We have been doing the ‘ Week in Review ’ for nearly half a year now and (incredibly) I have avoided saying anything overtly offensive or cancel-worthy. Until this week … In a failed attempt to insult Reddit users, I wound up doing a patently offensive imitation of Apu from The Simpsons – which is ironic because I was trying to imitate a Farsi accent, not a Hindi one. Either way, the complaint department will probably be working overtime after this episode … because if that wasn’t enough, later ...
Jun 11, 2022•40 min
You asked for it so here it is... Our full interview with attorneys Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 12 min
I missed last week’s editions of the ‘Week In Review’ due to illness, but executive editor Liz Farrell and special projects director Dylan Nolan filled in admirably … so before diving into this week’s news, I wanted to say a quick ‘thank you’ to them for stepping up. There was a ton of news to cover this week, but I am not naïve enough to think the vast majority of you are here for my incisive political commentary – or even my take on the latest developments in the saga of Bowen Turner, the Oran...
Jun 05, 2022•49 min
May 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min
It was another busy week at FITSNews as our intrepid researcher Jenn Wood paid a visit to our South Carolina headquarters. Jenn’s ability to effortlessly assemble and piece together information rivals that of Penelope Garcia from Criminal Minds – and you’ll see the fruits of her latest visit in the coming weeks as the ‘ Murdaugh Murders ’ crime and corruption saga approaches a point of critical mass. While Jenn was busy scouring public indexes and doing deep dives on property records and corpora...
May 21, 2022•34 min
The saga of Bowen Turner dominated headlines this week as the accused teen rapist from Orangeburg, South Carolina was arrested (again) – and as victims and their families used his case to push for long-overdue reform of the Palmetto State’s badly broken “justice” system. The victims’ rights rally at the S.C. State House was a shot across the bow of the status quo … with state lawmakers suddenly feeling sustained pressure to put a stop to their notoriously corrupt method of screening and electing...
May 14, 2022•44 min
The ‘ Murdaugh Murders ’ crime and corruption saga marched on this week with new indictments handed down in connection with the financial crimes component of the investigation. Indictments were issued against the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank, Russell Laffitte – the first time he has been criminally charged – while additional indictments were handed down against alleged co-conspirator Cory Fleming and Alex Murdaugh himself. The civil side of the the case also continued via a contentious cour...
May 07, 2022•39 min
It was a big week for news in South Carolina as Mandy Matney , Liz Farrell and Will Folks broke a trio of big exclusives related to the still-unraveling ‘ Murdaugh Murders ’ crime and corruption saga. Will and Liz discussed all of these new developments in depth in our increasingly popular ‘ Week in Review ’ segment … which recaps the big stories we broke (or covered) over the previous seven days. We also took a closer look at the latest developments in the still-unfolding Bowen Turner saga – wi...
Apr 30, 2022•52 min
It was another busy week at FITSNews. And while there was plenty of news, not much of it was new – our crony-capitalist governor saw his Carolina Panthers deal go up in flames and a suspect in the Columbiana Mall mass-shooting was granted bond . Sound familiar? The Palmetto State is no stranger to crony capitalism and judicial leniency . Liz Farrell highlighted South Carolina’s ongoing ‘injustice’ crisis this week with a deep dive on S.C. circuit court judge Markley Dennis and second circuit pro...
Apr 23, 2022•28 min
It was another tremendously busy week at FITSNews, which made for yet another jam-packed edition of our increasingly popular ‘ Week in Review ’ segment. We kicked off this week with more coverage of the still-unfolding Bowen Turner saga, which has sparked a national uproar and additional attention on South Carolina’s “Injustice” system. Stay tuned for much more on the Turner story in the coming days, as our director of special projects Dylan Nolan and I work on a mini-documentary related to this...
Apr 16, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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Apr 09, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 7
On this week’s episode, our brilliant researcher Jennifer Wood emerged from the Louisiana bayou to grace the Columbia crew with the latest Murdaugh malfeasance, while Morgan Kiser shared with our views the harrowing tale of her family’s experience in a boat crash caused by a drunk boater. In the week’s big news, Will took a shot at S.C. fourteenth circuit solicitor Duffie Stone over his blatant conflicts of interest and inappropriate involvement in the Murdaugh Murders investigation. That critic...
Apr 03, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this week’s expansive show, Will waxed extensively on core functions of government in the aftermath of a recent knife attack at a South Carolina courthouse. He also covered congressional candidate Katie Arrington being accused of satanism and attempted vehicular homicide (yes, you read that right) and threw a few well-chosen jabs at the University of South Carolina’s incompetent trustees in the aftermath of the latest athletic department dumpster fire. An interesting update in the ‘Murdaugh M...
Mar 26, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Mar 19, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this week’s episode, Will discusses the very latest on the ‘ Murdaugh Murders ’ crime and corruption saga – including a recap of one of the first leaked depositions related to this case as well as an update on the legal battle over disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh ’s jail house telephone calls. We also tease an interview we conducted with a Dave Hancock – a former Navy Seal who has emerged as a central figure in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Hancock also has some bizarre stories about fam...
Mar 12, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this week’s episode, Will sat down with executive editor Liz Farrell to discuss the latest on the ‘Murdaugh Murders’ crime and corruption saga – including the legal battle over the release of disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh’s jail house telephone call and the latest developments in the quest for accountability over the Palmetto State’s corrupt judicial branch. Also, our director of special projects Dylan Nolan – the producer, director and editor of this program – stepped back in front...
Mar 07, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Law school admission scheme, Kissing Trump’s ring, U.S. Imperialism
Feb 26, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Feb 21, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This week’s edition kicked off with a recap of my appearance on the ‘ Murdaugh Murders ’ podcast with news director Mandy Matney and executive editor Liz Farrell – as well as a recap of my visit to Bourbon in the Back Room , a Palmetto political podcast hosted by former state senators Vincent Sheheen and Joel Lourie ....
Feb 14, 2022•29 min
