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 28, 202203/28/2022
Dam! Things aren’t looking good for our mighty CT River
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Andy Fisk, director of The Connecticut River Conservancy, about the stalemate with First Light Power when it…
Monday, March 28, 202203/28/2022
ORCs are REAL!
In Podcasts
But they might not be what you expect. Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed tells us what we know and…
Friday, March 25, 202203/25/2022
Chardon-YAY!
In Podcasts
Monte and The Wine Snobs at State Street urge you to reconsider Chardonnay. And by you, we mean that person…
Thursday, March 24, 202203/24/2022
McGovern’s Thoughts on Judge Brown Jackson
In Podcasts
Congressman Jim McGovern on the Supreme Court nominee’s hearings. Plus answering listener questions about the ongoing war in Ukraine and…
Wednesday, March 23, 202203/23/2022
Ax vs Axe: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Which spelling of ax/axe should get the ax/axe? Monte asks Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/ax-vs-axe-word-nerd?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Wednesday, March 23, 202203/23/2022
The Cycons: Our Peace Correspondents in Poland
In Podcasts
Annette and Dean Cycon from Leverett are at the Ukrainian border with Poland. Hear what they have been experiencing so…
Monday, March 21, 202203/21/2022
The First Image from the JWST
In Podcasts
Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, Mr. Universe, tells us all about the first image from the James Webb Space…
Friday, March 18, 202203/18/2022
Come drink Merlot with us, Paul Giamatti!
In Podcasts
Paul Giamatti single-handedly ruined the Merlot market globally with one line from Sideways. Now that he’s filming in Western Mass, the…
Friday, March 18, 202203/18/2022
The Cycons to Poland for such a time as this…
In Podcasts
Annette Cycon and Dean Cycon are both important movers and shakers here in Western Mass. They will both be taking…
Thursday, March 17, 202203/17/2022
The Zelensky Address & Federal Dollars in W. MA
In Podcasts
Congressman McGovern on the President of Ukraine’s address to Congress and on the money Congress is bringing to Western Mass…
