Understand SC

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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.

  1. 07/06/2023 · BONUS

    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 is a hurricane nursery, the place where Hugo in 1989 was born. And dust blowing off the Sahara often determines whether a hurricane lives or dies. This bonus episode of Understand SC is a recording of the Post and Courier's latest Beyond the Headlines event. Senior projects reporter Tony Bartelme and photojournalist Andrew Whitaker discuss their trip and interviews with leading West African scientists and more. Moderated by Watchdog & Public Service Editor Glenn Smith. Read the story at postandcourier.com/SaharaStory This story was made possible with generous support from the Pulitzer Center.

    31 min

  2. 06/13/2023

    Listen again: Two restaurateurs on bringing Pakistani cuisine to Charleston

    Revisit our Understand SC episode with husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Maryam Ghaznavi and Raheel Gauba. Their restaurant Ma’am Saab recently made its long-awaited debut in Charleston. Last year, they spoke with food and dining editor Parker Milner about satisfying a craving for different cuisine in Charleston. This episode originally published Jan. 20, 2022.

    22 min

  3. 05/19/2023

    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. In this Undertsand SC pop up episode, political editor Schuyler Kropf and senior politics reporter Caitlin Byrd discuss Tim Scotts political journey and what lies ahead as he campaigns for the presidency.

    29 min

  4. 04/03/2023

    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 from the 2023 Charleston Wine and Food Festival. This episode features recently named James Beard Finalist and owner of Tuk Tuk Sri Lanken Bites Sam Fore and owner of Mansueta's Filipino Food, Nikko Cagalanan Charleston's Menu will be a podcast discussing dining, restaurants and all the food that lands on Parker and Robert's plate across South Carolina.

    39 min

  5. 12/16/2022

    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 death row. The decision could alter the fate of several inmates, including Richard Moore. Moore is likely to be the first man scheduled to die by firing squad if the Supreme Court allows the state to use the method. He recently discussed life on death row, facing execution and remorse for killing James Joseph Mahoney III. Reporter Jennifer Berry Hawes break down South Carolina's execution options and discuss her interview with Moore.

    18 min
  6. Introducing: Understand Murdaugh

    11/01/2022 · BONUS

    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 than a year digging into the Murdaugh saga to bring you the latest news and in-depth analysis as we cover this story of drugs, deceit and death in South Carolina’s rural Lowcountry. Hosts Glenn Smith and Avery Wilks discuss the launching of Understand Murdaugh, the complex through lines of the case and what comes next.

    6 min

  7. 07/22/2022 · BONUS

    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.

    13 min

  8. 07/22/2022 · BONUS

    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.

    8 min
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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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  • Creator
    The Post and Courier
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2020 The Post and Courier
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