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Mike Switzer interviews Joey Von Nessen, chief economist at the Darla Moore School of Business at USC in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Joey Von Nessen, chief economist at the Darla Moore School of Business at USC in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Jessica Holdman, a reporter with the South Carolina Daily Gazette in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Jessica Holdman, a reporter with the South Carolina Daily Gazette in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Bill Hauk, associate professor of economics and academic director of the professional MBA program at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.

Mike Switzer interviews Bill Hauk, associate professor of economics and academic director of the professional MBA program at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 06, 2025: we preview the final week of the legislative session, including what major bills are where, and what will have to wait until the 2026 session; we have some state party news, including which rising star is headlining a Democratic fundraiser this month and who the Republicans chose as their state leader this weekend; we talk with a USC history professor who has been watching the papal developments from Rome; and more!

We're traveling back a century to the roaring 1920s this week. Join us for games about prohibition, flappers, jazz, and much more. We’ll also chat with a local educator about the lasting impact the decade had on popular literature.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 15, 2025: we’re on spring break this week, so we’re giving you a special episode featuring host Gavin Jackson and guest Dr. Joey Von Nessen for an economic update amid global uncertainty and volatility.

Our new Treasury Secretary in Washington claimed recently that the strong economic growth our country has experienced over the past few years was actually misleading and that the private sector “has been in a recession”.