Monte Belmonte

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?

In Podcasts

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)

In Podcasts

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…

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