Monte Belmonte

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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.
Friday, November 20, 201511/20/2015
Wine Snob: Thanksgiving Reds
In Podcasts
And what do they call those melted-plastic-in-metal suncatchers? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-thanksgiving-reds-2015
Wednesday, November 18, 201511/18/2015
HEC Students’ Pirate Radio/Monte’s March Related Takeover!
In Podcasts
The tables turn on Monte and HE gets interview by students at the Hampshire Educational Collaborative. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/montes-march-hec-students-interview
Wednesday, November 18, 201511/18/2015
Who Gets Hit Hardest By Hunger in Western Mass?
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The Food Bank’s number cruncher, Abby Getman, will tell us. And the news is not good. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/food-bank-abby-getman
Wednesday, November 18, 201511/18/2015
Word Nerd: Food Desert (Not Dessert)
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Emily Brewster, from Merriam-Webster, on a particularly timely word as we head towards Monte’s March VI. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-food-desert
Tuesday, November 17, 201511/17/2015
Heavy Petting: Wallabys are good at smelling feces
In Podcasts
And Dr. Steve knows how to cherry-pick stories in Monte’s wheelhouse. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-poop-sniffing-wallobys
Tuesday, November 17, 201511/17/2015
Monte’s March VI: The Food Bank’s Allen Dallmann
In Podcasts
So how does this whole ‘food banking’ thing work? How does the food get to people who need it and…
Tuesday, November 17, 201511/17/2015
Thanksgiving For The People
In Podcasts
Looking for something different to do this Thanksgiving? Go to the People’s Pint. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/thanksgiving-for-the-people
Tuesday, November 17, 201511/17/2015
Mr. Universe: Go Home, Comet. You’re Drunk.
In Podcasts
Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on the party comet-Lovejoy! https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-go-home-comet-youre-drunk
Friday, November 13, 201511/13/2015
Wine Snob: White Wines for Thanksgiving
In Podcasts
White wines that pair nicely with your Thanksgiving meal and help you endure conversations with your uncles. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/thanksgiving-whites-2015
Wednesday, November 11, 201511/11/2015
Pipeline Update: How Article 97 Could Stop The Pipeline
In Podcasts
Good Ben Clark, Clarkdale Fruit Farmer and Monte’s Pipeline correspondent, on testifying about the Berkshire case on Article 97 that…