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Eartha Kitt, the globally-recognized singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and political activist, was born Earth Mae Keith in the small town of North, SC, in 1927.

Jazz has many fathers, and has fathered many children in the musical family tree. Mingled in the roots and branches of that tree is soul music — and we in South Carolina lay claim to the very "Godfather of Soul," James Brown.

The great jazz trumpeter, William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson, was in 1916 in Greenville, SC.

Master saxophonist and educator, Thales Thomas "Skipp" Pearson, was born in 1937 in Orangeburg, SC, where he taught himself to read music with the help of a local band director.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Silvia Pereira-Smith about infants born prematurely, and developmental milestones in the first years. Dr. Pereira-Smith is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at MUSC Children’s Health.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Andrea Rinn about the connection between getting a good night’s sleep and your immune system. Dr. Rinn is a physician in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at MUSC.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. Today John discusses the population gap between the nation and our state when it comes to the professional class.

John Warner introduced us to our next guest during one of our regular Monday morning discussions back in January. He told us about a social enterprise lunch cafe designed to provide employment to abused women in the Upstate. It’s part of a two-year residential program for adult women survivors of human trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. Mike Switzer interviews Beth Messick, executive director of Jasmine Road in Greenville, SC.

Atonal music is music that isn’t written in a key, music that doesn’t follow the traditional rules of harmony. But although the term “atonal” tells us what a piece isn’t, it doesn’t tell us what it is. Many different styles and musical languages, whether harsh or lush, cool or intense, simple or complex can be described as atonal.

Many cities across our state offer assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Today, we’re going to learn a little more about one of these in the Upstate. Mike Switzer interviews Reno Deaton, executive director of the Greer Development Corporation, whose entrepreneurial program is The Platform at Greer.