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, August 21, 201508/21/2015

Wine Snob: Beers For Wine Snobs

In Podcasts

Beer Mike brought a bevy of beers to try and create a reasonable facsimile of wine to woo Monte and…

Thursday, August 20, 201508/20/2015

The Kornguth Soapbox Derby

In Podcasts

Brattleboro’s most dangerous event (unless The Heifers get out of control!). It’s part art, part gravity, part ingenuity and all…

Wednesday, August 19, 201508/19/2015

Word Nerd: So Don’t I

In Podcasts

Want to know what a Merriam-Webster  editor thinks about one of New England’s most confusing colloquialisms? So don’t I.

Wednesday, August 19, 201508/19/2015

The Advocate’s Gone To Pot!

In Podcasts

Valley Advocate writer, Amanda Drane, talks about her story about the latest on medical marijuana in Massachusetts in this all pot…

Tuesday, August 18, 201508/18/2015

Heavy Petting: Pet Vacation

In Podcasts

Can you take your pet to your hotel? If not, maybe book them in their own hotel. Dr. Steve knows…

Tuesday, August 18, 201508/18/2015

Another Brick In The Courthouse

In Podcasts

Todd Ford, Director of The Hampshire Council of Governments, wants you to buy a brick that will go to restoring…

Monday, August 17, 201508/17/2015

Mr. Universe: First Generation Stars

In Podcasts

Our star is not very old. Well, at least not in astronomial terms. It’s a third generation star. Astronomers have…

Friday, August 14, 201508/14/2015

Is Victor The Victor In Her Quest To Make A Living Doing What She Loves?

In Podcasts

Pam Victor is an improve comedian. She had a goal of achieving at least the poverty level doing only things…

Friday, August 14, 201508/14/2015

Wine Snob: What White Wine?

In Podcasts

After Monte did pretty flipping well blind tasting against a Master Sommelier, the State Street Wine Snobs wanted to check to…

Thursday, August 13, 201508/13/2015

Indie Auto Rises Up With Fists!

In Podcasts

Like a phoenix from the flames, the childhood friends, Greg Lawrence & Brian Bucala along with their partner Nate Mansfield,…

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