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.
Tuesday, March 30, 202103/30/2021
This Little Light…
In Podcasts
April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, and an organization serving Hampshire County wants to honor and uplift the 2000+…
Monday, March 29, 202103/29/2021
New Black Hole Image (with help from UMASS): Mr. Universe
In Podcasts
Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on the new image of the wavy lines around one of the…
Friday, March 26, 202103/26/2021
Rosé Season: WINE SNOBS
In Podcasts
It’s Spring! Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street dive into rosé. But is there really a bad time…
Thursday, March 25, 202103/25/2021
Short-Attention Span School
In Podcasts
Monte talks with the winners of UMass and The Jones Library’s Three-Minute Thesis Competitions: Adam Netzer Zimmer and Emma Dauster
Thursday, March 25, 202103/25/2021
McGovern Crashes The Studio: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
On the Pro-Venezuela protest in front of his office yesterday, the War Powers Act, and how boring it is to be on CSPAN.
Wednesday, March 24, 202103/24/2021
Meltdown Goes Digital thanks to Jarrett J. Krosoczka
In Podcasts
We thought it would happen in-person in 2020. We were SURE it would happen in person in 2021. But the…
Wednesday, March 24, 202103/24/2021
The History of &: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Was it Latin shorthand? Was it a piece of hidden graffiti? Was it a letter of the alphabet? Was it…
Tuesday, March 23, 202103/23/2021
How ready are MA parents to have their kids back in school?
In Podcasts
Rich Parr from Florence is part of the Mass Inc Polling Group. They just surveyed Bay State parents about the…
Monday, March 22, 202103/22/2021
Mr Universe’s Octopus Teacher
In Podcasts
The President of Amherst Cinema, Mr. Universe Hampshire College Astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, reviews the Oscar-nominated documentary. And ponders whether…
Monday, March 22, 202103/22/2021
Empty Bowls COVID Style
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Lev Ben-Ezra, executive director of Amherst Survival Center, about how to make sure our neighbors bowls are…