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, May 29, 201805/29/2018
The Wine Lover’s Daughter
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Anne Fadiman about her new book The Wine Lover’s Daughter. A memoir about her father, Clifton Fadiman-his love for…
Friday, May 25, 201805/25/2018
Wild & Stranger Things: Artifact Cider with The Wine Snobs
In Podcasts
Monte & The Wine Snobs at State Street spend some time drinking cider with Soham Bhatt and Jake Mazar from…
Friday, May 25, 201805/25/2018
The Chelsea Kline And David Murphy Incident
In Podcasts
Monte sort of found himself in the middle of a political drama this week in regards to the Massachusetts State…
Thursday, May 24, 201805/24/2018
Spygate, The Closed Congress, & Doing Time with John Lewis: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Monte talks with US Congressman Jim McGovern every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-spygate-the-closed-congress-doing-time-with-john-lewis
Thursday, May 24, 201805/24/2018
Everything You Need To Know About Ticks from The UMass Tick Lab
In Podcasts
Dr. Stephen Rich takes Monte on a tour of the Laboratory of Medical Zoology at UMass to learn the truth…
Wednesday, May 23, 201805/23/2018
This Word Is So Metal
In Podcasts
And Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster’s investigation into the word “metal” led Monte down his 90s rabbit hole. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/metal-word-nerd-emily-brewster
Wednesday, May 23, 201805/23/2018
Dance Between The Decades
In Podcasts
Dancers from tweens to senior citizens performing together in the Valley Multigenerational Dance Project. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/valley-multigenerational-dance-project
Tuesday, May 22, 201805/22/2018
Pax’s First Time At Fenway
Taking the 4-year-old for his first Sox game (and my 10 year-old to his second). Plus a visit to Fenway’s…
Tuesday, May 22, 201805/22/2018
The Last Days of The Vicious Woodchuck: Heavy Petting
A cautionary tale from Dr. Steve of The Sunderland Animal Hospital about what to do and what not to do…
Monday, May 21, 201805/21/2018
Jupiter’s Europa Is Leaking
In Podcasts
And Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, tells us why Europa leaking is a GREAT thing. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/plumes-of-water-on-europa-mr-universe
