20th Hour: Do you Believe OJ Was Innocent or Guilty?

For the last hour of NightSide this week, Dan asks the audience, when it comes to Trump’s hush money case, do you think Donald Trump is guilty or not guilty?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

This week the jury selection process began in the high-profile murder trial of Karen Read here in Massachusetts. Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV in 2022. Dan goes over the details of the case and hears your thoughts.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

This week the jury selection process began in the high-profile murder trial of Karen Read here in Massachusetts. Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV in 2022. Dan goes over the details of the case and hears your thoughts. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

We begin the program by bringing you four news segments with different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! We start with Julia Hobsbawn, author of "Working Assumptions", and why US workers need more vacation time.Then, Dr. Shawn Rowland, Founder of Jase Medical, on srug shortages reaching all-time high.Next up,  Kelly Conroy and Adopt a Platoon Southie Style! Care packages for troops overseas. Finally, Janna Johnson, Healthy Living Expert who says popular snacks could be banned in certain states over cancer fears.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

In 1983 then Governor Michael Dukakis signed the state’s “right to shelter” law in Massachusetts. The law requires the Commonwealth to provide shelter and other necessities to “needy families with children and pregnant women with no other children.” That law has now been interpreted to include migrants arriving here in MA. Homeless women, including MA residents are not covered by this statute. Should the law be extended to all homeless MA women?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

In 1983 then Governor Michael Dukakis signed the state’s “right to shelter” law in Massachusetts. The law requires the Commonwealth to provide shelter and other necessities to “needy families with children and pregnant women with no other children.” That law has now been interpreted to include migrants arriving here in MA. Homeless women, including MA residents are not covered by this statute. Should the law be extended to all homeless MA women?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

In 1983 then Governor Michael Dukakis signed the state’s “right to shelter” law in Massachusetts. The law requires the Commonwealth to provide shelter and other necessities to “needy families with children and pregnant women with no other children.” That law has now been interpreted to include migrants arriving here in MA. Homeless women, including MA residents are not covered by this statute. Should the law be extended to all homeless MA women?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

8:05PM - Jason I. Comander, MD, PhD – Mass Eye & Ear - An Increase in patients being seen for post eclipse eye damage8:15PM: Matt Kenslow on Unstoppable: Substitute Teacher With Autism Makes No Excuses8:30PM: Dr. JJ Kelly – licensed clinical psychologist - Holy Sh*t, So This Is Anger?!: A Guide to Honestly Assess & Effectively Manage Explosive & Implosive Anger – Without Toxic Positivity845PM: Dr. Leigh Richardson – Founder of the Brain Performance Center - Active religious practice, such as going to churches, synagogues and mosques, is linked to mental well-being, according to a growing body of research...Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

Drug addiction is a nationwide problem felt in every corner and crevice of the country. Every community has been touched by it in some way. According to the CDC, 107,941 people died in 2022 because of a drug overdose. In comparison, the Vietnam war killed 58,000 Americans, the Korean war 33,000 Americans, and the war in Iraq killed a little more than 4,000 Americans. Dr. Claude Curran joined us to discuss the opioid epidemic.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!

Drug addiction is a nationwide problem felt in every corner and crevice of the country. Every community has been touched by it in some way. According to the CDC, 107,941 people died in 2022 because of a drug overdose. In comparison, the Vietnam war killed 58,000 Americans, the Korean war 33,000 Americans, and the war in Iraq killed a little more than 4,000 Americans. Dr. Claude Curran joined us to discuss the opioid epidemic.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!