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, July 15, 202007/15/2020

Is The Moderna Vaccine ‘The One’? The Muller Report

In Podcasts

UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on the news that Massachusetts own Modern in Cambridge has a potential vaccine that is producing antibodies. But will it be ready in time to send kids back to school?

Wednesday, July 15, 202007/15/2020

Irregardless of what you think “irregardless” is a word: WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Don’t shoot the messengers! And in this case, the messengers are Merriam-Webster and our favorite word nerd, Emily Brewster. 

Monday, July 13, 202007/13/2020

NEOWISE, Every Morning You Greet Me: MR. UNIVERSE

In Podcasts

A recently discovered comet is making its way towards Earth. Does it portend doom or the election of Kanye West? Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed has more.

Friday, July 10, 202007/10/2020

COVID Jones Tries Some Affordable French Reds: WINES SNOBS

In Podcasts

Monte’s Grateful Dead-themed COVID grocery outfit pays tribute (?) to the redundancy of the Grateful Dead. Monte and the Wine Snobs at State Street taste some wonderful and affordable French wines 

Thursday, July 9, 202007/09/2020

Watching “Good Trouble” and Making Good Trouble: McGovern with McGovern

In Podcasts

Pence and Trump declared the CDC will change the guidelines about school reopening. This illustrates the problem locally. OSHA follows…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Is Coronavirus airborne? The Muller Report

In Podcasts

UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on the WHO stopping short of saying that coronavirus is airborne. Hear her thoughts on…

Friday, July 3, 202007/03/2020

A Chile July: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Because of COVID, once again YOU don’t get to try the Wine of The Month at State Street. But Monte…

Thursday, July 2, 202007/02/2020

The Families For Black Lives Caravan & Radio Show

In Podcasts

It started as an idea from Valley parent Rachel Braidman. She wrote “This moment in the Black Lives Matter movement…

Thursday, July 2, 202007/02/2020

The Origins of Wanderlust: WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, likes that Monte is using “Wanderlust Wednesday” as his Wednesday QUARANTHEME. But we wonder where…

Thursday, July 2, 202007/02/2020

How GOP Loves Masks Now: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern gives us the latest on what his side of the aisle is working on in Washington DC, just…

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