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, October 23, 201910/23/2019
The Interesting Origins of Stereotypes: WORD NERD
In Podcasts
Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam Webster with, not-so-much the origins of specific and often hurtful stereotypes, but the interesting…
Wednesday, October 23, 201910/23/2019
Licensias Ahora!
In Podcasts
Rose Bookbinder, Andrea Schmidt and Margaret Sawyer from the Pioneer Valley Workers Center on their work to make sure immigrants…
Tuesday, October 22, 201910/22/2019
Could Poop Be The Cure for Diabeetus? Heavy Petting
In Podcasts
Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital on the (ahem) innovative ways scientists are thinking of fighting the diabetes. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/heavy-petting-diabeetus-feces
Tuesday, October 22, 201910/22/2019
Hampshire’s New Hampshire Pedagogy
In Podcasts
Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed on Hampshire Colleg’s new direction. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/mr-universe-hampshires-new-hampshire-pedagogy
Friday, October 18, 201910/18/2019
The Stranger Things Inside The Silvio O. Conte Fish Research Facility
In Podcasts
Andy Fisk from the Connecticut River Conservancy takes Monte and The Belmonte family into the lab just down the street…
Friday, October 18, 201910/18/2019
Columbusing Wines
In Podcasts
The Wine Snobs at State Street taste wines from the lands that made the maniac, Christopher Columbus. At least SOMETHING…
Thursday, October 17, 201910/17/2019
Thoughts on passing of Elijah Cummings and on the soon to be iconic Pelosi photo
In Podcasts
Congressman McGovern on the passing of his colleague and on the soon to be iconic Pelosi/Trump. McGoverning with McGovern https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/thoughts-on-passing-of-elijah-cummings-and-on-the-soon-to-be-iconic-pelosi-photo
Tuesday, October 15, 201910/15/2019
Hodgman on Lyle Lovett, Scientology and Medallion Status
In Podcasts
Famous minor television personality and former part-time Western Mass resident, John Hodgman, shamelessly panders to his former vacation homeland and…
Monday, October 14, 201910/14/2019
And The Nobel Prize in Physics Goes To…
In Podcasts
Mr. Universe! Well, not yet. But Hampshire College astronomer Dr. Salman Hameed does tell us about the 3 astronomers to…
Monday, October 14, 201910/14/2019
Forget Columbus-We Celebrate the World Travelers from Global Glimpse
In Podcasts
Monte was visited by three students from Northampton High and one of their teachers who have taken advantage of the…