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, September 14, 202209/14/2022
MacGyver yourself a great Galentine’s Day: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster talks about two words from television that have just recently been added to the…
Wednesday, September 14, 202209/14/2022
The Ashfield Film Festival is Back…to The FUTURE!
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Harry Keramidas, the film editor behind the Back To The Future trilogy about the past, present, and future…
Tuesday, September 13, 202209/13/2022
Sustain and Sustainability at the Arcadia Folk Festival
In Podcasts
Monte talks with Jonah Keane, director of the Connecticut River Valley Mass Audubon and Peter Hamelin from Signature Sounds about…
Tuesday, September 13, 202209/13/2022
Lights, Corn, ACTION!
In Podcasts
Monte takes a tour of this year’s amazing maize in-corn-ation with the Mike’s Maze creators, Jess Marsh Wissemann and Dave…
Monday, September 12, 202209/12/2022
The Disaster in Pakistan: MR. UNIVERSE
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Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the confluence of astronomy, science education and climate change. He tells us about…
Friday, September 9, 202209/09/2022
Captain Jack’s Pillages Chicopee: WINE SNOBS
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Monte and The Wine Snobs at State Street catch up with Captain Jack, aka Kevin Sahagian, about his new food…
Friday, September 9, 202209/09/2022
Scott Shucks at Glendale Ridge
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Monte gets an imaginary oyster shucking lesson from local oyster shucking legend, Scott Soares-who, in his day job, is the…
Thursday, September 8, 202209/08/2022
Thoughts Post-Primary: McGoverning with McGovern
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Congressman McGovern weighs in on some of the election results and gives us an update on the White House Conference…
Wednesday, September 7, 202209/07/2022
Finally, a COVID Memorial: Marked By COVID
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Monte talks with Kristin Urquiza, the founder of Marked By COVID, and Jennifer Ritz-Sulivan about their long-time-coming COVID Memorial coming…
Wednesday, September 7, 202209/07/2022
Yeet the cringe janky sus: Merriam-Webster’s new words
In Podcasts
Meet “yeet” one of the more than 370 new words added to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster…