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The latest economic trends continue to confuse. One day inflation is cooling, housing starts are down, and the next day shows consumer demand on the rise, fueling those inflation fears again. Is this going to be 2023’s way of life for your favorite local economist? Mike Switzer interviews Frank Hefner, Director Office of Economic Analysis and Professor of Economics at the College of Charleston.

Our next guest’s organization recently released their annual report showing some pretty impressive contributions to our state’s economy. Mike Switzer interviews Bob Quinn, executive director of the South Carolina Research Authority in Summerville, SC.

There is an old folk tale behind the name "snake doctors" as applied to dragonflies.

Rudy recommends The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock as a good general book for nature study.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michelle Ziegler about the challenges of finding routine dental care for patients with special health care needs. Dr. Ziegler is the Director of the Pamela Kaminsky Clinic for Adolescents and Adults with Special Health Care Needs at MUSC.

The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

Rudy shares a poem by Emerson.

There are approximately 21 million people in our country who are in their early 50s. Our next guest says that if that’s you and you haven’t prepared yourself for the next 50 years, you may be in trouble. Mike Switzer interviews Jeremy Finger, a certified financial planner and CEO at Riverbend Wealth Management in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John talks about Palmetto Clean Technology and the significant sums of money they are raising.

Social Security recently released its annual report for last year and with all the talk recently about the program’s longevity and funding issues we thought it might be a good idea to talk to one of our resident financial planners to discuss the report’s implications for retirement planning. Mike Switzer interviews John Cooper, a certified financial planner with Greenwood Capital in Greenwood, SC.