NightSide With Dan Rea

The city of Fitchburg received criticism for flying a “nuclear family” flag on public property. The flag flew high for one week, which some viewed as an alienating attack against members of the LGBTQ community. Fitchburg Mayor Stephen DiNatale agreed to display the flag in the name of equality and said, “Neither the City nor I condone any group that would marginalize others.” Do you find the “nuclear family” flag to be offensive?

Undelivered Christmas Mail – thank you Post Office! Bad attitudes at one local restaurant. We need to up our game or lose leadership of the world to China! Dan explained it all!

Undelivered Christmas Mail – thank you Post Office! Bad attitudes at one local restaurant. We need to up our game or lose leadership of the world to China! Dan explained all!

Imagine being audited by the IRS and having to pay the salary of your IRS auditors! Well, some New England commercial fishermen are now required to pay for the daily wages of federal inspectors from the National Marine Fisheries Service while those inspectors are on board as mandated “federal observers”. Attorney Dan Winslow of the New England Legal Foundation joined Dan to discuss the implications of this rule.

How was your trip home for the Holidays? Hopefully, you weren’t flying! Once again, this busy travel season included delays and cancellations at the airport. Listeners told NightSide their “travel troubles”!

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide:

Continued conversation with Gary Sohmers, an appraiser of toys, collectibles, and memorabilia. He’s America's only psychic appraiser and did thousands of appraisals on the PBS television show, Antiques Roadshow. As the owner of Wex Rex Collectibles and Saxonville Auction Services, he attends and sells at numerous antiques and collectibles events each year as well as working the media circuit. Morgan talked with Sohmers about his psychic appraisals and most valuable possessions.

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide:

Gary Sohmers is an appraiser of toys, collectibles, and memorabilia. He’s America's only psychic appraiser and did thousands of appraisals on the PBS television show, Antiques Roadshow. As the owner of Wex Rex Collectibles and Saxonville Auction Services, he attends and sells at numerous antiques and collectibles events each year as well as working the media circuit. Morgan talked with Sohmers about his psychic appraisals and most valuable possessions.

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide:

In today’s movies, the impossible is possible with some help from computer-generated imagery. It saves time, and money, and can turn a good movie into a great one. CGI has lightened the load of many special effects artists, but not all directors are fans of CGI. So how are traditional special effects created and can they work in conjunction with CGI? Gary King, a second-generation special effects artist, explained to Morgan how stunning effects are created these days for movies.

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide:

Media is in their blood. While Morgan is covering our world on radio, his son, Evan White, is covering our world on television. As a general assignment reporter for Boston 25 News, Evan delivers daily reports and features on what’s happening on our local streets to what’s happening on Wall Street. Morgan talked with his son about the world of reporting and what it takes to be a great journalist.

Morgan White Jr. filled in on NightSide:

For Bill and Bo Winiker, music was a family affair. The Winiker Family Band consisted of themselves and their parents, Ed and Annette. There were speakers in every room of their house, playing jazz 24/7. By the mid-’70s, the band had turned to classics of the Swing Era and grew from just 4 members to fifty! Once that era ended in 1991, Bill and Bo returned to jazz and have been playing at weddings, corporate events, parties, and celebrations ever since. They joined Morgan to chat about their stunning career.