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.

Friday, October 16, 201510/16/2015

From The Boat To Obama

In Podcasts

Mary Taylor, the creator of From The Boat To Obama on bringing love and humor and art to her staged…

Thursday, October 15, 201510/15/2015

30 Poems In November To Help New Americans

In Podcasts

Laurie Millman, the Executive Director, and Jean Blakeman, the “Poet’s Seat” for The Center for New Americans’ “30 Poems in…

Wednesday, October 14, 201510/14/2015

Word Nerd: Yiddish to English Part I

In Podcasts

Know which words you use all the time started out as Yiddish? Emily Brewster does. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-yiddish-to-english-part-i

Tuesday, October 13, 201510/13/2015

Heavy Petting: Good News on Rabies

In Podcasts

An on whether or not your dog will need a booster sooner or later. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-rabies-neutralization

Tuesday, October 13, 201510/13/2015

“Danny Says”

In Podcasts

Filmmaker & Hampshire College alumn, Brendan Toller, on his new documentary chronicling perhaps the most important musical impresario of the…

Monday, October 12, 201510/12/2015

Patriots Correspondent, Monte’s Dad, Week 5

In Podcasts

Monte didn’t even bother his Dad on the bye-week. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/ne-patriots-correspondent-week-5

Monday, October 12, 201510/12/2015

Look again, it’s Double Take

In Podcasts

Jonathan Caws-Elwitt and  Rachel F.Hirsch are playwrights bringing their creations to odd spaces in Downtown Greenfield.  https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/double-take-fringe-festival-2015

Monday, October 12, 201510/12/2015

Mr. Universe Reviews ‘The Martian’

In Podcasts

And I had my hopes up so high… https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-reviews-the-martian

Monday, October 12, 201510/12/2015

Mayan Hip-Hop on Indigenous Peoples Day

In Podcasts

Tzutu Kan and his Mayan hip-hop are the perfect antithesis to celebrating Columbus. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-mayan-hiphop-of-tzutu-kan

Friday, October 9, 201510/09/2015

Wine Snobs: Conquering Spanish Whites

In Podcasts

Because turnabout is fair-play. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snobs-spanish-whites

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