NightSide With Dan Rea

Depending what state or even what community you live in, today is recognized as either Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day. In recent years there has been much controversy over Columbus Day for its namesake Christopher Columbus and his reputation for the way he treated Indigenous people, with some calling for the renaming of the holiday. States like Vermont and Maine have made the switch to Indigenous Peoples Day, but Massachusetts has not…why? MA State Rep. Jeffrey Turco joined Dan 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!

In wake of Hurricane Helene Best Friends Animal Society Launches Free Mobile Veterinary Clinic to Support North Carolina Communities Impacted – Ongoing Efforts to help animals in impact communities. Sharon Hawa, Senior Manager - Emergency Response, Best Friends Animal Society joined Dan.

Is it healthy to quit social media? This Doc. limited social media and quickly saw health benefits!  Dr. Trisha Pasricha - Ask a Doctor columnist for The Washington Post discusses social media with Dan.

The 2024 Special Olympics New Hampshire State Golf Tournament is this Tuesday at the Owl’s Nest Resort in Thornton.  Mark Ericson – Multimedia Manager for Special Olympics NH checked in.

Thanks to Drake Maye, there’s finally a reason to watch these Patriots says Dan Shaughnessy – Boston Globe Sportswriter.

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 For NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun.

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Every year, about 3,000 people die in auto accidents due to distracted driving. The CDC has identified three kinds of distracted driving: visual distractions, manual distractions, and cognitive distractions. That can include anything from being distracted by the passing scenery, to using your phone, to even singing or talking. What is the wildest example of distracted driving that you have witnessed? Are you guilty of distracted driving?


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A lot of school districts in Massachusetts have been toying with the idea of a classroom cellphone ban. Smart phones have been competing with teachers for their students' undivided attention for quite some time now. According to the Pew Research Center, 72% of U.S. high school teachers say cellphone distraction is a major problem in the classroom. Where do you come down on banning cellphones in the classroom?

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Diane Bair – Boston Globe reporter/contributor brings us New York City’s BagelFest - where a Cambridge bagel was named Best of the Fest.

Ann Hadley - Chief Development Officer of The Angel Fund for ALS Research discussed the 21st annual 100 Innings of Baseball benefiting ALS Research.

Kelly Bulkeley - Ph.D., a psychologist of religion specializing in dream research - author and founder of the Sleep and Dream Database asks Do you dream in color or black and white? Here’s what the science says.

Lt. Randy Sutton (Retired Las Vegas PD) – Crime expert & founder of The Wounded Blue has a Scam Alert: AI ‘deepfakes’ of Hurricane Helene victims circulate on social media, ‘hurt real people’.


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In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, leaders on both sides of the political isle have handled the situation differently. Dan discussed this further.

Are you one of the many that suffers from Glossophobia, the fear of public speaking? Glossophobia is one of the most common fears or phobias and it affects an estimated 75% of people! Linda Ugelow is an author and transformational speaking coach who has helped thousands of people overcome their fear of public speaking! Linda joined us to help you!

Massachusetts Ballot Question 5 proposes giving tipped workers the state minimum wage. If passed, Question 5 would do away with the tipped minimum wage of $6.25 and replace it with the state minimum wage by gradually increasing the minimum hourly wage that an employer must pay to a tipped worker over five years, reaching 100% of the state minimum wage by 2029. Steve Clark, the President, and CEO of the MA Restaurant Association, who represents the “No” campaign, joined Dan to discuss.

*The “Yes” campaign has not responded to our request to join*

THE BOSTON GLOBE STORY OF THE CELTICS - 1946 – Present: The Inside Stories and Acclaimed Reporting on the NBA’s Banner Franchise with guest Chad Finn – Boston Globe Sports reporter

Boston Zoogoers Recycle Cellphones to Help Protect Gorillas with guest John Linehan, CEO of Zoo New England

Sober October and the Sober-Curious Movement with guest Dr. George Koob - Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
 
World Mental Health Day - How do you know if you're OK? Where do you fall on the "OK" scale? with guest Dr. Helen McKibben - author of Drop: Making Great Decisions