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.
Wednesday, August 12, 201508/12/2015
Word Nerd: It’s Its!
In Podcasts
Shhh, it’s around the corner. And cornering a dictionary editor on how ‘it’s/its’ has changed over the years is just…
Wednesday, August 12, 201508/12/2015
Weekend At Bernie’s
In Podcasts
Or at least a Sunday with him in NH. Valley Advocate writer, Hunter Styles, hit the road with Bernie Sanders…
Tuesday, August 11, 201508/11/2015
Heavy Petting: E-Cigarettes & Your Pets
In Podcasts
They may or may not be a safer way for humans to smoke but they can DEFINITELY be bad for…
Tuesday, August 11, 201508/11/2015
Ethel Rosenberg Was Not Guilty
In Podcasts
Many have know this for a long time, but new evidence has come to light. Easthampton’s Robert Meeropol writes about…
Monday, August 10, 201508/10/2015
Mr. Universe: $ETI
In Podcasts
Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on the recent influx of cash in the search for E.T.
Friday, July 31, 201507/31/2015
Mixed Race Mixtape
In Podcasts
A new hip-hop, spoken word theater piece that grew out of and returns to Hampshire College. It’s the autobiographical fiction…
Friday, July 31, 201507/31/2015
Wine Snob: Clearance!
In Podcasts
Now this is a story all about how old wine got flip turned upside down.
Thursday, July 30, 201507/30/2015
Day Jobs, Opera Dreams
In Podcasts
Kuang-Yu Fong’s dream is to spread her love of Chinese Opera around the world. And she’s getting former Chinese Opera…
Wednesday, July 29, 201507/29/2015
The Amazing (And Slightly Naughty) Galleries @Mass MoCA
In Podcasts
A room of still waves? A wave cathedral? A room where you can watch a video of women having a…
Tuesday, July 28, 201507/28/2015
Double Edge Theatre’s ‘Cada Luna Azul’
In Podcasts
Ashfield’s groundbreaking theater company/community digs deep into their own memories and creates a summer spectacle from the myths in their…