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, May 19, 201605/19/2016

Word Nerd: Misused Words-Part II

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, on some MORE words we’re likely misusing. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-misused-words-ii

Thursday, May 19, 201605/19/2016

Meet Monte’s Trumpesque Publicist: John Smith

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Maybe everybody needs their own John Miller, because the greatest love of all is inside of you. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/montes-trumpesque-publicist

Tuesday, May 17, 201605/17/2016

Led Beethoven

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The Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra  takes 20 some-odd guitars of all types and plays everything from Bach to Bachman Turner Overdrive…

Monday, May 16, 201605/16/2016

When Writers Are Friends

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Being a writer is usually a solo endeavor. So why are Jeanne Birdsall & Susan Hill Long on a book…

Monday, May 16, 201605/16/2016

Mr. Universe: The Hubble Bubble

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Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on the legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope and on the beautiful picture it…

Friday, May 13, 201605/13/2016

Wine Snob: Savoie

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What kinda weird wine is this? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-savoie

Thursday, May 12, 201605/12/2016

Little Kids Can’t Do Shakespeare

In Podcasts

Or can they? Romeo & Juliet is too intense, too violent, too sad, too sexual. Certainly 7 and 8 years…

Thursday, May 12, 201605/12/2016

Mo Willems & The Death(?) of Elephant and Piggie

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Alright, they are not going to die. Who do you think he is, George R.R. Martin? But the heir apparent…

Wednesday, May 11, 201605/11/2016

Word Nerd: Misused Words Part I

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster on what words you and Monte are likely using incorrectly. Do you care and/or…

Tuesday, May 10, 201605/10/2016

Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Plastic Bag Ban Will Keep Them From Fighting Hunger

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Heidi Nortonsmith from the Northampton Survival Center on working around Northampton’s plastic bag ban to make sure the Post Office…

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