Monte Belmonte

Monte Belmonte 6am - 10am
Having grown up in the suburbs of Boston, I always thought Western Mass was a desolate wasteland. Now I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Well, I guess I can imagine it but I don’t WANT to live anywhere else. On this page you’ll find conversations with some of the people I find most interesting in our Valley. Authors, astronomers, astronauts and other people that start with letters other than “a.”
I got my start in radio impersonating Al Gore while off the air on Election Day 2000, and since that election dragged on and on, so has my radio career. I love bringing music and my “low minded humor for high minded people” (Wine Squirrel copyright 2017) to people of the Valley every weekday morning.
Monday, September 9, 201909/09/2019
India Lands on The Moon, But How Softly?
In Podcasts
Mr Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on India’s mission to the South Pole of The Moon. It didn’t…
Friday, September 6, 201909/06/2019
Liquor & Liquer from New Hampshire: Wine Snobs
In Podcasts
Taste some of the wears of Flag Hill, where they live free or die, with the Wine Snobs from State…
Friday, September 6, 201909/06/2019
Ken Burns’ Country comes to The Academy
In Podcasts
And who better to lead a conversation about the new PBS documentary than our very own Jim Olsen. Hear what…
Thursday, September 5, 201909/05/2019
To Fund A Wall or To Defund ICE: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Who controls the federal purse strings-The White House or the Congress? Congressman Jim McGovern on visiting the district, protecting the…
Thursday, September 5, 201909/05/2019
Cornstock: Peace, Love, Music and Corn
In Podcasts
It’s the most amazing maize maze in America and this year these eight acres of peace, love, music and corn…
Wednesday, September 4, 201909/04/2019
More words to make Monte Baldmonte feel bad
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster-our Word Nerd-with more words about hair and baldness. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/more-words-to-make-monte-baldmonte-feel-bad-word-nerd
Wednesday, September 4, 201909/04/2019
What’s Up, Dock? The Source To Sea Cleanup
In Podcasts
Andrea Donlon and Angela Chaffee take Monte to look at a drifting dock which is shedding styrofam into the river.…
Friday, August 30, 201908/30/2019
Bankers In The Food Bank
In Podcasts
Volunteerism is like money in the bank for non-profits like The Food Bank of Western Mass. So things go meta…
Friday, August 30, 201908/30/2019
The Inaugural Voyage of The Valley Flyer with Mayor Martin & Senator Comerford
In Podcasts
Greenfield Mayor Bill Martin and State Senator Jo Comerford reflect on the inaugural voyage of the new Valley Flyer Amtrak…
Thursday, August 29, 201908/29/2019
Irida’s Pierogi
In Podcasts
If you’re a Russian immigrant seeking sanctuary in a church in Northampton for the last year and a half, how…