NightSide with Dan Rea

NightSide with Dan Rea

Dan is Rea is the host of NightSide on WBZ News Radio1030 every weeknight from 8:00pm to midnight.Full Bio

 

NightSide with Dan Rea - Rundown for October 14, 2021

Mayor's Race Debate Recap. Last night Boston’s two mayoral candidates went head-to-head in their first debate. According to a new poll, City Councilor Michelle Wu holds a considerable lead over City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George. Last night was Essaibi George’s chance to close in on the gap…but was she able to accomplish that? Who won last night’s debate? Dan recaps last night’s debate.

Katie Couric Saves RBG. In her new memoir, former TV news anchor Katie Couric said she protected Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from public backlash by cutting out negative comments she made about people who kneel during the national anthem in a 2016 interview. In Going There, Couric admits she cut out a section in which Ginsburg said anthem kneelers are showing “contempt for a government that has made it possible for their parents and grandparents to live a decent life.” Did Couric make the right call?

Moccasin Maker Apologizes. Moccasin Maker Minnetonka is publicly apologizing for profiting off of making Native-inspired designs such as moccasins. The company’s CEO put out a statement saying, they “deeply and meaningfully apologize” for benefiting from selling Indigenous inspired designs without directly honoring Native culture or communities. Was this apology warranted? Should people not make or produce a product unless their ancestors created it?

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