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.

Monday, March 16, 201503/16/2015

Cinderella Experts

In Podcasts

Atticus & Enzo Belmonte know basically everything about Cinderella and review the new live-action movie.

Friday, March 13, 201503/13/2015

Wine Snob: Irish Whiskey

In Podcasts

DETOUR! Coming up on St. Pats got to drink a little of the water of life from the Emerald Isle.

Thursday, March 12, 201503/12/2015

The Butcher

In Podcasts

Eleanor Friedman is a woman in a largely man’s world.  She is a butcher.  But she was a vegetarian.  So…

Wednesday, March 11, 201503/11/2015

Psychic Medium Rebecca Anne LoCicero Talks to Your Dead People

In Podcasts

Always a little freaky.  Not 100% on the money.  But even skeptic Monte gets astounded sometimes.

Wednesday, March 11, 201503/11/2015

Word Nerd: Work Martyr & Onboarding

In Podcasts

One word makes sense for the hard worker. One word makes sense for the corporate overlord.  You be the judge.

Tuesday, March 10, 201503/10/2015

Juanita Nelson Lived in Peace, May She Rest In Peace

In Podcasts

I won’t pretend that I knew Juanita Nelson well.  But I will say, the few times my family and I…

Monday, March 2, 201503/02/2015

Monte Gets An Igloo

In Podcasts

Is an igloo really warmer than a tent? And why did The Friends of Berkshire Trail Elementary School want to…

Friday, February 27, 201502/27/2015

Wine Snob: Don’t Let The Pigeon Drink The Wine

In Podcasts

NY Times Best-Selling Author and Illustrator (and Local Hero) Mo Willems, back from a year in Paris, comes into the…

Friday, February 27, 201502/27/2015

Josh Stearns On The Net Neutrality Victory

In Podcasts

The FCC does something amazing besides talk about wardrobe, malfunctions, nipples and swears all day!

Friday, February 27, 201502/27/2015

McGovern Takes Paper Plates To The Hill #FillUpYourPlate

In Podcasts

And he got the idea on a long walk with a weird dude.  Watch the speech.  Listen to the interview…

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