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, June 17, 202206/17/2022

Dr Pinot Popper: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Explode your pus-illanimous notions of what white wine can be with these three interesting whites with the Wine Snobs at…

Friday, June 17, 202206/17/2022

Juneteenth in Historic Deerfield

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Dr. Kathy Bullock about Songs of Abolition, an historic occasion with music never or rarely heard by…

Thursday, June 16, 202206/16/2022

Juneteenth In Greenfield

In Podcasts

Meet the very impressive Mpress Bennu and hear about what is happening at the first-ever official Juneteenth celebration in Greenfield.…

Thursday, June 16, 202206/16/2022

The January 6th Hearings Begin: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

What does Congressman McGovern think of the hearings so far? Will Merrick Garland prosecute? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-january-6th-hearings-begin-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Wednesday, June 15, 202206/15/2022

Skunked Words?

In Podcasts

What are “skunked” words? And what are some examples? Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster-The Word Nerd-has the answer. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/skunked-words-word-nerd?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Tuesday, June 14, 202206/14/2022

Haydenville to Ukraine

In Podcasts

Haydenville’s Tracy Magdalene is a reluctant activist and organizer. But the work she has inspired has made a real difference…

Monday, June 13, 202206/13/2022

James Webb Telescope gets rocked

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on the good news and bad news with the new James Webb Space Telescope.…

Monday, June 13, 202206/13/2022

The HyggeHaus at The Green River Festival

In Podcasts

Have you watched a surprise pop-up show at The Green House Stage at The Green River Festival? Well, this year…

Saturday, June 4, 202206/04/2022

In The Name of The Mother Tree

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Ebony Noelle Golden about her powerful new work, originally commissioned by the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and…

Friday, June 3, 202206/03/2022

Très Syrah, Shiraz

In Podcasts

Monte and one lonely Wine Snob talk Obi-Wan, Stranger Things and all things Syrah. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/tres-syrah-shiraz-wine-snob?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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