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, March 27, 201503/27/2015
Meltdown 2015: Amazing Grace (Lin)
In Podcasts
Triple threat: amazing illustrator, amazing author, amazing person! Meet relatively recent Valley resident, Grace Lin, who’ll be at The Meltdown…
Thursday, March 26, 201503/26/2015
Meltdown 2015: Erica S. Perl & Her Chicken Butt
In Podcasts
Guess what? Erica S. Perl is not just an author but she helps kids who have limited access to books…
Wednesday, March 25, 201503/25/2015
Word Nerd: Comeback Words Part Deux
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Words like ‘makebate,’ ‘mundigavant,’ ‘nutation,’ ‘quinquennium,’ and ‘whatness’ should all make a comeback according to Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from…
Wednesday, March 25, 201503/25/2015
Meltdown 2015: Mike Curato
In Podcasts
Little Elliot. Big City. is Mike Curato’s first book and he’s already being heralded and lauded as one of the hottest…
Tuesday, March 24, 201503/24/2015
Meltdown 2015: Nick Bruel
In Podcasts
The man behind Bad Kitty is OK with the badness of cats and likes secretly (or not so secretly) hiding…
Tuesday, March 24, 201503/24/2015
Heavy Petting: KILL ME NOW!
In Podcasts
Why does the U.S. government want you to go out and kill this fish?
Monday, March 23, 201503/23/2015
Meltdown 2015: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
In Podcasts
The author/illustrator who, with his lovely wife Gina, rope in all the great authors and illustrators into our Meltdown: The…
Friday, March 20, 201503/20/2015
Wine Snob: Mourvedre!
In Podcasts
Sounds like a scary grape but it’s not.
Wednesday, March 18, 201503/18/2015
The Penultimate Penderwicks
Northampton author and National Book Award Winner Jeanne Birdsall talks about writing for “the sweet spot” of 9-11 year olds.…
Wednesday, March 18, 201503/18/2015
Word Nerd: Cicisbeo, Fleshment, Formosity, Fubsy, Lickpenny
In Podcasts
Weird words that Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, things we should all start using again.
