Nightside With Dan Rea

Boston attorney Jim Roosevelt, grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (who signed the Social Security Act into law) and former associate commissioner of the Social Security Admin. during the Clinton Administration, believes the Trump Admin. is “trying to hollow out Social Security” and “undermine confidence in the system” by weakening the agency that manages the program. Do you think the Trump Admin. is doing more harm than good to the Social Security Admin. or straightening it out for the better? Attorney Roosevelt joined us to discuss!Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!April is Autism Acceptance Month. What the Northeast Arc does in helping individuals with disabilities and autism. Jo Ann Simons, President & CEO, Northeast Arc joined Dan.Rumson’s Rum in Salem, MA! Eric Glass – Owner of Rumson’s Rum stopped by.Bank of Mom & Dad: 50% of parents financially supporting adult children. Bill Dendy – Financial Strategist with Raymond James explained."Why You’re Unhappy: Biology vs Politics".  Dr. Loretta Breuning - Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University checked in.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

There have been more cases emerging of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting and detaining students and working professionals who have had their Visas revoked over engagement in activities that are “counter to our national interest or our foreign policy” or in some cases with no explanation given at all. Do you think the arrests are a violation of these individuals’ civil liberties? Are these detainments and potential deportations worth spending valuable political capital on?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

The Trump Administration’s plan to slash roughly 12% of the Social Security Administration staff raise concerns about how the cuts could hurt customer service and access to benefits. Will Social Security be around when you retire?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

The Trump Administration’s plan to slash roughly 12% of the Social Security Administration staff raise concerns about how the cuts could hurt customer service and access to benefits. Will Social Security be around when you retire?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Steph Solis – Axios Boston Reporter with what to know before Karen Read's retrial kicks off…Are We Creating A Jobless Society? According to Bill Gates, within 10 years humans won't be needed 'for most things'. Faisal Hoque - AI Innovator & Technologist & author of Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI joined Dan to discuss.European Green Crabs are invasive species inhabiting and destroying MA coasts – St. Ours Clam Broth found a way to eliminate their threat by eating them! Sharon St. Ours – Runs the Family Business & Created the new dehydrated crab broth from the invasive European Green Crabs joined Dan.Jury Selection for Karen Read’s Retrial. Phil Tracy – Criminal defense attorney checked in with Dan.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. This week, Dan has a two-part question. If you could just kick anyone out of the country, whom would it be? And, if you had unlimited funds and could move anywhere, where would you move to?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Is napping good or bad for your brain? Are there any health risks of prolonged napping? Are you struggling to achieve good quality sleep? Dr. Patrick Porter, brain health and neuroplasticity expert, joined us to answer your questions about sleep and give tips and advice on how to improve sleep and achieve that optimal level of sleep for restoration. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

In recent months, some energy customers have seen energy bills hit their wallets hard. Earlier in the month MA Gov. Healey launched an “energy affordability agenda” promising actions to slash energy bills over the coming years. There is a way energy customers have already been saving money on energy by using a government website called Energy Switch Massachusetts that allows residents to "shop around" for the best energy prices. There is a debate over whether MA should keep this consumer savings tool. Abby Foster, Vice President of Policy, and Advocacy for REAL (The Retail Advancement Energy League) joined us to discuss!Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Ryan Leak – Author & Keynote Speaker explained to Dan How To Work With Complicated People… The Dana Farber Marathon Challenge - goal of raising $8.5 million for the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Jack Fultz - 1976 Boston Marathon® Men’s Open Division Champion, has served as the team’s training advisor since the DFMC’s inception checked in with Dan.World’s best two-wheel racers converging on Gillette Stadium in Foxborough for one action-packed race on Saturday, April 5, 2025. With Tristan Lane - 450SX Class racer.Your Pet Can Meet the Easter Bunny This Weekend in Massachusetts! Lauren Dalis – Simon Mall Team Member- Director of Marketing and Business Development at Burlington Mall shared the details. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

The “Yemen Signal Chat” story of Trump Administration top security officials accidentally including a journalist from The Atlantic into their chat group, has been dominating the news cycle but also raising a lot of questions and concerns over how this mishap occurred. Tech experts say that you can’t get much better than Signal’s message encryption services to protect the privacy of your correspondence however, when discussing such classified information, you should really use a high security device that would make it nearly impossible to include a member of the public. Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

The “Yemen Signal Chat” story of Trump Administration top security officials accidentally including a journalist from The Atlantic into their chat group, has been dominating the news cycle but also raising a lot of questions and concerns over how this mishap occurred. Tech experts say that you can’t get much better than Signal’s message encryption services to protect the privacy of your correspondence however, when discussing such classified information, you should really use a high security device that would make it nearly impossible to include a member of the public. Boston Globe tech reporter Hiawatha Bray will joined us to discuss!Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

 A recent study from the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology found that people start developing unhealthy perceptions of their own bodies in early childhood. Researchers found that children as young as 7 start to judge their bodies in ways that eventually could lead to an eating disorder. In addition, during this age of filters and AI, the Mental Health Foundation warns that unrealistic body images that flood social media can cause people to strive for “perfection,” an unattainable goal that can lead to mood disorders as well. How much is social media really to blame and what can parents do to help their children have a healthy relationship with food and their bodies? Licensed pediatric occupational therapist Kelly Shoup joined us to discuss!Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! The unsolved murder of a Marine whose story inspired ‘A Few Good Men’. Emily Sweeney – Boston Globe Reporter checked in with Dan.Upcoming Bio-IT World 2025 Conference Showcases Technologies Poised to Accelerate Lifesaving Therapies. Cindy Crowninshield - Executive Event Directo joined dan.So Much to Drool About: Lessons for Living Large - told from the perspective of author’s four Great Danes the book shares inspiring stories and life lessons for people of all ages. With Barbara Stone - Author and Leadership Development Coach.Singer Pat Boone is promoting his NEW single "ONE - Voices for Tanzania" - released on Friday, March 21st -  just ahead of World Water Day!-features music all-stars Alabama, Larry Gatlin, Vince Gill, Lee Greenwood, Pam Tillis, Deborah Allen, Billy Dean and Wendy Moten  -  among others. Pat Boone – Singer, Actor, Songwriter & Philanthropist check in with Dan.Listen to

Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief and the journalist mistakenly included in “Yemen Signal Chat,” released images of the message exchange between the Trump Administration’s highest-level national security officials. President Trump responded to the leaked images saying, “it’s not a big deal other than finding out who did it and how they did it,” that there were no detailed war plans and nothing in the messages that were compromised. Moving forward, what type of change in communications should there be for sharing highly sensitive materials?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief and the journalist mistakenly included in “Yemen Signal Chat,” released images of the message exchange between the Trump Administration’s highest-level national security officials. President Trump responded to the leaked images saying, “it’s not a big deal other than finding out who did it and how they did it,” that there were no detailed war plans and nothing in the messages that were compromised. Moving forward, what type of change in communications should there be for sharing highly sensitive materials?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

What does the future hold for clean energy in New England? Many would agree on the environmental benefits of clean energy but at what cost? Can we achieve affordable clean energy here in New England? Dave Cash, former Regional Administrator for the EPA in New England under the Biden Administration, joined us to talk about the pros and cons of various power options such as solar, wind, natural gas and nuclear as well as the future of clean energy in New England.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Can Retirees BENEFIT From A Recession? Chris Carosa - Certified Trust & Fiduciary Advisor - Senior Contributor to Forbes and author of Hey! What's My Number: How to Improve the Odds You Will Retire in Comfort has the answer.Most compounded versions of popular drugs used for weight loss including Wegovy and Zepbound may soon no longer be available after a U.S. judge declined an initial injunction to allow compounding pharmacies to continue making versions. What does this mean for patients using these weight loss drugs? Dr. Lydia Alexander - current President of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), a board-certified expert in obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine, and internal medicine discussed it with Dan.20+ tips for a budget-friendly vacation (and five costly mistakes). With  Alyssa Giacobbe – Boston Globe Magazine contributor.Garden Trends & Basic Gardening Tips for Beginners. When

The Trump Administration’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking a lot of heat for sharing highly sensitive attack plans on Iranian-backed militants in Yemen in a group chat on the commercial messaging app Signal. That group chat accidentally included a journalist from The Atlantic... How secure is Signal and should government officials be using this type of service to share such sensitive material? Is this hypocritical of the Republicans to use a commercial app when in the past the Trump campaign criticized former Sec. of State Hilary Clinton for using a private email server…?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

The Trump Administration’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking a lot of heat for sharing highly sensitive attack plans on Iranian-backed militants in Yemen in a group chat on the commercial messaging app Signal. That group chat accidentally included a journalist from The Atlantic... How secure is Signal and should government officials be using this type of service to share such sensitive material? Is this hypocritical of the Republicans to use a commercial app when in the past the Trump campaign criticized former Sec. of State Hilary Clinton for using a private email server…?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!