NightSide with Dan Rea - Rundown for December 8, 2023

Why Was He Still Driving? – A veteran Waltham Police Officer and A National Grid worker were killed Wednesday afternoon by a vehicle driven by Peter Simon of New Hampshire. Simon has a long criminal career with similar incidents on his driving record, compounded by mental illness, according to court records. He faced a litany of charges, some minor but charges nonetheless, throughout his life in several states. How did Peter Simon slip through the cracks of the justice system culminating in the deaths of two innocent men two nights ago?

Death On The Gridiron – Author Irv Muchnick joins us to talk about his new book “Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning”. We will have a wide-ranging discussion of the dangers at many levels of the game of football, perhaps America’s new National Pastime.

Indicted For Real – Hunter Biden is now under federal indictment facing charges that if proven in a courtroom, could send the President’s son to prison for nearly twenty years. You react to the long-running Hunter Biden saga that could be tried during the 2024 Presidential Campaign.

20th Hour – We end the week, as we always do, with a topic or question that challenges you to participate in the conversation!

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