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, September 16, 201309/16/2013

Wine Snob: Bring Your Own Winesquirrel to Local

In Podcasts

Monte and the Winesquirrel go rogue and bring the Wine Snob segment out of the Wine Bunker.  I think BYOB…

Wednesday, September 11, 201309/11/2013

When Pigs Fly Around The World

In Podcasts

Word Nerd

Tuesday, September 10, 201309/10/2013

Beer Shares?

In Podcasts

Stoneman Brewery

Friday, September 6, 201309/06/2013

Al Foster

In Podcasts

Miles Davis’s old drummer on Miles

Wednesday, September 4, 201309/04/2013

Rock 101: The Earliest know quote about ‘Rock & Roll’

In Podcasts

The Doctor of Rock, Steve Waksman, has discovered the earliest known usage of our favorite musical descriptor.

Wednesday, September 4, 201309/04/2013

Word Nerd: Canicular Estival Words

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webster on canicular, festival and other words to describe the nearly-past summer.

Tuesday, September 3, 201309/03/2013

Wine Snob: Italian Fancy Shaped Bottles

In Podcasts

Wine Snob: Italian Fancy Shaped Bottles

Tuesday, September 3, 201309/03/2013

Back To Rock & Roll High School: Louie, Louie

In Podcasts

Dr.  Steve Waksman from Smith College, on the stunning origins of the most famous garage rock song of all time.

Tuesday, September 3, 201309/03/2013

Back to Rock & Roll High School: Rocket 88

In Podcasts

Is it the first Rock & Roll song ever?  Dr. Steve Waksman has some thoughts.

Thursday, August 29, 201308/29/2013

Help Send Wofa to Guinea

In Podcasts

The Language of Drumming

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