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.
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 10, 2021, we're joined by Christina Rae Butler, professor of Historic Preservation at the American College of the Buildings Arts and College of Charleston and owner of Butler Preservation, L.C. In her book Lowcountry at High Tide: A History of Flooding, Drainage, and Reclamation in Charleston, South Carolina (2020, USC Press), Butler uses three hundred years of archival records to track not only the many changes made to Charleston's landscape past and present, but also the impact those efforts have had on the residents at various socio-economic levels throughout its history. -
On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for August 7, 2021, we speak with musicologist Eric Sean Crawford, director of the The Joyner Institute at Coastal Carolina University. Crawford's new book Gullah Spirituals: The Sound of Freedom and Protest in the South Carolina Sea Islands (2021, USC Press) traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the 20th century American South. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 3, 2021, Clemson University Philosophy and Biological Sciences Professor Dr. Kelly Smith joins us to talk UFOs, aliens, and deep space. Smith is one of the leaders of the emerging community of scholars exploring the social and ethical issues surrounding space exploration and life on other planets. -
This edition of the South Carolina Lede for July 31, 2021 features an update on how the Palmetto State's economy is faring during the pandemic from Joey von Nessen, research economist with the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business. -
On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 27, 2021 we're joined by the Associated Press' Meg Kinnard to look at the 2022 South Carolina governor's race.
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This episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 24, 2021 features: the latest on the spread of COVID-19 in the Palmetto State; an update on Associated Press Reporter Meg Kinnard's battle with cancer; and much more.
