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, May 24, 202205/24/2022

Freedom in Season

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Larry Spotted Crow Mann and other members of his family about telling the story of his family’s…

Monday, May 23, 202205/23/2022

Live from the other side of Earth! Mr. Universe

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on Boeing’s new foray into spaceflight, some interesting New Yorker fiction and on missing…

Friday, May 20, 202205/20/2022

CHEEZ-it Wine

In Podcasts

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street try and pair wines with beach snacks. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/cheez-it-wine-wine-snobs?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Friday, May 20, 202205/20/2022

Immigrant Voices

In Podcasts

Monte talks with some folks from the Center for New Americans about one of his favorite events at The Shea.…

Thursday, May 19, 202205/19/2022

Can we “Outrun Hunger”?

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Jodi Falk from Rachel’s Table about their 5K race, and the race to outpace food insecurity. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/rachels-table-aims-to-outrun-hunger?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Thursday, May 19, 202205/19/2022

Magna Cum Lousy: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern reflects on his UMass Commencement speech from last week and on what his Rules Committee has been doing…

Wednesday, May 18, 202205/18/2022

How a word gets kicked out of the dictionary.

In Podcasts

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster has talked with Monte many times about how words get INTO the…

Wednesday, May 18, 202205/18/2022

What if quality healthcare were accessible to all?

In Podcasts

What could healthy communities look like…and accomplish? What would a world without racism look like? What would it be like…

Tuesday, May 17, 202205/17/2022

Valley Grows Day!

In Podcasts

DONATE HERE TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO FRESH HEALTH FOOD IN OUR VALLEY! And listen to Monte’s conversation with Alisa Klein,…

Monday, May 16, 202205/16/2022

Our Black Hole

In Podcasts

Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed (Mr. Universe!) invited his friend UMass Astronomer Dr. Gopal Narayanan (Mr. Black Hole?) who…

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