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, February 23, 202102/23/2021

Having a place to go when you can’t go no place-The Cancer Connection Bed-In

In Podcasts

Mary Bernstein from Amherst talks about how the connections through the Cancer Connection have remained important to her even when…

Tuesday, February 23, 202102/23/2021

Living with stage 4 cancer during COVID-19

In Podcasts

Jaimee Roncone from Westhampton talk about what the Cancer Connection has done for her and what she is doing for…

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

Perseverance Pays Off

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on why NASA’s successful Mars mission was a win, not just for the US, but for the world.

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

Saving Rock Dam from Damnation

In Podcasts

Rock dam is the best-known spawning area of the federally endangered shortnose sturgeon. But is it currently being polluted?

Friday, February 19, 202102/19/2021

Confusing Italians: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Italy doesn’t make anything easy. Either in the world of wine or the world of meats. Monte and the Wine…

Thursday, February 18, 202102/18/2021

Asking the Governor for answers on the vaccine rollout

In Podcasts

On this week’s  McGoverning with McGovern, the Congressman talks about his recent letter to Governor Charlie Baker and answers your questions.

Wednesday, February 17, 202102/17/2021

Are You Sapiosexual, Folx? WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Some more of the new words in Merriam-Webster’s most recent update with our Word Nerd, Emily Brewster.

Wednesday, February 17, 202102/17/2021

DNAmy on the 413 Take-Out Pledge

In Podcasts

Amy Cahillane, executive director of the Downtown Northampton Association, on how we can band together to save Northampton’s restaurants. Listen…

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

A Zoom Call With The Ghosts of Hamlet

In Podcasts

John Bechtold’s wonderous mind has brought STAGEHAND back to the Academy of Music and The Shea. You stay safely at…

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Mars Music for Mars Missions: Mr. Universe

In Podcasts

3 Mars missions from 3 different countries and 2 song references about what these missions are up to. Mr. Universe, Dr. Salman Hameed, has more.

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