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.

Friday, September 30, 202209/30/2022

Affordable Italian Reds: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

As there is a chill in the air, the time is right for Italian red wines. And these three are…

Tuesday, September 27, 202209/27/2022

The Ghosts of The Shea Theater

In Podcasts

Amherst Regional theater director, John Bechtold, and his co-conspirator from Eggtooth Productions, Linda McInerney, bring their immersive, mischievous brand of…

Monday, September 26, 202209/26/2022

Smashing an asteroid! MR. UNIVERE

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, tells us why on Earth (or, I guess, off Earth) NASA would hurtle a…

Friday, September 23, 202209/23/2022

Engaging Cabernet: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

The Yankee Sippah has a big announcement and we celebrate with some delicious Cabernet from all over the world. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/engaging-cabernet-wine-snobs?si=4b2abb8e800d490d921020f4ca48fbbe&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Thursday, September 22, 202209/22/2022

Saving Democracy and filling bellies: McGoverning with McGovern

Monte talks with the Congressman about the Presidential Election Reform Act and about the upcoming White House Conference on Food…

Wednesday, September 21, 202209/21/2022

Dumbphones in the Meatspace: WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster informs us on some more of the words recently added to her dictionary. These…

Tuesday, September 20, 202209/20/2022

Belly-button cheese and more weird science!

In Podcasts

Monte talks with Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla from Greenfield. They are the creators of Tumble, a science podcast for…

Monday, September 19, 202209/19/2022

The Drake Equation and Martian Molecules

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, Mr. Universe, pays tribute to the recently deceased. And no, not the Queen. But…

Friday, September 16, 202209/16/2022

Tempranillo for the temperature change: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

We talk of Fall and red wine and Rosalia and Tierra Whack and Madisynn. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/tempranillo-for-the-temperature-change-wine-snobs?si=722ce241416c41619477ccf7f9a625a3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Thursday, September 15, 202209/15/2022

Guess who’s coming to the White House Conference on hunger?

In Podcasts

Monte is! What’s going to happen there? We shall see. Congressman McGovern lets us know what he knows about the…

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