NightSide With Dan Rea

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence is up in the air after a federal appeals court ordered the case be returned to lower court to probe claims of juror bias and determine whether Tsarnaev’s death sentence should stand. Will this story ever end?

Nick Neonakis, franchise expert from The Franchise Consulting Company says fast food prices on the rise frustrates customers: 'It’s definitely out of control'.

Tom Cridland with an Elton John Tribute Show Coming up at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston on April 13th.

David Malicoat, Cybersecurity Expert on “Disabling cyberattacks” that are hitting critical US water systems.

And,  Accuweather Meteorologist Bob Larson joined Dan to look ahead at the weekend weather.

Dan discussed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and wonders what the listeners' opinions are. 

New data by the CDC reveals that millions of Americans have had long Covid, with symptoms lasting for 3 months or more. The CDC is still studying what causes people to develop long Covid. Have you had long Covid? Julie Sullivan, Program Manager of the Covid Recovery Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital joined Dan to discuss it.

The Clarion Hotel in Taunton, MA has been operating over capacity since it began housing migrants for the state. As a result, the hotel has violated its occupancy permit over a nearly four-month span thus resulting in over 100k in civil fines the hotel has yet to pay. Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell joined us to discuss the ongoing challenge.

We started with "Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away". Curator Michael Berenbaum discussed the exhibit and how it brings immersive Holocaust history to Boston.

Jim Lawlor of Bamboos Nation Interstate ships local New England Chinese Food all over the country to those who miss the Chinese “taste” of home!

East Bridgewater's Megan Krugger competes on Discovery Channel's 'Naked and Afraid' !

And, actor Michael Gross (Family Ties, Tremors) will be at the 24th Annual Boston Comedy Festival - March 25-31!

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is running for President of the United States as an independent. Kennedy is expected to announce his vice-presidential nominee next week. Some expectations for his VP pick are NY Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura. What is your prediction? Who should Kennedy choose? Would it have influence in you voting for him?

Most regular hardworking citizens go grocery shopping where it’s highly likely you’ve seen the integration of self-checkout machines at your local stores. You either love them or hate them. Where do you come down on the debate? Do you find self-checkout convenient or more of a hassle?

Most regular hardworking citizens go grocery shopping where it’s highly likely you’ve seen the integration of self-checkout machines at your local stores. You either love them or hate them. Where do you come down on the debate? Do you find self-checkout convenient or more of a hassle? Boston Globe reporter Hiawatha Bray wrote a piece praising self-checkout and joined us to discuss!

In this Nightside News Update, we started with Doug Zeghibe discussing the Norwood figure skaters going for gold at the 2024 World Championships In Montreal and the 2025 World Championships in Boston coming up.

Next, Glenn Knoblock on unearthing untold stories: forgotten women of New Hampshire – Women that greatly contributed to the Granite State.

Pew Research: 8 in 10 Americans say religion is losing influence in public life. Our guest John Hill – Faith expert - Founder of Findahousechurch.com & author of “Loving God without All the Answers” joined Dan to discuss.

And Thrilling look into the world of corporate espionage! From aspiring actor to actual real life spy! With Robert Kerbeck.