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, August 7, 201708/07/2017

Star Wars+Hamilton=Monte’s Dream Come True

In Podcasts

And it’s all thanks to Jarret J. Krosoczka, local hero childrens book author/illustrator and Jedi. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/star-wars-the-force-oversleeps

Monday, August 7, 201708/07/2017

The Great Eclipse Of 2017

In Podcasts

Hampshire College Astronomer, Mr. Universe-Salman Hameed, on the do’s and don’ts of eclipse vieiwing when the eclipse arrives August 21st.…

Friday, July 28, 201707/28/2017

Wine Snob from A to Z

In Podcasts

Drink the OG Pinot Noir and more from A to Z. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-a-to-z

Thursday, July 27, 201707/27/2017

The Life & Death of Queen Margaret

In Podcasts

Women take over the works of William, highlighting the importance of one of Shakespeare’s most important female figures in The…

Thursday, July 27, 201707/27/2017

The Transgender Troop Twitter Tenet: McGoverning With McGovern

In Podcasts

Got a question for McGoverning with McGovern. 7:30AM Thursdays? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-the-transgender-troop-twitter-tenet

Wednesday, July 26, 201707/26/2017

Can Monte Waterski?

In Podcasts

Well, he’s never done it. But are the folks from the Oxbow Water Ski Show Team able to teach him?…

Wednesday, July 26, 201707/26/2017

Another Word Nerd? Kory Stamper AND Emily Brewster!

In Podcasts

Word Nerds and Associate Editors at Merriam-Webster in Springfield, Emily Brewster and Kory Stamper, join Monte in the studio to…

Tuesday, July 25, 201707/25/2017

Movie Mystery in Shelburne Falls

In Podcasts

Fred DeVecca writes about his little village and the big mystery that happens when Hollywood comes to town. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-nutting-girl-fred-devecca

Monday, July 24, 201707/24/2017

Mr. Universe on Little Green Men

In Podcasts

Alright, they call them LGM and they are not actually Little Green Men but something almost as cool: pulsars. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-little-green-men

Monday, July 24, 201707/24/2017

We The People: Double Edge Doubles Down

In Podcasts

Ashfield’s Double Edge Theatre questions what it means to be a community, to be a country, to be “We The People”.…

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