NightSide With Dan Rea

Continued conversation about RFK Jr., his politics, activism, and what he'd be like as president. Then, Dan opened the lines to chat about robotaxis.

New York Times bestselling author Dick Russell has written many books about people and the environment. His latest book, The Real RFK Jr.: Trials of a Truth Warrior, discusses this politician’s activism, addiction demons, and environmental efforts. Russell joined Dan with insight on RFK, Jr.

Teens everywhere are being warned against trying the latest social media challenges as they can be harmful, or fatal. Worcester recently lost a teenager due to the “One Chip Challenge.” Dan talks about these dangers and how we can possibly protect our kids from them.

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was Wayland Town Manager Michael McCall, Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine at Tufts Medical Center Dr. Matthew Mostofi, Department Chair of Mathematical Sciences at George Mason University Dr. Maria Emelianenko, and Director of Revenue for The Best Bees Company Delaney Dameron.

Jordan Rich filled in on NightSide:

Continued conversation about language, dialects, and all those English language pet peeves that make you cringe or drive you nuts!

Jordan Rich filled in on NightSide:

For all intensive purposes, this paragraph was created to make you cringe. Irregardless of what you may think, it was created for no other reason then to prove a point. We've all got English language pet peeves that drive us nuts! What are yours?

Jordan Rich filled in on NightSide:

Have no fear, our local dialects aren’t going anywhere! There’s a growing thought that the English language is becoming more and more homogenized, but words like “storrowing” proves otherwise. Joining Jordan to talk about our local lingo was Dr. Mary Dockray-Miller, Professor of English Language History at Lesley University.

Jordan Rich filled in on NightSide:

Hopefully you didn't labor on Labor Day! We have our late nineteenth century labor activists to thank for our day off. These activists were just looking for a little recognition for the many contributions they were making to America. Jordan asked the listener's to share the details of their first and current jobs in celebration!

Dan asked what what the highlight of your summer was! A trip? Lounging on the beach? A drive to see family? Listener's let Dan know what made their summer complete!

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has appointed 24 new members to his Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity. Members include experts in community engagement, policy, advocacy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, to name a few. Tonight, Dan spoke with one of its members, Sustainable Communities Program Director at GreenLatinos Andrea Marpillero-Colomina.