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 Suffolk University Political Science Professor Christina Kulich, Vice President of Urban Policy for American Forests Joel Pannell, Professor of Global Health at Boston University School of Medicine Dr. David Hamer, Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance Dr. Nick Carson.

The bipartisan group No Labels held its first in a series of Common Sense town halls with keynote speakers Sen. Joe Manchin and Gov. Jon Huntsman. Manchin has expressed recently that he “hasn’t ruled out anything or ruled in anything.” Is a third-party candidate on the 2024 presidential election horizon?

On Friday, a Midtown Manhattan architect was charged with the murder of three women in a case that has stumped authorities for more than a decade on Long Island. During his arrest, Rex Heuermann had only one question - "Is it in the news?" Northeastern University Criminologist Jamie Fox joined Dan with analysis.

The Boston Bengals Pop Warner football season almost ended before it began. Coach Domingos DaRosa started dismantling the program due to a lack of funds, but after a brief GoFundMe campaign, Ernie Boch, Jr. stepped up and donated $15,000. Both DaRosa and Boch joined Dan to talk about it!

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was WBZ NewsRadio Anchor Nichole Davis, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Boston University, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux, and WBZ NewsRadio Reporter Carl Stevens.

What's your favorite dog breed? Listener's called in and expressed their love for all types of dogs.

A new 140-page omnibus bill, if passed, would make sweeping changes to Massachusetts gun laws. Jim Wallace, Executive Director of the Gun Owners' Action League, joined Dan to outline how this bill affects current and future gun owners in the Bay State.

Opioid-related deaths are startlingly high throughout New England, well above the national average. Dr. Heidi Ginter, Chief Medical Officer for Recovery Centers of America, joined Dan with information about why these death rates have increased and what treatments are available.

Dan kicked off the show with an examination and exploration of today’s top stories with various experts and reporters. Joining the program was Bloomberg’s Janet Lorin, Exec. Dir. of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence Ruth Zakarin, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brian Thompson, and Sports Producer Tom Shaer.

The Hills Are Alive…with the sound of music from the North Shore Music Theatre! Owner/Producer Bill Hanney chatted with Dan about the magic of theater and how it enriches our lives.