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…