Once upon a time in space: The story of Ronald McNair
This week we will be talking with Carl McNair, brother of the late Dr. Ronald McNair, NASA astronaut and Lake City, South Carolina, native....
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Walter Edgar's Journal
From books to barbecue, and current events to Colonial history, historian and author Walter Edgar delves into the arts, culture, and history of South Carolina and the American South. Produce...
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Seeking out the vanishing flavors of traditional Southern foods
With every growing season, the South is in danger of losing an ingredient that’s shaped our state’s flavor, history, and culture. This week,...
Daniel Morgan: A revolutionary life
This week Walter will talk with historian Albert Louis Zambone about Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan.In his book Daniel Morgan: A Revol...
Empire of Ashes
This week we’ll be talking with Charleston author James M. Scott, author of Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total Wa...
Backcountry resistance: South Carolina's militia and the fight for American independence
This week we will be talking with Carl P. Borick, author of Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Inde...
Revolutionary Voices
This week we are recording in front of a live audience at part of South Carolina ETV and South Carolina Public Radio’s America 250 celebrati...
The South Carolina BBQ Project
This week we will be talking with Nathan Spainhour, author of The South Carolina BBQ Project (2025, Good Printed Things). Nathan is a design...
Murder in the Lowcountry? Call the Mudflats Murder Club
This week our guest will be novelist Brian Thiem, from Hilton Head Island, and we'll be talking about his series of novels about the Mudflat...
South Carolina from A-Z in Depth - The Scrabble episode!
This week our we are bringing you another episode in our occasional series which explores “South Carolina from A to Z” in depth. South Carol...
Revelations: The Art of Leo Twiggs
This week we will be talking with Sara from the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, art historian Frank Martin, and with artist Leo Twiggs a...
Liberty is sweet: The hidden history of the American Revolution
This week we are digging into our broadcast archives to bring you an encore of an episode that is perfect in this 250th-annivesary year of t...
Mary Whyte: An artist's life
This week we will be talking with South Carolina watercolor artist Mary Whyte.A traditionalist preferring a representational style, and the...
Exploring "South Carolina from A to Z" - In depth, redux
We had so much fun last time out, exploring topics featured in “South Carolina from A to Z,” that we decided to do it again!South Carolina f...
“South Carolina from A to Z” in depth
This week our we are bringing you another episode in our occasional series which explores “South Carolina from A to Z” in depth.South Caroli...
The Father of American Opera: Carlisle Floyd at 100
This week we’ll be talking about the life and career of the man that many call the Father of American opera: Carlisle Floyd. Our guests are...
Victoria Benton Frank: Making a new path while walking with grief
This week we’ll be talking with Charleston author Victoria Benton Frank about her new novel, The Violet Hour. Victoria was born in New York...
Gullah culture in America
The book, Gullah Culture in America (Blair Publishing), chronicles the history and culture of the Gullah people, African Americans who live...
The Ramos Gin Fizz: a history of the complex New Orleans cocktail that survived Prohibition
This week, in a "nod to all things Southern," we’ll be talking with Dr. John Shelton Reed about his book, The Ramos Gin Fizz (Iconic New Orl...
25th Anniversary of Walter Edgar’s Journal
(Broadcast on SC Public Radio on December 12, 2025) – Today we are featuring a very special edition of the Journal, taken from a live broadc...
Master of horror: Grady Hendrix
Today our guest is Mt. Pleasant native Grady Hendrix, author of the horror novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (2025, Berkley Books).The nove...