American history

Host Amanda McNulty explains how iced tea became a fast-growing sensation during the 20th century.

Host Amanda McNulty explains how iced tea became a fast-growing sensation during the 20th century.

Host Amanda McNulty does some research on the Boston Tea Party and discovers some interesting facts.

Host Amanda McNulty does some research on the Boston Tea Party and discovers some interesting facts.

After colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor, they found caffeine-free alternatives to fill their cups.

After colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor, they found caffeine-free alternatives to fill their cups.

Mike Switzer interviews Darren Hartford, owner of Oliver Pluff & Company in Charleston, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Darren Hartford, owner of Oliver Pluff & Company in Charleston, SC.

This week Walter will talk with historian Albert Louis Zambone about Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan.In his book Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life (2018, Westholme Publishing) the first biography of this iconic figure in forty years, historian Albert Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of the great battlefield commanders in American history. Using social history and other advances in the discipline that had not been available to earlier biographers, the author provides an engrossing portrait of this storied personality of America’s founding era—a common man in uncommon times.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 7, 2026: we bring you part one of Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham’s recent speech and conversation at the two-day, Revolutionary Ideas symposium at Dock Street Theatre in Charleston on June 25, 2026.