NightSide With Dan Rea

8 P.M. Hour

We have our finger on the pulse of Tuesday’s top stories. Dan kicks off the program with a variety of guests including:

-Etiquette Expert Valerie Sokolosky on holiday tipping advice for service workers.

-Cambridge City Councilor Patricia Nolan on the city's new ban on gas powered leaf blowers.

-Amanda Wallace, MassMutual’s Head of Insurance Operations, on MassMutual's Quarterly Survey finds Americans’ Confidence in their Financial Futures Low ahead of Festive Season.

-WaPo Political Reporter Maegan Vazquez on a Harvard youth poll that finds fewer young Americans plan to vote in 2024.

11 P.M. Hour

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team is showcasing a new series on the Carol Stuart murder. In 1989, Stuart was 7 months pregnant leaving a birthing class with her husband when she was shot and killed. Dan Rea was a TV reporter at WBZ-TV who covered this story back in the 80s and discussed the Globe’s latest unveiling on the “untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting”.

10 P.M. Hour

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team is showcasing a new series on the Carol Stuart murder. In 1989, Stuart was 7 months pregnant leaving a birthing class with her husband when she was shot and killed. Dan Rea was a TV reporter at WBZ-TV who covered this story back in the 80s and discussed the Globe’s latest unveiling on the “untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting”.

9 P.M. Hour

To “calm traffic” between Lagrange Street and West Roxbury Parkway, the city of Boston completely redesigned Centre Street to make it more pedestrian friendly. Dan discussed the new road layout and took listener calls on how more cities and towns are reconfiguring their roadways.

8 P.M. Hour

We had our finger on the pulse of Monday’s top stories. Dan kicked off the program with a variety of guests that included:

-Boston City Councilor Liz Breadon on her proposal to ban the sale of guinea pigs at pet shops.

-Marketing Strategist Sheila Rondeau on how Bud Light sales continue to slump as the company tries a new commercial with Peyton Manning & Emmitt Smith, but will it help turn things around?

-Boston Herald Reporter Matthew Medsger on the accidental knife fatality at Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, MA.

-WBZ Traffic Reporter Dan Mazella on Boston being ranked the top 4 worst city for traffic.

Where is the most interesting place that you have ever visited? Halfway around the world or somewhere in your neighborhood?

It is that time of year now that the calendar has turned to December. Have you found any bargains on the internet? We see the TV advertisements, but are the items as good as they appear on the big screen? Callers gave Dan some of their favorite gift ideas.

The U.S. Army, facing recruiting shortfalls, is now inviting military personnel, discharged for refusing COVID shots, to rejoin the military. This “about-face” by Army brass could result in nearly two thousand men and women resuming their service in uniform.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a fugitive from Brazil, who entered the U.S. following his conviction for child rape earlier this year. The 62 year-old came to the U.S. last April under a tourist immigration visa but is expected to be returned to Brazil following a hearing before a federal immigration judge.

The Field Office Director of Boston's US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons checked in with Dan Rea to discuss.

A delegation of young men and women from several Middle Eastern nations are in Boston, as part of a speaking tour entitled “Building Peace in Times of War”. The discussion continued.