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, March 6, 201703/06/2017

Mr Universe: The Oldest Evidence of Life

In Podcasts

Scientist think they’ve found the oldest fossil containing life. What does that mean for life here and possibly on other…

Monday, March 6, 201703/06/2017

Joan of Arc: Into The Fire-The Belmonte Family Review

In Podcasts

The Belmontes aren’t theater experts, but we do listen to quite a few musicals. It’s basically all we do. So…

Friday, March 3, 201703/03/2017

Wine Snob: Oscars, Accents And Calabrian Chicken

In Podcasts

A red wine with chicken? After Trump and the Oscar flub, nothing surprises us. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-oscars-accents-and-calabrian-chicken

Thursday, March 2, 201703/02/2017

Listen To Music & Give Homeless Vets a Leg(rest) Up

In Podcasts

David Felty and Steve Connor from Homeward Vets on how you can listen to some great music and help transition…

Wednesday, March 1, 201703/01/2017

Word Nerd: That’s Odd

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on the odd origins of “odd”. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-thats-odd

Wednesday, March 1, 201703/01/2017

Circus Performer Ariana Ferber-Carter Contorts for NECCA

In Podcasts

Northampton’s own professional circus star, Ariana Ferber-Carter, returns to the I-91 corridor to twist and turn her body into a pretzel…

Monday, February 27, 201702/27/2017

Mr Universe: Trappist And Its 7 Planets

In Podcasts

7 Earth-like planets and with 3 in the Goldilocks zone? We are getting ever closer to finding life outside of…

Friday, February 24, 201702/24/2017

Wine Snob: Wine Son’s Trip to France

In Podcasts

Wine Snob regales us with stories of wine and culture from his recent trip to France, where some of them…

Friday, February 24, 201702/24/2017

Mr Universe: What Trump Should Learn from Churchill

In Podcasts

Trump has said many times how much he admires Winston Churchill, maybe he should read some of his writings. Or…

Tuesday, February 21, 201702/21/2017

Meet The People The Cancer Connection Serves

In Podcasts

Monte’s 10 years of camping out, and now his first year of camping in are a ridiculous way to raise…

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