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, April 19, 201904/19/2019

Passover For All People

In Podcasts

Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener of Temple Israel on what Passover can mean to people of all faiths or no faith and…

Thursday, April 18, 201904/18/2019

T_e Mu_l_er R_p__t: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Does the Congressman have the report yet and what are the chances this report changes the minds of anyone who…

Thursday, April 18, 201904/18/2019

Meet The New Bosses Around Downtown Sounds

In Podcasts

It’s the employees. Jim Armenti, local legend and music teacher, and Dana Wilde soon to be employee-owner talk about this…

Wednesday, April 17, 201904/17/2019

Do You Know The Gravity of This Situation? Word Nerd

In Podcasts

“Gravity” was a methaphor first! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-they-were-methaphors-first-part-ii

Tuesday, April 16, 201904/16/2019

The Mystery of The Beached Garfield Phones: Heavy Petting

In Podcasts

Why have plastic Garfield phones been washing up on a French beach for the last 30+ years? Dr. Steve from Sunderland…

Tuesday, April 16, 201904/16/2019

The Future of Higher Ed: Day Tripping with GCC President Yves Solomon-Fernandez

In Podcasts

With the news of Hampshire’s woes sending shockwaves through The Valley, what does it mean for GCC and higher ed…

Friday, April 12, 201904/12/2019

A Wine Trip Through Oz. I Mean The South of France

In Podcasts

Monte is still in the afterglow of a brief encounter with Frank Oz and is drinking wine from Southern France…

Friday, April 12, 201904/12/2019

Millers Falls, Element & The Tofu Curtain: Day Tripping with President Yves from GCC

In Podcasts

Monte and the new president of Greenfield Community College hit the road to Millers Falls to taste the wares of…

Thursday, April 11, 201904/11/2019

The Black Hole (Pictured)

In Podcasts

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on this landmark photograph and what it took to take it. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-first-picture-of-black-hole-mr-universe

Thursday, April 11, 201904/11/2019

Where Are You Books Going To Go When They Ride The Book Bus?

In Podcasts

Reader to Reader’s director, David Mazor, tells us where your donated books will end up. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-book-bus-reader-to-readers-david-mazor-1

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