Nightside With Dan Rea

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.c

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jill Kornetsky’s story is not your average tale about a woman from New England. Jill is one of a handful of Americans who the Taliban allow to live and work in Afghanistan. The young woman is a Harvard-trained laboratory scientist, a Brandeis-trained social scientist, and a US Department of State and Melikian Center Graduate Fellow in Persian Language and Culture, who founded the non-profit organization, Homestead Afghanistan. Her mission is to “address the urgent need to generate employment, increase incomes at the family level, and improve the safety, security, and resilience of Afghanistan’s rural communities.” Jill joined us on NightSide to discuss her unique calling in life and what her non-profit is trying to achieve in Kabul, Afghanistan.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Combatting High Food Prices with a Free app (called Flashfood) that’s partnering with groceries stores to offer nutritious food at affordable prices. Esther Cohn - VP of Communications & Public Affairs at Flashfood joined Dan.James Brown Saves Boston Tribute Concert to be held April 5th at Prince Hall in Dorchester! Tony Wilson – aka Young James Brown -James Brown impersonator/performer checked in.MBTA's South Coast Rail Is Up and Running After 34 Years In The Making. Nichole Davis – WBZ NewsRadio Anchor stopped by!Beth Israel performs its first robot-assisted live liver transplant! Dr. Martin Dib – surgeon involved in the procedure and director of Beth Israel’s living liver transplant program explained.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent polling shows a conservative shift among our youngest voters, Gen Z, particularly among young men. What can the Democratic Party do to regain voters? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been rallying with Sen. Bernie Sanders trying to reach disenchanted Democrats. Do you think AOC is a good leadership choice for the Democratic Party to try to bridge the gap between voters and regain some of their base? Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent polling shows a conservative shift among our youngest voters, Gen Z, particularly among young men. What can the Democratic Party do to regain voters? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been rallying with Sen. Bernie Sanders trying to reach disenchanted Democrats. Do you think AOC is a good leadership choice for the Democratic Party to try to bridge the gap between voters and regain some of their base?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Boston City Council is toying with the idea of a new food delivery tax, that’s part of the city’s efforts to crackdown on food-app delivery drivers and their “dangerous” and at times “unlawful” driving. The Council is weighing an amendment to Boston Mayor Wu’s “road safety and accountability for delivery providers ordinance” that would add a 15-cent delivery fee per order for national third-party food delivery companies like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and others that operate in Boston. Opponents of the measure fear the tax would hurt consumers and restaurants. *The MA Restaurant Association declined our invitation to join. & Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan did not return our request to join.*Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Mark Epstein – Author of "Cape Dreams: A Season with the Brewster Whitecaps" joined Dan.New Analysis: NH Women's Pay Gap Larger Than National Average. Jessica Williams - Policy Analyst for New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute checked in.Abby Foster – Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for REAL (The Retail Advancement Energy League) on how consumers can save money by shopping for better electric rates, and why Mass. should keep this important consumer savings tool!Most workers say they’ve been ‘catfished’ into taking a job! With Meridith Elliott Powell – Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week’s last broadcast hour of NightSide, we talk about dead retail chain stores that you wish you could revive! Which chain do you miss and why? Is it The Christmas Tree Shops? How about Bradlees or even Ames?Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready to talk about hidden restaurant gems and tasty food in and around the Boston area! Do you frequent a hidden restaurant that you’d like to recommend? Are you looking for a great Italian or Mexican place to eat? NBC 10 food writer Mark Hurwitz joined us to talk about hidden restaurants in Boston.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.