NightSide With Dan Rea

Two Boston City Councilors, Councilor Liz Breadon, and Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune are pushing for government run grocery stores in Boston to address food insecurity, especially in areas of Boston considered a "food desert" with a lack of grocery options. How would the program work? Who can apply for or access the grocery stores if approved and would this open up job opportunities for people in Boston? We discussed all the details with Boston City Councilor Liz Breadon!

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

Project Smile & Suits For Smiles. What does this organization do in giving back to not only kids but men in need as they reenter the workforce. -Upcoming annual fundraiser, United in Fashion, on Friday, October 24, 2025, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Boston–Milford Guest: Catherine Pisacane - founder of Project Smile and Suits and Smiles


A pilot shortage threatens to derail air travel across the globe. This coupled with the ongoing gov’t shutdown affecting travel.
Guest: Patrick Arnzen - former airline pilot and CEO of Thrust Flight, a multi-location flight training organization


The history of criminal profiling. THE MONSTERS WE MAKE: Murder, Obsession, and the Rise of Criminal Profiling
Guest: Rachel Corbett – Author/writer – writes features for NY Magazine


Patriots win over the Buffalo Bills Sunday. What does that say about the Pats team moving ahead? Do you have hope for a good playoff run?
Guest: Chris Price – Boston Globe Sports reporter

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A visiting Harvard Law Professor was arrested for allegedly firing a pellet rifle outside a Brookline synagogue where congregants were marking the start of Yom Kippur. Carlos Portugal Gouvêa told police he was “hunting for rats” and not aware he lived next to a synagogue or that it was a religious holiday. While leaders at the synagogue say there is no reason to believe this was an antisemitic event, doesn't it seem common sense that you probably shouldn’t "hunt rats" openly with a BB gun without knowing your surroundings? Do you have a similar example where someone had a lack of common sense, where you would assume they knew better?

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Over the weekend South End residents described seeing a large crowd of nearly 100 people involved in what appeared to be a chaotic scene on Mass Ave and Tremont St. Boston police say the group of people threw fireworks, traffic cones, poles, and other objects at cruisers during a “large-scale vehicle takeover" where a police cruiser was set on fire. A similar incident occurred in Randolph, MA just an hour earlier. Are the two incidents connected? What spurred the vehicle takeover? Some point to a growing nationwide trend.

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Over the weekend South End residents described seeing a large crowd of nearly 100 people involved in what appeared to be a chaotic scene on Mass Ave and Tremont St. Boston police say the group of people threw fireworks, traffic cones, poles, and other objects at cruisers during a “large-scale vehicle takeover" where a police cruiser was set on fire. A similar incident occurred in Randolph, MA just an hour earlier. Are the two incidents connected? What spurred the vehicle takeover? Some point to a growing nationwide trend. Larry Calderone, President of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association checked in to discuss.

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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!

Last one-room schoolhouse in Massachusetts is mostly empty on Cuttyhunk Island, and it can’t be closed.
Guest: Dr. Margaret Frieswyk – school district’s superintendent and sole employee of Cuttyhunk Island


From Phones to Power Tools, Know the Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries. It’s National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11th.
Guest: Tom Lyons, Director of Communications at National Fire Protection Association


1 in 8 Women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime…October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Boston-based Find The Cause Breast Cancer Foundation is unique in its mission, which is to fund scientific research on the environmental causes of breast cancer and to educate the public on prevention. 
Guest: Dr. David Sher - Director of the Research Consortium at Find The Cause Breast Cancer Foundation


Is it time to move motorized vehicles out of bike lanes? Guest: Paul Baskin – Writer & Journalist

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Bradley Jay fills in on NightSide

Bradley shared a story this evening of an experience he had while at a ballpark that ruined his time. We asked the audience in 20th hour style fashion, what experiences you’ve had that ruined your time at a restaurant, movie theatre, concert, etc. Whether it’s people talking in the movie theatre, an extremely loud restaurant you can’t have a conversation at, whatever it is, we want to hear from you!

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Bradley Jay fills in on NightSide

While we’re in the month of October, what better time than now to talk about horror and Halloween movies! Bradley will mention his favorite horror film and ask you, what’s your favorite horror or Halloween movie and why? And, what was you favorite Halloween candy?

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Bradley Jay fills in on NightSide

Have you ever asked yourself why you love music so much? What’s the science behind that? Why do different people like different types of music? Music has a way of emitting emotions in us that is sometimes unexplainable. Dr. Robert Zattore, a neuroscientist and expert of musical cognition and its brain mechanisms, will join us this evening to answer these questions and explain how we get from perception of sound patterns to pleasurable responses.

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Bradley Jay fills in on NightSide

While we’re in the month of October, what better time than now to talk about horror and Halloween movies! Bradley will mention his favorite horror film and ask you, what’s your favorite horror or Halloween movie and why? And, what was you favorite Halloween candy?

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