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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 Sahar
In a city like Charleston, where dining is a key element of its identity, how restaurants are doing is important. We know that 2020 was a devastating year for local restaurants. 2021 — year two of the COVID-19 pandemic — brought its own challen
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 reporte
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 Be
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
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
The first newspaper story about the Lizard Man was written by Jan Easterling, a former reporter in The State newspaper's Camden bureau. Easterling was tasked with covering everything that happened in three mostly rural counties east of Columbia
The Lizard Man story is 34 years old this month. Bishopville's embrace of the legend is still in its early days. In this episode Post and Courier photographer Andrew Whitaker and projects reporter Thad Moore spoke with many people from the town
For those who remember the summer of 1988, the Lizard Man is more than just a campfire story.Instead, it's a connection to a moment in time and the memories and people they associate with it. Take, for instance, former Lee County Sheriff Liston
The Lizard Man mania faded away after only a few months during the summer of 1988, but the story lives on today. Many Bishopville residents and cryptid fans, including a group called the Friends of the Lizard Man, want to do more to preserve th
On Tuesday, South Carolinians went to the polls to vote in the 2022 primary election.This week, we’re talking about a few of the most closely-watched races with help from our politics team at The Post and Courier.In this primary, there was a ki
For the last two weeks Charleston has been hosting the annual Spoleto USA performing arts festival. The centerpiece of this year’s festival is the world premiere of an opera called “Omar.” "Omar" is Omar ibn Said, a West African scholar who was
On Monday, May 23, three Republicans vying to represent South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District took the stage at Burke High School.Within moments of the start of the debate, the primary field was narrowed from three candidates to two: In r
South Carolina lawmakers wrapped up the regular 2022 session last week in Columbia.This week, we’re recapping what state lawmakers did and didn’t do during this regular legislative session, from the bills that died to ones that have made it to
On May 2, the D.C. news outlet Politico published a draft opinion of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.An actual decision has not been issued. What was leaked was a draft, written by Justice Samuel Alito, but, in the days
On April 25, children's baseball games were being held at Pepperhill Park, a city-run recreation center in a residential area of North Charleston. It was a normal night. Nine and 10-year-olds were playing on the field as parents, siblings and c
The restaurant review has long been part of The Post and Courier’s food section, but the coronavirus pandemic led us — along with newspapers nationwide — to temporarily suspend that section of the paper.Recently, in March, The Post and Courier
Some 3,000 miles north of Charleston, melting ice in Greenland is having a profound effect on Charleston's coastline. This week, we're revisiting an episode that took us behind the scenes of a special report that showed us how Greenland and Cha
This week on the podcast, Dr. Michael Sweat, director of the Medical University of South Carolina’s Center for Global Health, is back to answer our questions about the COVID-19 pandemic in South Carolina.The last time Sweat joined us on the pod
It's no secret that the Charleston area is a popular place to live. About 33 people are moving to the region a day.Maybe you’re one of those people. Maybe you moved here in the last few years — or, you’re thinking about moving here soon.This we
The University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team started this season ranked No. 1. So, it wasn’t a surprise when the team beat Creighton on Sunday, securing their place in the Final Four.But, as the team would say, they still have wor
If you live in or around Charleston, you know how expensive it’s become to live here. It’s not hard to understand why there’s a need for more affordable housing in the city. So, it caught a lot of people’s attention when the Charleston Housing
In 2020, one of the world’s largest car battery makers filed for bankruptcy and gave up its former plant in Greer, S.C.While there’s little left of the old plant, there’s an invisible legacy it left behind.To make its batteries, the company use
Morgan Island, a remote spot out in South Carolina's ACE Basin, has some unusual inhabitants: 3,500 rhesus monkeys. That's where one of the latest installments of The Post and Courier's Uncovered series about corruption and questionable conduct
As Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues, people around the world have shown solidarity for the Ukrainian people.That's been true in South Carolina, too. In the last week, Ukrainians and their supporters gathered in Falls Park in Gree
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