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Understand SCUnderstand SCChapter Two: The Lizard Man Gains National AttentionThe 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. That's how she came to hear talk of a Bigfoot-like creature from Lee County’s sheriff, Liston Truesdale. She wrote a short story that landed on the front page, and within days, it gained national attention.More coverage:Return of the Lizard Man: Bishopville's journey to reclaim an SC monsterVideo: South Carolina's Lizard Man st...2022-07-2212 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCChapter One: The Story of the Lizard ManThe 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 and Lizard Man enthusiasts. One person they talked with, Robert Howell, grew up  in nearby Timmonsville. Howell is known for his early illustrations and Lizard Man comics in the summer on 1988. Howell tells the story of Christopher Davis, a 17-year-old who became famous after an encounter with the creature. Davis had stopped to change a t...2022-07-2207 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCChapter Three: The Culture of the Lizard ManThe 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 the story of the Lizard Man. In recent years, the town has increasingly embraced the legend with events including a Lizard Man beauty pageant, scavenger hunts and the Lizard Man Stomp, which was held in June.More coverage:Return of the Lizard Man: Bishopville's journey to reclaim an SC monster2022-07-2209 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCChapter Four: The Legacy of The Lizard ManFor 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 Truesdale, who is largely credited with making the Lizard Man a legend. His niece, Abbie Denny, cherishes the Lizard Man, because it preserves her uncle's legacy. Harry Elmore also joined this episode. Elmore's uncle is often tied to the sightings in 1988, and when he took over his family's restaurant, Harry and Harry Too, he...2022-07-2213 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCA tale of two Trump endorsementsOn 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 kind of tale of two Trump endorsements: There were two Congressional races in South Carolina where a stamp of approval from Donald Trump was in play. In each of those districts, the Republican incumbent had fallen out of favor with the former president. Their challengers had earned Trump's support. Thi...2022-06-1722 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCThe GOP primary showdown in SC-01On 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 response to the first question, candidate Lynz Piper-Loomis took off her microphone and endorsed Republican Katie Arrington over current U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.This week, senior politics reporter Caitlin Byrd breaks down that dramatic debate and explains why this race in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District is the most closely-watched Republican Congressional primary in t...2022-05-2724 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCWhat SC lawmakers did and didn’t do in 2022South 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 or are en route to the governor’s desk to be signed into law, plus what lawmakers still have to do when they return for their special session next month.Assistant Columbia bureau chief Seanna Adcox explains how some bills, like one that allows anyone in the state to cast a ballot early passed...2022-05-1920 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCWhat will happen in SC if Roe v. Wade is overturnedOn 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 since it was published, people have sprung into action. Some South Carolina Republicans are pushing to pass more aggressive abortion legislation. Abortion providers in the state are preparing for a six-week ban on abortions that's currently blocked in the courts to potentially go into effect as soon as this summer....2022-05-1317 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCGunfire that stopped youth baseball games sparks debate over how to respondOn 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 coaches watched. Then, just before 8:45 p.m., dozens of shots rang out.An about one-minute video captured by a parent showed the moments of confusion and panic that followed as children ran or crawled to find safety. No one was injured in the gunfire, and no arrests have been announced. City officials qui...2022-05-0619 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCThe return of Charleston restaurant reviewsThe 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 brought back its restaurant reviews. Moving forward, readers can expect to find a review inside the Food & Dining section twice a month. This week, we peek behind the curtain with help from The Post and Courier’s new contributing critic, Robert Moss. He shared how he approaches a review, what stood out to him the most from...2022-04-2821 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCThe state of the COVID pandemic in SCThis 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 podcast, the omicron variant of the coronavirus was just emerging. What followed was a major wave of coronavirus cases when omicron became the dominant variant in South Carolina and across the U.S. A lot has changed since then. Transmission of the virus is low now. But, while things have improved, the...2022-04-1521 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCNew to Charleston? We have some advice.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 week, we're sharing some advice from our newsroom for people who are new to the Charleston area, with help from digital editor Matt Clough, who just launched Holy City How-To, a six-part newsletter course that's a kind of primer on the Charleston region.We also got some h...2022-04-0815 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCAffordable housing in CharlestonIf 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 Authority announced that year what will be the biggest public housing initiative in its history. The authority will be renovating or replacing all of its about 1,400 public housing units.  With this overhaul, no low-income housing will be lost, more affordable apartments will be added to the city, the housing...2022-03-2417 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCFormer SC factory left behind a toxic legacyIn 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 used lead, an element that can wreak havoc on the human body.Inside the plant, employees were exposed to levels of lead well above the federal limit, records showed. Lead seeped into the soil and around the plant and, at times, clouds of lead dust would flow into t...2022-03-1722 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCSC agency hooked on money from 'Monkey Island'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 begins. Reporters Tony Bartelme and Shamira McCray explain how the South Carolina Department of Resources came to rely on millions of dollars in rent from a private company it regulates.It's a story about monkeys, blood and money. Read the investigation: SC agency rakes in millions from pharma company it regulatesCheck out the rest of...2022-03-1016 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCListen back to these moments from 2021This year on Understand SC, we've covered a little bit of everything: flooding in Charleston, the coronavirus pandemic, South Carolina politics and even the design of the state’s flag.Emily Williams and Gavin McIntyre revisit moments from some of the year's conversations. All past episodes of Understand SC, a weekly news podcast by The Post and Courier, can be found at understand-sc.simplecast.com.Clips featured are from the following episodes:#63: The South Carolina flag design that everyone hated#75: How SC-based artist Beeple rocked the art world#86: 'I Am Omar': How the P...2021-12-3020 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCSC's health insurance coverage gapThere are about 105,000 other South Carolinians who fall into a health insurance coverage gap created by factors that were set into motion about a decade ago. In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act for the first time. But, there was a caveat. The court said it was up to states to decide if they would expand Medicaid, the state and federal program that provides health coverage to people with low incomes. Most states signed on. South Carolina did not. Ten years in, South Carolina remains one of o...2021-12-1721 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCBrewing more unity in Charleston's craft beer communityAfter repeatedly finding themselves being the only Black people on their visits to Charleston's breweries, brewer April Dove and David White Jr. of "The Dropping Pin" teamed up to create a beer that they hoped could brew some change for the region's craft beer community.  Dove and White's goal, long-term, is to see more diversity in Charleston’s taprooms.  Their beer, called Tha CommUNITY has been a success, and they have more ideas — and beers — in the works.  On today’s podcast, you’ll hear them share their experiences in breweries, how they came to brew...2021-11-1920 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCCreators of 'Gullah Gullah Island' on telling, preserving SC storiesNatalie and Ron Daise are storytellers.Or, as they'd describe it, Natalie is a storyteller and Ron is a kind of keeper of stories, collecting and documenting. Together, they have been gathering, interpreting and sharing stories in South Carolina for decades.The couple is best known for "Gullah Gullah Island," a children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 1998. Their storytelling extended well after that show ended. It's never stopped, really, and the ways they tell stories have continued to evolve, even during the pandemic. Co-host Gavin McIntyre and I sp...2021-09-0930 minUnderstand SCUnderstand SCBreaking down the Senate race between Graham and HarrisonA lot has changed since April. That's the last time political reporter Jamie Lovegrove was on the podcast to talk about South Carolina's Senate race. At that time, political analysts still saw a clear path to victory for Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham.But it was already shaping up to be a record-breaking race for fundraising. Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison was out-fundraising Graham, and it was starting to generate buzz for the race. Now, just a few weeks out from Election Day, Harrison's campaign says he raised $57 million in the third quarter — more than any...2020-10-1533 minMic\'d UpMic'd UpGrassroots Activist Tyeesha AikenThis week, Mika chops it up with Colleton County's Resident Black Lives Matter Activist, Tyeesha Aiken, to discuss local corruption, modern-day Jim Crow conditions in Ruffin, SC and much more! Tyeesha in the News: https://www.facebook.com/abcnews4/posts/tyeesha-aiken-says-colleton-county-residents-have-mostly-supported-her-decision-/2374849659237070/ https://www.live5news.com/2019/04/26/colleton-county-community-speaking-out-following-death-year-old-girl/ Local Coverage of the Coronavirus: https://www.postandcourier.com/understandsc/understand-sc-what-we-know-about-the-coronavirus-in-sc/article_705bb864-63b3-11ea-9132-cf6426d00deb.html https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/mayor-john-tecklenburg-talks-to-news-2-about-coronavirus/ https://www.live5news.com/2020/03/10/city-charleston-provides-update-coronavirus-preparations/ New to the show? Check out this previous episode: bit.ly/MariahParkerOnMicdUp I run on love & community support...2020-03-1359 min