We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!


8:05PM: Is ‘brain rot’ real? How too much time online can affect your mind.

Guest: Maggie Penman – WaPo Reporter

 

8:15PM: Keller @ Large LIVE with the House Speaker and the Senate President - at the MCLE Conference Center in Boston’s Downtown Crossing Coming Up on Wednesday, February 25th

Guest: Jon Keller – Boston Political Commentator

 

8:30PM: Footage recovered from an “inactive” Nest doorbell in the Guthrie kidnapping investigation may have cracked open the case – but it is also intensifying concerns about America’s expanding doorbell surveillance network…it raises privacy concerns.

Guest: Stefanie Schappert - senior journalist at Cybernews

 

8:45PM: An overview and highlights of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy & how U.S. Athletes have fared.

Guest: John Powers - veteran Olympics correspondent with the Boston Globe, covering the games since 1976

 

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!
 8:05PM: Is &lsquo;brain rot&rsquo; real? How too much time online can affect your mind.
Guest:&nbsp;Maggie Penman &ndash; WaPo Reporter
&nbsp;
8:15PM: Keller @ Large LIVE with the House Speaker and the Senate President - at the MCLE Conference Center in Boston&rsquo;s Downtown Crossing Coming Up on Wednesday, February 25th
Guest:&nbsp;Jon Keller &ndash; Boston Political Commentator
&nbsp;
8:30PM: Footage recovered from an &ldquo;inactive&rdquo; Nest doorbell in the Guthrie kidnapping investigation may have cracked open the case &ndash; but it is also intensifying concerns about America&rsquo;s expanding doorbell surveillance network&hellip;it raises privacy concerns.
Guest:&nbsp;Stefanie Schappert - senior journalist at Cybernews
&nbsp;
8:45PM: An overview and highlights of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy &amp; how U.S. Athletes have fared.
Guest:&nbsp;John Powers - veteran Olympics correspondent with the Boston Globe, covering the games since 1976
&nbsp;

NightSide focuses on a wide variety of issues, political, economic and social. Rea believes that talk radio is the best way for people to communicate their opinions and ideas on what he calls “North America’s Virtual Back Porch.” Rea encourages challenging conversations and diverse ideas combined with respect and tolerance for the opinion of others. But don’t think for a moment that NightSide is anything but provocative, always interesting and at times, passionate and emotional. 642427

NightSide focuses on a wide variety of issues, political, economic and social. Rea believes that talk radio is the best way for people to communicate their opinions and ideas on what he calls “North America’s Virtual Back Porch."

NightSide With Dan Rea

NightSide News Update 2/20/26

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