NightSide With Dan Rea

Both President Biden and Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico Border in separate events. Each have spoken about the important election issue of immigration. We broke down each president’s visit and their approach to the immigration problem.

Both President Biden and Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico Border in separate events. Each have spoken about the important election issue of immigration. We broke down each president’s visit and their approach to the immigration problem.

With little or no help from Washington, Massachusetts politicians (both Democrats and Republicans) are now worried about how to manage the emergency shelter program. Massachusetts tax revenues are declining while costs to house migrants is increasing rapidly. MA Sen. Peter Durant joined us.

In this Nightside News Roundup, we were joined first by Dr. Stanley Adrisse, Prison Inmate Turned Endocrinologist, Scientist, Professor, Activist, and Author- Story of Overcoming Adversity – Inspiring Others to Turn Their Life Around.

Then, Dr. Carlo Salerno, PhD, Research & Evaluation Expert with The Burning Glass Institute joined Dan to discuss why more than half of college graduates are working in jobs that don't require degrees.

Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute joined us to discuss how the importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking / Just 16% of Americans surveyed said religion is the most important thing in their lives, according to the PRRI study, down from 20% a decade ago.

In this hour, we had Caller's Choice, where callers pick the topic and shared their thoughts with Dan.

Harvard University has seen its share of turbulence these past months, from former President Claudine Gay testifying in front of Congress about antisemitism on campus to pro-Palestine rallies. Tonight, WBZ-TV Political Analyst Jon Keller joined Dan to talk about the issues Harvard’s been facing and what may lie ahead.

In 1997, Massachusetts deregulated its electricity market allowing consumers to choose their supplier. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and AG Andrea Campbell now want this option banned over “misleading marketing practices and false claims of clean, green energy”. Elizabeth Mahony, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, joined Dan to discuss.

This News Update starts with Dr Parminder Jassal on the status of Job Seeking in the U.S.

Brian Ganz plans to play every note played by Chopin.

Alexa Drolette from Project Bread checks in.

Mark Bracken from the MA State Lottery with a new game based on a famous movie filmed in MA.

The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell forfeited their girls’ basketball game following a series of injuries, some allegedly involving a transgender player on the opposing team. This decision has sparked a broader debate on how to handle transgender participation in sports.

The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell forfeited their girls’ basketball game following a series of injuries, some allegedly involving a transgender player on the opposing team. This decision has sparked a broader debate on how to handle transgender participation in sports.