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.

Monday, November 25, 201311/25/2013

Wine Snob: Thanksgiving Wine. A Last Taste

In Podcasts

Getting down to the wire to figure out what you’re going to bring to the table.  The Wine Snobs can…

Monday, November 25, 201311/25/2013

Plymouth Rocks: Part 1

In Podcasts

The Belmontes took a weekend to explore Plymouth and Thanksgiving.  In Part ,1 we go by the seaside and learn…

Friday, November 22, 201311/22/2013

JFK: The Last American President?

In Podcasts

Jonathan Mark, founder of Fly By News, on the assassination of JFK 50 years on and on who’s crazy ‘conspiracy…

Thursday, November 21, 201311/21/2013

Art For Art’s Sake

In Podcasts

Valley blues legend, Art Steele , was in a terrible accident and the Valley blues community came to his rescue.

Thursday, November 21, 201311/21/2013

Word Nerd: Classy Insults!

In Podcasts

Let Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster teach you how to class-up your criticism, knucklehead.

Monday, November 18, 201311/18/2013

Rachel Maddow 10 Years Ago Today: Equal Marriage in Massachusetts

In Podcasts

Before she became a national sensation on MSNBC and an animated character on The Simpsons, Rachel was our morning host. …

Friday, November 15, 201311/15/2013

Wine Snob: A Thanksgiving Primer Part 1

In Podcasts

What to eat with turkey and all the fixin’s? White or red and which white or red?  Try these.

Wednesday, November 13, 201311/13/2013

Word Nerd: The Misuse’s of Apostrophe’s

In Podcasts

Thanks to listener Eric Hoffner for the question.  Got a question for the Word Nerd?  Email Monte

Tuesday, November 12, 201311/12/2013

Tom Bodett: On Storytelling, VT & Leaving Lights On

In Podcasts

The down-home, folksy-voiced, beloved NPR star, and pitch man on the importance of storytelling and how he and his storytelling…

Tuesday, November 5, 201311/05/2013

The Food Bank’s Andrew Morehouse

In Podcasts

The Face of Hunger in Western Mass:

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