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.
Wednesday, January 6, 202101/06/2021
Rachael Price is Getting Down In Our Hometown
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Rachael Price from Lake Street Dive and their manager Public Emily Lichter about Get Down With Your…
Tuesday, January 5, 202101/05/2021
Stir Up Some Love for Chef Michaelangelo Wescott
In Podcasts
While COVID has hit the entire restaurant industry hard, Chef Michaelangelo Wescott got the double whammy of a tick-borne blood…
Monday, January 4, 202101/04/2021
An Alien Signal from Proxima Centauri? MR UNIVERSE
In Podcasts
Maybe. And Hampshire College astronomer Mr. Universe tells us why the detection of this possible signal might just be the…
Thursday, December 31, 202012/31/2020
$2000 $600 or Nothing? McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Where the checks at? Congressman McGovern weighs in on the rift in the GOP between the head of the party…
Thursday, December 31, 202012/31/2020
Put a cork in it, 2020. Pop a cork to 2021!
In Podcasts
Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street in Northampton give you a spectrum of sparkling suggestions to get you…
Wednesday, December 30, 202012/30/2020
The Last Word on 2020: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster looks at a few more words that were so very 2020. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/the-last-word-on-2020-word-nerd
Wednesday, December 30, 202012/30/2020
How Dangerous is The Variant? The Muller Report
In Podcasts
UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller returns to talk about the novel novel coronavirus. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/how-dangerous-is-the-variant-the-muller-report
Wednesday, December 30, 202012/30/2020
Do Dogs Love Us? HEAVY PETTING
In Podcasts
Dr Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital has some good news for pet owners. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/do-dogs-love-us-heavy-petting
Monday, December 28, 202012/28/2020
Mr. Universe Reviews Midnight Sky
In Podcasts
The Clooney movie. Nor the Miley Cyrus song. Plus his take on the locally written, Sound of Metal. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-reviews-midnight-sky
Thursday, December 24, 202012/24/2020
The COVID Relief Bridge? McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Perhaps if people don’t think of this particular COVID package as a panacea but rather a first step they will…