WSCI-FM (Charleston, SC)

WSCI (89.3 FM) is a nonprofit radio station in Charleston, South Carolina, offering a mix of Classical music along with news and talk shows, including content from NPR. This station is a member of the "Classical NPR network" operated by ETV Radio across the state. It features just one program that is produced locally, while the rest of its content is delivered remotely.

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Why musician Mike Posner went back to the site of his near-lethal snakebite

10 hours ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Fiona Geiran |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How taking a second look can change your everything"When fame left him feeling empty, singer-songwriter Mike Posner set out to look for happiness. His plan: walk across America. What he didn't plan for: a venomous snake. About Mike PosnerMike Posner is a singer-songwriter with five studio albums. His pop single "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2017 Grammys.
Suspended SC Rep. RJ May assigned public defender in child sex abuse material case

3 days ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter

Suspended state Rep. RJ May, who outside the Statehouse ran a successful Republican consulting firm, has been assigned a federal public defender as he faces 10 counts of distributing child sex abuse material. In a signed financial affidavit, May informed the court on Tuesday that he had no assets entitled to his name outside of a truck. He had previously retained Columbia attorney Dayne Phillips.
Lowcountry investigators now believe mother murdered, son kidnapped

4 days ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Victoria Hansen

Sumter police announced this weekend that a former Beaufort County man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a mother and her son last seen two years ago this week. Authorities say 26-year-old Jonas Jerry Washington was taken into custody in Georgia. He’s charged with the murder of Sophia Van Dam and the kidnapping of 2-year-old Matteo. The two were reported missing by their family on June 24, 2023. Investigators say Washington once lived with Van Dam and her son in Sumter.
Peter Mendelsund discusses 'Weepers,' his novel about professional mourners

6 days ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon asks Peter Mendelsund about his new novel, "Weepers," which features professional mourners.
This Tiny Desk Contest finalist was inspired by their late-night talk with an Uber driver

6 days ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Ryan Michael Benk |Scott Simon

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:Inspiration can strike anywhere, anytime and come from anybody. (SOUNDBITE OF EPH SEE SONG, "MALACHI THE UBER DRIVER")SIMON: Might even call it up using an app. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MALACHI THE UBER DRIVER")EPH SEE: (Singing) Malachi, the Uber driver. SIMON: A late-night Uber ride led one artist to make this song and to enter it into NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. "Malachi The Uber Driver" didn't win the contest, but the song did win the hearts of our music team.
What's the SC impact after Supreme Court upholds TN ban on transgender care for minors?

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter

SC Public Radio's Maayan Schechter asks SC Daily Gazette's Skylar Laird about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti that upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors and how that ruling might affect a pending federal court case over South Carolina's ban that also includes adults. MAAYAN SCHECHTER, HOST: It's the season of U.S. Supreme Court opinions.
Which organization snubbed Trump this week? Find out in the quiz

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Holly J. Morris
The Francis Marion papers: The legend, tactics and life of the Swamp Fox

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Walter Edgar

After two decades of research and investigation, the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, in collaboration with the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250), has unveiled the first volume of the Francis Marion Papers, a project that holds the potential to reshape our understanding of one of the American Revolution’s most heroic figures.
Vodka drink wins SC manufacturing award

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer

Our next guest’s statewide organization recently announced their annual “Coolest Thing Made in South Carolina” award, which this year is made with vodka. Mike Switzer interviews Sara Hazzard, president and CEO of the South Carolina Manufacturers Association in Columbia, SC. Winner: High Noon Sun Sips, made by Gallo at its facility in Fort Lawn, SC. South Carolina Business Review SC Business Reviewbusiness newsbusinessalcoholmanufacturingSC News
"I'm a lot more humble." Secretary to the late Sen. Pinckney shares her road to healing, 10 years later.

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Thelisha Eaddy

Althea Richardson Latham served as secretary for the late Reverend and Senator Clementa Pinckney. In a recent interview with South Carolina Public Radio, Latham shared how she’s moved from anger to healing, during the 10 years since the tragic massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. She said a major milestone on her road to healing, is being able to physically speak Dylan Roof’s name.