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.

Wednesday, October 20, 202110/20/2021

The Problem with “Pre” WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster answer’s River sales executive, Joe O’Rourke’s, question about the prefix “pre.”  If YOU’VE got…

Tuesday, October 19, 202110/19/2021

Bombyx is The Bomb

In Podcasts

Hear the incredible history of this incredible space that begins their next chapter in that hallowed history tonight. Meet Kyle…

Monday, October 18, 202110/18/2021

Lucy in The Sky: Mr. Universe

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the new mission to the Trojan Asteroids and on how a Beatle got…

Monday, October 18, 202110/18/2021

Meet the people behind the new Cocina Lupita

In Podcasts

Meet Aleyda Romero and Efraen Fuentes  and Joshua Breitner who teamed up to bring a new food truck to downtown…

Friday, October 15, 202110/15/2021

Zinfandel, Primitivo and Sad Girl Fall: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Is Zinfandel actually California’s best grape? And meet Zinfandel’s kissing cousin from Italy. And find out about it’s Croatian heritage.…

Thursday, October 14, 202110/14/2021

Local Heroes in a Half-Shell

In Podcasts

Kit Henry from the Western Mass Comic Book Show schools Monte in the world of comic book culture with a…

Thursday, October 14, 202110/14/2021

McGovern in Colombia: MCGOVERNING WITH MCGOVERN

In Podcasts

Why was the Chair of the Rules Committee in Colombia last week? And how did his relationship fighting for human…

Wednesday, October 13, 202110/13/2021

What the heck is an “Interrobang”?!?! WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster answer’s Cathy Gouch from Greenfield’s query about the word “interrobang.” https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/what-the-heck-is-an-interrobang-word-nerd?si=5145eaa1a6c94b03976c6fe14044c130

Wednesday, October 13, 202110/13/2021

Censorship & Sensibility: The Case of Jason Montgomery & the Arts Council

In Podcasts

There has been a rift in the Northampton arts world after the Northampton Arts Council cancelled a planned Biennial at…

Tuesday, October 12, 202110/12/2021

Tell Hunger to Take A Hike!

In Podcasts

Amherst Survival Center’s Executive Director Lev Ben-Ezra talks to Monte about how such a wealthy community, like Amherst, can be…

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