Charlie's Place
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<p>How did a Black man in 1940s Jim Crow South open a club where Black and white people danced together?</p> <p>Charlie’s Place was revolutionary, and that meant it was dangerous. </p> <p>In this 5-part series, host Rhym Guissé explores the unbelievable true story of Charlie Fitzgerald, a mysterious Black businessman whose nightclub became an unlikely site of integration in 1940s Myrtle Beach. </p> <p>Charlie broke down racial barriers through the power of music and dance, hosting some of the greatest musicians of our time: Little Richard, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and many more.</p> <p>But who was Charlie? How did he rise to power? And what price did he pay for achieving the impossible—an integrated club in the Jim Crow South? This is a story of joy and passion that erupted into violence and changed a community forever. </p> <p>Subscribe to Pushkin+ to binge the entire season early & ad-free in <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charlies-place/id1823737633">Apple Podcasts</a> or at <a href="http://pushkin.fm/plus">Pushkin.fm/plus.</a></p>
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Publishing Since
6/30/2025
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Recent Episodes
September 23, 2025
Introducing The Chinatown Sting: Lucky Bird
<p>Here’s a preview of a new Pushkin podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chinatown-sting/id1835510865">The Chinatown Sting</a>.</p> <p>In the late 1980s, a group of women connected through the mahjong parlors in Manhattan’s Chinatown were caught in a massive undercover drug bust. But this bust was just the beginning of an even bigger case. Host Lidia Jean Kott and co-reporter Shuyu Wang interview sources who’ve never spoken on record before, including witnesses, defendants, and federal prosecutors, to reconstruct a case that still has repercussions today. In this episode, we meet Tina Wong, a young mother who found herself in the middle of the operation with two choices—go to prison, or risk her life to bring down the man at the helm.</p> <p>Listen to The Chinatown Sting wherever you get podcasts and binge the entire season, ad-free, with a Pushkin+ subscription—sign up on The Chinatown Sting Apple Podcasts <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chinatown-sting/id1835510865">show page</a> or at <a href="http://pushkin.fm/plus">pushkin.fm/plus</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
August 18, 2025
Episode 5: All Costs
<p>“You know, that incident was what many of us consider the ugliest black molar in our local history. It was just pure evil and ugly.” </p> <p>August 26th, 1950 was the night that changed Myrtle Beach. It changed Charlie and the impact reverberated throughout the south.</p> <hr> <p>Subscribe to Pushkin+ to binge the entire season early & ad-free in <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pushkin/id6442453644">Apple Podcasts</a> or at <a href="http://pushkin.fm/plus" data-stringify-link="http://Pushkin.fm/plus" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Pushkin.fm/plus</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
August 11, 2025
Episode 4: Mr. Nobody From Nowhere
<p>“And in the minds of many, Charlie Fitzgerald's dance hall becomes the worst fears of the champions of white supremacy.” </p> <p>There’s much mystery surrounding Charlie Fitzgerald and who he was before Myrtle Beach. Before he was Charlie Fitzgerald he was Lucious Rucker. So who is Lucious Rucker?</p> <hr> <p>Subscribe to Pushkin+ to binge the entire season early & ad-free in <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pushkin/id6442453644">Apple Podcasts</a> or at <a href="http://pushkin.fm/plus" data-stringify-link="http://Pushkin.fm/plus" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Pushkin.fm/plus</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
8 total episodes available with 6 transcripts
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<p>How did a Black man in 1940s Jim Crow South open a club where Black and white people danced together?</p> <p>Charlie’s Place was revolutionary, and that meant it was dangerous. </p> <p>In this 5-part series, host Rhym Guissé explores the unbelievable true story of Charlie Fitzgerald, a mysterious Black businessman whose nightclub became an unlikely site of integration in 1940s Myrtle Beach. </p> <p>Charlie broke down racial barriers through the power of music and dance, hosting some of the greatest musicians of our time: Little Richard, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and many more.</p> <p>But who was Charlie? How did he rise to power? And what price did he pay for achieving the impossible—an integrated club in the Jim Crow South? This is a story of joy and passion that erupted into violence and changed a community forever. </p> <p>Subscribe to Pushkin+ to binge the entire season early & ad-free in <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charlies-place/id1823737633">Apple Podcasts</a> or at <a href="http://pushkin.fm/plus">Pushkin.fm/plus.</a></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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