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.

Friday, April 10, 202004/10/2020

#PANTSDRUNK: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Nobody should really be overthinking anything at the moment. Buy a simple, easy, affordable case or two of wine, take…

Thursday, April 9, 202004/09/2020

COVID-19 in The 2nd Congressional District:

In Podcasts

How are the most vulnerable populations going to survive this pandemic and why is Western Mass being particularly hard hit…

Wednesday, April 8, 202004/08/2020

$25 Can Protect A Cooley Dickinson Hospital Nurse For A Day

In Podcasts

Our local non-profit community hospital in Northampton needs our help. You can donate here. But if you don’t understand why…

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

COVID-19 From Outer Space?

In Podcasts

Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on the somewhat ridiculous but not necessarily untrue theory that this novel coronavirus came…

Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

How Well is The Commonwealth Keeping The Quarantine?

In Podcasts

Florence, MA’s Rich Parr is a pollster and is turning his skills towards studying the quarantine. How well are we…

Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Wine of The Month for Just Monte: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Too bad you can’t try the Wine of The Month at State Street this month. But Monte will do it…

Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

McGovern’s Hometown Readies Itself for COVID-19

In Podcasts

Worcester’s DCU Center is preparing to be a hospital and UMass Memorial in Worcester is doing drive-thru testing when are…

Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

Listen to Fenway’s organist while you stay home in your Red Sox

In Podcasts

Fenway’s organist, Josh Kantor, is missing his first home opener in 17 years because we are ALL missing it due…

Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020

New Corona-coinage: WORD NERD

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on some of the new words that have emerged during the quarantine. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/new-corona-coinage-word-nerd

Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020

Is It Time To Wear Masks? The Muller Report with UMass Virologist Dr. Mandy Muller

In Podcasts

Helping us separate fact from fiction and wishful thinking when it comes to viruses is UMASS Microbiology Department Professor Dr.…

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