NightSide With Dan Rea

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

July 2, 2025 40 mins
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.?

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Former U.S. Marine Chas Henry joined the program 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. Chas discussed this “forgotten” tragedy in greater detail.


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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. 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 ...
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July 2, 2025 38 mins
In this episode we chatted with: 

John Bowe - Speech & Presentation Expert: If you use any of these 7 phrases, you sound passive aggressive to others.

Dr. Michael Flaherty – Pediatric Critical Care Physician at Mass General Brigham: 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.

Thomas Koch – Mayor of Qu...
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The 30-year-old man charged for the stabbing and murder of four University of Idaho students, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves has accepted a plea deal to serve life in prison, without the possibility of parole, avoiding the death penalty. Brian Kohberger committed the crime in November of 2022. The victims’ families are divided over the plea deal with some furious at the state of Idaho. Dan discusse...
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The 30-year-old man charged for the stabbing and murder of four University of Idaho students, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves has accepted a plea deal to serve life in prison, without the possibility of parole, avoiding the death penalty. Brian Kohberger committed the crime in November of 2022. The victims’ families are divided over the plea deal with some furious at the state of Idaho. Dan discusse...
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The 30-year-old man charged for the stabbing and murder of four University of Idaho students, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves has accepted a plea deal to serve life in prison, without the possibility of parole, avoiding the death penalty. Brian Kohberger committed the crime in November of 2022. The victims’ families are divided over the plea deal with some furious at the state of Idaho. Dan discusse...
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July 1, 2025 38 mins
We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

MA adding to cable costs with tax on some boxes…
Guest: Colin Young – State House News Reporter

A ceasefire between Iran and Israel has not ended the threat of cyberattacks from hacking groups supportive of Tehran…what Iranian cyberattacks are capable of against the U.S.
-Author of the upcoming book Spies, Lies, and Cyber...
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After a federal investigation, the Trump Administration found Harvard University violated civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students on campus. As a result of their findings, the Trump Admin. sent a letter to Harvard University President Alan Garber, threatening to cut all of Harvard’s federal funding if Harvard fails to immediately institute changes on campus. Dan discussed the Department of Health and Huma...
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The primarily Italian American neighborhood of Nonantum in Newton is outraged over a 90-year-old road marker that was painted over. For decades, the center line down Adams Street has been red, white, and green, the colors of the Italian flag. Last week, the city of Newton had the colors painted over with a yellow line, citing safety reasons. A majority of Nonantum residents prided themselves on the Italian flag road marker and are ...
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The primarily Italian American neighborhood of Nonantum in Newton is outraged over a 90-year-old road marker that was painted over. For decades, the center line down Adams Street has been red, white, and green, the colors of the Italian flag. Last week, the city of Newton had the colors painted over with a yellow line, citing safety reasons. A majority of Nonantum residents prided themselves on the Italian flag road marker and are ...
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June 30, 2025 39 mins
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

Firework safety tips ahead of the 4th of July with Julie Heckman - Executive Director of the American Pyrotechnics Association.

Suicide Prevention in Massachusetts - The team at Samaritans answered more than 100,000 calls last year on its 24/7 crisis services helpline. With Kathy Marchi - Samaritans President and CEO.

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NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. Dan wanted to know what good thing you did or what good thing did someone do for you this past week.

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June 27, 2025 40 mins
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a series of final decisions Friday as they wrapped up session ahead of their summer break. Dan broke down the Supreme Court cases and decisions.


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If you’re a New Englander and in particular someone who frequents the Cape, you’re no stranger to Summertime traffic jams heading to and from the Cape! While Cape Cod offers beautiful beaches with a wide range of local shops and restaurants to enjoy, it can take hours of sitting in traffic just to enjoy it. With that being said, is Cape Cod worth dealing with the unbearable traffic?

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June 27, 2025 39 mins
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

The 12 germiest places you encounter while traveling!  Derek Oliveira – Global Consultant for ISSA has the heads up.

Worcester Zoning Board rejects 75-foot digital billboard that neighbors opposed. Afton Pratt - Municipal Government Reporter for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette stopped by.

How restaurants got so no...
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June 26, 2025 40 mins
The Pentagon led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine detailed their strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in a press conference Thursday morning with some feeling that there are still unanswered questions about what happened to Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles and if the Fordow facility was “obliterated” as Trump says it was. An initial assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency found the stri...
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Have you noticed when you now go to your local pharmacy or department store some of the products you need are locked up thus inconveniencing you to track down an associate to retrieve that item? MA Congressman Jake Auchincloss is pointing to Democrats and how he believes they need to improve their quality-of-life violations to “save the party”, going as far as saying, “every time a customer has to ask the CVS clerk to unlock the sh...
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Have you noticed when you now go to your local pharmacy or department store some of the products you need are locked up thus inconveniencing you to track down an associate to retrieve that item? MA Congressman Jake Auchincloss is pointing to Democrats and how he believes they need to improve their quality-of-life violations to “save the party”, going as far as saying, “every time a customer has to ask the CVS clerk to unlock the sh...
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June 26, 2025 37 mins
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

Push to Vote on Tax Bill this Week - Will Millions Lose Medicaid? Jae Oh – Certified financial planned & Education Fellow at the Alliance for Lifetime Income, and author of "Maximize Your Medicare" joined Dan.

MSPCA-Angell, MASS Coalition Partners Holding Fee-Waived Adoptathon for Dogs! “Summer Ruff-Fresher” First...
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