Best L C M Press Podcasts (2025)

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“M” is for Malaria 0:59

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“M” is for Malaria. Malaria was arguably the most significant disease in the history of South Carolina.By Walter Edgar

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“L” is for Lancaster County 0:59

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“L” is for Lancaster County (549 square miles; 2020 population 100,926).By Walter Edgar

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“K” is for Kiawah Island 0:59

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“K” is for Kiawah Island (Charleston County; 2020 population 1,626). Kiawah is a small barrier island situated south of Charleston between the mouths of the Stono and North Edisto Rivers.By Walter Edgar

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“J” is for Jamestown 0:59

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“J” is for Jamestown. Jamestown was the first Huguenot settlement on the Santee River in what became Berkeley County, across the river form the Georgetown/Williamsburg county line.By Walter Edgar

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“I” is for Iodine. 0:59

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“I” is for Iodine. A deficiency of iodine causes an unsightly swelling of the neck and jaw known as goiter. In the late 1920s the South Carolina Natural Resources Commission began a public relations campaign to advertise the high iodine levels found in fruits and vegetables grown in the state.By Walter Edgar

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“D” is for Duke’s mayonnaise 0:59

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“D” is for Duke’s mayonnaise. Eugenia Duke mixed her first batch of mayonnaise in her Greenville home sometime in the early twentieth century.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Clark, Septima Poinsette (1898-1987) 0:59

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“C” is for Clark, Septima Poinsette (1898-1987). Educator, civil rights activist.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Clarendon County 0:59

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“C” is for Clarendon County (607 square miles; 2020 population 33,415).By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Claflin University 0:59

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“C” is for Claflin University. Responding to the urgent need to educate former enslaved persons, northern Methodists established Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1869.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Clemson

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“C” is for Clemson (Pickens County; 2020 population 17,780).By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Horry County 0:59

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“H” is for Horry County (1,134 square miles; 2020 population 365,449.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Civil Rights Act (1964) 0:59

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“C” is for Civil Rights Act (1964). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 addressed all spheres of public life--social, political, and economic.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Board of Public Works 0:59

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“B” is for Board of Public Works. The national trend toward improving waterways and other public facilities led South Carolina to create the Board of Public Works in December 1819.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for BMW 0:59

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“B” is for BMW. BMW in Greer, SC, is the global producer for BMW X3, X4, X5, and X6 vehicles and coupes (and their variants) for more than 140 global markets.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Bluffton Movement (1844) 0:59

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“B” is for Bluffton Movement (1844). On July 31, 1844, under a large oak (the Secession Oak) in Bluffton SC, the first organized political movement with the express goal of South Carolina's independent secession from the United States was born.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Bluffton 0:59

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“B” is for Bluffton (Beaufort County; 2020 population 28,230).By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Blues 0:59

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“B” is for Blues. A powerful form of secular African American musical and cultural expression, blues developed in the South around the turn of the twentieth century.By Walter Edgar

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“W” is for Winnsboro 0:59

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“W” is for Winnsboro (Fairfield County; 2020 population 3,130).By Walter Edgar

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"S” is for Simpsonville 0:59

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"S” is for Simpsonville (Greenville County; 2020 population 25,272).By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for Simons and Lapham 0:59

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“S” is for Simons and Lapham. The Charleston architectural firm of Simons and Lapham was formed in 1920 by Albert Simons (1890-1980) and Samuel Lapham (1892 to 1972).By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for Simons, Katherine Drayton Mayrant (1890-1969) 0:59

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“S” is for Simons, Katherine Drayton Mayrant (1890-1969). Poet, novelist, playwright, historian.By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) 0:59

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“S” is for Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870). Poet, historian, novelist.By Walter Edgar

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“R “is for Rosemond, James R. (1820 to 1902) 0:59

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“R “is for Rosemond, James R. (1820 to 1902). Clergyman. Recognized as one of The pioneers of the Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina, James R. Rosemond was commonly referred to as Father Rosemond.By Walter Edgar

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“P’ is for Pocotaligo, Battle of (October 22, 1862) 0:59

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“P’ is for Pocotaligo, Battle of (October 22, 1862).By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for plantations 0:59

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“P” is for plantations. In the seventeenth century the term “plantation,” which formerly referred to any colonial outpost, evolved to refer specifically to large agricultural estates whose land was farmed by a sizable number of workers, usually enslaved persons, for export crops.By Walter Edgar

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“D” is for Dorn, William Jennings Bryan (1906-2005) 0:59

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“D” is for Dorn, William Jennings Bryan (1906-2005). Congressman.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Chattooga River 0:59

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“C” is for Chattooga River. For most of its forty miles, the Chattooga forms the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for the Charleston Riot 0:59

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“C” is for the Charleston Riot [1876]. As the crucial local, state, and national elections of 1876 approached, tensions between the races in South Carolina reached a boiling point.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Charleston Renaissance 0:59

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“C” is for Charleston Renaissance (ca. 1915-1940). The Charleston Renaissance was a multifaceted cultural renewal that took place in the years between World Wars I and II.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Bishopville

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“B” is for Bishopville (Lee County; 2020 population 2,994).By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Pinckney, Josephine Lyons Scott (1895-1957 0:59

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“P” is for Pinckney, Josephine Lyons Scott (1895-1957). Poet, novelist, civic leader.By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Pinckney, Henry Laurens (1794-1863) 0:59

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“P” is for Pinckney, Henry Laurens (1794-1863). Legislator, congressman, editor.By Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Miles, William Porcher 0:59

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“M” is for Miles, William Porcher [1822-1899]. Educator, congressman.By Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Milburn, Frank Pierce 0:59

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“M” is for Milburn, Frank Pierce [1868-1926]. Architect. A native of Kentucky, Milburn established a practice in Charlotte in 1896.By Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Mignot, Louis Rémy (1831-1870) 0:59

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“M” is for Mignot, Louis Rémy (1831-1870). Painter. Some scholars have maintained that Louis Rémy Mignot “was arguably the most accomplished southern-born painter of his generation.”By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Hopsewee Plantation

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“H” is for Hopsewee Plantation (Georgetown County)By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Hoppin' John

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“H” is for Hoppin' John. Hoppin' John is a pilaf made with beans and rice that The recipe came directly to America from West Africa.By Walter Edgar

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“G” is for Greenville County Museum of Art

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“G” is for Greenville County Museum of ArtBy Walter Edgar

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“G” is for Greenville County

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“G” is for Greenville County (790 square miles; 2020 population 532,486).By Walter Edgar

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“D” is for Dueling

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“D” is for Dueling. Duels took place in South Carolina from colonial times until 1880, when the General Assembly officially outlawed the practice.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Citadel, The 0:59

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“C” is for Citadel, The. The Citadel originated in 1822 as an arsenal and guard house.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Church of England 0:59

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“C” is for Church of England. The first Church of England, or Anglican, house of worship in South Carolina was built in Charleston about 1681.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Circular Congregational Church 0:59

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“C” is for Circular Congregational Church (Charleston)By Walter Edgar

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“C “is for Church of the Nativity 0:59

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“C “is for Church of the Nativity (Union)By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Church of the Cross 0:59

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“C” is for Church of the Cross (Bluffton)By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Civilian Conservation Corps 0:59

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“C” is for Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was a New Deal federal initiativeBy Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 0:59

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“C” is for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. One of the seven largest African American denominations, the CME church was originally titled the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Blue Ridge Railroad 0:59

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“B” is for Blue Ridge Railroad. Chartered in 1852, the Blue Ridge Railroad revived earlier plans to connect Charleston to the Midwest by rail.By Walter Edgar