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  • Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman talks with host Gavin Jackson on This Week in South Carolina.
    The Lede Goes Global! (Just Canada, Sorry….)
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 25, 2024: it’s primary runoff day, with 13 races across the state; the S.C. House & Senate take up the budget conference committee report on the $14.4 billion budget; Gov. McMaster is participating in a European economic development mission trip; and more!
  • It’s the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    RNC Day 1
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 15, 2024: the latest from the start of the Republican National Convention, just days after the assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump’s life; Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Republican pollster Robert Cahaly discuss what that event means for the GOP; remarks from Pres. Joe Biden from Sunday evening; and more!
  • Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Ga., Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
    All Out Election Sprint
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for August 31, 2024: an update on the death penalty’s return to South Carolina with SC Public Radio reporter Maayan Schechter and Jeffrey Collins with the Associated Press; part two Scott Morgan’s rapid rehousing program in Rock Hill; we begin our weekly installment of campaign trail news; and more!
  • Vice President Kamala Harris speaks following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2024.
    Kamala’s brat Summer Cometh
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 27, 2024: we take you on the campaign trail with the latest from Pres. Joe Biden dropping out of the race; VP Kamala Harris’ first big rally as the presumptive nominee; what former Pres. Donald Trump had to say before thousands at his first post-RNC rally in Charlotte; and more!
  • "It's Bo Time, Baybee" SC Lede episode for March 28, 2026
    It’s Bo Time, Baybee
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 28, 2026: we look at two other candidates who have jumped in the governor’s race, including a Democrat; the first SCGOP governor’s debate is next week—but not everyone will be on stage; we look at some of the major legislative moves this week, including the so-called Bathroom Bill that is now on its way to the Governor’s desk; and more!
  • Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.
    Midwestern Nice Veep Debate
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 2, 2024: the ongoing recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Helene; some of the key moments from Tuesday evening’s one-and-only vice presidential debate; part of host Gavin Jackson’s interview with AP reporter Jeffrey Collins who witnessed the first execution of a South Carolina inmate in 13 years; and more!
  • Damage from Tropical Storm Helene in Spartanburg on Oct. 1, 2024. More than 1.3 million homes lost power from the storm due to major damage from the strong winds that hit the Upstate hard. As of Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. less than 45,000 homes were still in the dark.
    Helene and the Misinformation Storm
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 8, 2024: the latest from the federal government’s response to Helene in our state, and a report from Scott Morgan on neighbors helping neighbors in the town of Easley; FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell rebuts comments from former president Donald Trump; we hear from former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley; and more!
  • Damage from Tropical Storm Helene on Presbyterian College’s campus on Oct. 1, 2024. The storm took out 39 trees on campus but caused limited damage to buildings.
    Helene Hectic Aftermath
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 5, 2024: a look at response and recovery efforts in South Carolina to Tropical Storm Helene, which rolled through the state early last Friday, causing more than 41 deaths, damaging over 3,500 homes, and plunging 1.3 million residents into darkness—which, as of our taping, still includes 270,000 outages.
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets fellow Democrats in Pickens on July 9, 2025.
    Doctor! Help! I’m Seeing Double Gavins!
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 12, 2025: state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch becomes the first Republican to jump into the attorney general’s race; California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s two-day swing through S.C.; where the Confederate battle flag is 10 years after it was removed from the statehouse grounds; and more!
  • Valerie Bauerlein, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
    The Devil at His Elbow: Valerie Bauerlein on Alex Murdaugh
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 16, 2024: host Gavin Jackson has a conversation with Wall Street Journal reporter and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bauerlein on her book The Devil at his Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty.
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