Walter Edgar's Journal

Walter Edgar

Booking Overview

This regional public-radio interview show focuses on South Carolina and Southern history, arts, culture, and foodways, typically featuring authors, historians, cultural experts, and public officials with direct expertise in the subject under discussion. Credible candidates include authors of regional-history or cultural books, academic historians, heritage and preservation leaders, and executives of relevant public commissions; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong subject expertise and a clear South Carolina or Southern connection.

Metrics

Episodes: 362

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

sbirch@scpublicradio.org

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Host

Walter Edgar - Historian, author, and professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina known for his scholarship and public interpretation of South Carolina and Southern history.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, academic or public historians, designers and educators with relevant research, and leaders of South Carolina cultural or historical organizations and public commissions.

Required Achievements:

Published a relevant book, Conducted specialized historical or cultural research, Led a regional cultural, heritage, or public-history initiative

Recent Guest Discussions

Carl P. Borick - South Carolina's Backcountry Militia During The American Revolution, The Experiences Of Rank-and-file Militiamen, And The War's Effects On Civilians.

Molly Fortune - The Commission's Statewide Initiatives And Commemorations For America's 250th Anniversary, Alongside Historical Perspectives On South Carolina's Revolutionary Era.

Will Grimsley - South Carolina's Role In The American Revolution, Statewide Commemorations, And The Mission Of The South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission.

Nathan Spainhour - South Carolina Barbecue Culture, Visual Documentation, Design, Place, And The History Of Southern Foodways.

Recent Topics

South Carolina, History, Southern Culture, Foodways, Art

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Walter Edgar's Journal

Empire of Ashes

August 07, 2026

This week we’ll be talking with Charleston author James M. Scott, author of Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War (2026, W.W. Norton & Company). With startling immediacy, Empire of Ashes illuminates the moral dilemma at the center of America’s decision to inflict total war upon Japan. A thorough historian and a talented writer Scott brings to life the struggles – moral, scientific, and practical - faced by the Truman administration in the closing days of World ...

Backcountry resistance: South Carolina's militia and the fight for American independence

July 17, 2026

This week we will be talking with Carl P. Borick, author of Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence (2026, USC Press).As the title indicates, Carl’s book focuses on rank-and-file militiamen of the backcountry and explores how these ordinary men were recruited, armed, fed, and motivated.Drawing on underused pension records and state claims, he reconstructs their everyday realities and their battlefield experiences. He also examines the war's dev...

Revolutionary voices

July 03, 2026

This week we are recording in front of a live audience at part of South Carolina ETV and South Carolina Public Radio’s America 250 celebration. Our guests are Gen. Will Grimsley, Chair of the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250); and Molly Fortune, Chief Executive Officer, of SC250.Among the topics we’ll be covering today are South Carolina's role in the American Revolution, the work and mission of the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commi...

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sbirch@scpublicradio.org

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