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, 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…

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