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.

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…

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