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 1, 202207/01/2022
Becoming a new American on the 4th of July
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Laurie Millman from the Center for New Americans and, new American, Kwot Jay about the 4th of…
Thursday, June 30, 202206/30/2022
Will the Dems do what it takes to rescue Roe? McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Congressman Jim McGovern about the recent Supreme Court decision, the surprise January 6th Committee hearing and the…
Wednesday, June 29, 202206/29/2022
The Gate Suffix
In Podcasts
Monte talks with the Word Nerd, Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster, about the 50th anniversary of the use of “gate” as…
Wednesday, June 29, 202206/29/2022
A TF Taiko Takeover
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Michi Wiancko and Kaoru Wantanabe, both members of Yo Yo Ma/Rhiannon Giddens’ Silk Road Ensemble, about their…
Tuesday, June 28, 202206/28/2022
What happens now post-Roe?
In Podcasts
Smith College Professor of The Study of Women and Gender, Dr. Carrie Baker on what she thinks the next moves…
Monday, June 27, 202206/27/2022
What a Gaia! Mr. Universe
In Podcasts
Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the Gaia Satellite, not the hippie Gaia thing. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/gaia-mr-universe?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Friday, June 24, 202206/24/2022
Pinot New Wow: WINE SNOBS
In Podcasts
Monte tastes some budget busting Pinot Noir with the Wine Snobs at State Street. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/pinot-new-wow-wine-snobs?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Thursday, June 23, 202206/23/2022
A “Just War” verses just war: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
With anti-war protestors coming to Congressman McGovern’s Northampton office a day after he held a press conference urging the US…
Wednesday, June 22, 202206/22/2022
Espresso, Et Cetera Peter Cetera & Chaise Longue: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on some commonly mispronounced words that are so wrong Merriam-Webster canonized them. Also a…
Monday, June 20, 202206/20/2022
Ms. Marvel, Mr. Universe and the murder of scientists
In Podcasts
Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on his take on the new Marvel show Ms. Marvel and how maybe shows like…