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In the long run, the judgment of the public is much more important than that of the critics, and the music that lasts is the music that moves people

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells us about SmartState chair Jochen Lauterbach at the University of South Carolina and his research involving biomass as an alternative fuel.

During tax season, tax issues become top of mind, especially if you can come up with ways to reduce those taxes. One you may be thinking about is converting your regular tax-deferred IRA into a completely tax-free Roth IRA. But is it worth paying those taxes now rather than in the future? Mike Switzer interviews Garet Strange, a certified financial planner with Hobbs Group Advisors in Columbia, SC.

In case you hadn’t noticed, we are smack dab in the middle of national Jazz Appreciation Month. So let’s check in with our resident jazz industry expert to see what’s happening in our state. Mike Switzer interviews Mark Rapp, founder and executive director of ColaJazz Foundation in Columbia, SC.

More and more light-duty truck and van fleets are turning to compressed natural gas as a cleaner alternative fuel. But it can be very expensive to start up such an operation which is why our next guest’s technology that can dramatically lower that capital investment was a finalist at the most recent Innovision technology awards program. Mike Switzer interviews Erik Versen with Ingevity in North Charleston, SC.

“F” is for Flat Nose. Flat Nose, a bulldog owned by Barney Odom of the small community of Doversville in Darlington County, became a national sensation in the late 1980s—known for his ability to climb pine trees.

“G” is for Georgetown County (815 square miles; 2020 population 63,404). Named in honor of King George III, Georgetown County lies in the fertile plain surrounding Winyah Bay.

“E” is for Eight Box Law. The Eight Box Law of 1882 was an election law to ensure White supremacy in South Carolina without violating the Fifteenth Amendment of the US Constitution.

A famous music critic once referred to the French composer Maurice Ravel as “this most conscious, most naturally artificial of composers.” And in fact Ravel specifically said that he wasn’t seeking “profundity” in the music he wrote. He was merely seeking perfection...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Anne Kroman about the connection between atrial fibrillation and sleep apnea. Dr. Kroman is an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine and a cardiac electrophysiologist at MUSC.