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, March 17, 202203/17/2022
The Irish and The American Indians
In Podcasts
An St. Patrick’s Day conversation about parallel lines between the Irish and the Indian with Justin Beatty. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-irish-and-the-american-indians?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Wednesday, March 16, 202203/16/2022
Yeet! WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Maybe the “kids these days” use it, but Monte had no idea what it meant. That is, until Word Nerd…
Wednesday, March 16, 202203/16/2022
Into The Woods Jr. at Pioneer Regional
In Podcasts
…or at least Monte THINKS that’s what’s happening. It’s been a long two years since Monte talked with Brian Campbell…
Wednesday, March 16, 202203/16/2022
Making the most of Mud Season
In Podcasts
Monte talks with David Bulley and Eric Lee who are part of the new local musical festival at The Shea…
Tuesday, March 15, 202203/15/2022
Cinema Pandemia
In Podcasts
Out of our corporate trauma-especially locally with the tragedy at the Holyoke Soldier’s Home-comes a powerful piece of art. Monte…
Monday, March 14, 202203/14/2022
King Tut’s Extraterrestrial Dagger: MR UNIVERSE
In Podcasts
Uncovering the outer-space secrets of one of the child pharaoh’s artifacts. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/king-tuts-extraterrestrial-dagger-mr-universe?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Friday, March 11, 202203/11/2022
The Spector of The Opera
In Podcasts
In a completely nepotastic interview, Monte interviews his children about their show at the theater where he is President of…
Friday, March 11, 202203/11/2022
The Second Panny Anny: WINE SNOBS
In Podcasts
Monte has relied on the Wine Snobs for comfort, solace, and alcohol for the duration of the Pandemic. Now two…
Wednesday, March 9, 202203/09/2022
The Etymology of The Tofu Curtain: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster-our dictionary south of The Tofu Curtain, breaks down the history of the famous Western…
Wednesday, March 9, 202203/09/2022
A Rag Tag Bunch of Circus Kids
In Podcasts
Meet the creators of Cirque Us and hear about how their troupe came to be. And hear about their show…
