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.

Thursday, April 11, 201904/11/2019

They Were Metaphors First! Word Nerd

In Podcasts

And you thought your sloth-like teenager was emulating the animal. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-they-were-methaphors-first-part-i

Wednesday, April 10, 201904/10/2019

Making Movies with Mom

In Podcasts

Vanessa Query and her 8-year old son, Desmond, got the neighborhood kids together to make a movie and it has…

Wednesday, April 10, 201904/10/2019

Madame Surreal

In Podcasts

Enter the magical world of Leonora Carrington, the most amazing surrealist you’ve never heard of but SHOULD have! And meet…

Tuesday, April 9, 201904/09/2019

45 Years of Opening Day at Fenway

In Podcasts

Marc Berman, radio executive and former professor at UMass, on not missing an Opeing Day Fenway for the last 45…

Tuesday, April 9, 201904/09/2019

The CT River Conservancy’s First Light Fight

In Podcasts

Andy Fisk, Executive Director of the Connecticut River Conservancy, on holding First Light Power accountable to do the right thing…

Monday, April 8, 201904/08/2019

The Liberty Bike Ride

In Podcasts

Cyclist Bill Butcher and an entourage of 20 some-odd cyclists are riding from Northampton to The Statue of Liberty to…

Monday, April 8, 201904/08/2019

Hampshire Lives!

In Podcasts

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, has been spending as much time fighting for Hampshire College’s independence as…

Friday, April 5, 201904/05/2019

Immigrant Voices Sound at The Shea

In Podcasts

For the fourth time, The Center for New Americans brings Immigrant Voices to The Shea. Hear some of those voices…

Friday, April 5, 201904/05/2019

The Oregon Trail To Wine Snobbery

In Podcasts

Luckily, none of the Wine Snobs at State Street got dysentery. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-oregon-trail-to-wine-snobbery

Thursday, April 4, 201904/04/2019

Neal Asks For The Trump Tax Returns and The Dems Want The Full Mueller: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Congressman McGovern every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/neal-asks-for-the-trump-tax-returns-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

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