NightSide With Dan Rea
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
Episodes
Bradley still had many things to discuss! Listen as he posed questions on everything from food to recreation. Join the fun!
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Bradley still had many things to discuss! Listen as he posed questions on everything from food to recreation. Join the fun!
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Automotive Expert Craig Fitzgerald joined Bradley tonight with information about what’s ahead for the auto industry in 2026! Listen to them discuss auto dealer consolidation, EV sales, tax credits, new driving laws, and more.
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Automotive Expert Craig Fitzgerald joined Bradley tonight with information about what’s ahead for the auto industry in 2026! Listen to them discuss auto dealer consolidation, EV sales, tax credits, new driving laws, and more.
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It was Christmas Eve, and Bradley wanted to know all about your traditions! Listen to him talk about everything Christmas related! From your favorite movies to your favorite dishes to prepare. Bradley also wanted to know: Are you a fan of Yankee Swaps and how do you play? Do you have a real tree or a fake one, and how long do you keep it up? Do you wrap your gifts or is it just a big toy store under the tree – do you remove t...
It was Christmas Eve, and Bradley wanted to know all about your traditions! Listen to him talk about everything Christmas related! From your favorite movies to your favorite dishes to prepare. Bradley also wanted to know: Are you a fan of Yankee Swaps and how do you play? Do you have a real tree or a fake one, and how long do you keep it up? Do you wrap your gifts or is it just a big toy store under the tree – do you remove t...
It was Christmas Eve, and Bradley wanted to know all about your traditions! Listen to him talk about everything Christmas related! From your favorite movies to your favorite dishes to prepare. Bradley also wanted to know: Are you a fan of Yankee Swaps and how do you play? Do you have a real tree or a fake one, and how long do you keep it up? Do you wrap your gifts or is it just a big toy store under the tree – do you remove t...
It was Christmas Eve, and Bradley wanted to know all about your traditions! Listen to him talk about everything Christmas related! From your favorite movies to your favorite dishes to prepare. Bradley also wanted to know: Are you a fan of Yankee Swaps and how do you play? Do you have a real tree or a fake one, and how long do you keep it up? Do you wrap your gifts or is it just a big toy store under the tree – do you remove t...
Dan presented NightSide’s annual Charity Combine, featuring 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services that support local communities.
This hour:
ConfiKids, Inc. - https://www.confikids.org/
Greek Folk Dance Group - https://greekfolkdance.org/
Salem United, Inc. - https://www.salemunitedinc.org/
Saltwater Initiative - https://saltwaterinitiative.org/
...
Dan presented NightSide’s annual Charity Combine, featuring 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services that support local communities.
This hour:
The Shadow Fund - https://shadowfundne.org/
The Fidrych Foundation - http://www.markfidrychfoundation.org/
Adopt a Platoon Southie Style - https://www.adoptaplatoonsouthiestyle.com
Matt Brown Fo...
For one of NightSide’s last regular hours of programming this year, Dan asked the audience: What do you think was the top local, national, and/or international story from this past year? What story made the biggest impact on you personally or as a community/country and why?
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We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about!
Holiday Deliveries at Risk as Porch Pirates Target Last-Minute Shoppers!
Guest: Brian Westnedge - VP, Alliances & Partnerships at Red Sift - 20+ years in the cybersecurity/DMARC space
Holiday safety when it comes to products/gifts. How to spot when a gift may not be built well enough for safe use & what to do if...
Dan tried to bring back the 9 pm topic of 5-year-old Lens Joseph, but folks had other topics on mind. Dan switched to Caller's Choice.
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Childhood sex abuse is more common than any childhood illness or injury that parents are routinely educated about. One in ten children experience it before the age of 18 and many families are not equipped to talk about it. Dr. Bronwen Carroll, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Boston Medical Center who has been treating victims of sexual abuse in the pediatric ER for decades, joined Dan to discuss.
According to a recent Boston Globe article, Boston Public Schools had been warned as early as 2021 by their commercial transportation insurer to improve bus driver training and safety measures. In March of 2025, National Interstate decided against renewing the district’s coverage due to an increasing number of accidents. Less than two months later, the unthinkable happened…5-year-old Lens Joseph was struck and killed b...
We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about!
Adrian Oomer began giving to the Homeless Prevention Council in 2022, when he was in second grade, after learning there were people on the Cape in danger of losing their homes. Now, in grade 5, at age 10, he’s running a pop-up kitchen (Loco Dos) where customers can pre-order meals to support the Cape’s homeless....
After a heavy news week, Dan ended NightSide’s last hour of the week on a positive note. The question asked was, "What are you looking forward to?"
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Continued conversation about the Brown University shooter, later identified as 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, who was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, NH, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Valente is also believed to be responsible for the shooting death of an MIT professor two days later in Brookline, Massachusetts. Police are still investigating a motive and the known facts in the investigation and timeline of...
The Brown University shooter, also believed to be responsible for the shooting death of an MIT professor two days later in Brookline, Massachusetts, was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, NH. The shooter, identified by police as 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Valente was a former Brown University grad student and previously attended the same university in Portugal as the MIT pr...
We kicked off the program with four stories and guests on topics we thought you might like to learn more about!
Update on the Cape Cod Bridges Project – What’s the latest with funding, etc?
Guest: Luisa Paiewonsky - Executive Director of MassDOT's Mega Projects Delivery Office
Can the Patriots still make the playoffs with 3 games to go?
Guest: Chris Price – Boston Globe sports reporter
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