NightSide With Dan Rea

Boston is looking at commercial tax increases to cushion the blow falling property values will have on the city. At the same time, the state could be facing budget cuts largely in part due to the high cost of running state-run emergency shelters.

The Origin Of Chocolate Easter Bunnies! Salem Candy Shop, Harbor Sweets claims to have kick started the chocolate bunny craze! Our guest list started with Colleen Norvee, President of Harbor Sweets.

Near-fatal car accident on Good Friday, April 6, 2007 left man with a 5% chance of survival – miracle of survival leads to inspirational journey of faith.  Ben Hylden, Author & Motivational Speaker joined Dan to tell us about it. 

Jennifer Hanlon Wigon, Executive Director of Women’s Lunch Place, highlighting a daytime shelter and advocacy center in Boston for women experiencing hunger, homelessness and poverty.

And finally, Dana Gerber, Globe Reporter with a guide to the six types of difficult co-workers you’ll meet at your first job!

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, a platform for exchanging digital currency, is sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of dollars from FTX customers and defrauding investors and lenders. Do you now have more or less confidence partaking in cryptocurrency?

What is ADHD and how does it affect millions of people in America? Dr. David Sitt is not only one of the estimated 8.1 million adults in the U.S. living with ADHD, but he’s devoted his life to the treatment of ADHD. Sitt joined us to give the audience an inside look at the mind of someone with ADHD and the practical tools one can use to transform their mindset from chaos to clarity!

Last month Milton residents voted against the state’s MBTA zoning plan that was introduced to combat the state’s housing crisis by requiring communities served by the T to zone for multifamily housing. MA AG Andrea Campbell sued Milton for failing to comply. Now Milton is firing back, filing a response to the lawsuit, questioning the validity of the MBTA housing law. Dan spoke to a number of Milton residents on this topic.

Cape Cod Dolphin Rescue Center -first patient of Dolphin Rescue Center successfully admitted and released. With our guest Brian Sharp - International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Director of Marine Mammal Rescue, 

Kelly Conroy with Care packages for troops overseas – Adopt a Platoon Southie Style.

Former Red Sox player Jeff Plympton’s Kidney Transplant.

RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles is coming to the Boch Center Wang Theatre. Paul Curatolo – Member of RAIN will portray Paul McCartney joined Dan.

A handful of New England colleges have now topped $90,000 a year! The price includes tuition, housing, food, and other expenses. Tufts, Wellesley, Yale, and Boston University are some of the schools passing this high-cost threshold. When the total student debt in the U.S. has nearly tripled in the past 15 years, is the hefty price of college nowadays worth it?

A handful of New England colleges have now topped $90,000 a year! The price includes tuition, housing, food, and other expenses. Tufts, Wellesley, Yale, and Boston University are some of the schools passing this high-cost threshold. When the total student debt in the U.S. has nearly tripled in the past 15 years, is the hefty price of college nowadays worth it?

To reduce car usage in the city of Cambridge, officials have proposed a new incentive that would help residents forgo car ownership thus reducing emissions and pollution as well as traffic deaths. Cambridge Vice Mayor Marc McGovern joined Dan to discuss the details.

The Importance of Sleep – March World Sleep Month with Dr. Harvey Karp, inventor of a very popular baby crib called the SNOO!

North End restaurants close on Thursday for protest over outdoor dining ban with our guest Carla Gomes – Owner of restaurant Antico Forno.

Diane Sullivan joined us to talk about the 2024 Animal Rights Day Event – The Shadow Fund.

And, UMass Amherst researchers develop improved testing for tick-borne virus – MA highest in US with cases of life threatening Powassan virus with Dr. Stephen M. Rich- Professor of Microbiology - Executive Director of the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases at UMass.