NightSide With Dan Rea

Gary Tanguay Filled In On NightSide with Dan Rea

Longtime Boston comedian Tony V joined Gary on the airwaves to share stories from his career as well as talk about current events, entertainment, and the world of comedy!

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Gary Tanguay Filled In On NightSide with Dan Rea

Tis the season for…watching Christmas movies! In your opinion, what’s the best Christmas movie and why? How about the worst Christmas movie? Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson joined Gary to discuss the best and worst Christmas films!

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Gary Tanguay Filled In On NightSide with Dan Rea

Do you smell Boston Cream pie...not in a bakery…now seemingly a lot more often? You probably are not crazy. Someone around you could be wearing the new Dunkin/Native Boston Cream pie scented deodorant! If you were a scent, what would it be? What scent do you think best describes you?


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Gary Tanguay filled in on NightSide:

While the holiday season is a time of joy for many, it can also be a period of sadness for many as well. Do you experience the “holiday blues,” a painful period of reflection, loneliness, anxiety, and depression? Psychologist Dr. Gregory Jantz joined Gary to talk about how to combat the holiday blues this season!

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Most of us grew up with parents or guardians that gave us guidance that seemed outrageous or downright weird at times…For example, does anyone believe if you swallow a watermelon seed that a whole watermelon would grow in your stomach? A lot of us did as kids; but that turned out to be untrue! Gary discussed things we believed as kids that turned out to be untrue!

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 United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside of a Hilton hotel in New York City. Police believe it was a targeted attack and since discovered that the words “Delay,” “Deny,” and “Defend” were written on the ammunition fired at Thompson. Does this incident mark a new time period we are entering where major heads of companies such as Thompson, must watch their back and travel with security?

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 United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside of a Hilton hotel in New York City. Police believe it was a targeted attack and since discovered that the words “Delay,” “Deny,” and “Defend” were written on the ammunition fired at Thompson. Does this incident mark a new time period we are entering where major heads of companies such as Thompson, must watch their back and travel with security?

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Massachusetts ballot Question 1, regarding authorization of the state auditor to audit the state legislature passed with roughly 72% of the vote. Based off the election results, it’s clear that the residents of Massachusetts overwhelmingly support an audit of the state legislature. The question is when will that audit begin? State Auditor Diana DiZoglio is looking to begin that process before the end of the year, but will she have to wait until the start of the new year? State Auditor DiZoglio checked in with Dan. 


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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!

Robert Charles – Author of "Cherish America: Stories of Courage, Character, and Kindness, that celebrates this idea of bravery and grace under fire even amid a time of division and debate in the nation."

Three up, three down, and three to watch for the Patriots heading into their bye week with Nicole Yang – Boston Globe Sportswriter.

Deck The Walls Small Works Art Sale & Open House presented by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod – Event Happening Fri. Dec. 6th 4-6PM. Katie Clancy - Sales Vice President at Raveis Cape Co checked in with Dan.

Boston's top restaurants, according to OpenTable, Mike Deehan – Axios Boston reporter joined Dan.

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President Elect Donald Trump warned terrorist group Hamas that, "there will be all hell to pay in the Middle East” if the Israeli hostages taken during the Oct. 7th attack in Israel are not released prior to his inauguration on January 20th. A spokesperson for Hamas responded, blaming Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for blocking progress toward an agreement.


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