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, August 12, 201308/12/2013

Wine Snob: Wine Quiz Sans Wine Mother

In Podcasts

Can Monte blindly guess the grapes and the region without his eyes?  Can you taste with your eyes?

Friday, August 9, 201308/09/2013

En Garde! Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy

In Podcasts

Paul Sise and his band of merry men, swashbuckling in fine form for 10 years in Easthampton.  Paul gives Monte…

Wednesday, August 7, 201308/07/2013

The Sun is about to flip

In Podcasts

Hampshire College Astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed lets us in on what is causing the sun’s magnetic field to flip and…

Wednesday, August 7, 201308/07/2013

Word Nerd: The Way

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, Resident Wordster, from Merriam-Webstershow us the many ways the word ‘way’ is used around the country and throughout…

Tuesday, August 6, 201308/06/2013

Couple’s Therapy with Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

In Podcasts

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Monday, July 29, 201307/29/2013

Could Mitt Romney Eat A Yankee Candle?

In Podcasts

Yankee Candle CEO Harlan Kent. From his time at Le Cordon Bleu to Bain with good ol’ Mitt.  Check out…

Friday, July 26, 201307/26/2013

Wine Snob: R.I.P. Cork Dork

In Podcasts

Alright, he didn’t die (yet) but he is retiring so hopefully he’ll get some rest.  We taste champagne and two…

Thursday, July 25, 201307/25/2013

SHAHRAZAD: Double Edge Theatre’s Spectacle 2013

In Podcasts

Monte and the boys experience opening night in Ashfield.   David Weiland photo.

Wednesday, July 24, 201307/24/2013

Word Nerd: Make A Cronut As Your Bleisure

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster following the delicious and leisurely words that may or may not make it into the dictionary.

Wednesday, July 24, 201307/24/2013

Ko Fest: Conversation With My Molester

In Podcasts

Like many Catholic boys in the 1960s, Michael Mack wanted to be a priest. That dream ended at age 11…

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