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, 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.…

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