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.

Wednesday, April 2, 201404/02/2014

Word Nerd: Speling Be!

Does Being A Good Speller Mean You’re Smart?

Wednesday, April 2, 201404/02/2014

Maestro Kevin Rhodes

In Podcasts

Classical For Dummies

Friday, March 28, 201403/28/2014

It’s not just poop anymore

In Podcasts

Wine Snob: Cab Franc.

Friday, March 28, 201403/28/2014

Gen Q’s Kiss & Tell Ball

In Podcasts

Community Action’s Gen Q lets kids just be who they are.  That’s not always the case in the social circles kids…

Thursday, March 27, 201403/27/2014

Skip History Class. Learn History with Tanya Lee Stone

In Podcasts

Bringing forgotten elements of history to life through storytelling, Tanya Lee Stone also only pays $7 a month for electricity.

Thursday, March 27, 201403/27/2014

Cartooning Couple: Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman

In Podcasts

Let’s see if their nerdy, comic book creating, marital bliss turns into a Jerry Springer style conflagration of dentistry, astronauts…

Tuesday, March 25, 201403/25/2014

Bob Shea Hates Unicorns & Cheap Electricity: Meltdown 2014

In Podcasts

I guess he thought I was a telemarketer but Bob Shea finally took my call and we talked about why…

Monday, March 24, 201403/24/2014

Muppets Most Wanted: A Belmonte Family Review

In Podcasts

The big Belmonte boys went opening night to Patriot Place in Foxboro to see Monte’s childhood friends.

Monday, March 24, 201403/24/2014

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

In Podcasts

The Man Behind The Meltdown

Tuesday, March 18, 201403/18/2014

The Cancer Connection as a Cocktail Ingredient

In Podcasts

Breaking Good

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