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Michael Trouche
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9th-generation South Carolinian and Charleston native Michael Trouche offers edifying and entertaining segments on what is considered America's most historic city. The "Holy City", as Charleston is nicknamed, has a fascinating assortment of archicture, gardens, legends and events. Charleston's incredibly diverse melting pot of racial and religious backgrounds has developed a tightly-woven social fabric of unique dialects and cultural heritage that is a delight to explore.

  1. Bounteous Bottoms - How Sunk Junk Gives More To South Carolina's Ocean Floor

    07/23/2025

    Bounteous Bottoms - How Sunk Junk Gives More To South Carolina's Ocean Floor

    Scuba may seem more at home in Aruba, but some good thinking in doing some sinking has South Carolina's ocean bottom burgeoning with life. What was mostly sandy bottom has been greatly enhanced by the creation of artificial reefs, made up of everything from old U.S. Army tanks to former New York City subway cars. And altogether, the sunk junk has paid off in attracting formerly unfathomable finds in fins and flippers.

    25 min
  2. Patriots Aplenty - Notable Nicknames And Their Bold Roles In Revolution

    07/23/2025

    Patriots Aplenty - Notable Nicknames And Their Bold Roles In Revolution

    The Swamp Fox, the Fighting Gamecock, the Wizard Owl, and Old Danger were militia leaders who essentially won the Revolutionary War in the South. Few realize how important South Carolina was in the Revolution and that more than 200 battles and skirmishes occured here. The key to patriot victory was the corps of clever militia leaders such as Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, and William Thomson, who saved the day for the American side.

    25 min
  3. Charleston’s Curious Cast Of Characters - Why Oddity Is A Holy City Commodity

    07/23/2025

    Charleston’s Curious Cast Of Characters - Why Oddity Is A Holy City Commodity

    Off-the-wall, odd balls, odd halls, odd calls have all given Charleston a full tank of cranks, pranks and eccentricities. Charleston is historically unique, with a distinctive culture affected by its diverse melting pot and its significant role America's colonial, antebellum and modern history. There's no place like Charleston, and here are some reasons why.

    29 min
  4. Intoxicating Imprudence- Austere Abstinence That Charleston Found Hard To Swallow

    07/23/2025

    Intoxicating Imprudence- Austere Abstinence That Charleston Found Hard To Swallow

    Fights against boozing were always a recipe for losing in the Charleston area, despite some inventive efforts to make this waterfront city high and dry. Charleston has been through several eras of prohibition, and was the last state to use the mini-bottle. But no matter what methods were made to curb imbibing, spirits in Charleston were always thriving.

    25 min
  5. Bricks And Stucco On Show At Rainbow Row

    07/21/2025

    Bricks And Stucco On Show At Rainbow Row

    Shaping Charleston's character has largely been by design that durable and curable, in the form of clay beds turned to brick, lime and sand mixed as stucco, and a panorama of pastels that is the most photographed in town. Rainbow Row is one of the historic city's most acclaimed names, and in its multi-colored majesty, tells how its famous facades have become a major must for visitors.

    29 min
  6. Novel & Notable Native Names

    07/21/2025

    Novel & Notable Native Names

    The origins of our curious collection of coastal cognomens come from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures, and often offer and energetic exercise in elocution. The diversity of backgrounds in Charleston and surrounding coastal South Carolina since its colonial beginnings has produced some very unusual names that often are as confusing as they are amusing.

    25 min
  7. Rich With A Stitching Niche - Lasting Lowcountry Ties That Never Die

    07/21/2025

    Rich With A Stitching Niche - Lasting Lowcountry Ties That Never Die

    With street names such as Ropermakers Lane, Charleston's weaving wonders have a common thread in the talents of fingers nimble with shuttle and thimble. The origins of our curious collection of coastal cognomens come from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures, and often offer and energetic exercise in elocution. The diversity of backgrounds in Charleston and surrounding coastal South Carolina since its colonial beginnings has produced some very unusual names that often are as confusing as they are amusing

    30 min
  8. Optic Topics - Vivid & Venerated Visuals Of The Holy City

    07/21/2025

    Optic Topics - Vivid & Venerated Visuals Of The Holy City

    Charleston is historically picturesque, with a collage of captivating colors in its streetscape and landscape. Enhancing the eye appeal has come in various forms and methods that manipulated light to magnify the delight of the site. Methods in beautifying through paint, photography and glass involved some of the most famous names in American history, such as Samuel F. B. Morse and Louis Comfort Tiffany, all of whom had a hand in making the city so grand.

    22 min
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9th-generation South Carolinian and Charleston native Michael Trouche offers edifying and entertaining segments on what is considered America's most historic city. The "Holy City", as Charleston is nicknamed, has a fascinating assortment of archicture, gardens, legends and events. Charleston's incredibly diverse melting pot of racial and religious backgrounds has developed a tightly-woven social fabric of unique dialects and cultural heritage that is a delight to explore.

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    Michael Trouche
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