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

How Massachusetts Will Commemorate 9/11, Part 2

September 9, 2025 • 41 mins
This coming Thursday is the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack that rocked our nation. In collaboration with the city of Boston and the state of MA, the Mass 9/11 Fund will hold their annual MA 9/11 Commemoration. Pat Bavis, a member of the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund and brother of a 9/11 victim, will join tonight to discuss the upcoming Commemoration at the State House. In addition, the history of 9/11 is not part of the mand...
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How Massachusetts Will Commemorate 9/11, Part 1

September 9, 2025 • 39 mins
This coming Thursday is the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack that rocked our nation. In collaboration with the city of Boston and the state of MA, the Mass 9/11 Fund will hold their annual MA 9/11 Commemoration. Pat Bavis, a member of the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund and brother of a 9/11 victim, will join tonight to discuss the upcoming Commemoration at the State House. In addition, the history of 9/11 is not part of the mand...
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The Ballots Are In…

September 9, 2025 • 41 mins
Tuesday Boston voters headed to the polls for the preliminary election to vote for mayor and city council. Four candidates are running for mayor: incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu, Josh Kraft, Domingos DaRosa, and Robert Cappucci. This evening, we will discuss the latest election results. Christopher Anderson, President of Massachusetts High Tech Council, also joined to discuss ballot questions  being proposed in 2026.
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NightSide News Update

September 9, 2025 • 39 mins
8:05PM: State Treasurer’s office seeks to return 6 Purple Hearts found in unclaimed safe deposit boxes.
Guest: Deb Goldberg – MA State Treasurer


8:15PM: New Study Reveals Dusky Sharks Preying on Seals for the First Time Off the Coast of Nantucket. What are dusky sharks?
Guest: John Chisholm - Adjunct Scientist with the New England Aquarium


8:30PM: Things only people from New England say or do!
Guest: Stacy Milbouer – Reporter for The Gr...
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Destroying a Venezuela Drug Boat

September 8, 2025 • 41 mins
The Trump administration announced it has sunk a Venezuelan "Drug boat" in open seas. Was this a good idea? Was the action legal? Dan asked listeners what they thought of this move in the war on drugs. 
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NFL Average Ticket Prices

September 8, 2025 • 38 mins
The average ticket prices for NFL tickets have decreased slightly since last year, but they’re still pricey. Average ticket prices dropped from $289 to $272 this year. How expensive is too expensive for a ticket to a professional sporting event? We talked about some of the numbers of the most expensive tickets like the Eagles (Super Bowl Champs) selling tickets for $475 per game, and how that compares to current Patriots tickets.

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Boston’s Preliminary Election for Mayor

September 8, 2025 • 37 mins
It’s the eve of Boston’s preliminary election and according to a new poll from Emerson College, incumbent mayor Michelle Wu is leading top rival Josh Kraft by 50 points. Wu drew 72 percent support from likely voters, compared with just 22 percent for Kraft. Two lesser-known candidates, Domingos DaRosa and Robert Cappucci, drew 2 percent and 1 percent. Who is your mayoral candidate and why? Spencer Kimball, the Executive Director of...
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NightSide News Update 9/8/25

September 8, 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!

Jeremy Piven coming to Boston, MA and performing at The Wilbur Theater on Friday, September 19 as a part of his ongoing National Stand-up Comedy Tour.
Guest: Jeremy Piven – Hollywood actor & comedian


Following Grandparents Day (Sept. 7th) A book called “GOOD GRANDPA: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood” - a...
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20th Hour - What Did You Want To Get To Do

September 5, 2025 • 41 mins
NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. This week Dan asked what have you wanted to do or go during the summer, but haven't yet.
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Crime Hits Close to Home

September 5, 2025 • 40 mins
Over the last couple of months, tragedy has struck two MA families unexpectedly. At the end of June, a UMass Amherst student who was interning in D.C. got caught up in a violent act as an innocent bystander who was murdered. Two teenagers have been charged with Eric Tarpinian-Jachym’s murder. Then, in August, a Shrewsbury father was murdered on his way home after dropping his 6-year-old son off at school. Kevin Doherty confronted a...
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The MA Service Plaza Feud Revisited

September 5, 2025 • 39 mins
Earlier this week, we spoke with Global Partners about the feud over who received the 35-year multimillion-dollar contract to renovate and operate 18 service plazas along Massachusetts roadways. Applegreen, a company founded in Ireland, won the bid for the contract, much to Global Partner’s displeasure. Global tried legally challenging the decision with not much luck. Diana Prosciotta, a representative for Applegreen joined us to a...
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NightSide News Update 9/5/25

September 5, 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!

Only 37% of U.S. employees strongly agree they are treated with respect at work - a record-low level, according to Gallup. Here’s 5 ways to get more respect at work…
Guest: Marcy Syms, social entrepreneur, former chair, & CEO of Syms Corp., philanthropist, and author of Leading with Respect: Adventures of an Off-...
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What Should MA’s State Flag Be? Part 2

September 4, 2025 • 40 mins
Back in 2020, Massachusetts agreed to pass a bill to create a committee to study and redesign the state seal. Now in 2025, Massachusetts has unveiled the finalists for the new state seal, flag, and motto. The state received more than 1,150 submissions. The three finalists for the state flag include one with a blue hill with six blue and white waves. Another with a simple blue background with the state flower, the mayflower and the ...
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What Should MA’s State Flag Be? Part 1

September 4, 2025 • 39 mins
Back in 2020, Massachusetts agreed to pass a bill to create a committee to study and redesign the state seal. Now in 2025, Massachusetts has unveiled the finalists for the new state seal, flag, and motto. The state received more than 1,150 submissions. The three finalists for the state flag include one with a blue hill with six blue and white waves. Another with a simple blue background with the state flower, the mayflower and the ...
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Josh Kraft Checks In!

September 4, 2025 • 37 mins
Boston mayoral candidate and philanthropist Josh Kraft joined us on NightSide as we inch closer to next week’s preliminary election. Despite a bit of a shakeup to Kraft’s campaign staff this week with two advisors mutually parting ways, Kraft says he remains focused on Tuesday the 9th. Kraft discussed Boston’s pressing issues took listeners' calls. 

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NightSide News Update 9/4/25

September 4, 2025 • 40 mins
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

The first Black author to write a book on the Ku Klux Klan from in-person, face-to-face interviews with leaders and members, called The Klan Whisperer.
Guest: Daryl Davis – civil rights activist, author, co-founder and Global Ambassador for the Prohuman Foundation. His new book, The Klan Whisperer, shares his courage...
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What’s Harming Kids’ Mental Health? Part 2

September 3, 2025 • 40 mins
Does it feel like more people you know are struggling with a mental health condition? Maybe you’re struggling or the parent of a child who is struggling and not sure why or how to help. According to the CDC as well as the American Psychological Association, kid’s mental health is in crisis. What’s contributing to or causing rising mental health issues? Former New Hampshire Chief Justice John Broderick has now devoted his life to sp...
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What’s Harming Kids’ Mental Health? Part 1

September 3, 2025 • 39 mins
Does it feel like more people you know are struggling with a mental health condition? Maybe you’re struggling or the parent of a child who is struggling and not sure why or how to help. According to the CDC as well as the American Psychological Association, kid’s mental health is in crisis. What’s contributing to or causing rising mental health issues? Former New Hampshire Chief Justice John Broderick has now devoted his life to sp...
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The Massachusetts Service Plaza Spat

September 3, 2025 • 39 mins
There is an ongoing spat over the bidding procedure for a multimillion-dollar contract to renovate 18 service plazas along Massachusetts roadways. Waltham-based Global Partners LP, a fuel delivery company that currently runs the convenience stores at many of the plazas, lost the bid to Applegreen, a company founded in Ireland with an extensive presence along the Eastern Seaboard. Global Partners legally challenged MassDOT’s procure...
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NightSide News Update 9/3/25

September 3, 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!

Comcast Supports Small Business Growth, Awarding 100 Grant Packages to Greater Boston Entrepreneurs –Highlighting how Comcast works 1 on 1 with businesses & how the Comcast RISE grant will help winners.
Guests: Becca Fracassa - Director of Community Impact for Comcast’s New England Region & Winner: Rary from ...
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