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.

Friday, July 26, 201907/26/2019

This-Musc-be-my-lucky-adet

In Podcasts

Try some Muscadet

Friday, July 26, 201907/26/2019

Millennia of Jewish People (dis)Place[d] from Iraq

In Podcasts

Debórah Eliezer tells her family’s story of Iraqi Jewish identity and how it impacted her life in the Bay Area.…

Thursday, July 25, 201907/25/2019

413 Says #CloseTheCamps

In Podcasts

Artists in the 413 have come together to present 24 hours of performance including music, theater, dance, yoga and a…

Thursday, July 25, 201907/25/2019

Is Congress Ready To Impeach Now That Mueller Has Testified?

In Podcasts

Congressman Jim McGovern has advocated for impeachment previously, but will more congresspeople join him now that Mueller has testified? McGovern…

Wednesday, July 24, 201907/24/2019

Broach Vs Brooch: The Word Nerd Puts A Pin In This Debate

In Podcasts

Which “broach” is which? It’s a subject we need to brooch…or broach. Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on if…

Wednesday, July 24, 201907/24/2019

Quitting School To Get An Education

In Podcasts

Ken Danford has been encouraging kids to drop out of school for two decades. And now he’s written the book…

Monday, July 22, 201907/22/2019

4000 Exoplanets Discovered and 1 Really Cool New One!

In Podcasts

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on one new exoplanet and the 3999 others that astronomers have found…

Monday, July 22, 201907/22/2019

Hear Monte’s Whole Conversation with Astronaut Cady Coleman

In Podcasts

Monte loved his conversation with retired astronaut and Shelburne, MA resident Cady Coleman SO much that he had to offer…

Friday, July 19, 201907/19/2019

Astronaut Cady Coleman On The 50th Anniversary Of The Moon Landing

In Podcasts

What did the moon landing mean to a 9 year old Cady Coleman, who would later go on to become…

Thursday, July 18, 201907/18/2019

McGovern Visits The Border: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern’s perspective on the immigrant detetion facility he visited the same weekend as Mike Pence is very different than…

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