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.

Tuesday, January 15, 201901/15/2019

Keeping LGBT Refugees Safe Through Song

In Podcasts

15 year old Zoe Lemos has been raising money for a third of her life for the LGBT Task Force…

Monday, January 14, 201901/14/2019

The Scottish Play at The Shea

In Podcasts

Kids from 7-17 gender bending, fighting off curses and quoting Hamilton (sort of) as they take on Macbeth. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-scottish-play-at-the-shea-ysps-macbeth

Friday, January 4, 201901/04/2019

Drinking Terra D’Oro Wines Where Everybody Knows Your Name

In Podcasts

The Wine Snobs from State Street hit the road with Charlie Doyle and a boatload of food to taste Terra…

Thursday, January 3, 201901/03/2019

Will Paygo Make The New Rules A No-Go? McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

US Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte This week, the…

Thursday, January 3, 201901/03/2019

Burping Cows And The Seaweed That Might Save Us From Them

In Podcasts

Hampshire grad and Montague resident Josh Goldman is the CEO of Australis, a Baramundi fish farm that has roots in…

Wednesday, January 2, 201901/02/2019

A Feckless Loadstar Epiphany: Runners up for Merriam-Webster’s Word of The Year

In Podcasts

How did Samantha Bee and maybe Mike Pence push these words to the top of the list? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/a-feckless-loadstar-epiphany-runners-up-for-merriam-websters-word-of-the-year

Monday, December 31, 201812/31/2018

New Horizon’s New Year’s Resolution

In Podcasts

And hopefully that resolution is a high bit rate because we on Earth want to see on New Year’s Day…

Friday, December 28, 201812/28/2018

Bubbly 101: Champagne With The Wine Snobs

In Podcasts

The basics on what makes Champagne more than just sparkling wine. Plus a couple of good (and somewhat affordable) ones for…

Friday, December 28, 201812/28/2018

What Does This Reggae Legend Think of Legal Weed in Mass?

In Podcasts

Find out what Ansel “Meditation” Cridland from The Meditations (playing at The Shea on New Year’s Eve) think about America’s…

Thursday, December 27, 201812/27/2018

Build The Wall Of Cheese: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

McGovern’s Maddow moment was a wall of cheese? Here what he has to say about it. And if you have…

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