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.

Monday, October 23, 201710/23/2017

NE Patriots Correspondent Monte’s Dad: Week 7

In Podcasts

A Superbowl rematch without all the stress! And the birth of #Foggate https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/ne-patriots-correspondent-montes-dad-week-7  

Monday, October 23, 201710/23/2017

Mr. Universe & Falsa

In Podcasts

Hampshire College Astronomer, Salman Hameed, teamed up with the Sufi band Falsa for an amazingly transcedent and still somehow scientific…

Monday, October 23, 201710/23/2017

Local Hero Nikki Stier is Loving Vincent

In Podcasts

How did these Frontier grad from Deerfield make her way to Hollywood? And why is Northampton part of the medium…

Friday, October 20, 201710/20/2017

Wine Snob: Low Dow Bordeaux

In Podcasts

Drinking like a Francophile with a Petit Bourgeois budget. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-bordeaux-for-low-dough

Thursday, October 19, 201710/19/2017

Sanctuary For Lucio & Asking Bill Clinton for $ for The March: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Monte talks with US Congressman Jim McGovern every Thursday at 7:30 for McGoverning with McGovern. Got a question for him?…

Thursday, October 19, 201710/19/2017

Natalia Muñoz’s Heart For Puerto Rico

In Podcasts

Journalist and radio host Natalia Muñoz on the latest in the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and on what we…

Wednesday, October 18, 201710/18/2017

What’s The Past Tense of “Creep”?

In Podcasts

Word Nerd Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, knows. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-the-past-tense-of-creep

Wednesday, October 18, 201710/18/2017

“Refugee” Resettles at The Shea

In Podcasts

Milan Dragicevich and Tim Erkisen on Milan’s real life family refugee story coming to life at The Shea in Turners.…

Monday, October 16, 201710/16/2017

Mr. Universe: Live Art & Radical Interconnectedness

In Podcasts

You may have know that Hampshire College astronomer, Mr. Universe Salman Hameed, was a great scientist but did you know…

Monday, October 16, 201710/16/2017

Week 6, Weak Signal: NE Patriots Correspondent Monte’s Dad

NE Patriots Correspondent, Monte’s Dad, on the art of watching sports. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/week-6

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