Latest Episodes

Dr. Shaunette Parker – Empowering Education: Unlocking Potential through ESAs in South Carolina
Welcome to the Beyond Policy Podcast with Dr. Oran P. Smith! In this week’s episode, we have a captivating conversation with a special guest, Dr.

Diane Hardy – The Mom and Pop Alliance: Advocating for Small Business Owners
Welcome to the Beyond Policy Podcast! In this week’s episode, we are thrilled to have Diane Hardy, a remarkable guest and symbol of the Palmetto

Wendy Damron – Transformational Wins (Part I)
Join us for an enlightening episode of Beyond Policy as we welcome Wendy Damron, the trailblazing President and CEO of Palmetto Promise Institute, a non-profit

C. Bradley Thompson – Embracing Capitalism
This week, we are excited to have C. Bradley Thompson, the Executive Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism and Professor in

Mark David Hall – The Blend of Religion and Liberty
In this episode, we dive into the world of thoughtful conservatism and its intersection with religion and liberty with our guest, Mark David Hall, PhD.

Wendy Damron – Palmetto Promise Institute’s New President & CEO
Oran Smith: Well, hello and welcome to another edition of Beyond Policy, the official podcast of Palmetto Promise Institute. We have a very special guest

Beyond Policy is a podcast presented by the Palmetto Promise Institute. Your host is Dr. Oran Smith, Senior Fellow of the Palmetto Promise Institute.
Our object on this podcast is to look Beyond Policy. We look beyond statehouse rumors and backroom politics to real communities and people in South Carolina. We explore how actions at the South Carolina Statehouse impact people in South Carolina like you.