one month now and there has been a world-wind of activity. The President has wasted no time advancing his agenda by signing a flurry of executive orders (some more controversial than others like gutting the federal workforce), trying to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and threatening tariffs on other countries who don’t “play ball”. When will the Democrats start playing offense? How will the Democrats get a political footing against the efforts of the new administration? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Earlier this month Mass General Brigham hospital system announced its largest layoff in the organization’s history, with an anticipated 1,500 job cuts. What are the implications for patient services at MGB? The two phased layoff comes at a time the country is facing a nationwide physician shortage. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. is facing a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2034, including 48,000 primary care physicians. Dr. John Freedman, a health care expert joined us to discuss. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Boston's first Holocaust Museum - Will be the first museum devoted to Holocaust education in New England. Scheduled to open in Downtown Boston across from the Freedom Trail in the fall of 2026. Jody Kipnis - Holocaust Legacy Foundation co-founder and CEO - Founder of Holocaust Museum joined Dan. Survey: Financial Infidelity Most Common Among Younger Generation - 36.8% report that their partner hid debt from them. Adriana Ocañas, consumer credit cards analyst at U.S. News & World Report eplained. Bosses are keeping tabs on their employees more than ever! Betsy Allen-Manning - leadership expert, author, Owner & CEO of Destination Workplace Joined Dan. Flu surge in MA infects thousands in Massachusetts. Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center checked in! Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Many airlines now charge to check a bag leading many travelers to try to forgo checking a bag and get away with bringing their luggage on as a carry on. This leads passengers to have increased anxiety over, over-head compartment space available, if their bag will fit or if the airline will make them check it! Dan recently traveled and shared his experience with “baggage bin battles” and heard about your experiences!

New England’s recent series of snow and sleeting rainstorms followed by dropping temperatures has led to many ice-covered communities. The city of Somerville received so many complaints about icy sidewalks throughout the city this week that the city started issuing hundreds of citations ranging from a warning up to $300. Should property owners bear responsibility for cleaning up the sidewalk when sidewalks are most often property of the city or town, you’re in?

New England’s recent series of snow and sleeting rainstorms followed by dropping temperatures has led to many ice-covered communities. The city of Somerville received so many complaints about icy sidewalks throughout the city this week that the city started issuing hundreds of citations ranging from a warning up to $300. Should property owners bear responsibility for cleaning up the sidewalk when sidewalks are most often property of the city or town, you’re in? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! New Additions to the Tanglewood 2025 Popular Artist Series Lineup! Our guest is Alex Speir, Director of Marketing and Audience Development at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Blackstone Heritage Corridor’s Trail Ambassadors to Guide Spring Hiking Series Through Region. Donna Williams - Blackstone Heritage Corridor Board Member joined Dan Rea. The Peaceful Parenting (R)evolution: Changing the World by Changing How We Parent. A look at parenting styles & how they’ve changed, with author Kiva Schuler – Founder of the Jai Institute for Parenting. Red Bull Heavy Metal Snowboarding Contest comes to Boston City Hall Plaza! Grace Warner – Red Bull Snowboarder checked in with Dan. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

The JFK Presidential Library in Boston temporarily closed Tuesday after some staff layoffs that came as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to downsize the federal workforce. The worker cuts started with probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection. Some federal agencies were warned that large workplace cuts would be coming. We discussed the impact of the Trump Administration’s move to cut thousands of federal workers. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

The JFK Presidential Library in Boston temporarily closed Tuesday after some staff layoffs that came as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to downsize the federal workforce. The worker cuts started with probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection. Some federal agencies were warned that large workplace cuts would be coming. We discussed the impact of the Trump Administration’s move to cut thousands of federal workers. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Protesters gathered at Boston’s White Stadium to rally against the Franklin Park renovation project, a plan that includes tearing down the existing stadium to make way for a new facility, which will be used by a professional women’s soccer team and Boston Public Schools. The project has quickly become a key issue in this year’s Boston mayoral race with mayoral candidate Josh Kraft opposing the project, calling for an “immediate halt” on the demolition, whereas Mayor Wu supports the project. Josh Kraft checks in with Dan to discuss. *Mayor Wu’s Office did not reply to our request to join the conversation* Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Mike Nelson - MassWildlife’s Invertebrate Zoologist discusses the 22 Species Added To Mass. Endangered Species List. Jamie Garabedian - MSPCA project manager brings us the Missed Connections Adoption Event- a heartwarming, fee-waived Adoption Event for dogs over the age of 1 year at all four of the MSPCA adoption centers and partner shelters. Vin Femia – Vice President of the Dull Men’s Club checked in! This men’s club celebrates the mundane & uninteresting things in life! Chris Lisinski – State House News Reporter discussed the neighborhood advocates and one mayoral challenger ventured into a frigid Franklin Park to call Wednesday for a pause to demolition work at Boston's White Stadium. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Elon Musk, billionaire and senior advisor to President Trump, is making political waves for his “involvement” or guidance for the Department of Government Efficiency. This week the White House put out a statement clarifying that Musk is not leading the department or it’s “cost-cutting efforts,” that rather Musk is an employee of the “White House Office.” This declaration comes after a lawsuit was filed by 14 states against Trump and Musk, claiming their efforts to cut government spending are unconstitutional. Do you take aim with Musk’s political involvement? Why or why not? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is under fire for alleged antisemitic learning materials on the Israel-Hamas war. The MA Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism gathered more than two dozen examples of materials distributed by the MTA that they said were problematic, presenting a one-sided viewpoint that appeared to be Pro-Palestinian in nature. MTA President Max Page was questioned during a special hearing to address the matter, in which he told members, the materials “emerged organically among the union’s members and he did not want to censor individual members.” *The MTA has declined our invitation to join the conversation* Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is under fire for alleged antisemitic learning materials on the Israel-Hamas war. The MA Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism gathered more than two dozen examples of materials distributed by the MTA that they said were problematic, presenting a one-sided viewpoint that appeared to be Pro-Palestinian in nature. MTA President Max Page was questioned during a special hearing to address the matter, in which he told members, the materials “emerged organically among the union’s members and he did not want to censor individual members.” Attorney Jeff Robbins checked in. *The MTA has declined our invitation to join the conversation* Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Mark Schieldrop - AAA Senior Spokesperson checked in to discuss a pedestrian safety crisis that worsens as fatalities rise. Kat O’Sullivan – Author of From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Pathway to Possibility. John Egan - Content creator and marketer, author of The Stripped-Down Guide to Content Marketing says credit card debt is holding Americans back from estate planning. David C. Olcott - Workplace Expert & and the CEO of Samurai Success explains Gen Z battling with phone anxiety are taking telephobia courses to learn the lost art of a call. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

From snow, to sleet, to rain, to ice….New England has been battered lately with just about everything winter has to offer! Now, an arctic blast has set in with real feel temps around 5 degrees. Plus, power outages and accidents have been reported all over the state. Dan discussed further with callers! Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

From snow, to sleet, to rain, to ice….New England has been battered lately with just about everything winter has to offer! Now, an arctic blast has set in with real feel temps around 5 degrees. Plus, power outages and accidents have been reported all over the state. Dan checked in with AccuWeather and wants to know how you’re faring? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Elon Musk has been making global headlines as he oversees the Department of Government Efficiency and hunts for wasteful government spending. With the U.S. recently surpassing $36 trillion in debt, will DOGE’s efforts even make a dent? Joining Dan to discuss was Jeffrey Miron, Senior Lecturer and Dir. of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about! Guests this hour included: American Revolution Historian John L. Bell sharing the history of George Washington's time in Boston in honor of President's Day. Mass Audubon Raptor Specialist Norman Smith talking about the nesting of snowy owls on Duxbury Beach this winter. Chef Laura Klein, Instructor at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and Owner of Well Seasoned Coaching, talking about egg substitutes we can use in cooking now that the price of eggs has skyrocketed. Joe Dion, Captain of the “Redrum” (and one of the fishermen on “Harpoon Hunters”) talking about what it's like catching Atlantic bluefin tuna using only 10-foot electrified spears and how two of his children suffer from Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2C, a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Please consider a donation at: The Dion Foundation for Children with Rare Diseases. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!