Columbia Chronicles

Over the past 20 years, the LGBTQIA+ rights movement has come to the forefront of many social and political campaigns. In fact, for the first time in history, an openly gay man ran for president of the United States. That’s had a lot of people talking about sexual orientation and politics. Spencer Buckler will introduce you to a junior at USC trying to figure out what all of that means for him.

Reported, produced and edited by Spencer Buckler

Columbia Chronicles is produced through a partnership between WUSC-FM, Garnet Media Group, and the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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You probably remember the impeachment trial and have heard talk about relations between Ukraine and Russia, but what you may not have heard about is the conflict that started it all. On this episode, reporter Brielle Oakley sits down with foreign exchange student Yehor Shtanko to share a story on the war in Ukraine and coming to America.

Produced and edited by Spencer Buckler and Brielle Oakley

Columbia Chronicles is produced through a partnership between WUSC-FM, Garnet Media Group, and the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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It’s 4 o’clock in the morning. You’ve set multiple alarms because you are not great at waking up that early and you don’t want to be late for practice. Then there’s school, work, and practice again. This is the life of an athlete. On this episode, reporter Dan Stein introduces us to an athlete with more than your typical story to tell.

Produced and edited by Spencer Buckler and Dan Stein

Columbia Chronicles is produced through a partnership between WUSC-FM, Garnet Media Group, and the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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Young people often think that they’re invincible. Sure, life has its stressful moments, college isn’t easy, and life loves to throw curveballs at you, but 22-year-old Ali Bruning never expected life to take the turn it did about a year and a half ago when a persistent pain led her to the doctor's office.

Produced and edited by Spencer Buckler and Alison Bruning

Columbia Chronicles is produced through a partnership between WUSC-FM, Garnet Media Group, and the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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During the summer of 2020, the coronavirus has been the biggest topic of discussion. There's been a lot of information thrown around, some of it true and some of it false. Dr. Kelly Kenison created a Facebook group that serves as a hub of scientific information during this time. In today’s edition of Corona Chronicles, reporter Reid Van Cott introduces us to Dr. Kenison to discuss the Facebook group over Zoom.

Produced and edited by Flynn Snyder

Columbia Chronicles, including this special coronavirus-focused season titled Corona Chronicles, is produced through a partnership between Garnet Media Group, the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and USC's Honors College.

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During the Coronavirus Pandemic, many organizations here at UofSC have been forced to stop what they’re doing. The goal is to keep students, faculty and staff safe. But one organization has found some creative solutions so they can keep helping kids across the Palmetto State. We’re talking about Cocky’s Reading Express – a program that usually involves UofSC students visiting elementary classrooms – to read. In today’s edition of Corona Chronicles, reporter Anna Morales speaks via Zoom with the program’s coordinator Valerie Byrd-Fort.

Produced and edited by Flynn Snyder

Columbia Chronicles, including this special coronavirus-focused season titled Corona Chronicles, is produced through a partnership between Garnet Media Group, the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and USC's Honors College.

Visit garnetmedia.org/columbiachronicles for more episodes of Columbia Chronicles!

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across America closed their doors to face-to-face learning. Teachers and students were asked to continue their education through online platforms for the rest of the school year. Many students, especially high-school seniors, were distraught over the loss of major milestones, like prom and graduation. Chances are you heard – or saw – several stories about that. But many teachers suffered, too. In this edition of Corona Chronicles, reporter Shannon Henry sits down with a high school teacher in Richland County to talk about the very real impact that virtual learning had on her and her students.

Produced and edited by Flynn Snyder

Columbia Chronicles, including this special coronavirus-focused season titled Corona Chronicles, is produced through a partnership between Garnet Media Group, the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and USC's Honors College.

Visit garnetmedia.org/columbiachronicles for more episodes of Columbia Chronicles!

Although millions of Americans are impacted by COVID-19, the virus has proven to strike senior citizens harder than most demographic groups. Not only are the elderly more at risk of dying from the disease they are sometimes food insecure and often isolated. In today’s edition of Corona Chronicles, reporter Abby Druckenmiller takes us to the Meals on Wheels program in Greenville, South Carolina to find out how they’re trying to provide food and togetherness, during a time we’re being told to stay apart.

Produced and edited by Flynn Snyder

Columbia Chronicles, including this special coronavirus-focused season titled Corona Chronicles, is produced through a partnership between Garnet Media Group, the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and USC's Honors College.

Visit garnetmedia.org/columbiachronicles for more episodes of Columbia Chronicles!

The novel coronavirus pandemic has illuminated a new way to meet community needs – mutual aid. According to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, these projects are a “model of community resilience and collective empowerment” that is working. Columbia, S.C., has its own mutual aid project – Mutual Aid Midlands. In March, a group of Carolina residents noticed problems caused by the pandemic and they took action. On May 26, 2020, reporter Aidan Thomason sat down with Dr. Deborah Billings, a professor at the University of South Carolina who has worked around the world on women’s health and who is a proud member and organizer of Mutual Aid Midlands.

Produced and edited by Flynn Snyder

Columbia Chronicles, including this special coronavirus-focused season titled Corona Chronicles, is produced through a partnership between Garnet Media Group, the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and USC's Honors College.

Visit garnetmedia.org/columbiachronicles for more episodes of Columbia Chronicles!

During the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people have fallen on hard times and had to rely on food pantries and government support to be able to keep their homes and stay safe. As the US faces record unemployment, TIME Magazine reports that food banks across the country are facing even more financial challenges, or even shutting down. In today’s edition of Columbia Chronicles, reporter Michael Gallagher introduces us to the executive director of a food bank in the upstate that has had to adapt to this pandemic.

Produced and edited by Flynn Snyder

Columbia Chronicles, including this special coronavirus-focused season titled Corona Chronicles, is produced through a partnership between Garnet Media Group, the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and USC's Honors College.

Visit garnetmedia.org/columbiachronicles for more episodes of Columbia Chronicles!