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.

Tuesday, April 10, 201804/10/2018

On Ramp: Mikey Sweet Talks Addiction Spirituality And Songwriting

In Podcasts

Songwriters in the round talking addiction and how to still find your muse without the booze and abuse. Monte talks…

Monday, April 9, 201804/09/2018

Mr Universe on why you need to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey Now

In Podcasts

It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Kubrick classic. Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed thinks you need to watch it…

Monday, April 9, 201804/09/2018

The 78th Best Pinball Player in the World?

In Podcasts

Yup. He was just one of the folks at Mystic Pinball on Avenue A in Turners Falls, who played host…

Friday, April 6, 201804/06/2018

Red Blends Don’t Have To Be Gross

In Podcasts

In fact, some of the best wines of the world are red blends. Monte and the Wine Snobs at State…

Friday, April 6, 201804/06/2018

Letters For Lucio: A Lesson in Life & Language from Lucio Perez in Sanctuary

In Podcasts

It’s been 6 months since Lucio Perez defied ICE and was welcomed with open arms by First Church in Amherst…

Thursday, April 5, 201804/05/2018

Where Are You Books Off To When They Hitch A Ride On The Book Bus?

In Podcasts

Reader to Reader’s Dave Mazor will tell you. Come to The Book Bus Saturday 4.7.18 https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/get-on-the-book-bus-reader-to-readers-dave-mazor

Thursday, April 5, 201804/05/2018

Hitchcock’s “The Bees”: A Talk with Tom Sullivan about Bees at The Hitchcock Center in Amherst

In Podcasts

What can we do with our landscapes to help encourage the bees to come back? Tom Sullivan has some ideas…

Thursday, April 5, 201804/05/2018

Is It Impeachment Season Yet? McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

US Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30. Got a question for him? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/is-it-impeachment-season-yet-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Wednesday, April 4, 201804/04/2018

What Are You Hatewatching?

In Podcasts

Word Nerd Emily Brewster on the further embiggening of the dictionary and on what she loves to “hatewatch”. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-dictionary-embiggens-part-iv-word-nerd

Wednesday, April 4, 201804/04/2018

Time To Go: Rio Contrada’s Movie Honoring his Father, Fred

In Podcasts

Fred Contrada is an amazing man and was a tremendous writer. His son, Rio, is making a movie chronically Fred’s…

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