Learning Resources
Find more information about the stories we share on our tours. From podcasts to docuseries, book lists to blogs, this is where we’ve gathered some of our favorite resources for exploring Charleston’s history.
Recommended Documentaries
Expand your awareness and gain further context to the conversation when you explore some of our favorite documentaries, whose background information can inspire some of the deeper research behind our tours.
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
I Am Somebody (1969) - Documentary about the Charleston Black hospital workers strike and Coretta Scott King.
America Street (Coming Soon) - Documentary about Charleston’s Black community.
Recommended Podcasts
Dive into more Charleston history with some of our favorite podcast episodes.
Listen to Tyler’s interview with GSD Entrepreneur here
Revisiting Charleston’s Candlestick Murder with Dustin Waters - Listen Here
“Dawn,” the story of Dawn Langley Hall Simmons on This American Life - Listen Here
Dr. Nic Butler’s Charleston Time Machine with CCPL - Listen Here
Charleston Reading List
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The Talk Blog
For more historical gossip, local pro tips, book reviews, and resources, check out our blog at The Talk Blog.
More From the Tours
Read the New York Times story on the renovation of 69 Meeting Street here.
Check out Southern Living’s feature of the Christmas decor of 69 Meeting Street here.
Peek inside the Branford-Horry House at 59 Meeting Street here.
Separate But Equal, the 1991 miniseries starring Sidney Poitier as Thurgood Marshall arguing Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court.
Watch Rucker’s Reno on The Design Network to peek inside this grand Charleston home.
Features
Watch our Instagram Live recording of Tyler’s talk at Creative Mornings Charleston on Lowcountry Folklore here.
Tyler talks with the Post & Courier about our Real Rainbow Row LGBTQ+ history tour - read it here.
Tyler talks to Channel 2 news about Leonard Matlovich’s role in fighting for rights of LGBTQ+ members of the military. Read & watch here
Tyler talks about Haint Blue on a short virtual history tour.
Press Clippings
Walk & Talk Charleston in the news, blogs, books, and more! See who’s recommended us here.