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Official Podcast of the South Carolina State Library
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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses the civil rights movement in South Carolina with journalist and author, Claudia Smith Brinson. Claudia has been a South Carolina journalist for more than thirty years. She has won more than thirty awards, including Knight Ridder’s Award of Excellence and an O. Henry Award for short fiction, and she was also a member of the Pulitzer finalist team covering Hurricane Hugo. Her recent book, published by the University of South Carolina Press is titled, Stories of Struggle: The Clash over Civil Rights in South Carolina.
Transcript of Stories of Struggle - Claudia Smith Brinson - Episode 128
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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses the history of the South Carolina State Hospital with William Buchheit. William has worked as a journalist in the upstate of South Carolina for nearly two decades. He has won dozens of South Carolina Press Association Awards and was named the 2011 “Reporter of the Year” by South Carolina’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He is also a part-time college English instructor and acclaimed wildlife photographer whose photos of the great white shark have been published by National Geographic and the Smithsonian. His book, The South Carolina State Hospital: Stories from Bull Street, was published by Arcadia Press this year.
Transcript of South Carolina State Hospital: Stories from Bull Street - Episode 127
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Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses South Carolina pirates, Poe, and more with author Christopher Downey. Also known as “Captain Byrd”, Chris received his degree in History from Virginia Tech in 1995, and shortly after graduating began a career in the maritime industry. His most recent book is titled Edgar Allan Poe’s Charleston and he has authored two previous books on the history of piracy in South Carolina: Charleston and the Golden Age of Piracy and Stede Bonnet: Charleston’s Gentleman Pirate. A native of Virginia, he now lives in Charleston with his wife, Tina, and son, Sailor.
Transcript for From Pirates to Poe with SC Author Chris Downey - Episode 126
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Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses the South Carolina Wildlife Magazine and more with the editor, Joey Frazier. Joey grew up bird hunting, bream fishing, and playing bluegrass music on mandolin and guitar in Lexington County, South Carolina. After earning a BA in English with a minor in photojournalism from the University of South Carolina, he has worked in the communications field as either a writer or photographer or both.
Transcript of South Carolina Wildlife Magazine with Editor, Joey Frazier - Episode 125
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Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses writing and more with South Carolina author, Deb Richardson-Moore. She is the author of four fiction titles and a memoir, The Weight of Mercy, about her early years as a pastor at the Triune Mercy Center in Greenville, SC. Deb is a former national award-winning reporter for The Greenville News and is a popular speaker at book clubs, universities, and churches. Learn more about her latest novel, Murder, Forgotten, at her website.
Transcript of Murder, Forgotten - Deb Richardson-Moore - Episode 124
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