NightSide With Dan Rea

The overpopulation of habituated coyotes is becoming a growing problem for some Greater Boston towns. The town of Nahant & Malden have been tackling the issue of how to handle intrusive and aggressive coyotes. The town of Nahant made the controversial decision to bring in sharpshooters to cut down the coyote population. We heard from listeners about their own coyote encounters!

The overpopulation of habituated coyotes is becoming a growing problem for some Greater Boston towns. The town of Nahant & Malden have been tackling the issue of how to handle intrusive and aggressive coyotes. The town of Nahant made the controversial decision to bring in sharpshooters to cut down the coyote population. Mass Wildlife Biologist Dave Wattles joined Dan to discuss.

On Tuesday evening, two children were found dead and a third one in critical condition in a Duxbury home. The mother, Lindsay Clancy tried to jump out a second-story window in what is being suspected was a suicide attempt. Mental health experts suspect Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis. We discussed the tragic incident and the dangers this mental health condition poses. We also heard from women who shared some of their own personal struggles post-birth.

This week Congress held a meeting on how to prevent future Ticketmaster disasters, like the one that occurred last November over Taylor Swift tickets. Is there an unfair monopoly going on in the ticketing/venue industry as Live Nation and Ticketmaster own about 70% of the big concert market? Or is this just capitalism at its best? Does there need to be increased oversight in the ticketing industry?

This week Congress held a meeting on how to prevent future Ticketmaster disasters, like the one that occurred last November over Taylor Swift tickets. Is there an unfair monopoly going on in the ticketing/venue industry as Live Nation and Ticketmaster own about 70% of the big concert market? Or is this just capitalism at its best? Does there need to be increased oversight in the ticketing industry?

Are free speech rights dead on college campuses? According to a new study done by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) of 195 MIT faculty, 46% believe mandatory diversity statements are “an ideological litmus test that violates academic freedom”. Attorney Harvey Silverglate & FIRE’s Connor Murnane joined Dan to discuss.

Due to dwindling numbers in their congregation, the Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland had to sell its land and did so to a Coptic church. Roughly 50 people’s cremated remains are buried on the property. However, the Coptic church does not believe in cremation and has different plans for that space. A lawsuit has ensued where 15 families of the deceased have taken the case all the way to the MA Supreme Court. What do you make of this lawsuit?

What is going on with all these misplaced classified documents? Former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and now former Vice President Mike Pence all have had classified documents discovered in their private residence. These locations were not approved for storage. How does this happen?

About two years ago President Joe Biden cancelled the Keystone Pipeline XL in one of his first executive orders in office The move came as an effort for America to become greener. Do you support the shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline? Larry Behrens of Power The Future, a pro-fossil fuel organization that advocates for energy jobs, joined Dan to discuss.

Could a 4-day work week be coming to an office near you? 4-Day Global partnered with Boston College researchers for a 6-month trial analyzing the benefit of a 4 day 32-hour work week with no less pay for employees. The trial was “a resounding success on virtually every dimension”. BC Prof. Dr. Wen Yan joined Dan to discuss.