Our State, Our Stories: A South Carolina State Museum Podcast

South Carolina State Museum

Explore the many stories of South Carolina's rich history in the South Carolina State Museum's first-ever podcast. "Our State, Our Stories" offers a personal, in-depth look at the 35-year history of the museum and highlights the exciting possibilities for its future. Hear stories and cherished memories from those who helped create the State Museum and listen to current museum experts on how the museum’s collection of over 1.1 million objects highlights South Carolina’s stories.

Episodes

  1. 11/21/2023

    Episode 4: Building a Museum for All

    In the final episode of our premiere season, find out how we have been working to ensure the State Museum is accessible for all South Carolinians through building renovations, special events and more.

    12 min

  2. 11/14/2023

    Mini-Episode: A Life Etched in Clay: The Story of Dave

    Through the better part of the 19th century in the Old Edgefield district of South Carolina, enslaved African American potter David Drake, also known as “Dave the Potter,” created countless ceramic jugs. Today, his work has made it to the Met. Go behind-the-scenes in collections storage to examine his work and explore the history of this important South Carolina artist.

    12 min

  3. 11/07/2023

    Episode 3: Reimagine the Experience

    For 35 years the South Carolina State Museum has been welcoming guests and students from all over the state - and the world. How is the museum planning for the next 35 years? Find out with this in-depth interview with the museum's Executive Director, Amy Bartow-Melia.

    12 min

  4. 10/31/2023

    Mini Episode: A Shark Tale

    The museum's iconic 43-ft long Megalodon replica, "Finn", has been "hanging out" on the second floor for decades. In this special mini-episode, find out how a local artist crafted this memorable piece from tip to tail and explore how this giant shark made its way to the museum.

    9 min

  5. 10/24/2023

    Episode 2: One Million Objects, One Million Stories

    Go behind-the-scenes with museum collections staff and learn more about the 1.1 million objects, artifacts, artwork, fossils and specimens in the care of the State Museum.

    13 min

  6. 10/17/2023

    Mini-Episode: Spinning a (Ghost) Story

    For more than 30 years museum staff and guests have been telling tales about an overall wearing, headless museum ghost named "Bubba." In this special mini-episode, we explore how a tragic, true event in the mill's past may have evolved into this modern-day ghost story.

    9 min

  7. 10/10/2023

    Episode 1: From Mill to Museum

    In the debut episode of our first-ever podcast, we explore how the world's first fully electric textile mill became South Carolina's largest multi-disciplinary museum.

    23 min

  8. Trailer

    Trailer: Our State, Our Stories

    Our State, Our Stories, the South Carolina State Museum's first-ever podcast, is launching on October 10, 2023. Take a sneak peek and start subscribing now!

    4 min

Trailer

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Explore the many stories of South Carolina's rich history in the South Carolina State Museum's first-ever podcast. "Our State, Our Stories" offers a personal, in-depth look at the 35-year history of the museum and highlights the exciting possibilities for its future. Hear stories and cherished memories from those who helped create the State Museum and listen to current museum experts on how the museum’s collection of over 1.1 million objects highlights South Carolina’s stories.

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