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.

Friday, February 13, 201502/13/2015

Get Beaujolaid This Valentine’s Day

In Podcasts

First a wine made with chocolate (?) then an overlay of Beaujolais.

Thursday, February 12, 201502/12/2015

Homebody Guitars (Copyright 2015 to Monte Belmonte)

In Podcasts

Dick and Rory Struthers, a father/son team, created a guitar out of left over home renovation materials.  And now they…

Wednesday, February 11, 201502/11/2015

Word Nerd: On Fleek, Wherefore art Thou?

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster with more on the birth of a word.  And an old and familiar word…

Tuesday, February 10, 201502/10/2015

Heavy Petting: One Monkey WILL Stop The Show

In Podcasts

Dr. Steve on why monkeys are and should be banned as pets in Massachusetts.

Tuesday, February 10, 201502/10/2015

To Kill A Mocking Birdsall

In Podcasts

NY Times Best Selling Author and National Book Award Winner weighs in on the prequel/sequel to To Kill A Mockingbird…

Friday, February 6, 201502/06/2015

Another Chapter For Atticus Finch

In Podcasts

With a 10 a ten-year-old named Atticus, The Belmontes were overwhelmed with emotion when they heard about Harper Lee’s ‘Go…

Friday, February 6, 201502/06/2015

Is White Zin A Sin?

In Podcasts

Or did White Zinfandel save a great grape?

Thursday, February 5, 201502/05/2015

Why Does It Take An Hour To Take The Train From Hamp to Springfield?

In Podcasts

Nobody wants the new trains to succeed more than me. AndI know we’re just at the beginning of this experiment.…

Wednesday, February 4, 201502/04/2015

Word Nerd: On Fleek, Budtender.

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster from Merriam-Webster, pursuing some important new words for weed and weed-like eyebrows. (And look at Emily’s…

Wednesday, February 4, 201502/04/2015

Terry Adams is A Crazy Bold Genius

In Podcasts

Terry Adams is going to create a movie score while the movie is being created both movie and score born…

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