NightSide With Dan Rea

This weekend we “Spring Forward” and change our clocks for Daylight Saving Time. We will speak with a sleep medicine physician about the very real health impacts of this shift, and why it’s about much more than just feeling groggy on Monday morning!

8:05PM: This Sunday we “Spring Forward”! What are the very real health impacts of this shift...

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio discussed the latest in her ongoing battle to audit the State Legislature. This week, a Supreme Judicial Court judge denied DiZoglio's request for an outside lawyer to represent her in her battle to audit the State Legislature. The judge said, DiZoglio didn't cite a statute, power, or rule that would allow the court to appoint an outside lawyer. What happens next? Diana checked in to discu...

We kicked off our continuing news by discussing the upcoming commissioning of the submarine, the USS Massachusetts and why it’s important.

8:05PM: The unsolved murder of Kendric Price.
Guest: Emily Sweeney – Boston Globe Cold Cases Files Reporter


8:15PM: The 4th National Baseball Poetry Festival - May 7...

In the latest attack on Iran, a U.S. submarine attacked and sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean using a single torpedo, which is the first such attack from the U.S. since WWII! Additionally, the Senate is set to vote Wednesday on President Trump's war efforts in a procedural vote on a measure that would block President Trump from ordering further military strikes on Iran without congressional approval...

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In the latest attack on Iran, a U.S. submarine attacked and sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean using a single torpedo, which is the first such attack from the U.S. since WWII! Additionally, the Senate is set to vote Wednesday on President Trump's war efforts in a procedural vote on a measure that would block President Trump from ordering further military strikes on Iran without congressional approval...Jeff Robbins, column...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments about whether it must strike down the law that limits handgun licenses to people 21 and up, a challenge that came about after the U.S. Supreme Court restricted how much say local authorities have in determining whether someone should have a license to carry a gun. Where do you come down on a ban on people aged 18 to 20 from obtaining licenses to carry a firearm in Massac...

We kicked off our continuing news hour by asking the question, is it rude to skip the tip screen at a coffee counter? 

8:05PM: Is It Really Rude to Skip the Tip Screen at a Coffee Counter?
Guest: Charlotte Hilton Anderson – Journalist & Writer for Reader’s Digest


8:15PM: Lost & Found i...

A landmark trial in Los Angeles is examining whether Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) and YouTube (owned by Google) intentionally designed their platforms to be addictive for children and teens, causing long-term mental health harm. The lawsuit was brought by a now-20-year-old woman who alleges she was exposed to addictive design features as a child and that features like auto-scrolling got her addicted to the pl...

Last week, after a massive Nor’easter hit the Northeast, parkgoers in NYC engaged in what started out as an innocent snowball fight but took a turn for the worse when NYPD officers were pelted with snow and ice, resulting in some injuries for the officers. The incident drew national attention because NYC Mayor Mamdani and NYPD are at odds over criminal charges for the individuals who threw snowballs. Larry Calderone, Presiden...

Did you know that millions of Americans drive each day in cars with open safety recalls that, if ignored, could have fatal consequences? This podcast hour we discussed how you can check if your vehicle has an open recall.

8:05PM: Each year in the U.S., more than 500,000 people are treated and about 300 die from ladder-related injuries, according to CDC/NIOSH. In almost ...

Over the weekend, the U.S. alongside Israel launched a major joint strike on Iran, sparking a new war. Four American service members were killed and others seriously injured during the combat operations. President Trump warned that more U.S. deaths are likely in the war with Iran, but they are doing everything in their power to prevent that. The president went on to say Iran operations will likely go on for 4-5 weeks. What are your...

Over the weekend, the U.S. alongside Israel launched a major joint strike on Iran, sparking a new war. Four American service members were killed and others seriously injured during the combat operations. President Trump warned that more U.S. deaths are likely in the war with Iran, but they are doing everything in their power to prevent that. The president went on to say Iran operations will likely go on for 4-5 weeks. What are your...

Do you always feel like somebody’s watching you? Well, more often than that, it’s probably true! There are countless ways that we are all being surveilled in our daily lives, whether it’s through public cameras, digital data collection, or smartphone app location tracking…it’s happening. Kade Crockford runs the ACLU of Massachusetts' technology programs and has been a leading voice for legislation tha...

In this podcast during our continued news hour on NightSide, we discussed the first two Measles cases confirmed in Massachusetts and speak with an epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center about what you need to know to stay safe and protected!

8:05PM: March opens with a spectacular total lunar eclipse on Tuesday! We’ll discuss how to best view and enjoy the eclipse!...