NightSide With Dan Rea

After speaking with two MA Republican gubernatorial candidates, Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Kennealy, we recapped each candidates’ stance on key issues in Massachusetts and continued to take your calls. Were you particularly impressed by one of the candidates? What is your feedback after hearing NightSide’s special Massachusetts GOP gubernatorial conversation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After speaking with two MA Republican gubernatorial candidates, Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Kennealy, we recapped each candidates’ stance on key issues in Massachusetts and continued to take your calls. Were you particularly impressed by one of the candidates? What is your feedback after hearing NightSide’s special Massachusetts GOP gubernatorial conversation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NightSide played host to a special live in-studio conversation between Republican candidates for Massachusetts governor. All three Republican candidates running: Brian Shortsleeve, Mike Kennealy and Michael Minogue were invited to join the conversation. Shortsleeve and Kennealy have committed to the discussion; Minogue has not. This conversation was an opportunity for the candidates to make a first impression on the voters in Massachusetts and answer questions from Dan and the listeners, who had a chance to ask the candidates a question about an issue or topic that they are most concerned about here in Massachusetts! Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Kennealy stopped by on NightSide! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NightSide played host to a special live in-studio conversation between Republican candidates for Massachusetts governor. All three Republican candidates running: Brian Shortsleeve, Mike Kennealy and Michael Minogue were invited to join the conversation. Shortsleeve and Kennealy have committed to the discussion; Minogue has not. This conversation was an opportunity for the candidates to make a first impression on the voters in Massachusetts and answer questions from Dan and the listeners, who had a chance to ask the candidates a question about an issue or topic that they are most concerned about here in Massachusetts! Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Kennealy stopped by on NightSide! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8:05PM: From Upheaval to Action: What Works In Changing Higher Ed. Do the nation’s colleges have a future? Guest: Arthur Levine - President of Brandeis University and coauthor of the new book, From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed 8:15PM: Why is the Declaration of Independence so crucial to America? What battle is raging right now over the Declaration on both the left and right? Guest: Dr. John G. West – political scientist - Senior Fellow, Managing Director & Vice President of the Discovery Institute (a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on research, education, action, and cultural renewal)-Wrote the book: ENDOWED BY OUR CREATOR: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America's Soul 8:30PM: How families can escape the diet culture trap! Why diet culture is bad for kids and why diets don’t work…How to build healthy habits in a balanced way that prioritize kids’ physical and mental health. Guest: Dr. Joey Skelton – Pediatrician and obesity medicine specialist – author of the book: Your Child Is Not Their Weight: Parenting in a Size-Obsessed World book out on March 17th 8:45PM: Blood donors needed in March as national blood supply recovers. Guest: Kelly Isenor - Director of Communications for Red Cross Massachusetts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a result of the ongoing war with Iran and disruptions to supply chains, the prices of crude oil and natural gas have skyrocketed, causing gas prices to soar here at home. This week, Massachusetts gas prices jumped 40 cents from last week, sitting at a current average of $3.40 a gallon, compared to last week’s $2.97 a gallon. How are the current gas prices impacting your weekly budget? Are you scaling back in any way? We discussed the rising gas prices along with the latest developments in the ongoing war with Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a result of the ongoing war with Iran and disruptions to supply chains, the prices of crude oil and natural gas have skyrocketed, causing gas prices to soar here at home. This week, Massachusetts gas prices jumped 40 cents from last week, sitting at a current average of $3.40 a gallon, compared to last week’s $2.97 a gallon. How are the current gas prices impacting your weekly budget? Are you scaling back in any way? We discussed the rising gas prices along with the latest developments in the ongoing war with Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Kane, the Executive Director of the MBTA Advisory Board, joined us this evening to discuss a variety of topics concerning the MBTA, including what improvements can be made to The Ride, the latest developments on the towns that are resisting the MBTA Communities Act, the MBTA fiscal budget and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran. Higher gas prices. Protesters. It all ties together and here at Nightside, we cover it all! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Mayor Wu's first term her administration ramped up their street safety agenda by implementing more bus and bike lanes and installing more speed humps in various parts of the city to slow traffic down. Now, over the last year, it appears the implementation of such road safety measures has slowed down with some residents saying road safety upgrades are still needed across the city. As spring starts to bloom, will we see more bike lanes bloom in Boston as well? What types of road safety measures or updates do you think are still needed in Boston? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 who was the best concert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weekend we “Spring Forward” and change our clocks for Daylight Saving Time. We will speak with a sleep medicine physician about the very real health impacts of this shift, and why it’s about much more than just feeling groggy on Monday morning! 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio will join us this evening to discuss 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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.