Rainbow Radio 2005 Programs
Programs
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| PROGRAM TOPIC | AIR DATE | SPONSORS | GUESTS | COMMENTARY | PHOTOS (Click for more) |
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| Show 12 12/25/05 | Ashley Byrd and Chris Ray (members of the South Carolina Gay + Lesbian Business Guild) | Russell Cann (volunteer camp director, Sue Kuhlen Camp for Kids) |
For John at Christmas by Becci Robbins (communications director, South Carolina Progressive Network) | ![]() |
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| Show 11 12/18/05 | Panache Creative Styles | Timothea Sharpe (licensed independent clinical social worker and an ordained Lutheran pastor) NOTE: If you need help with mental health issues, you may phone Timothea at Midlands Pastoral Care Associates (781-2013); MCC-Columbia (256-2154); or the Harriet Hancock Center (771-7713). |
My Struggle with Depression: Walking Into the Light by Christopher Renz (gay Citadel cadet; SCEC volunteer) | ![]() |
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| Show 10 12/11/05 | South Carolina Chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans | Patrick Guerriero (national executive director of Log Cabin Republicans) | Voting for Reagan (Republican and Gay) by Ed Madden (chair, SCGLPM, and a former Republican) | ![]() |
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| Show 9 12/4/05 | PALSS | Laney Brackman and "Channing" (Laney: PALSS director of services; Channing: HIV+ PALSS volunteer) | Early AIDS Activism in S.C. by Tony Price (co-founder of PALSS and USC's BGLA; former co-chair SCGLPM; and DHEC AIDS/STD Hotline public information director) | ![]() |
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| Show 8 11/27/05 | PFLAG Columbia | Matt Tischler (S.C. Pride Band and former chair, SCGLPM) and Bert Easter (board member and former chair, SCGLPM) | The Funeral of a Friend by Linda Ketner (chair, S.C. Equality Coalition) | ![]() |
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| Show 7 11/20/05 | South Carolina Gay + Lesbian Business Guild | Francie Kleckley and Harriet Hancock (Francie: IRS tax payer advocate; Harriet: attorney) (8:09) | ![]() |
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| Show 6 11/13/05 | MCC-Columbia and Whosoever | The Rev. Tom Summers (retired Methodist minister, longtime SCGLPM supporter, and SCEC volunteer) (14:43) | A Gay Story with a Happy Ending, or, When Gay Folks Get Out of the Boat, Jesus Don't Let Them Sink by The Rev. Gayle Baldwin (professor of religion at University of North Dakota and former Episcopal priest) (9:30) | ![]() |
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| Show 5 11/6/05 | Panache Creative Styles | The Rev. Andy Sidden and The Rev. Bennie Colclough (Andy: pastor of MCC-Columbia; Bennie: pastor of Trinity A.M.E. Church, Manning, S.C.) (16:35) | My Religiousness, My Queerness by David Gillespie (editor of Out in Asheville and former SCGLPM board member) (6:05) | ![]() |
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| Show 4 10/30/05 | S. C. Progressive Network | Mandy Carter (longtime SCGLPM supporter/advisor and civil rights activist) (9:30); Alvin McEwan (UMOJA and SCGLPM board member) (4:11) | Mother's Day (a poem) by Stacy W. Smallwood / Exodus (poet and HIV/AIDS counselor) (4:21) | ![]() |
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| Show 3 10/23/2005 | Upstate Equality | Ed Madden and Michael Drennan (Ed: SCGLP chair and SCEC board member; Michael: SCEC executive director) (16:44) | Out at the State Fair by Candace Chellew-Hodge (Rainbow Radio co-host, MCC-Columbia assistant pastor, and founder of Whosoever.org) (4:41) | ![]() |
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| Show 2 10/16/05 | Something Special Florists | Jolie Hale (USC student and SCGLPM volunteer) (4:07); Sam Shoemaker and Susan Fulmer (Sam: USC student and OutSmart advisor; Susan: OutSmart co-founder) (16:36) | My Uncle Greg is Gay by Tommy Gordon(nephew of gay uncle Greg Hancock and grandson of Harriet Hancock) (3:50) | ![]() |
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Premiere |
Panache Creative Styles | Harriet Hancock (founder of SC-PFLAG; co-founder of SCGLPM and PALSS; aka Mother of Gay Pride in S.C.) (14:32) | A Soundtrack for Coming Out by Ed Madden (chair of SCGLPM, SCEC board member, author, and USC professor) (4:31) | ![]() |
Instructions
Downloading MP3 Files
The MP3 program files have now been reduced to under 7 MB. To play them, click on the linked Program Topic name. On a fast connection, there will be just a slight delay when you click on the file links before they play.
ALTERNATE OPTIONS:
- If you're on a PC , right-click the links and choose "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As...," depending on your browser. The free Firefox browser is much faster for the "Save Link As..." process than Internet Explorer. We recommend using the Firefox browser for this purpose.
- If you're on a Mac , Control-click the link and choose "Save Link As...." Then pick an easy-to-find place (such as the Desktop) on your computer to download the file. Once the file has downloaded to your computer successfully, click your personal version of the file to quickly play the program.
Podcasts
Podcasting makes it possible to subscribe to the weekly Rainbow Radio programs and download them to a portable listening device, such as an iPod, specially equipped cell phone, or other portable media device, enabling you to take us with you wherever you go.
- Download Free Software
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- Subscribe to the Weekly Rainbow Radio Podcast

- To subscribe to a Rainbow Radio podcast listed above, right-click (or Control-click in MacOS) on the Podcast icon
and select "Copy Link Location" or "Copy Shortcut" (depending upon your browser). You may then paste the link into your podcasting software.
- In Apple's iTunes, click on Podcasts in the left-hand Source column. Then, in the drop-down menu at the top left of the screen, click on Advanced | Subscribe to Podcast..., then paste the link into the pop-up window and click OK. When the file has downloaded, click on the Play button (or simply click on the file and hit the space bar).
- If you're using podcast software other than iTunes, consult the help section in the podcast program of your choice.
- To subscribe to a Rainbow Radio podcast listed above, right-click (or Control-click in MacOS) on the Podcast icon












