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.

Friday, May 13, 202205/13/2022

UTICA and BRATTLEBORO: The Last Refuges?

In Podcasts

Monte talks with director Loch Phillips about his new documentary UTICA: The Last Refuge about the great work that that…

Friday, May 13, 202205/13/2022

Have a Sparkling Graduation

In Podcasts

Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste up the ladder of sparkling wines that might just be perfect…

Thursday, May 12, 202205/12/2022

Can the Dems do more to save Roe? McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Congressman Jim McGovern about the Senate’s failure to enshrine Roe v Wade into law and what the…

Wednesday, May 11, 202205/11/2022

Are you cool with “couth”? WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on more words that are “backformations,” and sound like they maybe shouldn’t exist. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/are-you-cool-with-couth-word-nerd?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Wednesday, May 11, 202205/11/2022

A Farewell to Mr. Drag

In Podcasts

Broadway makeup designer Joe Dulude II has been a fixture in The Valley for the past 8 years. He created…

Tuesday, May 10, 202205/10/2022

Teach a kid magic, and they’ll charm for a lifetime

In Podcasts

The headmaster of Urban Wizard Academy, Springfield’s Scotty Swam, returns to A2Z Science and Learning Store in Northampton for a…

Monday, May 9, 202205/09/2022

The China Initiative: MR UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

No, it’s not the name of a bad action movie. It’s a U.S. government program that has been targeting Chinese…

Friday, May 6, 202205/06/2022

The Multiverse of Strange Wine

In Podcasts

Monte and The Wine Snobs talk Marvel movies and two $5.99 wines. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-multiverse-of-strange-wine-wine-snob?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Thursday, May 5, 202205/05/2022

McGovern & Zelensky in Ukraine

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern joined the Speaker of The House in an unannounced visit to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.…

Thursday, May 5, 202205/05/2022

Are you feeling gruntled? WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster tells Monte about some interesting “back-formations.” https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/are-you-feeling-gruntled-word-nerd?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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