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, January 25, 201701/25/2017

Word Nerd: ‘Til vs Till

In Podcasts

How long until we get ’til vs till correct? Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merrian-Webster, on how to avoid the…

Wednesday, January 25, 201701/25/2017

Shea IPA: Berkshire Brewing Company Creates a Beer For The Shea Theater

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Gary Bogoff & Jason Hunter from Berkshire Brewing Company have generously created a beer to support The Shea Theater-Shea Theater’s…

Tuesday, January 24, 201701/24/2017

Rachel Returns

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MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow stopped by her ol’ alma mater, 93.9 The River, right before her capacity crowd speech at Smith.…

Monday, January 23, 201701/23/2017

Women’s March Greenfield

In Podcasts

Monte & The Belmontes hit the streets of Greenfield in solidarity with The Women’s March on Washington. Check out some…

Monday, January 23, 201701/23/2017

Mr. Universe Will Name A Star After You

In Podcasts

But your star will be worthless unless the International Astronomical Union names it after you. Check out their list of…

Friday, January 13, 201701/13/2017

Wine Snob: A Golden Opportunity for A Road Trip!

In Podcasts

The Wine Snobs hit the road and bring wine to Filos. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-the-liar-and-the-golden-shower-byob-at-filos

Thursday, January 12, 201701/12/2017

After Orlando

In Podcasts

Eggtooth Productions is part of this international theater action and is brining for free to Greenfield. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/after-orlando

Wednesday, January 11, 201701/11/2017

Word Nerd: Dumpster Fire!

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Our lives have officially entered a post-truth, xenophobic, surreal, dumpster fire. And those are just the words of the year…

Tuesday, January 10, 201701/10/2017

Ogre Invades Amherst!

In Podcasts

Meet the folks behind Amherst Leisure Service’s Shrek The Musical. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/shrek-the-musical

Monday, January 9, 201701/09/2017

Mr. Univers on Ms. Dark Universe-Vera Rubin

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Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on the late mother of Dark Matter and on why Dark Matter matters. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-on-vera-rubin

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