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, September 29, 202009/29/2020
Learning From Bugs How to Fight COVID: Heavy Petting
In Podcasts
They live in colonies. But they don’t wipe themselves out with horrible diseases. How? And what can we learn from…
Monday, September 28, 202009/28/2020
Screw Starlink & A Snow White Planet? Mr. Universe
In Podcasts
First, Monte is tricked by Elon Musk’s new space experiment. And then Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed,…
Friday, September 25, 202009/25/2020
Let’s Be Franc: WINE SNOB
In Podcasts
To be frank, this year has gone to poop. So, Monte and the Wine Snobs drink the most scatological smelling…
Thursday, September 24, 202009/24/2020
On The Death of RBG: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Congressman McGovern reflects on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And he lets us know if a new justice…
Thursday, September 24, 202009/24/2020
The Chefs at Coco Stir Up Some Love!
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Unmi Abkin and Roger Taylor (not that Roger Taylor) of Coco in Easthampton about Stir Up Some…
Thursday, September 24, 202009/24/2020
Will we arrive to or arrive at an answer to this usage question? WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on a usage debate you didn’t know you wanted to arrive at. Or arrive…
Wednesday, September 23, 202009/23/2020
What In The Sam Hill is Going on The Hill Institute in Florence?
In Podcasts
Tara Brewster and Kate Cardoso both graduated The Hill Institute’s kindergarten in 1985. They’ve teamed up again in 2020 to…
Tuesday, September 22, 202009/22/2020
Enriching Soil, Rebuilding Lives, and Creating Homes
In Podcasts
Trenda Loftin and Revan Schendler, two worker owners from The Compost Cooperative on their innovative mission, and how you can…
Monday, September 21, 202009/21/2020
Don’t Let The Pigeon Do Storytime comes to HBMO
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Mo and Cher Willems in their Northampton backyard about The Pigeon’s move to HBO Max. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/dont-let-the-pigeon-do-storytime-with-mo-willems
Friday, September 18, 202009/18/2020
As The Leaves Turn Red So Do The Wines
In Podcasts
The Wine Snobs at State Street have 3 excellent red wines as we brace ourselves for the onset of Autumn.…
