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Understand SC is a weekly podcast from The Post and Courier bringing you the biggest stories shaping our state. Featuring in-depth conversations with reporters and original interviews with newsmakers,... more
FAQs about Understand SC:How many episodes does Understand SC have?The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.
January 28, 2021South Carolina's quickly evolving COVID vaccine rolloutSince coronavirus vaccines first became available last month, there has been a lot to follow. This week on the podcast, Assistant Columbia Bureau Chief Seanna Adcox breaks down how the shots are being administered in the state. Editor Lauren Sausser also introduces a new team at the Post and Courier that's helping us to double down on pandemic coverage....more29minPlay
January 21, 2021Nancy Mace's 'Hell Week' in Congress & Tom Rice's vote for impeachmentThis week on the podcast, we hear from U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace on her chaotic first days in office, and Myrtle Beach reporter Tyler Fleming discusses U.S. Rep. Tom Rice's vote on impeachment that shocked people in South Carolina and beyond....more29minPlay
January 14, 2021The 'moving target' of reaching COVID herd immunityThis week on the show, Post and Courier Greenville reporter Anna Mitchell joins us to discuss why reaching the COVID-19 herd immunity threshold in South Carolina is still a faraway target....more27minPlay
January 07, 2021The South Carolina flag design that everyone hatedWhen The Post and Courier published a story about a standardized flag design that historians had chosen after months of deliberation, people...kind of hated it. Check out this week's episode to learn more about how the design came to be....more26minPlay
December 31, 2020A view from the front line of SC's COVID battle, plus a look back at 2020This week on the podcast, we talked with Dr. Kent Stock, an infectious disease physician at Roper St. Francis Healthcare, about what hospital workers in S.C. witnessed as they fought the novel coronavirus. We also take a look back at a few highlights of a year of helping you Understand SC....more31minPlay
December 24, 2020How COVID-19 changed the holidays in SCLike so many parts of 2020, this holiday season looks different. This week, we're looking at the ways the pandemic has changed this time of year in South Carolina, from church services to our dinner tables....more29minPlay
December 17, 2020Lessons from a year reporting on sea rise and flooding in CharlestonThis week on the podcast, projects reporter Tony Bartelme reflects on months of climate reporting for our series Rising Waters, and we find out why planting and protecting trees is key to addressing our region's flooding problem....more28minPlay
December 10, 2020COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in SC; first vaccine doses expected soonThis week, we take a look at the state of the pandemic in South Carolina as case numbers rise and health officials prepare to receive the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next week. Listen now to learn more from our reporters and from a member of the infectious diseases faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina....more33minPlay
December 03, 2020Columbia police's response to protests sparked by George Floyd's deathOn this week's episode, we spoke with two reporters from our Columbia newsroom who spent months requesting, reviewing and analyzing arrest reports and other records to get insights on how police responded to large-scale protests in the capital city after the police killing of George Floyd....more30minPlay
November 26, 2020Listen Again: How the elusive black rail may be threatened by climate changeFor avid birders, the eastern black rail is the holy grail of bird sightings. Searching for this mysterious and threatened bird reveals a tale of mystery and obsession. Listen to this special episode from reporter Tony Bartelme on how few will ever see SC's elusive black rail. Will climate change make it vanish forever?...more35minPlay
FAQs about Understand SC:How many episodes does Understand SC have?The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.