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