The South Shore’s Morning News on 95.9 WATD-FM
Every Friday Rob Hakala & Beth Foster along with the Morning Team share a few interviews from the show.
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Episodes
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Rob starts this episode with our tech guy, David Snell, from ACT Smart IT. It's an interesting discussion about Facebook and how you could possible get a share of a financial settlement. Then we talk with local author, Julia Argy, about her new romantic novel "The One". Finally, Rob catches up with Paul "Paulie" Veneto from Braintree. Paul, a former flight attendant, is planning to push a beverage cart this year several hundred miles to Shanksville Pennsylvania to honor and remember the flight crews on 9/11.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
In this episode, Rob first starts off with our tech-guy David Snell from ACT Smart IT in Wareham. The topic this week is facial recognition and what one company wants to do with public photos on the internet. Then it's a conversation with local author Nicole Logan Riley about her new children's book "My Mama Loves Me". Finally, South Shore author and historian Amelia McNutt joins us in studio to talk about her book "America's First Soldiers".
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
This special podcast contains all inspiring interviews about The Boston Marathon. First, Rob talks with Scituate resident Jonathan Roche about running 26 straight Boston Marathons to raise money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His goal is 50 marathons. Next, it's a conversation with Greg MacCurtain and Shannon from The Abby Mac Foundation about Greg running the Boston Marathon twice in the span of three days. Greg tells us how he doing this for his disabled 12-year-old daughter Abby. And finally, Rob talks with Megan Zipin, a survivor of the Boston Marathon Bombings in 2013, about her new collection of poetry called "First Light".
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
In this episode of the podcast, Rob talks with David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham about a new hacking attempt designed to compromise your IoT devices in your home including voice assistants. Then, it's a conversation with best selling author Coleen Oakley about her new book: "The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise". Finally, it's a discussion with the great crew at the VCA in South Weymouth. This time, we talk with avian specialist Dr. Stephen Dyer.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
In this episode, Rob starts of with our tech-guy David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham. This week David joins us to discuss the FTC's 'Click to Cancel' proposal. Then, it's a conversation with author Alex Mar with a discussion of her new book: "Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy". Finally, Rob talks with veteran journalist Rory Carroll about his new book: "There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History".
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Rob starts off having an interesting conversation with our tech guy, David Snell, from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham, about biometric surveillance. What rights do you have? Later, award-winning author Hank Phillippi Ryan joins us to talk about her latest murder mystery called: "The House Guest". Finally, local author Michael Patrick Murphy talks about his new book: "Redeem the Lines" about friends navigating troubled cultural lines in 1990's Boston.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
This week on the podcast, we start with a conversation about Ireland with Jack Kavanaugh author of "Always Ireland: An Insider's Tour of the Emerald Isle". Then we talk summer camps with Hilary Goodnow from Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth. Later, Rob checks in with our tech guy, David Snell from ACT Smart IT in Wareham.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Rob starts this podcast with his beloved high school English teacher, Mr. John Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins returns to talk about his latest collection of poetry called "Make My Heart a Pomegranate". Later, we talk with best-selling author and former intelligence officer Alma Katsu about her latest spy novel: "Red London". And finally, Rob checks in with our tech-guy, David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. about the U.S. government's cyber-security plans.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Rob starts this episode off by talking to PBS TV travel host Rick Steves about his new book "Italy for Food Lovers". It's a guide to the various regions in Italy co-author by food expert Fred Plotkin. Then our Tech Guy David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham warns us about a new attack that could affect your apple device. Later, Rob talks with Peter Forman for our South Shore Chamber of Commerce segment. This week, we focus on social media with Rebecca Nidositko from Main Street Media Group in Hingham.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Rob talks with Mark Malinowski from Showcase Cinema about the new Hanover Crossing location. In addition, Mark talks about some upcoming movies he's excited about. Later, David Snell joins us to talk about possible social media fees. Finally, Rob talks with author Lynn Cullen about her book: "The Woman with the Cure".