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 21, 202201/21/2022
The Sippah and Chenin: WINE SNOBS
In Podcasts
Will the Wine Son convince the Yankee Sippah that she actually DOES like the grape Chenin Blanc? He’s got 3…
Thursday, January 20, 202201/20/2022
Is The Voting Rights Bill Dead? McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Congressman Jim McGovern weighs in on Biden’s first year and the divisions in his Democratic Party. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/is-the-voting-rights-bill-dead-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=11d8328bd03e4ebfafa371dba474225d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Wednesday, January 19, 202201/19/2022
You sussy baka: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Are you sus? Are you sussy baka? Are you out of the loop on these words, like Monte was? Emily…
Tuesday, January 18, 202201/18/2022
Mo Willems on Gravity in The Gallery
In Podcasts
Monte and Mo take a walk through his new exhibit “Gravity” at the R. Michelson Gallery in Downtown Northampton. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mo-willems-gravity?si=cf578233941c486489e5ebdbba043aa1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Friday, January 7, 202201/07/2022
The Arrogant Frog and The Equally Arrogant Wine Snobs
In Podcasts
Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste the first wine of the month of 2022. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-arrogant-frog-wine-snobs?si=7359992f48434f8d89bafa7d20aec082&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Thursday, January 6, 202201/06/2022
A call from an insurrectionist
Monte takes a call from one of the people that stormed the Capitol a year ago today. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-insurrectionist?si=0d7e031bc7eb427fbabd2c606fb54634&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Thursday, January 6, 202201/06/2022
January 6th, One Year Later: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Congressman Jim McGovern reflects on the January 6th Insurrection and how the Coup is ongoing. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/january-6th-a-year-after-later-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern?si=0d7e031bc7eb427fbabd2c606fb54634&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Wednesday, January 5, 202201/05/2022
Uninferant maskne and on gifting presents: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Monte asks Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, some lexicographical questions from listener emails. You can ask your…
Wednesday, January 5, 202201/05/2022
Is Omicron The End of COVID? The Muller Report
In Podcasts
Our resident virologist from UMASS Microbiology, Dr. Mandy Muller, on the spread of the Omicron Variant, on whether we are…
Tuesday, January 4, 202201/04/2022
The Solution for Resolutions?
In Podcasts
Dr. Molly Keehn has a PhD in Social Justice Education but what pushed her through her dissertation was the program…
