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…