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.
Thursday, June 18, 202006/18/2020
Re-imagining Police: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
What does US Congressman Jim McGovern think about the “Defund The Police” movement? And check out the Meta-McGovern mug shot…
Wednesday, June 17, 202006/17/2020
Words to Describe Your Quarantine Mess: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on some more creative ways to describe how badly your house needs cleaning. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/words-to-describe-your-quarantine-mess-word-nerd
Wednesday, June 17, 202006/17/2020
The Toilet Vortex: The Muller Report
In Podcasts
UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on the progress of the phased reopening, on whether or not she is doing outdoor…
Tuesday, June 16, 202006/16/2020
Senator Ed Markey’s Franklin County Tour
In Podcasts
Senator Markey stopped by The Shea in Turners Falls to talk about his record in Western Mass, the race with…
Tuesday, June 16, 202006/16/2020
40 Years of Remarkable People In The Valley
In Podcasts
Richie Davis, the longtime writer for the Greenfield Recorder, introduces us to some of our neighbors in his new book…
Monday, June 15, 202006/15/2020
BLM on Avenue A
In Podcasts
On Saturday Town Meeting in Montague voted down a $45,000 increase to the police budget and on Sunday hundreds of…
Monday, June 15, 202006/15/2020
The Greenfield Community College Drive-Through Graduation
In Podcasts
President Yves Salomon-Fernandez invited Monte onto the float for the unconventional commencement ceremony at GCC this year. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/gcc-2020-drive-through-graduat
Friday, June 5, 202006/05/2020
The Avian-ator Tastes The Wines of The Month
In Podcasts
Monte and The Wine Snobs from State Street taste the June Wines of the Month because you can’t. Unless you…
Thursday, June 4, 202006/04/2020
This Book Is Anti-Racist: A Conversation with Author Tiffany Jewell
In Podcasts
Florence, MA author and teacher at the Montessori School of Northampton Tiffany Jewell has written a text book that shouldn’t…
Thursday, June 4, 202006/04/2020
The Divider in Chief: McGoverning with McGovern
In Podcasts
Has the US reached a turning point in its relationship with itself? Congressman McGovern weighs in on using the military…
