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.

Thursday, June 2, 202206/02/2022

Writing bars from behind bars

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Northampton’s Lois Ahrens from The Real Cost of Prison Project and saxophonist Felipe Salles about the remarkable…

Thursday, June 2, 202206/02/2022

Using música to fight el sistema

In Podcasts

Monte talks with folks from  Música Franklin and their free Fun Fest. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/musica-franklins-fun-fest?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Thursday, June 2, 202206/02/2022

NERO is ready to burn down Classical Music

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Cailin Marcel Manson, the conductor, and Julie Carew, a cellist, with New England Repertory Orchestra about their…

Wednesday, June 1, 202206/01/2022

A Funeral for “Whiteness”?

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Richard Newman from the Detroit-based theater company Hinterlands taking up residency at Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, and…

Wednesday, June 1, 202206/01/2022

The Coup is Not Over

In Podcasts

The January 6th Select Committee is being headed up by Congressman Jamie Raskin. Our Congressman, Jim McGovern, brought Congressman Raskin…

Tuesday, May 31, 202205/31/2022

Being There with Wilco

In Podcasts

This is Being There with Wilco. A conversation at the kick off to Wilco’s 2022 Solid Sound Festival. On this…

Thursday, May 26, 202205/26/2022

Now is the time to stand up to the gun lobby

In Podcasts

Congressman Jim McGovern reflects on the massacre at a Texas elementary school. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/now-is-the-time-to-stand-up-to-the-gun-lobby-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Thursday, May 26, 202205/26/2022

Wines for the Kick-off to Summer

In Podcasts

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste some delicious Italian wines to welcome in the summertime. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/italian-wines-for-the-unofficial-kick-off-to-summer-wine-snobs?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Wednesday, May 25, 202205/25/2022

Bill O’Reilly got a word BACK INTO the dictionary?

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster talks about why disgraced former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly was the reason a…

Tuesday, May 24, 202205/24/2022

The Odenong Powwow

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Justin Beatty who is bringing the Odenong Powwow to the Valley. Learn about why “powwow” is a…

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