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.

Tuesday, July 21, 201507/21/2015

Heavy Petting: How Bears May Help Your Bladder

In Podcasts

Dr. Steve: always on the cutting edge of cutting up animals to look at their kidneys.

Monday, July 20, 201507/20/2015

100 Fruitful Years

In Podcasts

Clarkdale in Deerfield celebrates a century of cherries, apples, and peaches with the community and the Congressional delegation.

Monday, July 20, 201507/20/2015

Mr. Universe: Pluto is WAY more interesting than we thought

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed on the AMAZING photos New Horizons has been sending from its flyby and what…

Thursday, July 16, 201507/16/2015

Burq Off!

In Podcasts

Nadia Manzoor in a one-woman (or is it twenty-one woman?) show at the Ko Fest. This formerly aspiring astronaut is nearly…

Wednesday, July 15, 201507/15/2015

Word Nerd: Pronunciation Education

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, quizzes Monte on the words that people most often need help pronouncing.

Wednesday, July 15, 201507/15/2015

TAKE Magazine: An Artistic Imprint In Print

In Podcasts

Michael Kusek, Art Tsar of The Pioneer Valley (according to one, Rachel Maddow), is now setting his artsy eyes to…

Monday, July 13, 201507/13/2015

Mr. Universe: Pluto’s Got Heart

And we, as humanity, are going to have something that we created get closer to that (dwarf) planet than we’ve…

Monday, July 13, 201507/13/2015

Valerie June Backstage at Green River Festival 2015

In Podcasts

No, Monte wasn’t excited to get to talk to Valerie June. Not at all.  Where did that voice come from?…

Monday, July 13, 201507/13/2015

tUnE-yArDs & J.Mascis backstage at Green River Festival 2015

In Podcasts

Both Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs and J.Mascis are local heroes and musical sensations hear what they have to say about music…

Friday, July 10, 201507/10/2015

Wine Snob: Not Port Portugese Red

In Podcasts

Looking for something delicious and extremely affordable? Also, want to know how to know if your wine is corked?

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