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, October 29, 202110/29/2021
Halloween and French Malbec
In Podcasts
Some Halloween shenanigans (but no candy this year!) and some delicious Malbec from France with the Wine Snobs at State…
Thursday, October 28, 202110/28/2021
One step closer to ending hunger…
In Podcasts
Congressman McGovern has long been advocating for a White House conference on hunger. His dream is beginning to materialize. Hear…
Wednesday, October 27, 202110/27/2021
Dad Bod by Fluffernutter: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster answers listener Fraser Stowe’s question about a certain word ordering, which you use everyday, but probably never thought…
Wednesday, October 27, 202110/27/2021
Nef & Monte Eat Holyoke: El Rincon Boriqua
In Podcasts
Chef Neftalí Duran made a Facebook post where he threw down the gauntlet and challenged the Valley to find a…
Tuesday, October 26, 202110/26/2021
Francia and Free To Run
In Podcasts
Montague’s Francia Wisnewski is running the New York City Marathon and her sneakers on the pavement are going to help…
Monday, October 25, 202110/25/2021
Mr. Universe on Dune
In Podcasts
What does the Hampshire College astronomer, who is also the President of Amherst Cinema, think of this latest attempt to…
Monday, October 25, 202110/25/2021
Bee Dee of G Street
In Podcasts
94 year old Bee Dee Karpinski got a chance to see the inside of her childhood home for the first…
Friday, October 22, 202110/22/2021
Build Back Smaller? McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Congressman McGovern on the many compromises the Democrats continue to make with the Biden agenda and on writing the Rules…
Friday, October 22, 202110/22/2021
Spanish Garnacha and Dune
In Podcasts
Spain’s underappreciated red grape-Garnacha. And was the 1984 Dune movie underappreciated? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/spanish-garnacha-and-dune?si=efebdf46edea4af5a5f16ac208e1ffed
Wednesday, October 20, 202110/20/2021
A Happening…
In Podcasts
Monte gets a preview from Sam Perry of his immersive theatrical, musical, artistic experience happening at The Shea Theater. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/a-happening-at-the-shea?si=1b8dbd8a1c5e4239917be7eb71f54dba