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…
