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, May 27, 202005/27/2020

Are You Suffering from Imposter Syndrome? WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Monte is. And now that syndrome, and several interesting phobias are in Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. Word Nerd Emily Brewster has more.

Wednesday, May 27, 202005/27/2020

Catherine Newman Teaches Us All How To Be A Person

In Podcasts

Amherst’s own Catherine Newman with an illustrated how-to on being a freaking responsible adult human being. Does she know how…

Tuesday, May 26, 202005/26/2020

Avoid COVID Puppy Scams! Heavy Petting

In Podcasts

Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital and/or Sydney, Australia on some nefarious puppy scams in the time of coronavirus. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/covid-puppy-scams-heavy-petting

Friday, May 22, 202005/22/2020

The Captain Returns! WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Captain Jack’s Roadside Shack in Easthampton has temporarily moved up the road and essentially becomes the first restaurant open to…

Friday, May 22, 202005/22/2020

The Valley Book Rally

In Podcasts

Hannah Moushabeck and Lexi Walters Wright love books. They work in books. And they want to make sure every kid…

Thursday, May 21, 202005/21/2020

Is Massachusetts Ready To Reopen? McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman Jim McGovern has his concerns. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/is-ma-ready-to-reopen-mcgoverning-with-mcgovern

Thursday, May 21, 202005/21/2020

Go To The Hospital! Baystate Hospital’s Nancy Shendell-Falik

In Podcasts

Feeling chest pains? Slurring your speech? If you think you are in the middle of a medical emergency GO TO…

Wednesday, May 20, 202005/20/2020

A Virologist Thoughts on The Reopening of The Commonwealth: The Muller Report

In Podcasts

UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on Phase I, the potential new vaccine being worked on in Cambridge and on Trump’s…

Wednesday, May 20, 202005/20/2020

Finna to get thirsty: WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster on more of the fun new words just added to the dictionary. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/finna-to-get-thirsty-word-nerd

Wednesday, May 20, 202005/20/2020

A Local Stimulus for our Immigrant Neighbors

In Podcasts

The Reverend Margaret Sawyer from the Pioneer Valley Workers’ Center on the people’s version of the CARES act-fundraising for undocumented…

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