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

In Podcasts

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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