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“G” is for German Friendly Society. Oldest of all German male social organizations in Charleston, the German Friendly Society was founded in 1766 by sixteen German men.

“H” is for Hanahan (Berkeley and Charleston Counties; 2020 population 25, 743). Hanahan is an incorporated city of about twelve square miles in the lower part of Berkeley County, with a small portion in Charleston County.

A 'rookery' is breeding colony of rooks.

For at least six hundred years, composers have been borrowing the melodies of folk songs and incorporating them into their compositions. And there’s a good reason: they’re good melodies; they’re melodies that have stood the test of time—that have never lost their hold on people.

Bernstein stopped and said, “I’ll give ten dollars to anyone who can tell me which piece this Walton Concerto is directly modeled on.”

Much of what we know about the great composers we’ve learned from their letters.

After obtaining a college degree in hospitality in India, our next guest struggled to find the job she wanted so she headed to the US and enrolled as a graduate student at the renowned culinary school, Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI which also employed her for the next 22 years. Since then, she and her husband decided to open an Oil and Vinegar franchise in the Upstate where she promotes healthy eating, education, and community involvement. Mike Switzer interviews Chef Veera Gaul in Greenville, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John talks about an endowed chair research professor, John Ballato at Clemson University, whose optical fiber research program is feeding students to a firm based in Connecticut instead of SC, and how a SmartState 2.0 program might be able to change that direction. Listen here to our interview with Professor Ballato which aired 1-24-2022.

Already a successful entrepreneur with a thriving embroidery business, our next guest decided to start a new business when she saw the need for cleaner mats, beds, and seats at daycare centers and homeless shelters during the pandemic. After some help from local start-up programs and seed money from a cosmetics industry billionaire, her new business took off. Mike Switzer interviews Dionne Sandiford, owner of Cozy Covers and her original business Corporate Stitch in Greenville, SC.

“L” is for LeConte, Joseph (1823-1901). Geologist, educator.