NightSide With Dan Rea

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was Boston Globe Sports Writer Kevin Paul Dupont, Marc Hurwitz, Food and Travel Writer for Boston Globe Magazine, Dr. Brian Yun, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs in Boston Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine, and WBZ Radio Reporter Kim Tunnecliffe.

Friday's World Cup opener in New Zealand caused quite a stir when much of the U.S. women's soccer team remained silent during The Star-Spangled Banner. The Vietnam players were seen singing their anthem with their hands on their chests while the silent Americans held their fists behind their backs. Are we losing patriotism in the U.S.?

Expansion is always on the minds of sports leagues and every city wants its own professional sports team. Americans want all sports, all the time. Hitting the ice this summer is 3ICE, a 3-on-3 hockey league, and Dan chatted with its CEO, E.J. Johnston, and Chief Hockey Officer Steve Baker.

It's a popular thought...that solving the climate crisis will require some sacrifices on our part. Those sacrifices may include driving less, eating less meat, and embracing solar power despite the higher cost. Would you be on board with the occasional blackout to prevent climate catastrophe?

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was Stephen Rich, Dir. of the New England Regional Center of Vector-Borne Diseases and Microbiology Professor at UMass Amherst, Boston NAACP President Tanisha Sullivan, Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Brian Thompson, Dr. Pieter Cohen, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cambridge Health Alliance.

Dan asked listeners to share their favorite summer movie picks!

The NYPD was heavily criticized for its treatment of protesters following the death of George Floyd. Now, New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to hundreds of people arrested during the 2020 demonstrations. Dan discussed this topic and asked for listener input.

Charles Benoit was first diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2011. Less than 1% of patients with this type of cancer survive longer than 10 years. Charlie is celebrating his 12th anniversary and talked with Dan about his journey.

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was New England Research Champion for the Alzheimer's Association Kristen Cusato, Dean of UMass Boston Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences Bo Fernhall, Berklee College of Music Professor Greg Hopkins, and Blue Hill Observatory Board Member and Professor of Communications at Boston College Christine Caswell.

Even though the pandemic has ended, the argument over masks has not. Some businesses ask customers to wear a mask, others don’t. In-N-Out Burger made headlines with an employee mask-wearing ban. Dan asked for listener input!