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  • On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 6, 2024: host Gavin Jackson talks with AP political reporter Meg Kinnard about the SC first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary won by Pres. Joe Biden on Saturday; a look at the latest on the Republican trail as we follow former SC Gov. Nikki Haley around the state, and expect to see former Pres. Donald Trump to visit sometime this week; and more!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.
  • In order to move faster, caterpillars and some other insects form formations known as "rolling swarms" by crawling over each other.
  • A swanky art gallery opened this year in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington D.C. Some residents were shocked to see a gallery in a neighborhood that's better known for homicides than cheese cubes and champagne. Is an art gallery really what Anacostia needs?
  • Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial last January.
  • The organization calls for the petrochemical industry to end the plastic recycling narrative that places the blame for pollution on the consumer rather than the industry itself.
  • Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Russia expected a quick victory. Ukraine expected Russian defeat. But the war goes on.
  • The Japanese artist is known for her "infinity rooms," which have mirrored walls that make the space feel endless. Six of those rooms are now on display at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.
  • Working-class youths invented the steel drum in the 1930s by banging dents in the tops of discarded oil drums to create notes. Today, steelpan is Trinidad's de facto national instrument.
  • The Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled their football seasons this fall, but other college conferences said they're determined to play — and they believe they can do so safely.
  • NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sofia Nelson, a former close friend of vice presidential hopeful J.D. Vance, about how he's changed from the person they knew for more than a decade.
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