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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.

In an open pine forest, a red-cockaded woodpecker may spend years working on a single cavity. Unlike other woodpeckers, it excavates its home in a living pine tree.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 3, 2026: Gov. Henry McMaster and others were at the third annual nuclear summit in Columbia Tuesday to discuss South Carolina’s energy future; several big name Democrats will be floating around the state on Friday, including Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and California Rep. Ro Kahanna; new zoning is raising concerns among residents over the placement of a major data center; and more!

Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly spoke to voters in Mauldin on Oct. 2, part of an October swing through the state with other possible 2028 Democratic hopefuls to help stump for Democratic candidates.

After an about 40-minute Oct. 1 virtual meeting, the Greenville Gay Men's Chorus and the Proud Mary Theatre Company in Spartanburg walked away with no state funding and no explanation as to why the funding requests were denied by the South Carolina Arts Commission.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur based in Greenville, SC and now author of the book, The Tuesday Code.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur based in Greenville, SC and now author of the book, The Tuesday Code.

Domestic violence is a persistent, deadly crisis in South Carolina. New data confirm the state's rate of intimate partner violence continues to exceed the national average.

One of the biggest wildlife movements of the year can happen on a cold, wet night when most of us would rather stay indoors. Spotted salamanders spend much of their lives underground, hidden beneath forest soil and leaf litter.