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.
Thursday, September 30, 202109/30/2021
Placemaking and Pig-mending at The Mill District
In Podcasts
Meet Hannah Rechtschaffen and Andy Haase from the new Mill District General Store in Amherst. Learn about the burgeoning business…
Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021
Kickshaw, Zugzwang & Ytterbium: More Winning Scrabble Words
In Podcasts
Word Nerd Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster gives us the meaning to these amazing Scrabble/Banagrams/Words with Friends words. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/more-winning-scrabble-words-word-nerd?si=34341b7770114322814345d0e03a9d7f
Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021
The Thing Itself with Christopher Janke
In Podcasts
Greenfield artist, Christopher Janke (full disclosure-husband of The Word Nerd) takes us through his enlightened exhibit at the UMass Fine…
Tuesday, September 28, 202109/28/2021
Does The Valley have a rabies problem? HEAVY PETTING
In Podcasts
Hear what Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital has to say about the recent spate of rabies cases in the…
Tuesday, September 28, 202109/28/2021
Jamilla Deria and the 2021/22 UMASS FAC Season
In Podcasts
Meet the new(ish) director of the UMass Fine Arts Center, who was happy to return to her home haunts and…
Monday, September 27, 202109/27/2021
Two White Dwarves make a Snow White Supernova: Mr. Universe
In Podcasts
Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on how astronomers solved a 900 year old mystery. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/2-white-dwarves-make-a-snow-white-supernova-mr-universe
Monday, September 27, 202109/27/2021
The Weather Nut Theme Song
In Podcasts
J.J. O’Connell from the band SPOUSE and the meteorological legend, Dave Hayes The Weather Nut, join Monte to talk about…
Friday, September 24, 202109/24/2021
The Best Grape on Earth?
In Podcasts
Ringo at State Street thinks it is. Monte and The Wine Snobs taste through 3 great Rieslings. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-best-grape-on-earth-wine-snob
Thursday, September 23, 202109/23/2021
Saving The Drake
In Podcasts
Gabrielle Gould from the Amherst Business improvement District and the Downtown Amherst Foundation is working to bring live performance back…
Thursday, September 23, 202109/23/2021
Why is it so hard to get Democrats to do the same thing?
In Podcasts
Congressman McGovern gives us his thoughts on the White House get-together about Biden’s infrastructure plans. Plus what is going on…