NightSide With Dan Rea

We discussed the case of Patrick Kelley who was just granted parole at 61 years old after spending 31 years behind bars for beating, raping, and robbing a 76-year-old Dorchester woman along with a visiting home nurse who came to the Dorchester woman’s home. He was sentenced to three concurrent life sentences back in 1995. Does the time served and rehabilitation efforts made in prison warrant his release? The MA Parole Board thinks so, do you?

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As part of our continuing news coverage, we’ll talk about what’s behind the new Tik Tok sardine trend that has Gen Z loading up on sardines!

8:05PM: The MA proposed ballot question that would do away with partisan primaries and have the two most popular candidates compete in the general election, regardless of party…Two veteran Democrats sue to block the ballot question.

Guest: Chris Lisinski - Senior Reporter for the Commonwealth Beacon (formerly with the State House News Service)


8:15PM: Freedom Trail Foundation Revolutionary Women Tours Return!

Guest: Kara Zeiberg – tour guide & actor who portrays Thankful Rice on the Trail


8:30PM: Sardine Fasts: What's behind this Gen Z TikTok trend?

Guest: Paul Fulford - healthy living expert with Cynosure Lutronic


8:45PM: “HEARTLAND: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird”-Tells the story of his unlikely rise in rural Indiana in the 1970s, the time period when Bird nearly slips away from the game, the miracle of his underdog Indiana State team, how that team could never exist today.

Guest: Keith O’Brien – New York Times best-selling author & writer

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In this 20th hour of Nightside, we asked listeners to tell us about their 1st concert experience! Who did you see? What was most memorable about the concert and why? Dan also asked what the best concert was you ever went to...

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While we are in tax season, CPA Mark Misselbeck with Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC will join us to discuss what might be different about filing your taxes this year. Mark answered tax-related questions, especially those changes in the tax codes! 

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While we are in tax season, CPA Mark Misselbeck with Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC will join us to discuss what might be different about filing your taxes this year. Mark answered tax-related questions, especially those changes in the tax codes! 

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8:05PM: This Sunday we “Spring Forward”! What are the very real health impacts of this shift, and why it’s about much more than just feeling groggy on Monday morning?
Guest: Dr. Kevin Gipson – sleep medicine physician at Mass General Brigham


8:15PM: Massachusetts School of Law 18th Annual Animal Rights Day April 4th Benefitting the Shadow Fund – Free & Open to the Public.
Guest: Diane Sullivan – Shadow Fund New England


8:30PM: America's Great Parking Scam: You've Been Robbed! How a mundane civic function became a constitutional "gray zone," why regulators refused to touch it, and what happens when technology becomes de facto law enforcement without accountability.
Guest: Kerry Lutz – former attorney, media host & author of the book: America’s Great Parking Scam: You’ve Been Robbed!


8:45PM: The Invisible Everywhere: Scientist Explains Why Modern Physics Points to God in New Documentary.
Guest: Dr. Michael Guillen – scientist, former Harvard physics instructor and Emmy Award-winning ABC News Science Editor

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Larry Rubenstein and Scott Rubenstein, NightSide’s official “Car Guys” are back and they’re ready to take all your car related questions as we “march” closer towards Spring! If you have an auto repair question and are looking for some expert advice, Larry and Scott are your guys! Check out this podcast to hear what they said!

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Larry Rubenstein and Scott Rubenstein, NightSide’s official “Car Guys” are back and they’re ready to take all your car related questions as we “march” closer towards Spring! If you have an auto repair question and are looking for some expert advice, Larry and Scott are your guys! Check out this podcast to hear what they said!

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Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio discussed the latest in her ongoing battle to audit the State Legislature. This week, a Supreme Judicial Court judge denied DiZoglio's request for an outside lawyer to represent her in her battle to audit the State Legislature. The judge said, DiZoglio didn't cite a statute, power, or rule that would allow the court to appoint an outside lawyer. What happens next? Diana checked in to discuss!

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We kicked off our continuing news by discussing the upcoming commissioning of the submarine, the USS Massachusetts and why it’s important.

8:05PM: The unsolved murder of Kendric Price.
Guest: Emily Sweeney – Boston Globe Cold Cases Files Reporter


8:15PM: The 4th National Baseball Poetry Festival - May 7-May 10, 2026 | Polar Park, Worcester, MA. The free national poetry contests are still open right now for kids (grades 4–12) – deadline is Friday, April 17 and adults (18+) – deadline is Friday, March 27.
Guest: Steve Biondolillo - founder of the National Baseball Poetry Festival 

8:30PM: The MSPCA-Angell seeks adopters for dozens of rats following huge surrender.
Guest: Jamie Garabedian, project manager for MSPCA-Angell’s Animal Protection Division 

8:45PM: The Commissioning of the Submarine USS Massachusetts and why it’s important. Coming up March 28th in Boston at the Conley Terminal.
Guest: Dawn Massa Stancavish - President/CEO & Chief Innovation Officer for Massa Products Corporation

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