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

20th Hour - Father's Day

June 13, 2025 • 42 mins
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday, and Dan asked the listeners to share their memories of Dad! Whether they were still here or had moved on, Dan wanted to hear all about “Dad!”  

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The Read Trial

June 13, 2025 • 43 mins
Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments today in Karen Read’s second trial over the death of her boyfriend, BPD officer John O’Keefe. Dan shared the latest details from this case.

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Ongoing Israel-Iran Conflict

June 13, 2025 • 40 mins
Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran came to a head today as Israel struck Iran’s nuclear and military sites, killing at least three of its top generals and some of its nuclear scientists. The U.S. shifted military resources in the Middle East in prep for Iran’s retaliation. Dan is covering this fluid situation.

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Nightside News Update 6/13/25

June 13, 2025 • 41 mins
We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about!

History of Father’s Day and how it all got started in Spokane, Washington with a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd. Jayne Singleton, Director of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum / Spokane Valley Historian stopped by.

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, 9 in 10 people trust farmers, yet only 1 in 5 trust modern farming practice...
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Israel Attacks Iran

June 12, 2025 • 41 mins
Continued conversation about Israel's strike against Iran's nuclear sites and military leadership.

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Read & Israel

June 12, 2025 • 39 mins
Continued conversation about the retrial of Karen Read for the first half hour, then a shift to the recent Israel strike against Iran's nuclear sites and military leadership. .


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Wrapping Up Read

June 12, 2025 • 43 mins
Criminal Defense Attorney Phil Tracy was in to chat about both Karen Read trials. As the retrial comes to an end, Tracy shared legal analysis on both cases and discussed what changed between the two and more.

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NightSide News Update 6/12/25

June 12, 2025 • 43 mins
We kicked off the program with four news stories we thought you'd like to know more about!

In this episode we chatted with: 

Dr. Zoe Weiss, MD, Infectious Disease Physician and Director of the Microbiology Laboratory at Tufts Medical Center - Just as the price of eggs drops, we’re hit with a salmonella outbreak!

Stephen Harrigan, author of “Sorrowful Mysteries: The Shepherd Children of Fatima and the Fate of the Twentieth Century" - A...
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The Unpopular in New England

June 11, 2025 • 37 mins
From President Trump to his Cabinet officials to even the Democratic leaders, New England voters are not happy. A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe survey of 1,000 registered voters in three New England states reveals respondents think the country is headed in the wrong direction. Pollster David Paleologos, Director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, was in to talk about these results.

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The Duke

June 11, 2025 • 40 mins
Methuen native Scott Kerman shares conversations he had with former Massachusetts Gov. Mike Dukakis in his newest book, The Duke: Weekly Conversations with the Last Honest Politician. Through humor and insight, Kerman remembers a multi-layered man with deep civic passions. Kerman is the humor columnist at The Eagle-Tribune and joined Dan tonight!

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MA Economy Weakness

June 11, 2025 • 36 mins
A lag in job growth in Massachusetts is one of the reasons the state is trailing the nation in GDP growth. With fewer private sector jobs, fewer residents are working, earning wages, and contributing to the local economy. Dan talked with Aidan Enright, Economic Research Associate at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, about what the research indicates.

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NightSide News Update 6/11/25

June 11, 2025 • 37 mins
We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about!
 
In this episode we chatted with: 
 
Former Red Sox Pitcher Mike Timlin – Mike spoke with Dan about the Sharon Timlin Memorial Event - A Race to Cure ALS, which is held in memory of former Red Sox pitcher Mike's mom Sharon who lost her courageous battle to ALS. The event will take place Saturday, June 14, in Hopkinton.

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Unrest Continues

June 10, 2025 • 40 mins
Riots continue in Los Angeles with protesting continuing over ICE immigration raids. The National Guard and Marines are there to counter demonstrations against President Trump's immigration enforcement policies. A curfew was enacted for parts of L.A. and CA Gov. Newsom continues to fight the Trump administration's decision to send the troops in.


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No Resolve at Mass. & Cass. Part 2

June 10, 2025 • 39 mins
Continued conversation with Brian McCarter, a South End resident, who says drug deals continue at 874 Harrison Ave. despite his 911 calls. The plan to clean up the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard that was rolled out two years ago hasn’t quite worked out. Residents affected by the Mass. and Cass spillover are begging for more police enforcement as it remains an open-air drug market.


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No Resolve at Mass. & Cass. Part 1

June 10, 2025 • 39 mins
The plan to clean up the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard that was rolled out two years ago hasn’t quite worked out. Residents affected by the Mass. and Cass spillover are begging for more police enforcement as it remains an open-air drug market. Brian McCarter, a South End resident, says drug deals continue at 874 Harrison Ave. despite his 911 calls. McCarter joined Dan to discuss.


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Nightside News Update 6/10/25

June 10, 2025 • 38 mins
We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about!

In this episode we chatted with: 

Dr. Dan Suiter, Orkin Distinguished Professor of Urban Entomology, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia - A new insect is spreading across the U.S., joining the Joro Spider, Asian long-horned beetle, and the spotted lanternfly! The difference? This one could be fatal! 

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L.A. Immigration Riots

June 9, 2025 • 41 mins
Riots broke out in Los Angeles protesting ICE immigration raids. At least 2,000 National Guard troops arrived to counter demonstrations against President Trump's immigration enforcement policies. CA Gov. Newsom sued President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth for deploying the National Guard. Dan discussed.

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The Hearing Begins

June 9, 2025 • 38 mins
A public hearing was held for the Massachusetts judge, Shelley Joseph, who is accused of helping a man sneak out the back of her Newton courthouse and evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Dan discussed the charges against Judge Joseph as the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct moves forward with the power to recommend discipline without removal.

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Boston Community Wants More Answers

June 9, 2025 • 38 mins
Over a month after the fatal Boston school bus crash that killed a 5-year-old in Hyde Park, the community is still looking for answers. Very little is publicly known about the school bus driver, who has not been charged in the crash. Why won’t the RMV or city release more information? The New England First Amendment Coalition says, “We should have the right to know who we’re sharing the roads with, and whether or not they are a dan...
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Nightside News Update 6/9/25

June 9, 2025 • 38 mins
We kicked off the program with four news stories we thought you'd like to know more about!

In this episode we chatted with: 

Sheriff Patrick McDermott who checked in with the first Norfolk County Recovery Fest benefiting the recovery community. ***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. 

Jerry Jamison – Author of "Vanishing Act: A Crashed Airliner, Faked Death, and Backroom Abortions." The real life story of con artist Robert Sp...
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