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South Carolina Lede
Weekly Podcast
Hosted by Gavin Jackson

South Carolina Lede is a podcast about the people, issues, and events shaping the Palmetto State. Join host Gavin Jackson and reporters from across the state each week for in-depth discussions of the biggest news affecting you, your family, and your fellow South Carolinians – from state politics and legislative happenings inside the state house to the ongoing effects of the pandemic and more. It’s the factual and timely information you need, with a dash of irreverent fun to keep it all interesting.

And we want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 with your questions and stories, and you might just make it onto an episode during our Wind Down segment.

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions of callers are not necessarily those of South Carolina Lede, South Carolina Public Radio, or SCETV.

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  • Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks before a crowd of some 2,500 folks at the USC Bluffton campus in Beaufort on Nov. 27, 2023. The crowd was her biggest in-state crowd yet, eclipsing her February campaign launch
    Nikki Haley: Hypebeast of the Southeast
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 2, 2023: a trip on the campaign trail to Bluffton, SC with former Gov. Nikki Haley. We hear from the people who attended her record-setting rally on Monday and take a look at developments in her campaign, including a major endorsement, and her new ad campaign in several early-voting states.Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, speaks at a news conference next to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, on Friday, May 9, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
    McCain vs South Carolina
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 29, 2023 is the 7th in a series that focuses on the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary. Host Gavin Jackson takes a look at who won, and how they did it, during the 2008, 2012, and 2016 campaigns.Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod.
  • State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver speaks with Gavin Jackson, host of This Week in South Carolina, on Oct. 4, 2023, at SCETV
    It’s Giving Thanksgiving
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 25, 2023 is a dedicated episode dealing with education, and host Gavin Jackson’s recent interview with State Superintended of Education, Ellen Weaver.
  • Lexington Republican Sen. Katrina Shealy speaks about the JFK Profiles in Courage award she and the other four female senators, collectively known as the Sister Senators, recently received for their effort to stop a near total abortion ban bill from passing in the legislature
    Katrina Shealy: Courage in the Face of Peer Pressure
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 21, 2023 features: part of host Gavin Jackson’s conversation with Lexington Republican Senator Katrina Shealy; a conversation between SC Public Radio reporters Maayan Schechter and Russ McKinney about judicial reform being debated in the SC Statehouse; the future of the energy industry here in the Palmetto State; and reporter Scott Morgan with a look at a Greenville County ordinance on protesting.
  • State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver speaks with Gavin Jackson, host of This Week in South Carolina, on Oct. 4, 2023, at SCETV
    100 Days til SC 2024
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 18, 2023 features: a look at the abrupt movements shaking up the 2024 field, now that we’re less than 100 days until the First in the South Republican Presidential Primary; a check-in with AP national politics reporter Meg Kinard; a look at upcoming campaign trail visits from Nikki Haley and Donald Trump; and more.
  • We love to hate political polls, but they do serve an important purpose. We dive deep into polling in our sixth SC 2024 episode with Gavin Jackson and Maayan Schechter.
    SC 2024: Why We Love to Hate Polls
    On this 6th SC 2024 episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 14, 2023, host Gavin Jackson takes a look at polling: love it, hate it, we all devour it! Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind! You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod.
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