Professor Mark Smith sits down with former South Carolina Governor and Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, David Beasley. They discuss Beasley’s South Carolina roots, his journey to becoming governor, and the impactful experiences that shaped his leadership both locally and on the global stage. Follow us on Take on the South socials!
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Special host Professor Kent Germany interviews Dr. Caroline Grego, author of Hurricane Jim Crow. They explore how the catastrophic hurricane that struck South Carolina during the Jim Crow era became more than just a natural disaster. Tune in to uncover the untold story of how the storm and its aftermath were used to reinforce racial oppression in the South.

College football season is upon us. Join us as we hear informed predictions from our special guest, Connor Smith, about how the Carolina Gamecocks will do this 2024 season!

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Today, Take on the South introduces a brand-new journal dedicated to all things South Carolina, Carolina Currents: Studies in South Carolina Culture. Mark Smith talks with the journal’s editor, Professor Christopher D. Johnson of Francis Marion University, about Carolina Currents—its content, mission, and the topics it covers. Listeners are invited to email Professor Johnson directly if they have questions about the journal: CJohnson@fmarion.edu

In the last episode of season three, Mark Smith is joined by one of the most talented historians of the American South and author of the one of the most important books ever written on the region: Peter H. Wood. Professor Wood is author of Black Majority: Race, Rice, and Rebellion in South Carolina, 1670-1740. A landmark work published fifty years ago, Black Majority has stood the test of time. Find out why on today's episode.

Today on the program we delve into the fascinating world of historic preservation to discover what preservation is, how it works, and what gets to be preserved (and what doesn't). Robin Waites, executive director of Historic Columbia, joins Mark Smith to talk about historic preservation and to reflect on her two-plus decades of leadership in the field.

Emily Allen interviews Dr. Simon Buck, a writer, historian, and musician. His first monograph, on old age and music in the US South, is under contract with the University of Illinois Press. He is employed at the University of Edinburgh (UK) on research projects concerning the intersection of British slavery, healthcare, and university education in Edinburgh. The interview focuses on Buck's article “‘Up on Cripple Creek’: Limb Loss, Difference, and Disability Spectacle in Southern Roots Music.”

The story of the South is also the story of Civil Rights. On this episode of Take on the South, we explore how the Civil Rights Movement has shaped the South and how the story continues to unfold. Mark Smith is joined by Professor Bobby Donaldson, a professor in the History department and Director of the Center for Civil Rights History and Research, at the University of South Carolina, who shares some remarkable stories about Civil Rights in the American South.