Simple Civics: Greenville County

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[EdTalks] How Students Sparked Greenville County Schools' New Classroom Technology Rule

Five years after Chromebooks came home during COVID, Greenville County Schools has a new rule on classroom technology and a new framework for AI. Catherine Schumacher tal

Oct 29
21 min

Greenville County Penny Taxes Explained: What a Yes or No Vote Means on Your 2026 Ballot

Every Greenville County voter will see two countywide penny tax questions on the November ballot, and residents of the cities of Greenville, Mauldin, Simpsonville and Tra

Oct 23
29 min

U.S. House District 4: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina's District 4? Meet Jessica Ethridge, Courtney McClain, and William Timmons, the three candidates on the

Oct 22
27 min

U.S. House District 3: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina's District 3? Meet Sheri Biggs and Eunice Lehmacher, two of the candidates on the ballot in the November

Oct 21
18 min

South Carolina House District 28: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 28? Meet Alan Buckalew and Chris Huff, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general

Oct 20
21 min

South Carolina House District 27: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 27? Meet John MacCarthy and David Vaughan, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 gene

Oct 14
21 min

South Carolina House District 24: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 24? Meet Caroline Avinger and Bruce Bannister, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026

Oct 13
17 min

South Carolina House District 22: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 22? Meet Josh Kendrick and Paul Wickensimer, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 ge

Oct 7
19 min

South Carolina House District 21: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 21? Meet Dexter Reaves, one of the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election

Oct 6
7 min

Area 26: Meet Your 2026 Greenville County School Board Candidates

Who's running for Greenville County School Board in Area 26? Meet Amanda Brett and Stephanie Meek, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Oct 1
23 min

South Carolina House District 18: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 18? Meet Virginia Maclure, one of the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general elect

Sep 30
8 min

South Carolina House District 17: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 17? Meet Mike Burns and Rich Nicoloff, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general

Sep 29
20 min

Area 22: Meet Your 2026 Greenville County School Board Candidates

Who's running for Greenville County School Board in Area 22? Meet Leslie Fatum and Lynda Leventis-Wells, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general elec

Sep 24
21 min

South Carolina House District 16: Meet your 2026 Candidate

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 16? Meet Lynn Ramirez, one of the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Sep 23
12 min

South Carolina House District 5: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 5? Meet Neal Collins and David Jones, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general e

Sep 22
13 min

Area 20: Meet Your 2026 Greenville County School Board Candidates

Who's running for Greenville County School Board in Area 20? Meet Robert Giles and Chuck Saylors, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. H

Sep 17
22 min

County Council District 28: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for Greenville County Council in District 28? Meet Kyle Long and Thomas Sanders, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. Hear

Sep 16
15 min

County Council District 19: Meet your 2026 Candidates

Who's running for Greenville County Council in District 19? Meet Benton Blount and Cody Dean, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election. Hear

Sep 15
12 min

Area 18: Meet Your 2026 Greenville County School Board Candidates

Who's running for Greenville County School Board in Area 18? Meet Becky McLaughlin and Ann Marie Middleton, the candidates on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general e

Sep 10
20 min

Poll Workers Needed: How to Serve on Election Day in Greenville County

Greenville County needs 2,000 poll workers to run the November 2026 election. Dennis Stone of the county elections board explains what poll managers actually do, who can

Sep 8
16 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

This series of short podcasts is valuable for anyone living or working in Greenville, South Carolina. It provides interesting content with a behind the scenes look into a wide variety of issues and functions of our region.

Craig/Peeve · Jul 2024

What a great way to stay informed about your home. Podcast is professionally produced and informative. Every resident should listen to this podcast and connect with the world around you. Thanks for what you do.

beantruthpurple1234 · Feb 2023

This podcast has such great information on it. It’s easy to understand, entertaining, but more importantly it is informative. The information that is presented is digestible and bite sized. Anyone living in Greenville County should be listening to this.

SaraDeSantis · Dec 2022

This podcast provides educational content from a wide range of people and policymakers who live and work in Greenville and it is easy to digest. Listening to the episodes helps me see how connected we all are to each other. The format is also easy to share with others who live and work in Greenville County.

Sue baby bird · Mar 2022

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