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, 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…

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