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, January 23, 201501/23/2015
French Wine at Deflated Prices
In Podcasts
With a nod to our #deflategate controversy with the Pats, try some delicious and inexpensive wines from the Languedoc in…
Thursday, January 22, 201501/22/2015
Chris Smither Has Amazing Hair
In Podcasts
And Monte is jealous of it. But why would a young Smither leave New Orleans to play music in Boston…
Wednesday, January 21, 201501/21/2015
Word Nerd: #HastagWordsOfTheYear
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster on the American Dialect Society’s choice of word (or squished together words) of the year.
Wednesday, January 21, 201501/21/2015
The Riverlution Responds to the SOTU
In Podcasts
What did some River listeners think about the State of The Union Address? Listen to what they had to say.
Tuesday, January 20, 201501/20/2015
The Valley’s Own Civil Rights Icon
In Podcasts
Monte revisits his 2011 conversation with the now 90+ year old Juanita Nelson, Matriarch of All Things Good and Just…
Friday, January 16, 201501/16/2015
Wine Snob: The Mass Appeal of Riesling
In Podcasts
Monte is jealous that the Wine Son went on 22’s Mass Appeal with Seth. And also they taste some really…
Friday, January 16, 201501/16/2015
Top 93 Turn It Up Shopping Spree Winner 2014!
In Podcasts
Congratulations to Elizabeth Slowinski from Colrain who had a great spree (despite Monte’s interference).
Thursday, January 15, 201501/15/2015
Drone Sweet Drone: The Latest Terrifying Tech
In Podcasts
Dan Nessel from Dad Does Dot Com is back from Las Vegas’ giant Consumer Electronic Show with new electronic toys…
Wednesday, January 14, 201501/14/2015
Word Nerd in Slate.com!
I’m happy to report that we kinda scooped Stefan Fatsis and Slate because we’ve loved our Word Nerd, Emily Brewster,…
Tuesday, January 13, 201501/13/2015
Rev. Scott Lively & Crimes Against Humanity
In Podcasts
He will stand trial in Federal Court for alleged Crimes Against Humanity after teaching and preaching in Uganda and after…
