NightSide With Dan Rea

Dan presents NightSide’s annual Charity Combine, where we will be featuring 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services that support local communities.This hour:ConfiKids, Inc. - https://www.confikids.org/Greek folk dance group - https://greekfolkdance.org/Salem United, Inc. - https://www.salemunitedinc.org/Saltwater Initiative - https://saltwaterinitiative.org/Project Bread - https://projectbread.org/My Place By The Sea, A Slice of Heaven - https://myplacebythesea.org/WellSpring Multi Service Center - https://wellspringmultiservice.org/Mission of Deeds - https://www.missionofdeeds.org/Minis with a Mission - https://www.miniswithamission.com/ Special Needs Arts Programs, Inc. - https://snaparts.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan presents NightSide’s annual Charity Combine, where we will be featuring 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services that support local communities.This hour:The Shadow Fund - https://shadowfundne.org/The Fidrych Foundation - http://www.markfidrychfoundation.org/Adopt a Platoon Southie Style - https://www.adoptaplatoonsouthiestyle.comMatt Brown Foundation - https://www.mattbrownfoundation.org/Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry - 617-436-2190Second Serve Resale - https://www.secondserveresale.org/Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Eastern, MA - https://emassbigs.org/Kisoro Children’s Foundation - https://www.kisorochildren.org/Adult Congenital Heart Association https://www.achaheart.org/People Helping People-The Burlington Food Pantry - https://www.peoplehelpingpeopleinc.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We began the program with four interesting guests on topics we think you should know more about!Holiday Deliveries at Risk as Porch Pirates Target Last-Minute Shoppers! Guest: Brian Westnedge - VP, Alliances & Partnerships at Red Sift - 20+ years in the cybersecurity/DMARC space Holiday safety when it comes to products/gifts. How to spot when a gift may not be built well enough for safe use & What to do if a gift you give turns out to be defective.Guest: Don Fountain - leading product safety attorney - partner at Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Littky Rubin. He is also the author of Defect Safety, which outlines the hidden gaps in product design, testing, and regulation. What to expect for holiday travel with wintery weather for parts of New England & at least 122 million Americans expected to travel over Christmas and New Year's, according to AAA.Guest: Dan Mazella - Operations Director for the Boston Division of Total Traffic & Weather Network & Traffic reporter Survivor of 1,775 Days of Unjust Detention in Venezuela Shares His Story - Memoir also shares mental strategies and spiritual practices that helped endure captivity, along with insight on Venezuela’s turbulent political landscape.Guest: Jorge Toledo - Venezuelan-born American citizen and former CITGO executive  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For one of NightSide’s last regular hours of programming this year, Dan will ask the audience: what do you think was the top local, national, and/or international story from this past year? What story made the biggest impact on you personally or as a community/country and why?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan tried to bring back the 9 pm topic of 5-year-old Lens Joseph, but folks had other topics on mind. Dan switched to Caller's Choice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.