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.

Tuesday, February 4, 202002/04/2020

The Cat-rona Virus

In Podcasts

Great. Now we have to worry about our pets getting the corona virus. Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital on…

Monday, February 3, 202002/03/2020

The Poor People’s Campaign comes to Greenfield

In Podcasts

Kirsten Levitt is the executive chef and executive director of Stone Soup Cafe in Greenfield. She’s also the chair of…

Monday, February 3, 202002/03/2020

The Spitzer Telescoper Calls it Spits…I mean “quits”

In Podcasts

Mr. Universe, Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed, on the importance of this space telescope and his regrets on not…

Friday, January 31, 202001/31/2020

Saving and Savoring Southern France

In Podcasts

Gérard Bertrand was a famous rugby player before he was a famous winemaker. But he’s been making wine practically his…

Thursday, January 30, 202001/30/2020

You Don’t Have The Votes…you don’t have the votes! Or do you? McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Congressman McGovern lets us know if he knows more than we know about what we want to know about who…

Wednesday, January 29, 202001/29/2020

New Words of The 20s. The 1920s.

In Podcasts

Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on what words were hot off the press one hundred years ago. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-words-of-the-1920s-part-i

Wednesday, January 29, 202001/29/2020

Running Down A Wish

In Podcasts

18 year old Gray Davidson-Carroll is running a marathon for the Make-A-Wish foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Support their…

Monday, January 27, 202001/27/2020

What does Mr. Universe think of “Picard”?

In Podcasts

Monte is more Star Wars than Star Trek but Dr. Salman Hameed is ALL Star Trek. So what does he…

Friday, January 24, 202001/24/2020

Cheeseling: WINE SNOBS

In Podcasts

Riesling+cheese=cheeseling. Is Riesling the greatest grape? And which cheeses will it pair with? And why does one of the wines…

Thursday, January 23, 202001/23/2020

The Impeachment Trial Begins and also Luke Skywalker: McGoverning with McGovern

In Podcasts

Before they dig into the impeachment trial, Monte and US Congressman Jim McGovern talk about their Twitter interaction with MARK…

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