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, June 28, 201706/28/2017
Born As Americans On The Fourth of July
In Podcasts
The Center for New Americans graduates 8 of the 49 immigrants who will become new Americans on the 4th of…
Wednesday, June 28, 201706/28/2017
Word Nerd: How The Violent Femmes Turned An Adjective Into A Noun
In Podcasts
Live from The Shea Theater Pop-Up Stage at Solid Sound, Emily Brewster-Resident Wordster-from Merriam-Webster on rhyming slang and how The Violent…
Monday, June 26, 201706/26/2017
Jeff Tweedy: Breakfast With Wilco 2017
In Podcasts
Why did he decided to do a solo-acoustic album of covers of his own songs? Why did he agree to…
Monday, June 26, 201706/26/2017
Mark Bittman: Backstage @Solid Sound 2017
A glimpse into the process of vetting the question for Monte’s chat with acclaimed cookbook author and food justice advocate,…
Monday, June 26, 201706/26/2017
Fenway Organist Josh Kantor: Breakfast With Wilco 2017
In Podcasts
He’s not in Wilco, but he knows the boys well and he plays to a MUCH larger audience around 80…
Monday, June 26, 201706/26/2017
Mikael Jorgensen: Breakfast With Wilco 2017
He doesn’t like the basesball so much but he’s happy to nerd out about space sounds. Monte’s note: Quindar was…
Monday, June 26, 201706/26/2017
John Stirrat: Breakfast With Wilco 2017
In Podcasts
What made Wilco’s longest serving member, apart from Tweedy, buy a motel in North Adams and when can Monte come…
Monday, June 26, 201706/26/2017
Mr. Universe: How Solid Sound Brought The End of Ramadan (Sort of)
In Podcasts
Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on how the audience at Solid Sound witness something almost 2 billion people across…
Thursday, June 22, 201706/22/2017
McGoverning With McGovern: Do The Dems Need New Leadership?
And why is McGovern’s man in Northampton still single? Got a question for the Congressman? Email Monte https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-do-the-dems-need-new-leadership
Thursday, June 22, 201706/22/2017
Wine Snobs At Solid Sound & Beer Mike’s Honeymoon
In Podcasts
Come hang out with the Wine Snobs at Solid Sound and get a taste of what Beer Mike had to drink…
