Over the weekend, a fatal shooting occurred at a Chick-Fil-A in Boston’s Back Bay. An off-duty police officer shot and killed a man who was chasing two people with a knife. The Chick-Fil-A staff and patrons were seen running out of the restaurant visibly scared. The incident has raised concerns and questions about public safety in Boston with some local politicians calling for increased police presence throughout the city. Do you feel safe when visiting Boston? We assessed and discussed public s...
Mar 04, 2025•40 min
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday is expected to be challenged by Republican members of Congress over Boston’s policies on immigration. Carine Hajjar, an opinion, and editorial writer for the Boston Globe previewed Wu’s trip to Washington and commented on the threats being made by the Trump Administration. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the new iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!
Mar 04, 2025•38 min
We kicked off the program with three news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Boxing Manager and World-Class Jazz Pianist Announces New Book and Two Rare Public Performances! Charles Farrell – professional piano player, boxing manager, former fighter for the Mob joined Dan. 2nd Annual Postcard Show Sunday March 9th at Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History. Kathy Alpert – Founder of New England Postcard Club checked in. Rent-the-chicken program ta...
Mar 04, 2025•37 min
(No 20th hour light topic this hour.) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the Oval Office where the conversation turned into a fiery exchange. The White House meeting was supposed to focus on a deal over Ukraine’s rare earth minerals but quickly took a turn when VP Vance said the “path to peace between Russia and Ukraine is diplomacy.” The Ukrainian president appeared to not like that statement, challenging Vance and the heated exchange we...
Mar 01, 2025•42 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the Oval Office where the conversation turned into a fiery exchange. The White House meeting was supposed to focus on a deal over Ukraine’s rare earth minerals but quickly took a turn when VP Vance said the “path to peace between Russia and Ukraine is diplomacy.” The Ukrainian president appeared to not like that statement, challenging Vance and the heated exchange went on from there where at one point Tr...
Mar 01, 2025•39 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the Oval Office where the conversation turned into a fiery exchange. The White House meeting was supposed to focus on a deal over Ukraine’s rare earth minerals but quickly took a turn when VP Vance said the “path to peace between Russia and Ukraine is diplomacy.” The Ukrainian president appeared to not like that statement, challenging Vance and the heated exchange went on from there where at one point Tr...
Mar 01, 2025•40 min
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Save the Harbor's 15th Annual JetBlue Shamrock Splash at Constitution Beach in East Boston on Sunday, March 2 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Chris Mancini – Executive Director of Save The Harbor, Save The Bay shared the event details. 30% of Gen Z Won’t Date Someone Who Dislikes Their Favorite Artist/Sports Team! Matt Schulz - Chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree discussed the tren...
Mar 01, 2025•39 min
How comfortable are you riding in a self-driving or autonomous car? A recent AAA survey finds roughly 60% of American drivers are “still afraid of self-driving vehicles”. Dan recently rode in a self-driving vehicle in San Francisco and felt very comfortable with the whole experience! Dan shared more about his experience and heard if you would ride in or have ridden in an autonomous vehicle! Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the new iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!...
Feb 28, 2025•42 min
How comfortable are you riding in a self-driving or autonomous car? A recent AAA survey finds roughly 60% of American drivers are “still afraid of self-driving vehicles”. Dan recently rode in a self-driving vehicle in San Francisco and felt very comfortable with the whole experience! Dan shared more about his experience and heard if you would ride in or have ridden in an autonomous vehicle! Mark Schieldrop checked in! Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the new iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ New...
Feb 28, 2025•41 min
In an anonymous players’ survey, the NFL Players Association ranked the New England Patriots as the second worst NFL franchise out of 32 teams. Why? The Pats received a grade of F for their weight room and team travel and a D for ownership. We discussed the Patriots’ full grades and rankings in each category and heard your thoughts! Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the new iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!
Feb 28, 2025•40 min
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Google Reveals Top Monthly Search Trends for February with Nick Burns, a Google Trends Expert. Fierce Planets The Exhibition at the New England Quilt Museum! Dr. Sabine Stanley – Planetary Scientist checked in with Dan. Red Cross offers free A1C testing for blood donors in March! Kelly Isenor – Director of Communications for The American Red Cross of Massachusetts explains. Exper...
Feb 28, 2025•39 min
Egg prices are skyrocketing right now due to the impact that the bird flu has had on the nation’s poultry population. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report this week saying the agency predicts that egg prices will increase 41% this year. The USDA also reported that retail egg prices increased 13.8% in January. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has laid out a plan to lower egg prices, in which we will discuss. What are you seeing for egg prices in your area and have you cut back...
Feb 27, 2025•31 min
Have you recently seen your utility bill almost double in price? A lot of Massachusetts residents are fed up with the rising cost of gas and the fees that go with it. The cost of natural gas is on the rise again as cold weather, production challenges, and rising export demands squeeze supplies. Natural gas futures jumped 13.66% as storage falls 5.3% below the five-year average. Why are delivery fees so high for gas and what's being done (if anything) to help ease the financial hit? Listen to WBZ...
Feb 27, 2025•50 min
Have you recently seen your utility bill almost double in price? A lot of Massachusetts residents are fed up with the rising cost of gas and the fees that go with it. The cost of natural gas is on the rise again as cold weather, production challenges, and rising export demands squeeze supplies. Natural gas futures jumped 13.66% as storage falls 5.3% below the five-year average. Why are delivery fees so high for gas and what's being done (if anything) to help ease the financial hit? Listen to WBZ...
Feb 27, 2025•36 min
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! New Guidelines Released to Govern Self-Collection for HPV Screening & The Importance of HPV Screening. What is HPV & How Do You Get It? Rebecca Perkins - MD, Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Investigator at the Mother-Infant Research Institute at Tufts Medical Center explained it to Dan. Award-winning Irish band Lúnasa to play in Somerville on March 8! Kevin Crawford - F...
Feb 27, 2025•40 min
This week the U.S. split from its European allies when refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three U.N. resolutions seeking an end to the war in Ukraine. This comes at a time when tensions have already been rising between the U.S. and Ukraine…President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator without elections," after Zelensky said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation. We discussed the United States’ changing view on the wa...
Feb 26, 2025•42 min
This week the U.S. split from its European allies when refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three U.N. resolutions seeking an end to the war in Ukraine. This comes at a time when tensions have already been rising between the U.S. and Ukraine…President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator without elections," after Zelensky said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation. We discussed the United States’ changing view on the wa...
Feb 26, 2025•40 min
Leah Foley, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts joined us on NightSide to discuss tackling crime in Boston. Most recently the Office of the United States Attorney for Massachusetts charged twenty-two Trinitarios gang members with federal offenses, including racketeering conspiracy in connection with six murders and 11 attempted murders. Attorney Foley discussed the Trinitarios allegations and her office’s dedication to cracking down on violent crime in Boston.
Feb 26, 2025•40 min
We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! For one of our segments this evening we discuss the Karen Read hearing today in which Read’s defense was pressed over information of “grave concern.” Attorney Phil Tracy joined Dan to Talk about the Karen Read case. Scott Speranza - CEO of HealthLock - Americans are drowning in debt - overall debt levels increased by 0.5% to $18.04 trillion. Share of households becoming seriously d...
Feb 26, 2025•40 min
How confident are you in air travel these days? In the wake of a string of recent airplane crashes, including the D.C. collision crash over the Potomac River and last week's Delta airlines crash in Toronto that flipped on the runway, confidence in air travel has slightly wavered. An AP/NORC survey shows that 64% of U.S. adults say plane travel is "very safe" or "somewhat safe". That's down slightly from last year, when 71% said that. Do the recent airline crashes make you rethink airline travel?...
Feb 25, 2025•39 min
How confident are you in air travel these days? In the wake of a string of recent airplane crashes, including the D.C. collision crash over the Potomac River and last week's Delta airlines crash in Toronto that flipped on the runway, confidence in air travel has slightly wavered. An AP/NORC survey shows that 64% of U.S. adults say plane travel is "very safe" or "somewhat safe". That's down slightly from last year, when 71% said that. Do the recent airline crashes make you rethink airline travel?...
Feb 25, 2025•42 min
There is an ongoing dilemma here in Massachusetts over prosecuting violent criminals who are here illegally that has local and federal officials at odds. In one case of a Guatemalan national facing child rape charges, the question is which legal action takes priority: convict and imprison the man for the crime he committed here in MA or deport him back to Guatemala. The Trump Administration wants violent criminals deported immediately while MA prosecutors argue they should be tried for crimes be...
Feb 25, 2025•39 min
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! For one of our segments this evening we discussed startup tech companies testing patches to deliver weight-loss drugs and other medications instead of hypodermic needles. Dive into the world of dolphins in new film Call of the Dolphins at the New England Aquarium! Jonathan Bird - Film's director joined Dan. Learn more about Bob Dylan's First Demo and The Bob Neuwirth Collection t...
Feb 25, 2025•38 min
NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. This week, if you could have a free dinner with any living person, whom would it be? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!
Feb 22, 2025•41 min
Donald Trump has been in office for roughly one month now and there has been a world-wind of activity. The President has wasted no time advancing his agenda by signing a flurry of executive orders (some more controversial than others like gutting the federal workforce), trying to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and threatening tariffs on other countries who don’t “play ball”. When will the Democrats start playing offense? How will the Democrats get a political footi...
Feb 22, 2025•40 min
Earlier this month Mass General Brigham hospital system announced its largest layoff in the organization’s history, with an anticipated 1,500 job cuts. What are the implications for patient services at MGB? The two phased layoff comes at a time the country is facing a nationwide physician shortage. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. is facing a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2034, including 48,000 primary care physicians. Dr. John Freedman, a health care...
Feb 22, 2025•41 min
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Boston's first Holocaust Museum - Will be the first museum devoted to Holocaust education in New England. Scheduled to open in Downtown Boston across from the Freedom Trail in the fall of 2026. Jody Kipnis - Holocaust Legacy Foundation co-founder and CEO - Founder of Holocaust Museum joined Dan. Survey: Financial Infidelity Most Common Among Younger Generation - 36.8% report that...
Feb 22, 2025•40 min
Many airlines now charge to check a bag leading many travelers to try to forgo checking a bag and get away with bringing their luggage on as a carry on. This leads passengers to have increased anxiety over, over-head compartment space available, if their bag will fit or if the airline will make them check it! Dan recently traveled and shared his experience with “baggage bin battles” and heard about your experiences! Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan...
Feb 21, 2025•42 min
New England’s recent series of snow and sleeting rainstorms followed by dropping temperatures has led to many ice-covered communities. The city of Somerville received so many complaints about icy sidewalks throughout the city this week that the city started issuing hundreds of citations ranging from a warning up to $300. Should property owners bear responsibility for cleaning up the sidewalk when sidewalks are most often property of the city or town, you’re in? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on...
Feb 21, 2025•40 min
New England’s recent series of snow and sleeting rainstorms followed by dropping temperatures has led to many ice-covered communities. The city of Somerville received so many complaints about icy sidewalks throughout the city this week that the city started issuing hundreds of citations ranging from a warning up to $300. Should property owners bear responsibility for cleaning up the sidewalk when sidewalks are most often property of the city or town, you’re in? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on...
Feb 21, 2025•37 min
