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.
Episodes
Dec 2, 2022
Dec 2, 2022
26 min
This podcast starts with our tech guy, David Snell, from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham as we discuss protecting your PC from hackers by disabling remote assistance. Then we talk with author and historian William Inboden about his book: "The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, The Cold War, and the World on the Brink". Finally, it's our pet section "Paws & Claws". Our special guest is Topher Brophy "Dog Dad: How Animals Bring out the Best in Us and Can Help Save the World".
Nov 11, 2022
Nov 11, 2022
24 min
This week Rob talks with author Robert McCormack abou this book: "Brockton Answers the Call: Sixteen Brockton Veterans Share Their Personal Stories of Fighting Alongside the Allies in World War II". Then it's a conversation with our tech guy, David Snell, from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham with a browser warning! Later, Rob talks with New York Times Best Selling author Allison Winn Scotch about her new book: "The Rewind". Two exes wake up together with wedding bands on their fingers—and no idea how they got there. They have just one New Year’s Eve at the end of 1999 to figure it out.
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
44 min
Rob discusses the four ballot questions. (The No on Question 3 and Yes on Question 4 representatives did not respond back to our calls and messages)
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
23 min
In this episode, Rob talks with Richard Pickering from Plimoth Patuxet about the great events happening in November in Plymouth including the USA Thanksgiving Celebration, the Plimoth Patuxet Harvest Dinners and a bit about the history of Thanksgiving. Later, New York Times #1 best-selling author Martin Dugard about his new book "Taking Berlin: The Bloody Race to Defeat the Third Reich". And, then a conversation about adult foster care with We Care 365 AFC.
Oct 28, 2022
Oct 28, 2022
23 min
In this episode we start with a conversation on Ted Kennedy with award-winning political biographer John A. Farrell author of the book: "Ted Kennedy: A Life". Then, it's David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham on Facebook and privacy settings. Finally, it's a conversation about Marshfield's Daniel Webster with author Joel Richard Paul about his book "Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism".
Oct 28, 2022
Oct 28, 2022
25 min
In this episode Rob talks with CBS's Mo Rocca about the new season of his podcast "Mobituaries". Then it's our Tech Talk guy David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham with a discussion on Tik Tok. Later, it's a conversation with author Laura Vanderkam about her new book "Tranquility by Tuesdays - 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters".
Oct 14, 2022
Oct 14, 2022
27 min
In this episode Rob talks with Rick Steves about his new PBS special called "The Art of Europe". Later, we connect with New York Times bestselling author Jenna Evans Welch about her new young adult novel: "Spells for Lost Things" which takes place in Salem Massachusetts. And finally, a conversation with Michele Pecoraro about the Blue Future Conference which is taking place in Plymouth on October 24 and 25th at Hotel 1620.
Oct 7, 2022
Oct 7, 2022
23 min
In this episode Rob talks with crime author and podcast host Kate Winkler Dawson about her new book: "All That is Wicked: A Gilded Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind". Then, we talk about Plimoth Patuxet's special 75th anniversary event on October 15th called "An Evening with David Brooks". Michelle Cartwright Soverino and Richard Pickering from Plimoth Patuxet join us for the conversation. And later, it's our "Paws-n-Claws" pet segment with in-hospital social worker Jennifer Scanlon from the South Shore VCA in Weymouth.
Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
24 min
Rob checks in with our tech-expert David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham about companies that are being deceptive online. Later, Rob talks with author Michael Patrick Murphy about his book "Neighborhood Lines". The book chronicles an unlikely friendship amid racial tensions in the 80's and 90's in Boston. And in our "Paws-n-Claws" segment, we talk with Lea Donovan owner of "The Dog's Den" in Pembroke.
Sep 26, 2022
Sep 26, 2022
21 min
In this episode, Rob first talks with physicist and author Carroll about his new book: "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time and Motion". Later, it's our South Shore Chamber of Commerce segment. We talk with Chamber Vice President Julie Williams and Jill Beresford, Senior Advisor for the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center about helping out small businesses. Finally, Rob talks with Tiffany McNeil, founder of "Buddy and Friends Animal Rescue" in Pembroke.