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For the second consecutive year, our next guest’s department at Clemson University has been awarded the InnoVision Technology Sustainability Award, this time for research involving nylon and molecular zippers. Mike Switzer interviews James Sternberg, senior scientist at the Clemson Composites Center in Greenville, SC.

In just about a week and a half, the largest women’s only tennis tournament in North America is returning to Daniel Island, South Carolina. This year, the WTA event will celebrate its 50th year in a newly renovated and modernized stadium and with a new title sponsor. Mike Switzer interviews Bob Moran, tournament director of the Credit One Charleston Open in Daniel Island, SC.

Last summer, our state’s commerce department received a new chief executive whom we have not interviewed yet, so after letting him get settled in for several months, we thought now would be a good time to check in to see what his view is on our state’s economic development challenges and opportunities. Mike Switzer interviews Harry Lightsey, Secretary of Commerce for the State of South Carolina.

“M” is for Marion (Marion County; 2020 population 6,071)

“L” is for Laurens County (715 square miles; 2020 population 67,539)

A listener finds a strange skull on the beach...

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter. It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate. Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland. The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap.The indigo bunting is a small bird, with a length of 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in). It displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is vibrant blue in the summer, with brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. It is brown during the winter months, while the female is brown year-round. Nest-building and incubation are done solely by the female. The diet of the indigo bunting consists primarily of insects during the summer months and seeds during the winter months.

Rudy shares some poetry about the return of spring.

“K” is for Kitt, Eartha (1927-2008). Actress, singer.

On his first visit to South Carolina in fifteen years, the Grammy-winning German-American violinist will perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in Sottile Theatre alongside the College of Charleston Orchestra under Yuriy Bekker.