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  • SC Lede, with host Gavin Jackson
    Shutdown Soybean Ripples and Mace Drama
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 8, 2025: we continue our look at the ramifications of the federal government shutdown and hear from Congressman Russell Fry and Sen. Lindsey Graham; we continue to look at the ramifications of federal decisions, including a report from Maayan Schechter on the impacts to South Carolina farmers; Congresswoman Nancy Mace is suing the Charleston International Airport while she faces an ethics complaint filed against her; and more!
  • SC Lede, with host Gavin Jackson
    Campaign Trails from the Crypt
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 1, 2025: we look at the federal government shutdown, the lapse in SNAP benefits, how the state is responding, and how it will affect 560,000 South Carolinians; Republican gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Alan Wilson rolled out his law and order platform; state Democratic Rep. Jermaine Johnson jumps into the race for governor; and more!
  • Republican South Carolina Rep. Brandon Cox from Goose Creek, left, and Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson of Columbia, right, talk on the proposed site for a statue of Reconstruction hero Robert Smalls on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Columbia, S.C.
    Fresh Meat for the Campaign Trail
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 28, 2025: we have some breaking Democratic campaign trail news on the gubernatorial front and updates on several other state campaigns as well; we have the latest on the drama involving leadership at the State Election Commission; SNAP benefits are about to disappear for more than half a million South Carolinians as the government shutdown continues; and more!
  • Gavin Out Sick Oops All Wind Down Halloween Edition with Sean and AT
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 25, 2025: A.T. Shire and Sean Birch take the wheel while host Gavin Jackson is under the weather. The two discuss Halloween decorations, costumes, candy, and another live Lede in the works!
  • Thousands protested outside of the South Carolina Statehouse on Oct. 18, 2025, during the No Kings protest, one of some 2,600 nationwide to protest President Donald Trump and what organizers call his executive overreach.
    On The Ground at the No Kings Rally
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 21, 2025: we take you to the No Kings Day protest in Columbia, where thousands gathered on Saturday; we jump on the campaign trail with Lt. Gov. Pam Evette in Newberry; we take a look at the redistricting efforts going on across the country, including in nearby North Carolina; and more!
  • The South Carolina Lede looks back on the 10th anniversary of the "Thousand-Year Flood," when much of the state received over a foot of rain, with some totals exceeding 20 inches from October 1 to 5, 2015.
    The Thousand-Year Flood 10-Year Retrospective
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 18, 2025: we revisit the 1000-year flood that rocked the state, and specifically the Midlands, 10 years ago; we hear from some of the people closest to that tragedy including a well-known South Carolina Public Radio voice never heard on this podcast before; we have a little update on the shutdown—it’s still going on; and more!
  • Gavin Jackson talks with Sen. Lindsey Graham on Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
    Lede Goes 1-on-1 with Lindsey Graham
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 11, 2025: our exclusive sit-down interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham. We were fortunate to get some time with him during a tricky little week.
  • Shutdown Breakdown with Lisa Desjardins and Josh Dawsey, SC Lede episode for 10-14-25
    Shutdown Breakdown with Lisa Desjardins and Josh Dawsey
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 14, 2025: we wrap up our Washington week coverage with interviews PBS News Hour’s congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and WSJ’s Josh Dawsey; we get some good insight on Congress and the Trump administration from two reporters closest to the action; we also have new campaign trail fundraising numbers and polls; and more!
  • "The SC Lede Shutsdown DC," SC Lede Episode for October 7, 2025
    The SC Lede Shutsdown DC
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 7, 2025: The Lede is in Washington, DC this week! The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term; we look at DOGE SC; we take a deep look at the latest on domestic violence in this state with Sara Barber at SCCADVASA as we begin Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and more!
  • Jessica Holdman, reporter with the South Carolina Daily Gazette in Columbia, S.C.
    New gas power plant cost estimates nearly double
    Guest Jessica Holdman, a reporter with the South Carolina Daily Gazette, tells us that the new gas plant planned for Canadys has significantly increased cost estimates.
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