LET’S TALK is a podcast hosted by WCBD News 2’s Carolyn Murray, giving you the information about news and culture to help you make the best decisions for yourself and your family. This podcast will feature interviews with newsmakers and members of the Charleston community about how we intersect and interact.
We talk with Kay Hyman of the Charleston Animal Society
As WCBD News 2 celebrates its 70th anniversary, September 25, I am looking back on a promise made 40 years ago. I was a freshman at the University of South Carolina studying broadcast journalism. From one of those wall phones - hanging in a corner of each dorm floor - , I telephoned the mother of one of my very best friends. Joan Mack was not only Dandria‘s mother, she was also the first African-American woman I remembered seeing anchoring local television news in Charleston, South Carolina.
Gabrielle Smith of Hot Box Kitchen specializes in Gullah cuisine and farm-to-table dishes.
In this episode, we catch up with Charleston native Raven Saunders as she prepares to compete in the Paris Olympics.
Eliot Middleton is founder of Village to Village Foundation in Awendaw, SC which repairs donated vehicles and gifts them to rural families in need.
We talk with Fred Allen Small, a centenarian of 106 years of life, born in 1918 in Plantersville, SC.
We talk with Tate Nation, artist behind the 2024 Piccolo Spoleto festival poster
We talk with Lynn Dow, screenwriter, director, and producer of ‘Bull Street'
In this episode, we talk with VaLinda Miller, owner of Turning Page Bookshop, a locally owned book store in Goose Creek, SC.
In this episode, we talk delicious Charleston food with Chef Carlos Brown
We hear from Archie Burkel of the Charleston Hat Ladies, ahead of their annual Easter celebration and stroll.
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Janie Wilson, or Sister Wilson, a minister and counselor making an impact on the lives of many in Charleston, SC
In this week's episode, we hear from Dr. Marguerite Germain, a dermatologist in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Susan Walker is CEO and Creative Director of Ibu, a boutique in Charleston, SC
Bishop Fabre was appointed by Pope Francis and installed May 13, 2022, as the 14th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston.
In this episode, we talk with William Cogswell, who defeated incumbent Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg following a runoff election in November 2023.
We talk with actress and Charleston native Shanola Hampton, who stars in NBC's latest show, Found
Burgess will be sworn in as the City of North Charleston's first new mayor in nearly 30 years.
In this episode, we hear from longtime North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey as he looks ahead to retirement.
Carolyn Murray joins the Fit Family podcast to discuss why fitness matters
Let's Talk with Kerri Devine, producer of literary theatrical showcase Midlife Monologues
In this episode, we talk with Quiana Parlor - vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning band Ranky Tanky - about her time with the band and her role with the MOJA Arts Festival
Amy Jenkins, executive director of Junior League of Charleston, talks with Carolyn Murray about the organization's upcoming leadership panel The Power of Women Leadership: Who will you impact?
In this episode, we hear from Morris Street Baptist Church Reverend Dr. Caroles Shedrick Taylor
In this episode, Executive Director of the National Action Network, Rev. Nelson Rivers III, talks about being at the March on Washington and the need for vigilance against attacks on minorities.
Let's Talk with Bucky Dudley of First Tee of Greater Charleston
We caught up with Josh Bell, executive director of Meeting Street Scholarship Fund, to talk about the program which ensures South Carolina's high-achieving graduates are able to go to top schools in this state with no debt.
We talk with Charleston native and American radio host Charlamagne tha God in this episode of Let's Talk.
Let's talk with Charleston native and Indiana Pacers athlete Aaron Nesmith
In this episode of Let's Talk, we heard from Charleston County School District's new superintendent Dr. Eric Gallien.
Let's Talk with Kenneth Riley of the International Longshoremen's Association
Sydney Severance, an athletic and active teen, lost the ability to function and diagnosed with full-blown dysautonomia. She worked to raise funds for MUSC to purchase an Upright MR.
The long-awaited International African American Museum is welcoming visitors to a now-sacred space that once saw enslaved Africans arrive from their homeland to a new world.
In this special episode, Carolyn Murray talks with News 2's Riley Benson about the ongoing Alex Murdaugh double murder trial.
We talk with CEO of Morph Clothing, Cristy Pratt.
Lorraine “Rainey” Evans hosted a popular children's television show in the Charleston area from the 1960s to 1980s.
We talk with Marcus Hammond founder of the Black Food Truck Festival in Charleston
We talk with the Democratic candidate for South Carolina's First Congressional District, Dr. Annie Andrews in this edition of Let's Talk.
We talk with Scott Watson, Director of the office of Cultural Affairs for the city of Charleston
In this episode, we talk with Butch Kennedy, co-founder of the Hope Walk, an event aimed at ending domestic violence.
We talk with Sonya Beale of the Carolina Children's Charity.
Diagnosed with a brain tumor in high school, Nick Price talks recovery, inspiration, and his new job with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.
We talk with Tia Clark about starting a business that is all about the pleasure of living on the sea island of South Carolina.
We hear from U.S. Senator Tim Scott ahead of the release of his upcoming memoir, America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity which will be released on August 9.
We talk with New York Times Best Selling Author and Edisto Island native Emily Meggett.
In this episode, we talk with Sunshine Bella Goodman, the first African-American, transgender, and youngest person to be named President of the Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA).
In this episode, we hear from South Carolina Representative Krystle Matthews, who recently won the Democratic nomination for US Senate.
In this episode, we talk with Lowcountry journalist Quintin Washington.
Debbie Antonelli talks with Carolyn Murray just days after her annual “Nothing But Net” fundraiser for Special Olympics in this week's episode of Let's Talk.
At 21 years old, Kira Adkins is making history as the youngest graduate of MUSC's Pharmacy program.