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Jumelle is back behind the microphone and we catch up on what's been happening these past few weeks.
Opening Banter (00:00)Introduction (00:36)Bill's video about gun safety vs boater safety regulations (TikTok)SCDPS Statement on the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act (SC Department of Public Safety)Sure, They're a Blast...But are Bazookas, Mortars and Other Destructive Devices Legal? (Military Trader)
On the Campaign Trail (14:23)Jumelle on WZLA 92.9 FM (Google Drive)Bill on The All About Nothing Podcast (YouTube)
SC Justice Act is Dead (34:03)SC lawsuit reform died with a whimper in the Legislature last week. Here's how. (Post & Courier)scvenuecrisis.org
Squatters (37:46)HOME HELL ‘We need to criminalize this,’ cries woman still paying bills on home she’s locked out of – it took a year to get access (The Sun)A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building (AP)How 'Squatter Hunter' gets squatters to leave (CNN)
Why is SC Treasurer Curtis Loftis Still There? (49:13)SC Treasurer faces criticism for Facebook post saying 'I'm tired of being second-class citizen' (News19)South Carolina comptroller to resign over $3.5bn accounting error (The Guardian)Curtis Loftis's statement about the Senate Finance Committee's findings (Facebook)After release of scathing report, McMaster still maintains confidence in SC treasurer (Live 5 WCSC)
Closing (1:01:28)Send us your questions and comments! You can find our email address and links to all of our social media accounts and past episodes conveniently in one spot on our LinkTree page.
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One more time we dip into the well for a "Best of" episode - but this time with a few news items that never made it into released episodes! We'll be back fresh & live next week.
Opening Banter (00:00)WZLA 92.9 FM in Abbeville, South Carolina
Introduction (01:55)SC Treasurer to be blamed for $1.8B account, avoid removal recommendation (The State)
Hate Crimes Against Hispanic Victims (04:58)South Carolina Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Hate Crime and Conspiracy for Bias-Motivated Armed Robberies Targeting Hispanic Victims (US Attorney's Office, District of South CarolinaHate crime laws in the United States (Wikipedia)The Matthew Shepard Foundation
Actual Incidents of Voter Fraud (10:41)Rensselaer County's former GOP elections commissioner admits voter fraud (Times Union)Top GOP figures charged in ballot fraud case out of New York (RawStory)New Hampshire Republican resigns as investigators conclude he doesn't live in his district (RawStory)Republican candidate's wife arrested and charged with casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election (Business Insider)Trump-backed candidate for Michigan AG and ex-GOP lawmaker face state charges over alleged voting machine plot after 2020 election (CNN)5 GOP candidates blocked from Michigan governor's primary over alleged false signatures (NBC News)Elderly Florida Democrats Say GOP Canvassers Duped Them Into Changing Party Affiliation (Rolling Stone)Four people plead guilty in North Carolina ballot probe of 2016 and 2018 elections (NBC News)A fraud of a Congressman, Jeff Duncan, makes claims of "massive Democratic fraud" (The State)
Addiction Recovery Houses (14:25)Greenwood recovery houses: the good and bad (a...

While Jumelle recovers, we offer you a treat of a "Best Of" show containing a full collection of "or better yet..." clips from across all of our episodes.
Opening Banter (00:00)Introduction (00:14)No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after trying to recruit a centrist presidential candidate (AP)No Labels & Dark Money (TikTok @CopperCourier)
Or Better Yet Collection (04:43)Closing (42:08)Send us your questions and comments! You can find our email address and links to all of our social media accounts and past episodes conveniently in one spot on our LinkTree page.
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This week, Jumelle & Bill interview a Greenwood legend: Bishop Oliver T. McCray, Jr!
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Opening Banter (00:00)Introduction (01:00)Senator Katie Britt's response to the State of the Union Address (ABC News via YouTube)Scarlett Johansson as Sen Katie Britt on SNL (YouTube)
On the Campaign Trail (04:50)SCVotes.gov candidate tracker (SCVotes)
Interview with Bishop McCray (10:00)Russell Wilson in ‘pole position’ to be Steelers starting QB despite Fields trade (The Guardian)"Earl the Pearl" Monroe (Wikipedia)Morris Chapel Baptist Church, Greenwood SC (Facebook)
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This week, Jumelle & Bill tackle some heavy topics
Opening Banter (00:00)Starbucks blames 'misrepresentation' after Israel Gaza protests (BBC)
Introduction (01:43)Greenville strip club turned into church, on its way to a grand opening (wspa.com)Exposing the woke agenda in schools (@TheJaySalazar via TikTok)Trump mocks stutterers while Biden supports a kid with a stutter (@damonekstrom via TikTok)
On the Campaign Trail (11:03)I Want a Choice newspaper ad (Twitter)I Want a Choice video (YouTube)
South Carolina Eviction Rate Data (18:15)South Carolina NAACP won the right to publish current eviction data. The data are finally out (SC Public Radio)ACLU and NAACP Secure Access to Public Eviction Records in Data-Scraping Case (ACLU)NAACP vs Kohn (ACLU)South Carolina Public IndexEviction LabEviction rankings (Eviction Lab) - 2 of the top 10 cities are in SC (the worst in the nation is North Charleston). But VA has 5 out of the top 10 including spots 2-4. Greenwood county is 9th out of 46 counties. (NAACP)NAACP Housing NaivgatorSoutheastern U.S. tops the list for rural eviction rates (WHQR)
Reforming How South Carolina Judges are Selected (26:30)SC Senate reaches compromise that tweaks how the Legislature selects judges (South Carolina Daily Gazette)Alan Wilson calls for SC judicial reform — again. Will it ever happen? (The State)BRACK: Reform the way S.C. picks judges (a href="https://www.statehousereport.com/2023/11/17/brack-reform-the-way-s-c-picks-judges/"...

We welcome Sevi Alvarez, newly announced candidate for the SC Senate in District 11!
Opening Banter (00:00)Introduction (00:27)Sen. Tim Scott Claims Democrats Want to Legalize ‘Abortion’ of 3-Month-Old Infants (Jezebel)Simeon Spearman artwork sample (freelanced.com)If Jesus ran against a Republican today (@incrediberry on TikTok)
On the Campaign Trail (07:17)Bourbon in the Back Room (Apple podcasts)President Biden Campaigns in Columbia, South Carolina (speeches of Biden, Clyburn and others) (C-SPAN)US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation (AP)
Gov Henry McMaster on the Lack of Hate Crimes Law (19:04)Gov. McMaster responds to lack of hate crime laws in S.C. (ABC 25 Columbia)Charleston church shooting (Wikipedia)South Carolina Man Found Guilty of Hate Crime for Killing a Transgender Woman Because of Her Gender Identity (Justice Dept)H. 3014 CLEMENTA C. PINCKNEY HATE CRIMES ACTBill's TikTok about expanded penalties in South Carolina
The South Carolina Justice Act (32:24)Coalition advocates for passage of the South Carolina Justice Act (Soda City Biz Wire)S. 533  SC Justice ActVICTIMS OF ALCOHOL-RELATED CRIMES BEWARE: S.C. BILL 533 TARGETS INNOCENT VICTIMS OF DRUNK DRIVING (Yarborough Applegate)Victims Beware: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE “SC JUSTICE ACT”  (South Carolina Association for Justice)
Pastor Condones Rape (42:04)Pastor under fire for defending rapists who assault women in shorts: ‘A man’s a man’ (a...