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Aug. 28, 2025

“S” is for slave patrols. Slave patrols were a crucial mechanism of slave control in the colonial and antebellum periods of South Carolina history.

While joining a friend to watch writing spiders weave their webs, Amanda McNulty ponders the purpose of the stabilimentum.

Friday, Aug. 29

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Rebecca Wineland about preconception check-ups to help promote a healthy pregnancy.

Like many of the small companies we interview, our next guest’s business also started in her home, but it's now grown into a storefront with 14 employees.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 6, 2025: we look at the new hands-free cellphone driving law; the Epstein files were the talk of the first week back in Washington, including among several of our lawmakers in the delegation; we have some spicy campaign trail activity as gubernatorial candidates continue to vie for President Donald Trump’s endorsement; and more!

Sept. 8, 2025

“B” is for Bouchillon, Christopher Allen (1893-1968). Although largely forgotten today, Christopher Allen Bouchillon probably ranks as South Carolina’s most notable country music personality.

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kenneth Ruggiero about a free app, developed by researchers in SC, to help manage anxiety after a disaster.