NightSide With Dan Rea

This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the Market Basket protests where employees and customers alike rallied together to support Market Basket CEO Arthur T Demoulas, who was ousted from his job by his cousin amid a long-running family feud. Case studies were done about the protests calling them, “the most unprecedented worker action that we’ve seen in our century.” Were you part of the protests? Is there any store or establishment you feel so passionately about that you would stick your neck out for like Market Basket?

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This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the Market Basket protests where employees and customers alike rallied together to support Market Basket CEO Arthur T Demoulas, who was ousted from his job by his cousin amid a long-running family feud. Case studies were done about the protests calling them, “the most unprecedented worker action that we’ve seen in our century.” Were you part of the protests? Is there any store or establishment you feel so passionately about that you would stick your neck out for like Market Basket? This hour MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Thomas Kochan joined Dan Rea 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! 

Mario Oliveira - President/Co-Founder of VIPO (Violently Injured Police Officers) - Massachusetts Legislature passed V.I.P.O.’s model legislation to protect the wellbeing of police officers & other first responders who are shot, attacked or otherwise violently injured in the line of duty.

Jerry Leeman - CEO of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association - Fishermen flotilla gathers in protest at the destroyed Vineyard Wind turbine.

Darlene Mottley - Staff attorney handling consumer protection matters for the Federal Trade Commission shares the Latest Variations on Impersonation Scams.

Julie Bauke – President & Chief Career Strategist of The Bauke Group says bad bosses push Gen Zers, millennials to the brink.

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Recently Bill Belichick made some comments on the "millionaire's tax" in Massachusetts. Dan wants to know if you agree with his comments. 

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Scott Allen Curley is an ex-convict with 9 convictions, who served nearly a decade behind bars. Scott’s life was a roller coaster filled with drugs, abuse, incarceration and homelessness so he’s had many “bad days”! Scott joined us on NightSide to share his story of how he turned his life around upon exiting prison and became a self-made millionaire! If you think you’re having a bad day or a rough patch, Scott has some encouragement for you!

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Schools have been competing with cell phones for quite some time now. It’s gotten so bad with students being distracted by their phones while trying to learn, that many schools in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and across the country, are now banning phones in the classroom. Newly imposed cell phone bans have become a point of contention with students and parents alike. Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, joined us to discuss why he believes cell phones “must be” banned in schools.



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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! 

70mm Screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre with Mark Anastasio – Program Director of Film Programming and Education at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

Dr. Gregory Janz discussed research from Harvard University Graduate School of Education has found that it's not adolescent teens that are struggling most with their mental health, but college aged young adults…

Dr. Rob Fraser – CSO & President of Molecular You on Tackling the Rising Cancer Rates in Millennials & Gen X.

Mark Raymond Jr – Tourism expert and Founder of Split Second Foundation discussed accessible travel tips and tricks for those living with a disability or medical condition such as how to find hotels, activities and transportation that are accessible.

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Recently, 2.9 billion records were stolen from National Public Data, which is a Florida-based credit and criminal background check company. These records include a large amount of sensitive information including social security numbers. The hacking group USDoD has taken responsibility for the massive data breach. Have you experienced any scams or identity theft?

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Recently, 2.9 billion records were stolen from National Public Data, which is a Florida-based credit and criminal background check company. These records include a large amount of sensitive information including social security numbers. The hacking group USDoD has taken responsibility for the massive data breach. How does this data breach affect you? What do you need to know? University of Illinois’s Founder of the Computer Science program, Professor Sheldon Jacobson, PhD. and Director of the Institute for Computational Redistricting joined us to discuss!
 

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Numerous towns in Massachusetts have seen a rise in Eastern equine encephalitis, better known as EEE, which is a rare but deadly mosquito-borne disease. At least 10 communities are at high risk for EEE. To combat the deadly disease, the state has taken to aerial and truck mounted spraying in Plymouth and Worcester County. How concerned are you about the threat of EEE in your area?


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