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.
Wednesday, February 28, 201802/28/2018
Why America Is Rat F*ed
In Podcasts
Haydenville author David Daley on how Republicans got so good at an American Democracy version of Risk and how that leaves…
Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018
Minority Voices In The #MeToo Movement
In Podcasts
UMass Professor Shaheen Pasha on minority voices in journalism amidst the #metoo movement and on what she think about the…
Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018
Sheep Are Watching You
In Podcasts
Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital on how sheep recognize faces and why that is important for the human brain.…
Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018
The Birth of A Supernova
In Podcasts
Mr. Universe, Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on the AMAZING thing an amateur astronomer caught on his telescope. Check…
Friday, February 23, 201802/23/2018
The Wines of Monte’s Bacchanalia & Orgy
In Podcasts
We have a lot of ideas about the wines. Fewer ideas about the orgy. You should come. I mean that…
Thursday, February 22, 201802/22/2018
McGoverning with McGovern: Fighting Hunger and Roasting Monte at The Shea
In Podcasts
Congressman Jim McGovern joins Monte every Thursday morning at 7:30 (and will join him TWICE at The Shea this weekend).…
Thursday, February 22, 201802/22/2018
Word Nerd: Banked & Unbanked
In Podcasts
Is Bitcoin going to unbank us all? Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster on her lexicographical pursuit of banking and unbanking. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-banked-and-unbanked
Tuesday, February 20, 201802/20/2018
Heavy Petting: Guillain-Barre For Dogs?
In Podcasts
Is your dog acting funny? Did they just eat a raw chicken neck? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-guillain-barre-for-dogs
Tuesday, February 20, 201802/20/2018
Why “Black Panther” Matters
In Podcasts
Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste from the W.E.B. DuBois Center at UMass, The Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Professor Carlie Tartakov on…
Monday, February 19, 201802/19/2018
How Finding Aliens May Keep Us From Nuclear Annihilation
In Podcasts
Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed, first on Monte’s Bacchanlaia, then on his love of Pluto and on how finding aliens…
