NightSide With Dan Rea

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”. Two of the members joined Dan to discuss the prospects of peace in a region racked by conflict for decades.

Some Boston City Council members are, at least considering a “guaranteed income” for all in the City of Boston, especially those living at or below the poverty level. Councilor Lara explained her thoughts behind the idea and how the concept might become a reality.

The calendar says winter begins on or about December 21st, but Meteorological Winter actually starts Friday, December 1st. Dan asked what do you like most and like least about the winter months!

We continued a discussion carried over from the previous hour where callers brought up companies that give good customer service.

We then saw if callers would rather discuss the Harvard course on Taylor Swift.

And finally, we moved on to Caller's Choice.

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into the sale of sandwich company Subway. The probe aims to determine whether the Subway merger with the private equity firm Roark Capital, who also owns Jimmy John’s, poses competition concerns. Patrick Hedger, the Executive Director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance joined Dan to discuss.

Boston officials are mulling over the idea of a temporary guaranteed income program for the city’s poor residents. The proposal was put forward for discussion by outgoing Councilor Kendra Lara saying, it’s the responsibility of government to meet the basic needs of constituents and that a program could improve quality of life in Boston. Council President Ed Flynn has some concerns about the implementation of a guaranteed income proposal and joined Dan to discuss.

We have our finger on the pulse of today’s top stories. Dan kicked off the program with a variety of guests who broke down the day’s news.

This hour we had Dan Greenleaf discussing the Santa Shortage.
Dr. Trisha Pasricha from the Washington Post on steps to combat lonlieness during the holidays.
Boston Herald reporter Matthew Medsger on 56 gun control bills on Beacon Hill.
and Professor Stephanie Burt on Harvard's new course focusing on Taylor Swift.

11P.M. Hour

One Illinois town has been battling a sizable academic achievement gap between Black, Latino and white students for decades. In an effort to improve grades for minority students, the school district is trying something new at their high school level. Evanston Township High School started offering “affinity classes” otherwise described as classrooms voluntarily separated by race. Dan explained. Should “affinity classes” come to a school district near you?

10 P.M. Hour

One Illinois town has been battling a sizable academic achievement gap between Black, Latino and white students for decades. In an effort to improve grades for minority students, the school district is trying something new at their high school level. Evanston Township High School started offering “affinity classes” otherwise described as classrooms voluntarily separated by race. Dan explained. Should “affinity classes” come to a school district near you?

9 P.M. Hour

Officials in Boston are mulling over the idea of a temporary guaranteed income program for the city’s poor residents. About 18% of the city’s residents are living below the poverty line. While a promising idea, where would the money come from to fund such a program? Segun Idowu, Boston’s Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion said a potential program model could rely on philanthropic donors. Would you support a guaranteed income program in Boston?