On March 19, 1,700 people packed into the Koger Center to see former R.E.M. lead Michael Stipe reflect on his life as a Southern man at anevent hosted by USC’s “Take on the South” podcast.
For the past three years, the USC Institute for Southern Studies has been releasing episodes of its “Take on the South” podcast about once a week with a different guest.
The institute encourages the study of the South through public programs, courses and projects such as the podcast, according to the College of Arts and Sciences…