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, August 10, 201608/10/2016

Word Nerd: Medical Words to Describe ‘Monty Python’ & ‘Seinfeld’

In Podcasts

And, you know, you can use these words, for other things, too. Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam Webster gives…

Tuesday, August 9, 201608/09/2016

Heavy Petting: New Rabies Regulations

In Podcasts

And just in time for some of my rabid friends. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-new-rabies-info

Tuesday, August 9, 201608/09/2016

“Enter Helen” Local Hero Brooke Hauser on Helen Gurley Brown

In Podcasts

Florence author, Brooke Hauser, dug through the Smith College archives and found out that Cosmo legend, Helen Gurley Brown, tried to…

Monday, August 8, 201608/08/2016

Mr. Universe: “My Name Is L.U.C.A.”

In Podcasts

Perhaps it exists somewhere in the Vega star system, but this L.U.C.A. does not live on the second floor and…

Friday, August 5, 201608/05/2016

Wine Snob: Portuguese Wines for The O!ym&#c$

In Podcasts

These wines are in no way connected with a large and trouble ridden sporting event in Rio, where they speak…

Friday, August 5, 201608/05/2016

Teeny Bopera

In Podcasts

Kids performing opera? Isn’t opera for olds? Not any more. Come see Il sogno d’Arianna (the works of Claudio Monteverdi) at the…

Thursday, August 4, 201608/04/2016

Tenderness Amidst The Terror: First Gen @ Ko Fest

In Podcasts

Listen to the amazing stories of these amazing youth who are now living in Springfield but are from all over the…

Wednesday, August 3, 201608/03/2016

Tinydance’s Tiny Tour

In Podcasts

Miss Kelly Silliman is once again riding her bike, towing a stage and dancing apocalyptic. Check out their 2016 Tinydance…

Wednesday, August 3, 201608/03/2016

Word Nerd: Makeunder

In Podcasts

While Emily Brewster prepares for her own personal makeunder as a second-time mommy, she gives us the background on just…

Tuesday, August 2, 201608/02/2016

Mr. Universe on Mr. Khan & Mr. Trump

In Podcasts

If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on, it’s how reprehensible Donald Trump’s comments about the late Army Captain,…

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