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Understand SC
Understand SC is a weekly podcast from The Post and Courier bringing you the biggest stories shaping our state. Featuring in-depth conversations with reporters and original interviews with newsmakers, our show will help you better understand South Carolina.
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Beyond the Headlines: The Saharan Connection
Why did The Post and Courier just send two journalists 5,000 miles away to Africa? For a story about where our worst hurricanes are born. West Africa...
Listen again: Two restaurateurs on bringing Pakistani cuisine to Charleston
In a city like Charleston, where dining is a key element of its identity, how restaurants are doing is important.
We know that 2020 was a devas...
Tim Scott is running for president
Tim Scott has decided to launch a White House bid. He'll make the official announcement on May 22 at his alma mater Charleston Southern University.
Introducing the Charleston's Menu podcast
Post and Courier Food Editor Parker Milner and contributing food critic Robert Moss debuted the Post and Courier's newest food and dining podcast live...
A look inside life on death row
The South Carolina Supreme Court is set to review the constitutionality of the two options the state currently offers as a way to execute inmates on d...
Introducing: Understand Murdaugh
Welcome to Understand Murdaugh, a podcast from The Post and Courier, South Carolina’s largest newspaper. Our award-winning reporters have spent more...
Chapter Three: The Culture of the Lizard Man
The Lizard Man mania faded away after only a few months during the summer of 1988, but the story lives on today.
Many Bishopville residents and...
Chapter One: The Story of the Lizard Man
The Lizard Man story is 34 years old this month. Bishopville's embrace of the legend is still in its early days.
In this episode Post and Couri...
Chapter Two: The Lizard Man Gains National Attention
The first newspaper story about the Lizard Man was written by Jan Easterling, a former reporter in The State newspaper's Camden bureau. Easterling was...
Chapter Four: The Legacy of The Lizard Man
For those who remember the summer of 1988, the Lizard Man is more than just a campfire story.
Instead, it's a connection to a moment in time and...
A tale of two Trump endorsements
On Tuesday, South Carolinians went to the polls to vote in the 2022 primary election.
This week, we’re talking about a few of the most closely-w...
Opera 'Omar' makes its world premiere in Charleston
For the last two weeks Charleston has been hosting the annual Spoleto USA performing arts festival. The centerpiece of this year’s festival is the wor...
The GOP primary showdown in SC-01
On Monday, May 23, three Republicans vying to represent South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District took the stage at Burke High School.
Within...
What SC lawmakers did and didn’t do in 2022
South Carolina lawmakers wrapped up the regular 2022 session last week in Columbia.
This week, we’re recapping what state lawmakers did and didn...
What will happen in SC if Roe v. Wade is overturned
On May 2, the D.C. news outlet Politico published a draft opinion of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
An actual decisio...
Gunfire that stopped youth baseball games sparks debate over how to respond
On April 25, children's baseball games were being held at Pepperhill Park, a city-run recreation center in a residential area of North Charleston.
The return of Charleston restaurant reviews
The restaurant review has long been part of The Post and Courier’s food section, but the coronavirus pandemic led us — along with newspapers nationwid...
Listen again: How Greenland contributes to Charleston's flooding problem
Some 3,000 miles north of Charleston, melting ice in Greenland is having a profound effect on Charleston's coastline.
This week, we're revisiti...
The state of the COVID pandemic in SC
This week on the podcast, Dr. Michael Sweat, director of the Medical University of South Carolina’s Center for Global Health, is back to answer our qu...
New to Charleston? We have some advice.
It's no secret that the Charleston area is a popular place to live. About 33 people are moving to the region a day.
Maybe you’re one of those pe...
Gamecocks shooting for a national title
The University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team started this season ranked No. 1.
So, it wasn’t a surprise when the team beat Creigh...
Affordable housing in Charleston
If you live in or around Charleston, you know how expensive it’s become to live here. It’s not hard to understand why there’s a need for more affordab...
Former SC factory left behind a toxic legacy
In 2020, one of the world’s largest car battery makers filed for bankruptcy and gave up its former plant in Greer, S.C.
While there’s little lef...
SC agency hooked on money from 'Monkey Island'
Morgan Island, a remote spot out in South Carolina's ACE Basin, has some unusual inhabitants: 3,500 rhesus monkeys.
That's where one of the lat...
South Carolinians stand with Ukraine
As Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues, people around the world have shown solidarity for the Ukrainian people.
That's been true in...
In SC, a case of labor trafficking hidden in plain sight
Chris Smith started working at J&J Cafeteria in Conway at a young age, washing dishes. He eventually started working at the restaurant full-time.
Listen again: Who was Omar ibn Said?
This month, Spoleto Festival USA, a major performing arts event that’s held annually here in Charleston, announced its 2022 programming lineup.
...
The SC judge being considered for the Supreme Court
A seat is opening up on the United States Supreme Court.
President Joe Biden has said that, for the first time, a Black woman will serve on the...
Charleston faces 'what's next' for downed Calhoun statue
In Charleston and in communities across the country where Confederate and related monuments have been removed, there’s still a big question left to be...
How oysters' 'superpowers' can help the Lowcountry
Oysters are pretty incredible.
They can be incredibly delicious, and they’re one of the things people come to Charleston to eat, but they also...
Two restaurateurs on bringing Pakistani cuisine to Charleston
In a city like Charleston, where dining is a key element of its identity, how restaurants are doing is important.
We know that 2020 was a devas...
What to expect from SC's Statehouse in 2022
This past Tuesday, Jan. 11, legislators returned to the Statehouse in Columbia. So, what's on the agenda for 2022?
This week, we're breaking do...
South Carolina's role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
It’s been one year since supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The events of that day led to an impeac...
Listen back to these moments from 2021
This year on Understand SC, we've covered a little bit of everything: flooding in Charleston, the coronavirus pandemic, South Carolina politics and ev...
SC's health insurance coverage gap
There are about 105,000 other South Carolinians who fall into a health insurance coverage gap created by factors that were set into motion about a dec...
SC's biggest university searches for a president
The largest university in the state of South Carolina is searching for its next leader.
Back in May, the University of South Carolina opened a s...
MUSC expert on the omicron variant, future of the pandemic
There’s a new variant dominating pandemic-related headlines right now. You've probably heard of it — and you probably have some questions. We’re getti...
Brewing more unity in Charleston's craft beer community
After repeatedly finding themselves being the only Black people on their visits to Charleston's breweries, brewer April Dove and David White Jr. of "T...
The small SC town 2 war heroes called home
In South Carolina, there's a small town unofficially known as the hometown of living war heroes.
The town is Batesburg-Leesville, and the war h...
Charleston's big decision: Should it build a sea wall?
This week, we’re revisiting a topic that we discussed about a year ago on this podcast: the plan to potentially build a sea wall around Charleston’s p...