This week our we are bringing you another episode in our occasional series which explores “South Carolina from A to Z” in depth. South Carolina from A to Z is our sister podcast that brings you “bite-sized,”one-minute topics from the South Carolina Encyclopedia.Listeners Virgil and Mary Ann Hobbs suggested that our next episode of A-Z in depth focus on topics that begin with the letters that give Scrabble players their highest scores - what a great idea! So, today's topics begin with Q, X, or Z.

This week we will be talking with Sara from the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, art historian Frank Martin, and with artist Leo Twiggs about his exhibition at the Gibbes called Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs. At 92 years of age, Leo Twiggs has a perspective on life in South Carolina that covers fundamental changes in our state and our nation. His art is both intensely personal and a commentary of the struggles that both Black and White South Carolinians share.The show ends May 3rd at the Gibbes and opens at the Florence Museum June 1 for an extended run.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 23, 2026: we talk with several Statehouse reporters about the latest redistricting action from the week as the House spent long days moving the new congressional map through to the Senate, where it’s currently being debated; we look at what else happened during this session; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 20, 2026: we continue our focus on the congressional redistricting debate in the special session called by the governor; as of our taping, early Tuesday afternoon, the House is poised to give a key second reading to the new map this evening after a rules change was passed largely along party lines Monday evening; we also have analysis from Winthrop University Political Science Professor Scott Huffmon; and more!

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Natalie Freidin about resistant hypertension, or hard-to-control high blood pressure.

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Christopher Sege about treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Sibling relationships are complicated. For many, it’s the only relationship that lasts from childhood to adulthood. Siblings are our first friends and rivals. Over time, they become mirrors, reminding us who we were and who we’ve become.

A summer job gives kids more than spending money. It builds grit: showing up, taking feedback, and sticking with a task when it’s not easy.

This week, we’re rolling the dice on the history of board games.

This week, we’re traveling back to the 1950s with quizzes about this mid-century decade.