NightSide With Dan Rea

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President Elect Donald Trump has now filled his core cabinet positions. The Senate still must confirm many of the picks. Notably some of the positions that have drawn the most feedback have been RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary, Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, and Pam Bondi as Attorney General. Sam Mettler, political junkie and Emmy-award winning producer, writer and comedian checked in with Gary to discuss!

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Gary Tanguay Fills in on NightSide with Dan Rea

How are you getting ready to prepare your Thanksgiving meal this year? Are you going to be trying some non-traditional Thanksgiving recipes? Andy Gresh joined Gary to talk sports and how to fry a turkey!

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Gary Tanguay Fills in on NightSide with Dan Rea

In week 12 of the 2024 NFL season, the Miami Dolphins defeated the New England Patriots 34 to 15 in Miami. It was a rough game for Pats Nation to say the least, a game that comes during an already losing season for the Pats so far. Can the Patriots get any worse? Sportswriter Paul Perillo joins Gary to discuss the Patriots and their season thus far!

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Gary Tanguay Fills in on NightSide with Dan Rea.

In the wake of the 2024 presidential election in which Donald Trump took home the victory, many are questioning why a large chunk of women voted for Donald Trump. The exit polls show that overall roughly 46% of women voted for Trump. Why do you think that is? What is it that Trump campaigned on, that resonated with female voters? WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller as well as political analyst Anthony Russo joined Gary to discuss.

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For NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. Dan asked the listeners what their favorite grocery store is and why. 

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Sixty-one years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. That tragedy still haunts America today. In 2022, the Biden Administration released more than 13k records on the assassination. More than 3,000 records remain unreleased or are redacted. During President Elect Donald Trump’s campaign, he pledged to release the remaining files. Do you think the remaining JFK assassination files should be released? Tom Samoluk, former Deputy Director of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board joined Dan to discuss a heartbreaking moment in American History. 

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Sixty-one years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. That tragedy still haunts America today. In 2022, the Biden Administration released more than 13k records on the assassination. More than 3,000 records remain unreleased or are redacted. During President Elect Donald Trump’s campaign, he pledged to release the remaining files. Do you think the remaining JFK assassination files should be released? Tom Samoluk, former Deputy Director of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board joined Dan to discuss a heartbreaking moment in American History. 

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We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!

Researchers are working to identify early signs that a dog is cut out to be a working canine.  Brian Hare - professor of evolutionary anthropology and psychology and neuroscience at Duke University and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center joined Dan Rea.

Let’s Rock Cancer! A Rockin’ Night to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Cancer Care Equity Program with the event organizer and specialist in lung cancer treatment Dr. Christopher Lathan checked in with Dan.

Reports of an upcoming snowstorm to hit New England around the Thanksgiving holiday! Brian Thompson - Accuweather Meteorologist discussed the weather with Dan.

Great Gulf’s LiveKillington development is going to redefine mountain living at the northeast’s premier ski destination with Michael Sneyd, President of Resort Residential for Great Gulf.

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Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday that he is withdrawing his nomination for attorney general. Gaetz said, “it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.” Since the nomination, the former representative has been surrounded by controversy as he was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Who do you think will lead the U.S. Department of Justice? (If you guessed Pam Bondi, you're right!)
 
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Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday that he is withdrawing his nomination for attorney general. Gaetz said, “it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.” Since the nomination, the former representative has been surrounded by controversy as he was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Who do you think will lead the U.S. Department of Justice? (If you guessed Pam Bondi, you're right!)
 

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