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, June 5, 201906/05/2019

Celebrate The River! (The actual CT River. Not us)

In Podcasts

Angela Chaffee from the Connecticut River Conservancy on their annual river celebration, this time in Springfield. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-connecticut-river-conservancys-river-celebration

Wednesday, June 5, 201906/05/2019

Sitch? Hundo? Stan? Swole? These are words!?!?!? Word Nerd

In Podcasts

Granny panties? Sitch? Hundo? Stan? Swole?

Wednesday, June 5, 201906/05/2019

Strong & Pleasant

In Podcasts

Carla Racine and her buzzworthy Honey Pot Productions are like the Bill Graham of local hero music in the 413…

Tuesday, June 4, 201906/04/2019

Tick Talk! Heavy Petting with Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital

In Podcasts

It’s tick season.

Tuesday, June 4, 201906/04/2019

Northampton’s Forever Art-land

In Podcasts

33 Hawley Street will be a place for the arts in perpetuity or until the next big asteroid hits. Board…

Monday, June 3, 201906/03/2019

Hey, Kiddo-Live@The Academy of Music this Thursday

In Podcasts

Narrated by the author and illustrator and the person who lived the story, National Book Award nominee Jarrett J. Krosoczka.…

Monday, June 3, 201906/03/2019

Why Does The NY Times Keep Writing About Aliens as Science?

In Podcasts

And why is it making Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed so mad?

Friday, May 31, 201905/31/2019

Flamp Night Out!

In Podcasts

The Wine Snobs from State Street/Cooper’s telling us what they’ll be pouring at Florence Night Out. Plus, the very important…

Thursday, May 30, 201905/30/2019

Valley Grows Day

In Podcasts

Remember Valley Gives Day? That coordinated day of philathropy up and down the Valley? This is like that but specfiically…

Thursday, May 30, 201905/30/2019

The Mueller Pressure Is On: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

After the Special Council’s presser yesterday, will Nancy Pelosi reconsider impeachement? Will the rest of the Dems follow? Will the…

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