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.

Wednesday, April 12, 201704/12/2017

Local Hero Mikey Sweet Marches for Peace

In Podcasts

Hear about why one of the Valley’s new favorite singer-songwriters decided to walk hundreds of miles across Massachusetts and to…

Wednesday, April 12, 201704/12/2017

Word Nerd: The Origins of O.K.

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on the origins of the world’s most popular word. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-the-origin-of-ok

Tuesday, April 11, 201704/11/2017

Heavy Petting: Do Our Cats Hate Us?

In Podcasts

Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital found a study that may finally answer that question. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-do-our-cats-hate-us

Tuesday, April 11, 201704/11/2017

Mr. Universe: Pluto’s Second Chance

In Podcasts

Will Pluto become a planet once again? Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed, says there is hope. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-plutos-second-chance

Friday, April 7, 201704/07/2017

Wine Snobs: California Chardonnay that Monte MIGHT like

In Podcasts

California Chardonnay: maybe it isn’t all garbage. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snobs-ca-chardonnay-that-monte-might-like

Friday, April 7, 201704/07/2017

The Doctor of Rock Talks About The History of Festivals

In Podcasts

Dr. Steve Waksman, Professor of Music and American Studies at Smith College, is sitting down at The Easthampton Book Festival…

Thursday, April 6, 201704/06/2017

McGoverning with McGovern: The Banishment Of Bannon & Sactuary States

In Podcasts

Got a question for McGoverning with McGovern? Call live on Thursday mornings at 7:30 1-866-586-8939 or email Monte. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mcgoverning-with-mcgovern-episode-ii-the-banishment-of-bannon-sactuary-states

Thursday, April 6, 201704/06/2017

Farmers Organize Small Business Owners’ Meeting on Immigration

In Podcasts

How important is immigrant labor to our agricultural community and our local food system in general? Find out this Saturday…

Wednesday, April 5, 201704/05/2017

Word Nerd: Words That Twitter Birthed

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on tweetstorms and how to use “egg” to insult people. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-tweetstorm

Wednesday, April 5, 201704/05/2017

ANTI-ANTISEMITISM & ANTI-ISLAMOPHOBIA

In Podcasts

The Progressive Pioneer Valley gets together again tonight to strategize. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/anti-antisemitism-anti-islamaphobia-progressive-pioneer-valley

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