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.
Thursday, February 3, 202202/03/2022
War, Atomic Veterans, Shirley Chisolm and The Rock Hall
In Podcasts
Congressman McGovern hit a bunch of topics on today’s McGoverning with McGovern. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/war-atomic-veterans-shirley-chisolm-and-the-rock-hall-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=558c64632d03445f9a477aed831e4e47&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Wednesday, February 2, 202202/02/2022
Monte’s Farewell to The GOAT
In Podcasts
Monte Lionel Richie’s his farewell to Tom Brady, The Greatest of All-Time. And below that, will Monte’s New England Patriots…
Monday, January 31, 202201/31/2022
James Webb Makes It & Elon Musk Trashes The Moon
In Podcasts
Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the successful James Webb mission (so far) and on the less-than-successful left-over mission…
Friday, January 28, 202201/28/2022
Weird Whiskey for Weird Times: WINE SNOBS
In Podcasts
Why are some of your favorite whiskeys, whiskys, and Scotches unavailable? And what can you drink instead? Ringo The Spirit…
Friday, January 28, 202201/28/2022
Dave Hayes The Weather Nut on The Blizzard of ’22
In Podcasts
What does our favorite armchair forecaster think of the big storm coming tomorrow? Read him (and support his work) here.…
Thursday, January 27, 202201/27/2022
Breyer is retiring. Pelosi is not. Congressman McGovern weighs in.
In Podcasts
On this week’s McGoverning with McGovern, Monte talks with the Chair of The Rules Committee about the recent Supreme Court…
Wednesday, January 26, 202201/26/2022
What does the Bluest State Think of Biden?
In Podcasts
Florence-based pollster, Rich Parr, from the MassInc Polling Group on a recent COVID-meets-Bay-State-Politics poll. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/what-do-baystaters-think-of-biden?si=88d472331d584597a9d5780b8542e888&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Wednesday, January 26, 202201/26/2022
What does the Word Nerd think of Wordle?
In Podcasts
Plus some fancy words for snow. With Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster. Our beloved Word Nerd. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/what-does-the-word-nerd-think-of-wordle-and-some-words-for-snow?si=88d472331d584597a9d5780b8542e888&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Monday, January 24, 202201/24/2022
Mr. Universe reviews “Station Eleven”
In Podcasts
Monte has been reluctant to watch a TV about a pandemic during a pandemic but Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman…
Monday, January 24, 202201/24/2022
Hampshire County makes a plan to fight hunger
In Podcasts
Meet some of the people leading the fight against hunger in Hampshire County and learn how you can join them.…
