NightSide With Dan Rea

Is your car making a nagging sound that you just cannot figure out what the cause is? Are you wondering what type of vehicle would be a good fit for you and your lifestyle? Larry Rubenstein and Scott Rubenstein joined Dan to answer listeners’ car questions!

The state of Maine is now cracking down on vulgar vanity license plates. Maine has recalled 274 plates that they deemed inappropriate. One example is a vegan resident’s “LUVTOFU” plate that the state says can be interpreted as a sexual reference not the admiration of tofu. Some residents are appealing the recall. Do you think Maine is being too hardcore on their crackdown or do you agree with the state’s recall decision?

The MA Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Southborough woman over the issue of free speech during town meetings. Southborough resident Louise Barron was shut down by a town official citing a local civility code after Barron made critical comments regarding a proposed property tax hike in which her words were described as “rude, personal and disrespectful towards public figures”. Dan discussed the use of civility restraints at public hearings and how it violates free speech rights.

Professional tennis player Novak Djokovic has been denied entry into the U.S. again by Homeland Security for being unvaccinated. Djokovic had to withdraw from the BNP Paribas Open which started Wednesday in California. The U.S. will end its emergency declaration this May which means unvaccinated foreign travelers will be able to enter the country, but do you think exemptions should be made earlier for professional athletes or foreign diplomats?

Professional tennis player Novak Djokovic has been denied entry into the U.S. again by Homeland Security for being unvaccinated. Djokovic had to withdraw from the BNP Paribas Open which starts Wednesday in California. The U.S. will end its emergency declaration this May which means unvaccinated foreign travelers will be able to enter the country, but do you think exemptions should be made earlier for professional athletes or foreign diplomats?

In recent months you might have seen a lot of chatter about ChatGPT and how it “could” replace various human occupied jobs. Well, what exactly is ChatGPT? Is it the way of the future? MA’s own Rep. Jake Auchincloss used the software to help him write a House speech, making him the first Congressman to present a speech written by AI. John Rizvi, Esq. aka The Patent Professor joined Dan to answer your questions and discuss ChatGPT.

Massachusetts is launching an audit of the Massachusetts Convention Center to look into allegations of racism in hiring, various practices, and promotions. At least four employees have filed formal complaints with the state attorney general charging racial discrimination in the workplace. Various Black leaders from around the state have called for this investigation. Boston’s Rev. Eugene Rivers joined to discuss.

Four Americans were kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico when traveling there to seek out a medical procedure. Two of the four were found dead, the other two were rescued and are back on U.S. soil. Reports say this is a case of mistaken identity where the Americans were caught amid fighting between rival drug cartels. Dan heard listeners thoughts on what should be done if anything about the dangerous Mexican drug cartel groups.

Four Americans were kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico when traveling there to seek out a medical procedure. Two of the four were found dead, the other two were rescued and are back on U.S. soil. Reports say this is a case of mistaken identity where the Americans were caught amid fighting between rival drug cartels. Former Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. ICE and Homeland Security Investigations, under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Victor Avila, joined Dan to discuss the tragedy in Mexico and the dangers of the drug cartel.

A video has surfaced of a Leominster man “out of control” on a United Airlines flight from L.A. to Boston. According to fellow passengers, the 33 year-old man started rambling saying his father was Dracula and that he was going to kill people on the flight. The man tried to open an emergency exit door and stabbed a flight attendant with a jagged spoon. With today’s airport security how did this happen? If you were a fellow passenger on this flight, would you have intervened?