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.

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

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