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.

Thursday, March 23, 201703/23/2017

Music & Diversity & Doing The Right Thing

In Podcasts

Suzanne Lomanto from Turners Falls Riverculture, Montague poet Kent Alexander and Nina Yagual from La Mariposa talk about an artistic,…

Thursday, March 23, 201703/23/2017

Word Nerd: “You Are Not A Beautiful or Unique Snowflake”

In Podcasts

Conservatives & liberals want to remind you that you are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. Emily Brewster, resident wordster,…

Wednesday, March 22, 201703/22/2017

Superhero Girls Invade Meltdown 2017: Lisa Yee

In Podcasts

Lisa Yee takes your favortie DC Superhero girls to school in her new series. You can see her at Meltdown…

Wednesday, March 22, 201703/22/2017

Sweet, Sweet, Spirit

In Podcasts

An important work for this important time. Monte talks with director Sheila Siragusa who is working with The Academy to…

Wednesday, March 22, 201703/22/2017

Heavy Petting: A CT Vaccine Bill is Making Dr. Steve Mad

In Podcasts

Hear why it is making him so mad. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-ct-vaccine-bill-makes-dr-steve-angry

Tuesday, March 21, 201703/21/2017

The Unlikely Story of The Wimpy Kid

In Podcasts

We’re very excited to have Jeff Kinney, the creator of The Diary of A Wimpy Kid series come to Meltdown 2017.…

Monday, March 20, 201703/20/2017

Meltdown 2017! Jarrett J. Krosoczka on The Return of The Meltdown & The Jedi

In Podcasts

The man who, with his wife Gina, spearheads the author side of Meltdown on his new Jedi Academy Book (with a…

Wednesday, March 15, 201703/15/2017

Word Nerd: An Historic Historical Conversation

In Podcasts

When do you use “historic” and when do you use “historical”? And why do we say “AN historic”? Emily Brewster,…

Wednesday, March 15, 201703/15/2017

A Spelling Musical?

In Podcasts

Well, a rap musical about the first treasury secretary worked so why not this! Go see The 25th Annual Putnam…

Tuesday, March 14, 201703/14/2017

STELLA! Lapis & Dave Hayes The Weather Nut Weigh In

In Podcasts

What do our two favorite weathermen think is gonna happen with so-called “Stella”? Find out here. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/stella-dave-hayes-the-weather-nut-22s-brian-lapis-weigh-in

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