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, May 5, 201505/05/2015

Et tu, Brute? Monte’s Sons Gets Murdered (For Theater)

In Podcasts

The Young Shakespeare Players East do the original works of William Shakespeare in their glorious, original entirety, and they won a…

Monday, May 4, 201505/04/2015

Mr Universe: 25 Years of Hubble

In Podcasts

Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on the legacy of our most famous telescope. Enjoy this Hubble Deep Field Image…

Monday, May 4, 201505/04/2015

Pride 2015

In Podcasts

Scenes from Northampton Pride!

Friday, May 1, 201505/01/2015

Wine Snob: Clams!

In Podcasts

Back to Captain Jack’s Roadside Shack to try some Sauvignon Blanc with some fried food!

Wednesday, April 29, 201504/29/2015

Letters To Palestine

In Podcasts

Author, journalist, professor (and my favorite Communist) Northampton’s Vijay Prashad has edited a new book that is more letters to…

Wednesday, April 29, 201504/29/2015

Word Nerds: Drunk Words

In Podcasts

Jingled, O’be joyful, crapulous! Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, gives you all the words you need to describe your…

Tuesday, April 28, 201504/28/2015

Meet The Seed Librarians!

In Podcasts

A new Easthampton Seed Library? Why is this something the community even needs? Seeds?!? Meet two of the folks behind…

Tuesday, April 28, 201504/28/2015

Heavy Petting: Fat Cat Stops Eating

In Podcasts

It sounds like a good story, but it’s not.  But at least there’s hope!

Tuesday, April 28, 201504/28/2015

Ben Clark : “Eco-Terrorist”

In Podcasts

Are opponents of the Kinder Morgan pipeline ‘eco-terrorists’? Good Ben Clark, our local hero fruit farmer, responds to the Berkshire…

Monday, April 27, 201504/27/2015

Mr. Universe: Monty’s Python’s ‘Galaxy Song’

In Podcasts

How scientifically accurate is the classic Monty Python ‘Galaxy Song’ and what did cosmologist Stephen Hawking do to correct their…

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