Understand SC

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn has a wishlist of bills he’s hoping to pass — including one that would close what has been called the Charleston loophole — and he’s hoping President Joe Biden can help him get there. After all, Clyburn's endorsement helped Biden clinch the Democratic nomination.

North Charleston resident Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, fetched a record-breaking $69.3 million for a single digital artwork auctioned by Christie's. This week on the podcast, arts and entertainment reporter Kalyn Oyer and arts critic Maura Hogan help us break down how it happened and why it caused such a stir in the art world.

Becoming a first-time homebuyer in the Charleston area isn't easy. This week on the podcast, reporters Rickey Dennis and Andrew Brown help us break down some of the barriers keeping would-be buyers from becoming homeowners.

As of today, March 8, about 2.7 million more South Carolinians are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In this special episode, health reporter MK Wildeman breaks down who qualifies, how to make appointments and what to expect in this next phase.

Bi-Lo stores may be disappearing at a rapid pace, but the South Carolina-born grocery chain was once a thriving brand. Post and Courier Greenville reporter Conor Hughes recounts the rise and slow decline of the supermarket brand.

In a follow-up to our first episode about The Post and Courier's "Uncovered" series, reporters Avery Wilks and Joseph Cranney break down questionable behavior and spending they discovered at a little-watched South Carolina fire district.

Civil rights photographer and Orangeburg, S.C. native Cecil Williams had a front-row seat to South Carolina's Civil Rights history. This week on the show, Williams reflects on capturing history in real time and explains why the state's early role in the movement is sometimes forgotten.

This week, two of the reporters behind The Post and Courier's new "Uncovered" project, an effort to expose corruption in South Carolina, particularly in small towns, share a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting what it has brought to light so far.

A bill that would effectively ban most abortions in South Carolina has been advancing quickly through the Statehouse. Political reporter Jamie Lovegrove explains why this appears to be the year the so-called "heartbeat bill" is passed, and abortion law expert Mary Ziegler describes the court battle that's likely follow as soon as the ban is signed into law.

South Carolina was the first state in the U.S. to have a confirmed case of a new strain of the coronavirus first found in South Africa. This week, we break down what we do and don't know about this COVID variant and what the state is doing to detect these new, faster-spreading strains.