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 2, 202108/02/2021

What To Watch While The World Burns: MR. UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

And what to watch to inspire you to stop the world from burning. Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer and President…

Friday, July 30, 202107/30/2021

The “Ol&mp!cs” of Whiskey: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Tasting rye from the U.S., rye whiskey from Canada, and rye whiskey blended from U.S. and Canadian whiskey plus Port…

Thursday, July 29, 202107/29/2021

On Cuba, January 6th and Infrastructute: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern’s thoughts on the bipartisan infrastructure bill making its way through Congress, on whether or not he’s going to…

Thursday, July 29, 202107/29/2021

“Blowing up” a dam

In Podcasts

Monte joins the Connecticut River Conservancy and US Fish & Wildlife for some damned dam removal in Guilford, VT. It’s…

Wednesday, July 28, 202107/28/2021

Conjugating Kids: WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on how children unlearn what they learn naturally when it comes to conjugating verbs.…

Wednesday, July 28, 202107/28/2021

The Delta Variant: The Muller Report

In Podcasts

With the spread of the Delta Variant and the CDC re-issuing mask guidline, Monte welcomes back UMass virologist Dr Mandy…

Tuesday, July 27, 202107/27/2021

Don’t clear cut for solar

In Podcasts

Janet Sinclair from Concerned Citizens of Franklin County about how they are concerned that the State of Massachusetts is willing…

Monday, July 26, 202107/26/2021

Billionaires in Space: MR UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

What does Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed think about 3 billionaires having their own space race? https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/billionaires-in-space-mr-universe

Monday, July 26, 202107/26/2021

The WRSI Origin Story

In Podcasts

Why are our station’s call-letters WRSI? Does it really stand for “Where Records Skip Incessantly”? Why is the city of…

Friday, July 23, 202107/23/2021

Farewell To The Wine Uncle

In Podcasts

He’s been at State Street Fruit Store Deli, Wines & Spirits since 1988!! But after 33 years, Mark Hanson aka…

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