Walter Carlton

How Bob Boilen and WOWD Are Reinventing Community Radio in Takoma Park In Takoma Park, Maryland, a small but mighty radio station is making a big impact.

Here's the piece WETA aired on Monday night about Takoma Radio! Proud to be a part of this mighty little broadcasting powerhouse for over 7 years now.... almost 8 if you count from when Scott @herbivorous.bsky.social and I applied & auditioned for our show in November 2017. 🎉📻

OEC Behind the Business The Exhilarating, Scary, and Satisfying Experience of Ownership

Please join us next Tuesday, September 9 from 5:30-8:30 at Montgomery College's Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus. Registration and more info here:
www.gsscc.org/oec.html

Once again, we've gathered a panel of outstanding individuals from the area with a truly diverse set of backgrounds and stories to tell. It's also a chance to mix, mingle, ask questions and share your own enterprising journey.

Excited to be a sponsor of the third annual event celebrating entrepreneurship in the greater Silver Spring community. The idea is to bring the engaging and supportive spirit of the GSSCC's OEC to a wider audience, providing insight, inspiration & real talk about starting & running a business here.

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - Aug. 19, 2025 (extended) A massive tsunami of live music is about to crash into the DC area, so this Tuesday (Aug. 19), Scott & Walter are duty-bound to help you plan your life accordingly. Tune in for highlights from an abso...

Yesterday's live music preview show is now available on Mixcloud. Thread of upcoming shows to follow (music from most but not all were featured in the show)

www.mixcloud.com/rockrabbitho...

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - July 22, 2025 This Tuesday (July 22), the sounds are going to get a lot bigger, as Scott and Walter share some favorite rock songs that have been made extra-magnificent with the inclusion of brass and bowed instrum...

Today's show was a strings vs. horns throwdown!

The City Paper’s Best of DC 2025 results are in…. and you’ll get no argument from me on this one! 🥰

bestof2025.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts-and-ent...

This year has only seen the collapse of civilization as we know it, but at least the music has still been there for us. Tune in this Tues (7/15) from 12-2, and let us provide a refuge from the madness with some of our favorite releases from the first half of 2025 at WOWD 94.3 and takomaradio.org!

We did a bit of talking on today's show to encourage listeners to visit takomaradio.org/donate during our fundraising week – but there was plenty of great music too! Check it out:
www.mixcloud.com/rockrabbitho...

Elise of @oceanator.bsky.social was a delight on the show today! Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/rockrabbitho...

Athens, I'm ready for you!

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - May 6, 2025 The warm weather is here at last, which means it's time to take wing to live music festivals near and far! This Tuesday (May 6), Scott takes us to the recent Psychfest in Austin, plus the upcoming Lib...

On yesterday's show we highlighted bands playing at upcoming festivals near and far (+ one past): Austin Psychfest (TX), @liberationwknd.bsky.social (DC), Positve Force 40th Anniversary (DC), @skepwax.bsky.social Weekender (UK), @glasgoespop.bsky.social (UK) and the Athens Pop Underground Fest (GR)!

YouTube video by RESET Band Reset - Bailando solo (Cover)

It's Bandcamp Friday which means all purchases today will go to the artists. Please consider overpaying for music by my friend Camilo's band Reset to financially support the music festival he organizes in Samaná, Colombia, which will take place on July 5 this year. ❤️🙏

resetbandcolombia.bandcamp.com

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - Apr. 29, 2025 This Tuesday (Apr. 29), Walter sets off to explore the low-lying lands on the edge of Europe that have given us exceptional art, ale, cheese, chocolate, and... of course, indie rock! So warm up your s...

Today's adventure in the Low Countries... #Belgium, The #Netherlands, and #Luxembourg. Of course these nations that punch way above their weight on the soccer field would do the same in the music field! The evidence:

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - Apr. 8, 2025 This Tuesday (Apr. 8 ), Scott & Walter are marking the show’s 7th anniversary by welcoming radio legend Bob Boilen, who will attempt to get to the bottom of the Hole to discover what keeps these Rabbi...

@herbivorous.bsky.social and I had such a great time celebrating our show's 7th anniversary with radio legend @bob-boilen.bsky.social today! Check it out!

Was today's show a fool's errand? www.mixcloud.com/rockrabbitho...

Rabbit Hole Jr. - Mar. 20, 2025 Celebrate the start of spring with some bonus Rabbit Hole time hosted by Walter!

ICYMI: www.mixcloud.com/rockrabbitho...

TONIGHT! Bonus Rabbit rock action in WOWD-land! Walter is back in the studio from 6-7pm to warm things up for Scott (herbivorous.bsky.social), Chris (chrischafe.bsky.social) & Linda, who will be sitting in for Sara on Indie Penchant from 7-9! Listen from anywhere on takomaradio.org!

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - Mar. 18, 2025 You're in luck, because this Tuesday (Mar. 18), Scott & Walter are taking in the aroma of thawing soil and scattering their musical seeds onto Takoma Radio's warming airwaves. So come catch some sprin...

Today's rock action... without the allergic reaction! For my part, I followed the rainbow around the world looking for a little luck….

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - March 11, 2025 What's that thing David Byrne told us not to worry about? This Tuesday (3/11), Scott & Walter anxiously explore the increasingly deserted halls of bureaucracy in search of any kind of public-sector sa...

To those who have dedicated their lives to public service, we salute you!

What's that thing David Byrne told us not to worry about? This Tuesday (3/11), we'll anxiously explore the increasingly deserted halls of bureaucracy in search any kind of public-sector salvation. This test of government letters begins at noon EDT on WOWD 94.3 Takoma Radio and takomaradio.org.

YouTube video by The Cato Institute The Legacy of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

Just listen to the lefties at the Cato Institute for a useful history lesson.

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - March 4, 2025 This Tuesday (Mar. 4), Scott & Walter kick off Women's History Month by banging a drum for the ladies who are currently rocking our world. Girls rule and boys drool from 12-2pm, only on WOWD 94.3 Tako...

Might I suggest you drown out the angry man's ranting by turning up the volume on these amazing women.

Sad to say that this is where I’m at right now: After over 2 hours of incredible music by a top-notch jazz ensemble, the leader mentions that he played in Crimea four years after annexation and will be playing in Belarus later this year. I can’t stand the blatant Putin #artwashing and leave. Slava 🇺🇦

A brilliant & cathartic evening of raging punk rock in the friendly subterranean confines of the Quarry House yesterday! Enjoyed meeting @g-kwiatkowski.bsky.social and his @trupatrupa.bsky.social bandmates in person. Lovely human beings all.

Here's a replay of today's Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole featuring @trupatrupa.bsky.social .... See you at the Quarry House on Thursday!

Photo of the band Trupa Trupa

Tune in tomorrow (Feb 25) for my interview with @g-kwiatkowski.bsky.social of Polish post-punk band @trupatrupa.bsky.social plus tracks from their brand new Mourners EP and much more! Airing from noon-2pm US Eastern / 18-20:00 CET, at takomaradio.org and WOWD 94.3 in our DC broadcast area.

Undoubtedly the patriotic thing to do. 🇺🇸

Got an amazing first look at the new exhibit of the art and design of Czech art nouveau pioneer Alphonse Mucha at The Phillips today. An unexpected aspect was the display of numerous psychedelic 1960s album covers and posters that were clearly inspired by this gilded age maestro.

Come have a sniff of today's needle droppings... www.mixcloud.com/rockrabbitho...