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.

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…

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