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…