Monte Belmonte

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.

Wednesday, August 14, 201908/14/2019

Uniquely Greenfield: The Free Harvest Supper 2019

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Kirsten Levitt about this dream-come-true community meal on The Common in Greenfield this Sunday. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/uniquely-greenfield-the-free-harvest-supper-2019

Tuesday, August 13, 201908/13/2019

A Brief History of Boogaloo

In Podcasts

What is “boogaloo”? Where did it come from and where did it go? Or is it here to stay with…

Monday, August 12, 201908/12/2019

The Milky Way Is Warped

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on how our Milky Way is warped. Maybe we left it in a hot…

Monday, August 12, 201908/12/2019

Barbès in the Woods

In Podcasts

A brand new global music festival honoring one of Brooklyn’s iconic clubs. Monte talks with Kyle Homstead, Edo Mor and…

Friday, August 9, 201908/09/2019

The Response To The Vandalism of The Mr. Drag Portraits in Greenfield

In Podcasts

Monte talks with the #DragGard, watching over the photo projections of Joe Dulude II aka Mr. Drag. The original photos…

Thursday, August 8, 201908/08/2019

In The Wake of El Paso & Dayton: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern, en route to Central America, reflects on the weekend of horrific gun violence. Is the US finally ready…

Thursday, August 8, 201908/08/2019

Swimming The Whole Connecticut River

In Podcasts

Kari Kastango is swimming the entire length of the Connecticut River and she’s doing it as a benefit for the…

Wednesday, August 7, 201908/07/2019

Read Your Sleep with Word Nerd Emily Brewster

In Podcasts

Why just call it “sleepy” when you can describe your sleep with words like dozy, sleepify, peepy, somnolentand sloom. Emily…

Wednesday, August 7, 201908/07/2019

Seth Harwood’s Maltese Jordan’s & Monte’s Magic Kicks

In Podcasts

A serendipitous meeting at Solid Sound and another at Green River Festival and a major find by Monte’s wife at…

Tuesday, August 6, 201908/06/2019

Cannabis Current Events in The Commonwealth: It’s High Time for A Different Leaf

In Podcasts

Michael Kusek, publishing impressario, has a new publication about cannabis that is geared to us olds. It’s called Different Leaf…

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