23 local podcasts for your earbuds
Podcasts have become a popular avenue to indulge in everything from sports to literary fiction to pop culture.
That little purple app on your iPhone (that you may have deleted or moved to a random folder) holds hours of audio leisure. Much like how Netflix or Hulu offer series to binge, podcasts deliver a series of “episodes” or audio files that you can listen to at your own pace.
Podcasting was invented in February 2004 by The Guardian columnist + BBC journalist Ben Hammersley– who also proposed the term “podcasting” as the moniker for the preliminary technology. Due to its inexpensive nature, several people have honed in — utilizing podcasts to tout their interests + expertise. And Charleston is no exception — offering a range of topics from the mouths of locals to the headsets of audiences around the world.
Perhaps you’re a foodie? Tune in as Lindsay Collins, Nikki “Spready-Butter” Anhalt, + Philip Michael Cohen take a beyond-the-bar look at the food + bev community with their podcast Effin B Radio.
No matter your preferred topic of broadcast, there’s something on this list for everyone. Keep scrolling to find your next binge-worthy show + get ready to listen up, Charleston.
Aural Traditions
🗣 Meet the collab of creatives here.
🎧 Original stories of audio fiction developed by a team of writers + adaptations of public works.
💻 Listen on Apple Podcasts + Google Podcasts
Call to Adventure
🗣 Hosted by Alex Opoulos + John Duckworth
🎧 A one-hour conversation about moments of growth + transformation, with musical selections from each guest
💻 Listen on Soundcloud
Photo by @effinbradio
Effin B Radio
🗣Hosted by Lindsay Collins– Creator🗣 Nikki “Spready-Butter” Anhalt– Resident bartender🗣 Philip Michael Cohen– Resident comedic genius
🎧 A beyond-the-bar look at the food + bev community… and the issues that really don’t matter.
💻 Listen on iTunes or on their website
Contribute Your Verse
🗣Hosted by Derek Berry– Poet + novelist
🎧 A writing podcast featuring “conversations on craft, community, + pursuing a career in writing.”
💻 Listen on iTunes, Soundcloud, + Stitcher
Charleston Time Machine
🗣 Hosted by Nic Butler– Historian at the Charleston County Public Library
🎧 Dr. Nic Butler shares stories to enlighten listeners on the lesser-known history of the Lowcountry.
💻 Listen on iTunes or Soundcloud
Direct Examination: The South Carolina Lawyer Podcast
🗣 Hosted by three of UofSC School of Law grads
🎧 A podcast by lawyers about law, politics, and South Carolina.
💻 Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud
Do Work Media
🗣 Hosted by Do Work Media
🎧 Topics ranging from politics to Hip Hop.
💻 Listen on Soundcloud
Photo by @freecookiespodcast
Free Cookies
🗣 Hosted by Kate Fagan + Kathryn Budig
🎧 A humorous fitness + nutrition podcast.
💻 Listen on iTunes, Soundcloud, or on their website
Healthy Charleston
🗣 Hosted by chiropractor Wes Hendricks + physical therapist Yves Gege
🎧 Discusses the importance of education + movement in the treatment of disease + disability.
💻 Listen on PlayerFM
Healthy Habits That Don’t Suck
🗣 Hosted by Erin Whalen, Dr. Angie Mueller, + Dr. Travis Thurston from The Kale Whale
🎧 Tips on healthy habits to transform your lifestyle in an easy way.
💻 Listen on iTunes + Anchor
Its Brooke Ryan
🗣 Hosted by Brooke Ryan– Host + radio personality on Mix95.9’s “Two Girls + a Guy” show
🎧 Talking pop culture, relationships, dating, + Bravo TV.
💻 Listen on Soundcloud
Keep it Juicy
🗣 Hosted by Helen L. Mitternight
🎧 Geared to those 50+, this podcast interviews experts on health, finance, sex, relationships + how to squeeze every drop of juice out of life.
💻 Listen on their website.
Launch Chat
🗣 Hosted by Jake Hare– Founder of Launchpeer
🎧 A place for entrepreneurs to ask their startup question.
💻 Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.
Mic’d Up
🗣 Hosted by the Charleston Activist Network
🎧 Topics to foster activism + create community.
💻 Listen on Soundcloud
Pleasing Terrors
🗣 Hosted by acclaimed ghost storyteller Mike Brown
🎧 A bi-weekly tour through stories about haunted places.
💻 Listen on iTunes or Stitcher
Pocket Liquor Podcast | Photo by @pocketliquor
Pocket Liquor
🗣 Hosted by Jayce McConnell, head Edmund’s Oast bartender + master mixologist, and Brandon Plyler, Edmund’s Oast’s beer buyer, educator, + advanced cicerone
🎧 The duo will cover topics such as where certain terms come from, the history behind beverages, + a variety of other boozy topics.
💻 Listen on Apple
Scandalous Broads
🗣 Hosted by Caroline + Adrienne
🎧 Spilling the not-so-secret scandals of history along with the people + places associated it.
💻 Listen on iTunes, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on YouTube
Photo by @laurenreneephoto | Courtesy of @emilycasselofficial
Like Nobody’s Business
🗣 Hosted by Emily Cassel
🎧 Encouraging women entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles and thrive in their businesses and lives.
💻 Listen on Apple
T. Basch & The Fellas. Talking Life and Sports
🗣 Hosted by Thomas Basch
🎧 A show created for sports fans.
💻 Listen on iTunes + Podparadise
Tech Life Podcast
🗣 Hosted by Rich Conte + Silicon Harbor Magazine
🎧 News + interviews from the technology, creative, + entrepreneurial communities of Charleston.
💻 Listen on iTunes
The Leagues: World Soccer Podcast
🗣 Hosted by Del Shaffer
🎧 An American soccer fan covering all major topics of the game along with players, coaches, + pundits.
💻 Listen on iTunes
The Petty Couch Podcast | Photo by @DJ_Trashracoon
The Southern Fork
🗣 Hosted by Stephanie Burt– Local writer + editor
🎧 Dig into the South’s best culinary stories.
💻 Listen on Stitcher, iTunes, or on the website
We’re Just the Messengers
🗣 Hosted by Mike Huguenin + Moe Spann
🎧 Focusing on society + culture.
💻 Listen on iTunes or Soundcloud
April likes to occupy herself with a podcast when she’s cookin’ in the kitchen– while I prefer to binge episodes on my normal commute down I-26 every day.
Is there another local podcaster we should know about? Let us know who we should be listening to.