South Carolina Lede

August 14, 2021 — We're joined by Stephen Lowe, professor of History and director of Liberal Studies and Organizational Leadership at University of South Carolina Union and Palmetto College. Lowe's book 'The Slow Undoing: The Federal Courts and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in South Carolina' (2021, USC Press) argues for a reconsideration of the role of the federal courts in the civil rights movement, and places the courts as a central battleground at the intersections of struggles over race, law, and civil rights.

August 10, 2021 — We're joined by Christina Rae Butler, professor of Historic Preservation at the American College of the Buildings Arts and College of Charleston and owner of Butler Preservation, L.C. In her book Lowcountry at High Tide: A History of Flooding, Drainage, and Reclamation in Charleston, South Carolina (2020, USC Press), Butler uses three hundred years of archival records to track not only the many changes made to Charleston's landscape past and present, but also the impact those efforts have had on the residents at various socio-economic levels throughout its history.

August 7, 2021 — We speak with musicologist Eric Sean Crawford, director of the The Joyner Institute at Coastal Carolina University. Crawford's new book Gullah Spirituals: The Sound of Freedom and Protest in the South Carolina Sea Islands (2021, University of South Carolina Press) traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the 20th century American South.

August 3, 2021 — Clemson University Philosophy and Biological Sciences Professor Dr. Kelly Smith joins us to talk UFOs, aliens, and deep space. Smith is one of the leaders of the emerging community of scholars exploring the social and ethical issues surrounding space exploration and life on other planets.

July 31, 2021 — Joey von Nessen, research economist with the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business, joins us w what the Palmetto State's economy is facing during the pandemic.

July 27, 2021 — The Associated Press' Meg Kinnard joins us to look at the 2022 South Carolina governor's race.

July 24, 2021 — The latest on the spread of COVID-19 in the Palmetto State; an update on Associated Press Reporter Meg Kinnard's battle with cancer; and much more.

July 20, 2021 — A look at controversial monuments and memorials in the Palmetto State; details about a new investment in reshoring critical parts of the PPE supply chain in South Carolina; one Prisma Health expert speak out about a potential upcoming COVID-19 surge; and more.

July 17, 2021 — Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Director of Public Health Dr. Brannon Traxler on recent increasing COVID-19 numbers; South Carolina has the lowest recidivism rate in the country; positive; the latest campaign news; and more.

July 13, 2021 — Gov. Henry McMaster's quarrel with the Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine outreach efforts; recent fundraising numbers for the 2022 South Carolina governor's race; the latest COVID-19 data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC); and more.