Who What When

This week, we listen back to our 2025 episode celebrating the Halloween season. We’ll test your Halloween trivia knowledge, see how much of a candy expert you are, and hear three stories from history about ghosts, grave robbers, and haunted houses that are almost too hard to believe. 

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

This week, revisit our episode about famous inventions throughout history. We’ll test your ingenuity with quizzes about famous inventions over the years, the movie inventions we wish we had, and a real-life heated invention rivalry between two well-known inventors.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

This week, our topic is cats throughout history and pop culture. From Grumpy to Garfield, Chesire to Heathcliff, cats have played an indelible role in our culture, and today, we celebrate that! We'll test your knowledge of notable cat-owners from history, quiz you on cinematic kitties, and take a trip to Broadway to decipher the dulcet tones of the musical "Cats."

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

This week, we're hopping in the Who What When time machine and exploring the Gilded Age. We'll get schooled in the slang of the era, quiz you on movie and TV adaptations set during late 19th century, and hear some tales about trains that may be too strange to be true. We'll also learn how the Driehaus Museum is keeping the Gilded Age alive in Chicago.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

This week, we’re revisiting our episode about the history of children’s literature. Join us for quizzes about celebrities who have written kids books, fantastic stories from the life of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” author Roald Dahl, and more. We’ll also speak with University of South Carolina educators Valerie Byrd Fort and Maragret Cook Jackson about the importance of children’s literature and preparing the next generation of teachers.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

This week, we're staying local and paying homage to our home region: the American South. We’ll ask you to name that southern state, test your knowledge of cinema set in the south, and share some tall tales that are maybe a little too tall to be true. 

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

Shall we compare thee to a What-ter's day? Who art more lovely and When-perate. Our topic this week on Who What When is poetry. We’ll test your knowledge of iconic poets, read some of my original poetry about famous movies, and perform some absolute bars that will have you asking is this a verse or is it a verse? We'll also speak with University of South Carolina educator Brian Glavey about the New York School Poets, his podcast "Some Marvelous Experience," and the impact sharing poetry has on relationships. 

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

This week, we’re heading back to school for an episode about America’s colleges and universities. We'll test your knowledge of higher education, head to the cinema for movies set on campus, and share stories about secret college societies that may be too strange to be true. 

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

We hope you brought your sunscreen this week because we’re heading to the beach with this episode about notable islands around the world. We'll test your knowledge of historical events that happened on islands, mainstream movies that aren’t about the mainland, and stories that will have you saying, “Shore-ly you can’t be serious!”

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.

This week, we’re devoting the show to the history and pop culture of our friends to the north, Canada. We’ll see how well you know celebrities from Canada, travel around the country for a geography quiz, and hear quotes extolling the greatness of the Great White North – can you tell which ones were said by actual Canadians? This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Greenville, SC.

Interested in being a contestant on Who What When? You can join in on the fun by calling or texting ‪(803) 470-6347‬ or by emailing us at [email protected].

Learn more about this show at our website, southcarolinapublicradio.org/whowhatwhen.

You can support Who What When and SC Public Radio with a donation to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina. Learn more at etvendowment.org.