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 9, 201510/09/2015

Don’t Steal These Apples!

In Podcasts

Good Ben Clark from Clarkdale Fruit Farm busting ladies in Mercedes who really like his apples. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/dont-steal-these-apples

Thursday, October 8, 201510/08/2015

Into The Woods

In Podcasts

Ja’Duke’s production of the beautifully verbose Sondheim classic. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/into-the-woods-jaduke

Thursday, October 8, 201510/08/2015

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dance Project

In Podcasts

They’ll hold you closer at Arts Night Out. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/tiny-dance-project-arts-night-out

Wednesday, October 7, 201510/07/2015

Indiana Jones starring you, and you, and you…at Northampton Film Festival this weekend

In Podcasts

A crowd-sourced Raiders Of The Lost Ark and a whole lot more at the Northampton Film Festival. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/northampton-film-festival

Wednesday, October 7, 201510/07/2015

Word Nerd: Young Women Are Driving Language Forward

In Podcasts

Regardless of what you think about what and how they are saying things, young women rule the roost in the…

Wednesday, October 7, 201510/07/2015

A Media Three-Way!

In Podcasts

The River, The Advocate & Valley Free Radio!? Josh Braska on the cover of the Advocate in regards to the…

Tuesday, October 6, 201510/06/2015

Davy Jones & The Extinctions!

In Podcasts

Alright it’s PROFESSOR David Jones from Amherst College on The First Great Extinction and the current extinction we’re going through…

Tuesday, October 6, 201510/06/2015

Heavy Petting: Rats! They Sniffed Us Out!

In Podcasts

Tobacco sniffing rats? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-tobacco-sniffing-rats

Monday, October 5, 201510/05/2015

Mr. Universe: Science & Islam

In Podcasts

Hampshire College’s Salman Hameed is not just an astronomer. He’s been researching what since means in Muslim societies. And you…

Friday, October 2, 201510/02/2015

Wine Snob: Oktoberfest (not wine)

In Podcasts

The Wine Snobs from State Street head up Route 9 to Cooper’s Corner to learn about Oktoberfest. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/wine-snob-octoberfest-not-wine

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