NightSide With Dan Rea

It was Christmas Eve, and Bradley wanted to know all about your traditions! Listen to him talk about everything Christmas related! From your favorite movies to your favorite dishes to prepare. Bradley also wanted to know: Are you a fan of Yankee Swaps and how do you play? Do you have a real tree or a fake one, and how long do you keep it up? Do you wrap your gifts or is it just a big toy store under the tree – do you remove the price tags? What’s in the stockings these days, and how does it differ from yesteryear? What do you do with the Christmas cards after the holiday? How far do you travel and who are you visiting – are you happy about it, or is it a drag? Bradley welcomed all to join him for some good old-fashioned WBZ family Christmas fun!

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It was Christmas Eve, and Bradley wanted to know all about your traditions! Listen to him talk about everything Christmas related! From your favorite movies to your favorite dishes to prepare. Bradley also wanted to know: Are you a fan of Yankee Swaps and how do you play? Do you have a real tree or a fake one, and how long do you keep it up? Do you wrap your gifts or is it just a big toy store under the tree – do you remove the price tags? What’s in the stockings these days, and how does it differ from yesteryear? What do you do with the Christmas cards after the holiday? How far do you travel and who are you visiting – are you happy about it, or is it a drag? Bradley welcomed all to join him for some good old-fashioned WBZ family Christmas fun!

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It was Christmas Eve, and Bradley wanted to know all about your traditions! Listen to him talk about everything Christmas related! From your favorite movies to your favorite dishes to prepare. Bradley also wanted to know: Are you a fan of Yankee Swaps and how do you play? Do you have a real tree or a fake one, and how long do you keep it up? Do you wrap your gifts or is it just a big toy store under the tree – do you remove the price tags? What’s in the stockings these days, and how does it differ from yesteryear? What do you do with the Christmas cards after the holiday? How far do you travel and who are you visiting – are you happy about it, or is it a drag? Bradley welcomed all to join him for some good old-fashioned WBZ family Christmas fun!

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Dan presented NightSide’s annual Charity Combine, featuring 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services that support local communities. 

This hour:

ConfiKids, Inc. - https://www.confikids.org/

Greek Folk Dance Group - https://greekfolkdance.org/

Salem United, Inc. - https://www.salemunitedinc.org/

Saltwater Initiative - https://saltwaterinitiative.org/

Project Bread - https://projectbread.org/

My Place By The Sea, A Slice of Heaven - https://myplacebythesea.org/

WellSpring Multi Service Center - https://wellspringmultiservice.org/

Mission of Deeds - https://www.missionofdeeds.org/

Minis with a Mission - https://www.miniswithamission.com/

Special Needs Arts Programs, Inc. - https://snaparts.org/

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Dan presented NightSide’s annual Charity Combine, featuring 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services that support local communities. 

This hour:

The Shadow Fund - https://shadowfundne.org/ 

The Fidrych Foundation - http://www.markfidrychfoundation.org/ 

Adopt a Platoon Southie Style - https://www.adoptaplatoonsouthiestyle.com 

Matt Brown Foundation - https://www.mattbrownfoundation.org/ 

Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry - https://stteresaofcalcuttadorchester.org/food-pantry/ - 617-436-2190

Second Serve Resale - https://www.secondserveresale.org/ 

Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Eastern, MA - https://emassbigs.org/ 

Kisoro Children’s Foundation - https://www.kisorochildren.org/ 

Adult Congenital Heart Association - https://www.achaheart.org/ 

People Helping People-The Burlington Food Pantry - https://www.peoplehelpingpeopleinc.org/ 

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For one of NightSide’s last regular hours of programming this year, Dan asked the audience: What do you think was the top local, national, and/or international story from this past year? What story made the biggest impact on you personally or as a community/country and why?

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We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about!

Holiday Deliveries at Risk as Porch Pirates Target Last-Minute Shoppers!
Guest: Brian Westnedge - VP, Alliances & Partnerships at Red Sift - 20+ years in the cybersecurity/DMARC space

Holiday safety when it comes to products/gifts. How to spot when a gift may not be built well enough for safe use & what to do if a gift you give turns out to be defective.
Guest: Don Fountain - leading product safety attorney - partner at Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Littky Rubin. He is also the author of "Defect Safety: A Primer for Lawyers to Identify Defective Products and Promote Consumer Safety Through Litigation," which outlines the hidden gaps in product design, testing, and regulation.

What to expect for holiday travel with wintery weather for parts of New England & at least 122 million Americans expected to travel over Christmas and New Year's, according to AAA.
Guest: Dan Mazella - Operations Director for the Boston Division of Total Traffic & Weather Network & Traffic reporter

Survivor of 1,775 Days of Unjust Detention in Venezuela Shares His Story - Memoir also shares mental strategies and spiritual practices that helped endure captivity, along with insight on Venezuela’s turbulent political landscape.
Guest: Jorge Toledo - Venezuelan-born American citizen and former CITGO executive

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Dan tried to bring back the 9 pm topic of 5-year-old Lens Joseph, but folks had other topics on mind. Dan switched to Caller's Choice.

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Childhood sex abuse is more common than any childhood illness or injury that parents are routinely educated about. One in ten children experience it before the age of 18 and many families are not equipped to talk about it. Dr. Bronwen Carroll, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Boston Medical Center who has been treating victims of sexual abuse in the pediatric ER for decades, joined Dan to discuss.

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According to a recent Boston Globe article, Boston Public Schools had been warned as early as 2021 by their commercial transportation insurer to improve bus driver training and safety measures. In March of 2025, National Interstate decided against renewing the district’s coverage due to an increasing number of accidents. Less than two months later, the unthinkable happened…5-year-old Lens Joseph was struck and killed by a BPS school bus.

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