WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:01.000 It's nice. 2 00:00:02.759 --> 00:00:05.960 I'm going Boston's news radio. 3 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:08.279 Well, thank you very much, Madison. Hope you have a 4 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:10.800 good weekend as well. My name's Dan Ray, the host 5 00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:14.160 of the program called Nightside with Dan Ray, the aptly 6 00:00:14.279 --> 00:00:18.359 named program. Just got back from out of the country 7 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:20.800 for a couple of days. I'll talk about that a 8 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:24.079 little bit later, but I was up dealing with a 9 00:00:24.239 --> 00:00:27.280 very serious issue, which I will talk with you about. 10 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.440 I want to thank Gary Tangway who sat in with 11 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:33.840 us last night actually Wednesday night and Thursday, and I 12 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:36.960 appreciate Gary doing that. And without any further ado, I 13 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:40.600 want to go to a great guest talking about a 14 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:45.439 fabulous event upcoming next week here in Boston. I'm delighted 15 00:00:45.479 --> 00:00:48.560 to be joined by none o than Jerry Greenfield. Jerry 16 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:50.920 is the co founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream 17 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:55.000 that needs no introduction at all. Jerry. Good evening, sir. 18 00:00:55.039 --> 00:00:55.479 How are you? 19 00:00:56.679 --> 00:01:01.240 I am so excited about the annual Jimmy Fun scuper 20 00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:02.640 Bowl coming up next week. 21 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:06.560 Well, you guys, and because you're now an international phenomenon, 22 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:10.239 but you're a Vermont company, a New England company. How 23 00:01:10.239 --> 00:01:14.239 many years have you been involved? You and Ben been 24 00:01:14.319 --> 00:01:16.840 involved with the Jimmy fun Scooper Bowl. 25 00:01:17.400 --> 00:01:20.200 Well, you know, I can't even remember. We weren't one 26 00:01:20.200 --> 00:01:22.879 of the original companies. We probably came in the third 27 00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:26.439 or fourth year. But it's something we look forward to 28 00:01:26.599 --> 00:01:28.879 every year. I don't know if people know about this. 29 00:01:28.879 --> 00:01:32.879 This is the biggest ice cream event in the universe. 30 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:37.040 It's a fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber 31 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:42.680 Cancer Institute, and it happens in Boston every summer. It's 32 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:47.879 the official beginning of the summer season. It's three days 33 00:01:48.239 --> 00:01:52.319 Tuesday June third, Wednesday June fourth, and Thursday June fifth 34 00:01:52.920 --> 00:01:56.599 at Boston City Hall Plaza. There's not just Ben and Jerry's. 35 00:01:56.680 --> 00:02:01.719 There's like ten other ice cream companies h and you 36 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:05.719 pay one fee twenty bucks for adults, fifteen bucks for kids. 37 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:08.719 All the money goes to the Jimmy Fund. All the 38 00:02:08.759 --> 00:02:12.240 ice cream companies donate their ice cream and you can 39 00:02:12.280 --> 00:02:14.680 eat as much as you want. 40 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:19.599 It's an unbelievable event. It began in nineteen eighty three 41 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:23.039 and so far the Scuper Bowl, of which you have 42 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:26.159 been such an integral part, has raised for the Dana 43 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.919 Farber Cancer Institute seven and a half million dollars to 44 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:33.560 support cancer care and research. And it is a fabulous event, 45 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:38.000 no question about it. I happen to think that Ben 46 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:43.520 and Jerry's is the best ice cream is. Actually, when 47 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:45.759 I was a TV reporter, you will not remember this. 48 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:47.280 We went up to do a story with you in 49 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:50.319 Ben and Jerry. I'm thinking it's like nineteen eighty five 50 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:53.840 or something maybe, and we actually flew in by helicopter 51 00:02:54.199 --> 00:02:57.840 onto the company. We made it kind of an interesting 52 00:02:57.960 --> 00:03:00.639 arrival and the helicopter land and safe and got us 53 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:04.719 back home safely. But yeah, Ben and Jerry's will be there, 54 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:07.199 that'd be a whole just many of the other ice 55 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:12.039 creams manufacturers will be there. And I don't even want 56 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:15.680 to ask you how much ice cream you have contributed 57 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:18.719 over the years, but you focus, well, can I. 58 00:03:18.680 --> 00:03:20.759 Talk a little about all the other ice cream companies, 59 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:22.680 because as you say, it's not just Ben and Jerry's, 60 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:24.120 and I want to plug all of them. 61 00:03:24.639 --> 00:03:25.759 Let's give them all a plug. 62 00:03:26.439 --> 00:03:29.319 You know, Wigghams is going to be there, EDI's Friendlies 63 00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:36.199 hogandas Holy cow Hood, Lactade, McConnell's, Tillamook is there for 64 00:03:36.240 --> 00:03:39.759 the first time, and all the companies bring at least 65 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:44.240 fall four flavors, so you are guaranteed to find something 66 00:03:44.319 --> 00:03:47.159 that's going to knock your socks off. And as I say, 67 00:03:47.319 --> 00:03:49.360 you can eat as much as you want. And most 68 00:03:49.400 --> 00:03:52.639 people say there are no calories when you eat ice 69 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:54.520 cream at the Jimmy Fun scuper Bowl. 70 00:03:54.719 --> 00:03:57.080 I happen to be a believer in that, to be 71 00:03:57.120 --> 00:04:01.319 honest with you, I have ice cream down. Is one 72 00:04:01.319 --> 00:04:06.840 of my favorite health foods because it's refreshing, it's dairy based, 73 00:04:07.639 --> 00:04:10.719 and all of those food pyramids that I saw growing 74 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:12.960 up as a kid always said dairy was right at 75 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:15.280 the top. And I know they weren't lying to us, 76 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:18.639 and it just makes all the sense in the world. 77 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:22.160 And again next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, you can buy tickets 78 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:24.800 in advance. I guess you can buy them there. There's 79 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:28.879 also one a Scoopid Night within a twenty one plus 80 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:32.199 happy hour event on June fifth. I'm not even going 81 00:04:32.240 --> 00:04:34.040 to what's going to be going on there, but that's 82 00:04:34.079 --> 00:04:37.000 going to be a lot of fun as well. This 83 00:04:37.240 --> 00:04:39.959 is this is just just a great event for you guys, 84 00:04:40.360 --> 00:04:43.759 for all that you've done for the for the Jimmy Fund. 85 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:47.199 I mean, yeah, you know, and so it's not just 86 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:49.920 raising money, it's not just eating ice cream. It's a 87 00:04:49.920 --> 00:04:53.920 real sense of community and people pulling together. I think 88 00:04:54.120 --> 00:04:57.040 you know, pretty much all of us have been touched 89 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:00.399 in one way or another by family friends we know 90 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:04.120 who've had cancer, and it's nice to be able to 91 00:05:04.160 --> 00:05:08.319 come together and celebrate, eat ice cream and also raise 92 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:09.480 some money for a great cost. 93 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:14.199 Absolutely, again, you guys have been great over the years. 94 00:05:14.879 --> 00:05:16.920 I know that some of your fans want me to 95 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:18.680 ask this question. I don't want to put you in 96 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:23.279 the spot, but will you be there at the Scooper 97 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:25.839 Bowl on any of the days? I'm sure you got 98 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:27.959 a business to run your copy there all three days. 99 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:31.519 I'm going to be there Monday, the day before to 100 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:33.519 try to get things set up, and I'm going to 101 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:35.600 see if I can stick around, but I don't know, 102 00:05:35.800 --> 00:05:38.879 but I'm going to make sure everything is looking good 103 00:05:39.439 --> 00:05:40.959 for when we start on Tuesday. 104 00:05:41.279 --> 00:05:43.839 Well. Also, I looked at the long range weather forecast 105 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:46.680 and the weather's the forecast is there's a lot of 106 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:49.120 rain tomorrow because it's a Saturday here in New England. 107 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:50.519 That's all we do with it rain. 108 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:52.879 Absolutely early in the week. 109 00:05:53.040 --> 00:05:55.040 I think we're going to be moving into some ice 110 00:05:55.079 --> 00:05:58.800 cream weather and the lines Ben and Jerry's are going 111 00:05:58.879 --> 00:06:01.480 to be great. The ice cream is going to be great. 112 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:03.160 I just want to say thanks. We did this a 113 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:07.439 year ago. I think it's wonderful when a company like 114 00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:12.040 yours is so much part of the community and participates 115 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:14.040 and helps a lot of people along the way. 116 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:17.120 That's thank you for your kind where you know, as 117 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:19.079 I said, we're happy to do it with all these 118 00:06:19.120 --> 00:06:21.720 other ice cream companies who all do a great job, 119 00:06:23.160 --> 00:06:25.879 and it's nice I can promote them as well as 120 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:28.439 Ben and Jerry's because they really deserve it well. 121 00:06:28.519 --> 00:06:32.879 I appreciate that. That's great a great competitive spirit. It's 122 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:36.319 always good to acknowledge the other guy. But I'm sure 123 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:37.759 people are going to be lined up for the Ben 124 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:42.199 and Jerry. So anyway, thank you so much. Jerry. I 125 00:06:42.199 --> 00:06:45.879 appreciate as always your cooperation and a lot of times 126 00:06:45.879 --> 00:06:48.519 when we're plugging an event like this, we don't get 127 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:51.240 one of the principles, and you've always been very accessible 128 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:53.079 and available. I just want to say thanks very much. 129 00:06:53.879 --> 00:06:54.839 It is my pleasure. 130 00:06:55.360 --> 00:07:01.800 Right on beginning Tuesday, the scuper Bowl, Jerry Greenfield and Jerry's. 131 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:05.319 When we get back. Not exactly sure we were going 132 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:08.199 into lineup. I think we're going to go to our 133 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:11.279 first guest. We had a little bit of a problem 134 00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:13.680 with the phones. It's on us, not on them. We'll 135 00:07:13.720 --> 00:07:17.639 be talking with Jack Zach Dowell Doell from US World 136 00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:22.439 and News Report about the safest cars. This is the teenagers. 137 00:07:22.519 --> 00:07:24.279 This is a time of year which can be very 138 00:07:24.279 --> 00:07:28.920 scary for parents because the young people want to drive, 139 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:31.360 and in many cases they're going to be getting their 140 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:33.399 own car and either going off to work or maybe 141 00:07:33.439 --> 00:07:35.720 heading off to college. They want to make sure it's safe. 142 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:37.560 So we get a lot of great information for you. 143 00:07:37.639 --> 00:07:41.199 Whether you are a teenager or you are a parent 144 00:07:41.319 --> 00:07:43.639 or a grandparent of a teenager, stay with us. We're 145 00:07:43.639 --> 00:07:46.319 going to be providing you with all the information and 146 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.759 the safest cars this year's edition of US News and 147 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:52.319 World Report. My name is Dan Ray. Rob Brooks is 148 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:55.959 juggling things back in the control room as always. He's 149 00:07:56.040 --> 00:08:00.519 at the headquarters, the iHeart headquarters in Medford, Massachusetts. Reminds 150 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:05.279 you that if you haven't already procured the new and 151 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:10.720 improved iHeart app on whatever tablets, whatever computers, cell phones, 152 00:08:10.759 --> 00:08:13.519 et cetera, you'll want it this weekend, make a point, 153 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:16.639 make a point of getting the new and improved iHeart app, 154 00:08:17.079 --> 00:08:20.959 and make us your first preset. Make WBC Boston's News 155 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:25.160 Radio your first preset, and which means that wherever you 156 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:28.319 are in the world, we will only be a fingertip 157 00:08:28.439 --> 00:08:31.879 away the length of your arm to your telephone, or 158 00:08:32.240 --> 00:08:37.240 to your cell phone, or to your tablet or wherever 159 00:08:37.320 --> 00:08:40.600 you might be your laptop. Anywhere in the world, you'll 160 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:42.519 keep in touch with all of us here in New England. 161 00:08:42.639 --> 00:08:45.080 So with that, take a quick break. We're going to 162 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:48.039 be back in just a couple of minutes with Zach Dowell. 163 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:50.240 I hope that I'm pronouncing that name correctly from the 164 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:52.120 US News and World Report. 165 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:58.799 Night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's News Radio. 166 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:01.879 All right. By the way, I didn't ever get a 167 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:04.879 chance in our scramble there at the top of the 168 00:09:05.360 --> 00:09:07.600 eight o'clock hour. Before we get to our next guest, 169 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:09.159 let me just tell you that at nine o'clock time, 170 00:09:09.200 --> 00:09:12.799 we're going to talk about the newest controversy dealing with 171 00:09:12.840 --> 00:09:16.799 the market basket feud family feud market Basket? Is this 172 00:09:16.840 --> 00:09:19.679 a repeat of twenty fourteen? We will find out, But 173 00:09:19.720 --> 00:09:22.360 we'll talk about that at nine o'clock and then tonight 174 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:26.720 at ten o'clock we'll be talking with the futurist Kevin Surrily. 175 00:09:26.799 --> 00:09:29.120 We spoke with Kevin a couple of weeks ago talking 176 00:09:29.159 --> 00:09:32.120 about the future of medicine. There's some amazing things going 177 00:09:32.159 --> 00:09:35.679 on in medicine which we're going to talk about, specifically 178 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:38.799 things that maybe not all, not all of you have 179 00:09:38.879 --> 00:09:41.480 heard about these things, and some of these things are 180 00:09:41.480 --> 00:09:44.519 going to be predictive, meaning you'll be able to take 181 00:09:44.559 --> 00:09:46.519 some tests which will be able to tell you going 182 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:49.759 forward whether you may be vulnerable to this disease or 183 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:53.000 that disease, which raises some interesting moral questions as to 184 00:09:53.039 --> 00:09:56.480 whether or not you even want to know. So we'll 185 00:09:56.559 --> 00:09:59.360 do that during the ten o'clock hour and probably a 186 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:02.720 little bit in the eleven o'clock hour tonight. But I 187 00:10:02.759 --> 00:10:06.799 am delighted to welcome Zach Dole. Zach, I mispronounced your 188 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:09.840 name because it was spelled d e L. But it's 189 00:10:10.039 --> 00:10:13.519 it's spelled like I guess it's pronounced like Bob Dole 190 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:14.799 or Elizabeth Dole. 191 00:10:14.879 --> 00:10:17.240 Correct, no relationship, Yes, yes it is. 192 00:10:17.720 --> 00:10:21.279 Thanks for having welcome. Sorry about our confusion we had 193 00:10:21.279 --> 00:10:23.720 some trouble with our phone lines. It was not on 194 00:10:23.759 --> 00:10:30.840 your end whatsoever. So US News and World Report does 195 00:10:30.919 --> 00:10:33.559 so many surveys, and the one that we're talking about 196 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:37.720 tonight is very timely, and that is the Safest Automobiles 197 00:10:38.679 --> 00:10:45.360 twenty twenty five Best Cars for Teens. What what? What? 198 00:10:45.360 --> 00:10:49.879 What actually standards did you use to decide not you 199 00:10:49.919 --> 00:10:53.000 weren't going like the fastest cars, the car that could 200 00:10:53.080 --> 00:10:55.840 kick it up to ninety five and twenty seconds already day. 201 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:58.759 I assume right, safety must be a young factor. 202 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:04.320 Yeah, absolutely, So we created these Best Cars for Teams 203 00:11:04.320 --> 00:11:08.120 awards to help parents and teams make an informed first 204 00:11:08.159 --> 00:11:12.399 car purchase, and we focused on safety, affordability, and reliability. 205 00:11:12.759 --> 00:11:15.759 So to even be considered for an award, these vehicles 206 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:18.360 have to rate highly for crash test safety. They have 207 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:22.080 to have advanced safety features like forward collision warning, automatic 208 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:24.960 emergency braking, things like that. They have to have a 209 00:11:25.000 --> 00:11:28.120 good reliability rating, which we get from our partner Jdpower, 210 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:31.000 and they also have to be affordably christ So all 211 00:11:31.000 --> 00:11:36.480 of our winners start between twenty and forty thousand dollars. So, oh, 212 00:11:36.720 --> 00:11:37.519 I'm sorry. 213 00:11:37.279 --> 00:11:40.879 And these are new cars. We're not talking about used cars. 214 00:11:40.919 --> 00:11:45.080 We're talking about new cars here, So let's let's kind 215 00:11:45.080 --> 00:11:47.159 of go through some of the categories because you do 216 00:11:47.279 --> 00:11:53.360 have both SUVs and more traditional models. You have small SUVs, 217 00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:58.639 small cars, mid size SUVs, and mid size cars. Let's 218 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:02.360 just start off with the twenty twenty five best New 219 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:06.919 Cars for teens. So in the category of the least 220 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:11.159 expensive but one of the safest cars is a Kia Soul. 221 00:12:12.039 --> 00:12:14.840 I'm not familiar with that car. Tell us what makes 222 00:12:14.879 --> 00:12:16.080 that so attractive? 223 00:12:17.200 --> 00:12:21.519 Yeah, So in the basically going from cheapest to the 224 00:12:21.600 --> 00:12:24.559 most expensive, we've got the Kia Soul, the Hondai Tucson, 225 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:28.879 Hondai Tucson Hybrid, and Super Forester in our SEV category. 226 00:12:29.279 --> 00:12:31.840 And like you said, the Soul is a great starting 227 00:12:31.879 --> 00:12:35.080 point because it starts around twenty thousand dollars, you're really 228 00:12:35.159 --> 00:12:37.279 going to have a hard time spending vehicles that are 229 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:40.559 our price less than that nowadays as far as new 230 00:12:40.600 --> 00:12:45.440 cars go, and it's really packed with safety features, it's 231 00:12:45.480 --> 00:12:49.039 got great reliability, and it's just an easy car to 232 00:12:49.440 --> 00:12:51.600 get in and drive. So we think that's a great 233 00:12:51.679 --> 00:12:56.759 option for kids starting out. And in the new car category, 234 00:12:57.159 --> 00:13:01.360 we have the Toyota Corolla Hybrid, day A Lantra, the 235 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:05.080 Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyda Camera. So again a great 236 00:13:05.200 --> 00:13:09.320 jumping off point for younger drivers getting used to the 237 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:14.039 road and wanting to have something that's safe, affordable, and 238 00:13:14.960 --> 00:13:16.559 something that the parents can like as well. 239 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:18.559 I want to ask a question I'm sure is in 240 00:13:18.600 --> 00:13:20.600 the minds of some of our listeners right now, and 241 00:13:20.679 --> 00:13:24.679 that is that whenever I get a new car, even 242 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:28.799 though I've driven for many years, it's a little overwhelming, 243 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:31.440 particularly with a lot of the electronics that are now 244 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:36.600 almost standard on some of these cars. Are these cars 245 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:41.200 that you've identified which are safe and reliable in all 246 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:46.399 of that, Are they also, I guess, consumer friendly for 247 00:13:46.559 --> 00:13:48.039 kids who are getting in a car. I mean, they're 248 00:13:48.039 --> 00:13:50.720 gonna have They're gonna have to pay attention on the road, 249 00:13:50.879 --> 00:13:52.720 they got to look out, they got to learn to 250 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:56.200 drive defensive. He's a lot going on. Are they so 251 00:13:57.720 --> 00:14:02.120 computer literate. We're talking kids now eighteen to twenty two 252 00:14:02.240 --> 00:14:04.759 years old who are going to be getting that first 253 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:08.159 If they're lucky new car either somehow they've hit the 254 00:14:08.240 --> 00:14:10.159 lottery of their parents are going to be very nice 255 00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:14.879 to them. Are any of these cars sort of knew 256 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:17.480 what cars might have been when you and I were younger, 257 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:20.000 or maybe when I was younger and there was very 258 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:24.320 little electronics. There was the phenomenon and cigarette lighter and 259 00:14:24.600 --> 00:14:28.080 radio and that was about it. I'm just wondering, so 260 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:30.639 is this a factor at all in your decisions? 261 00:14:31.919 --> 00:14:34.720 So yes and no. All these cars are going to 262 00:14:34.799 --> 00:14:40.559 have features that that we think we'll keep driver's attention 263 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:43.159 up instead of looking down at their phone. So you 264 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:45.639 have Apple car Play and Android Auto, which are a 265 00:14:45.679 --> 00:14:49.559 really great way to integrate smartphone features into the dashboard 266 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:52.519 of the car. So you know, it's good to stay connected. 267 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:54.759 It's good to have your gts right where you can 268 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:56.919 see it in your line of sight. We don't want 269 00:14:56.960 --> 00:14:59.840 people looking down at their laps, at their phones or 270 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:02.639 or what have you. So yes, there's going to be 271 00:15:02.679 --> 00:15:05.879 a lot of new technology in any new vehicle nowadays. 272 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:09.159 But we feel very confident that these are are more 273 00:15:09.200 --> 00:15:13.360 approachable than most. But as a personal note, I would say, 274 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:15.799 when you're buying a vehicle, it's really important to just 275 00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:18.720 get behind the wheel of anything that you're interested and 276 00:15:18.840 --> 00:15:21.120 just see what feels right to you. You know, you 277 00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:25.240 may really like one vehicle and really hate another, and 278 00:15:25.519 --> 00:15:29.679 they can both be great, safe, reliable vehicles, but there's 279 00:15:29.840 --> 00:15:32.519 just you never know until you get behind the wheel, 280 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:34.600 behind the vehicle and drive. 281 00:15:34.879 --> 00:15:36.840 Now. One are the things I think. What are the 282 00:15:36.919 --> 00:15:39.600 tips I would give to anyone who's getting in the 283 00:15:39.639 --> 00:15:42.440 car behind the car for the first time. Are your sidelines, 284 00:15:42.919 --> 00:15:47.279 depending upon you know where you're more comfortable looking, what 285 00:15:47.879 --> 00:15:51.360 is precluding your your line of vision? I think sitelines 286 00:15:51.399 --> 00:15:54.399 are just really important when you when you fimiliar your 287 00:15:54.399 --> 00:15:56.360 eyes yourself with a car, tell me I'm right, tell 288 00:15:56.360 --> 00:15:57.440 me I'm wrong. What do you say? 289 00:15:57.960 --> 00:16:00.440 Yeah, no, one hundred percent. And you know there are 290 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:04.320 features nowadays like blind spot monitoring that can sort of 291 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:08.559 take some of the harder to see areas out of 292 00:16:08.639 --> 00:16:11.519 the equation and you can just you know, there's a 293 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:14.559 camera there where they're never used to be ten fifteen 294 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:18.679 years ago. But absolutely it's good to get behind the wheel, 295 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:21.879 see what you can see, see what you can't, and 296 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:24.799 identify those blind spots because if you, you know, buy 297 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:27.120 a car today, drive it for ten years, you're going 298 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:28.480 to be living with those blind spots. 299 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:32.559 Yeah, and then you also have four cars A Best 300 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:36.799 twenty twenty five Best Used Cars for teams, a small suv, 301 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:39.840 a mid sized suv, a small car and mid sized car, 302 00:16:40.360 --> 00:16:43.399 and a couple of them. They're twenty twenty two cars 303 00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:46.480 except for one, which is a twenty twenty one. Let's 304 00:16:46.559 --> 00:16:52.240 talk about let's say the small suv, the small suv 305 00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:58.159 or the best suv is the as you have listed 306 00:16:58.519 --> 00:17:03.480 is the Hyundai to Sun Hybrid, that yeah, twenty five version, 307 00:17:03.600 --> 00:17:06.079 which is going to run anyway between thirty and thirty five. 308 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:09.839 If you drop back three years and get used Hondai 309 00:17:10.119 --> 00:17:14.039 Tucson Hybrid, drop back to a twenty twenty two used 310 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:15.480 what will that cost you? 311 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:20.559 It's really going to depend on mileage and where you 312 00:17:20.680 --> 00:17:22.960 are in the in the country park, but you can 313 00:17:23.079 --> 00:17:26.119 usually knock you can probably knock ten thousand dollars at 314 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:29.720 least off off the stick or that. So that's that's 315 00:17:29.839 --> 00:17:33.400 a pretty good savings of over just three years of 316 00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:37.359 you know, the lifespan of the new vehicle. So yeah, 317 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:40.559 in our use category, we're highlighting the twenty twenty two 318 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:43.880 Hondai Tucson Hybrid, the twenty twenty two Hondai a launch 319 00:17:43.920 --> 00:17:46.880 A Hybrid, the twenty twenty two Hondai Santa Fe Hybrid, 320 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:49.039 and the twenty twenty one Subrew Legacy. 321 00:17:49.519 --> 00:17:50.720 So Honday's really. 322 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.000 Hondai's really had a good showing in that category, and 323 00:17:55.039 --> 00:17:57.319 I think that really stands to show that they have 324 00:17:58.000 --> 00:17:59.920 a lot of value proposition built in. 325 00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:04.000 Now it's funny. I'm looking at these cars, both the 326 00:18:04.519 --> 00:18:07.319 best new cars and the best used cars. So I 327 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:12.720 see Hyundai, I see Toyota, Subaru, a Honda, and a Kia. 328 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:18.079 Kia is a Korean car, correct, Yes, Toyota is. I'm 329 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:20.279 not a car expert. Toyota is that Japanese? 330 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:22.119 Yes, yes it is. 331 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:23.720 Hyundai is Korean? 332 00:18:24.880 --> 00:18:27.599 Yep. You're beatty thousands so far right. 333 00:18:27.920 --> 00:18:32.799 I'm not gonna keep rolling there. Subaru Subaru is that Japanese? 334 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:34.079 Yep? 335 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:34.359 Yep. 336 00:18:35.759 --> 00:18:37.920 Man, I've heard all of these that I'm really guessing here. 337 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:41.279 But the point is, you don't have a bunch of 338 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:44.039 American car You don't have any American cars here, which 339 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:48.440 says a lot about where we are in the world. 340 00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:51.599 You're looking at the best and the safest, which I respect. 341 00:18:53.359 --> 00:18:58.319 And I'm not asking you why American cars aren't included, 342 00:18:58.839 --> 00:19:01.799 but are American cars. We have a ways to go 343 00:19:02.039 --> 00:19:07.440 to catch up with some of these foreign automobile manufacturers, I. 344 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:11.039 Don't think so. You know, we had eight spots to 345 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:13.720 fill in this, and we took the best of the best. 346 00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:17.400 So when you have, you know, hundreds of vehicles really 347 00:19:17.480 --> 00:19:21.119 on sale and only eight spots to highlight the best 348 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:22.759 of them, it's kind of going to be a look 349 00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:25.119 at the draw sometimes. These are all fantastic vehicles. 350 00:19:25.519 --> 00:19:25.640 You know. 351 00:19:25.799 --> 00:19:29.319 Chevy Tracks is another great small suv. It didn't quite 352 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:32.200 make the top here, but you know, if you're going 353 00:19:32.240 --> 00:19:35.920 out you want to buy an affordable, safe, reliable, small 354 00:19:36.039 --> 00:19:39.119 TV Chevy Tracks. There you go. Okay, you know, the 355 00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:42.680 American brands have shifted away from some of the smaller cars, 356 00:19:42.920 --> 00:19:46.119 so you know, by nature they're just not participating in 357 00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:47.119 those segments anymore. 358 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:50.880 Okay, that's great. Look, this was a good interview because 359 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:52.880 I learned a lot from it, and if I learned 360 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:55.240 something from it, my audience will as well. Jack Dole 361 00:19:55.680 --> 00:20:00.400 US News and World Report. This was released just this 362 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:02.599 week of mistake in May twenty eighth, So this is 363 00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:05.440 hot off the presses and it's available. What's the website 364 00:20:05.519 --> 00:20:06.240 where can people go? 365 00:20:07.400 --> 00:20:10.319 It's cars dot usnews dot com. You can read about 366 00:20:10.359 --> 00:20:12.839 all these cars and more. 367 00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:17.079 Sounds great, Zach. I appreciate your time tonight, your great interview. 368 00:20:17.119 --> 00:20:18.720 Appreciate it so much. We'll talk again. 369 00:20:18.759 --> 00:20:21.119 Thank you very much, thanks for having me. 370 00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:23.799 You're welcome when we get back on to talk with 371 00:20:23.920 --> 00:20:28.119 Jack Dougherty, the CEO of College Hype, celebrating Dorchester Day 372 00:20:28.200 --> 00:20:31.240 this Sunday. For those of you in Dorchester listen up, 373 00:20:31.400 --> 00:20:33.960 or those of you who might be going to Dorchester 374 00:20:34.400 --> 00:20:36.960 on this Sunday you want to listen up. We got 375 00:20:38.039 --> 00:20:39.519 some really interesting news for you. 376 00:20:40.920 --> 00:20:45.559 It's Night Side with Dan Ray on Way Boston's news Radio. 377 00:20:46.640 --> 00:20:50.079 Delighted to welcome a friend of many years, the CEO 378 00:20:50.759 --> 00:20:54.880 of College Hype, which provides all sorts of assistance to 379 00:20:55.000 --> 00:20:59.519 the Shadow Fund and to everyone here on Nightside, Jack Dougherty. Jack, 380 00:20:59.720 --> 00:21:00.640 welcome going to Nightside. 381 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:02.440 How are you, sir, Dan? 382 00:21:02.559 --> 00:21:05.640 I'm doing excellent and as always, thanks so much for 383 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:07.279 having me on the show. Really appreciate it. 384 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:10.319 Well, let me tell you you're a great company. You 385 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:16.519 produce wonderful products. Dorchester Day is this Sunday, and you've 386 00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:21.400 been participating as a Dorchester based company in Dorchester Day. 387 00:21:21.880 --> 00:21:23.960 I guess now for what thirty five years? 388 00:21:24.960 --> 00:21:28.039 Yeah, thirty five years. You got it, Dan, What were 389 00:21:28.079 --> 00:21:28.599 you doing. 390 00:21:28.519 --> 00:21:31.480 Thirty five years ago? It was a little different college 391 00:21:31.559 --> 00:21:32.640 hype back then than it is. 392 00:21:32.680 --> 00:21:35.480 Today, right, Yes, that's a good point. It was a 393 00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:37.640 little different. Thirty five years ago. I had just gotten 394 00:21:37.640 --> 00:21:41.119 out of Westfield State College. We had started our business 395 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:43.880 there selling funny T shirts. At least we thought they 396 00:21:43.920 --> 00:21:47.039 were funny, and we'd sell a couple hundred shirts junior 397 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:49.920 and senior year, and we kind of wanted to keep 398 00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:52.400 it going when we got out, and so we decided 399 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:55.720 to come up with a shirt for Dorchester Day. And 400 00:21:56.079 --> 00:21:58.559 we did a basic shirt that had on the front 401 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:04.200