NightSide With Dan Rea

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu officially filed her rent control proposal with the Boston City Council. The proposal aims to tie allowable rent increases to the health of the economy, allowing annual rent increases of 6 percent plus inflation, with a cap of 10 percent in high inflation years. Greg Vasil, CEO of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, joined Dan to discuss.

The total number of aircrafts that have been shot down over North America in the last month is four. The first was the Chinese spy balloon in early February. Then since then, 3 more objects were spotted and taken down this past weekend alone. What are these objects and where are they coming from?

The total number of aircrafts that have been shot down over North America in the last month is four. The first was the Chinese spy balloon in early February. Then since then, 3 more objects were spotted and taken down this past weekend alone. What are these objects and where are they coming from?

This year’s halftime show for Super Bowl LVII featured pop singer and icon Rihanna. This was the singer’s first live performance in 5 years. The Super Bowl halftime show lasts about 20-30 minutes, which is longer than a regular season halftime of around 12-13 minutes. Dan wanted to know not only your thoughts on the halftime show performance but whether you think the halftime show is getting too long.

The commercials during the Super Bowl have always been advertising’s most coveted time slot. The big game is one of the nation’s most watched events. Boston themed commercials with Ben Affleck for Dunkin and the latest Sam Adams ad with “your cousin from Boston” were featured. Did you find the Super Bowl ads entertaining or do you think they’ve lost their luster?

As we headed into Super Bowl weekend, Dan wanted to know what your predictions were for the game. If you predicted the final score for Sunday’s game, you will receive a special NightSide T-shirt. Take a listen to the listeners' final score predictions!

Tipping is common courtesy for making sure those that are providing you a service are getting paid for their work and efforts. However, nowadays more and more consumers are seeing tipping prompts digitally when personally cashing out at an establishment asking if they want to tip and by how much. Dan discussed tipping etiquette and wants to know your thoughts on personal tipping.

A new Gallup poll finds that half of Americans admitted to being financially worse off today than they were a year ago. Gallup says it’s rare for half or more of Americans to say they are worse off. The only other time this occurred since Gallup started polling was back in 2008-2009 during the Great Recession. Do you find yourself financially better off or worse off than you were a year ago?

A new MA bill aims to decriminalize the possession, ingestion, obtaining, growing, giving away, and transportation of up to 2 grams of psychedelics for adults ages 18 and older. There have been claims that mushrooms can aid in the treatment of a variety of medical ailments. Should MA get on board with legalizing psychedelic mushrooms? MA Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa joined Dan to discuss.

During President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address this past week, he claimed some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to “sunset”. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said, “cuts to Medicare and Social Security are off the table” during his pre-State of the Union address Monday. Dan discussed the possible future of Medicare and Social Security.