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“B” is for Banks, Anna De Costa (1869-1930). Nurse.

For this episode celebrating Walter Edgar's Journal at 21, we’ve dusted off a 2004, on-the-road program, recorded at Litchfield Books on Pawleys Island. Walter's guest is the late Cokie Roberts, longtime NPR correspondent and commentator. Roberts talks politics, personal history, and about her book, Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation.

Without a doubt, the most beloved member of the Making It Grow crew is Tony Melton. I guess we could call Tony the collard guy, or the strawberry guy, or the tomato guy – he’s listed as a specialist in small fruits and vegetables but, honestly, he’s an expert on car repair, roofing and even building a house all by himself.

Our recently retired, due to illness, Clemson colleague Tony Melton has many constants in his life. For one, he has never stopped being the humble fellow from McBee, South Carolina, who started picking cotton when he was three years old.

For six years, Tony has been selecting and growing out promising seeds, trying to develop a more heat-tolerant butterbean.

"T” is for Test Oath Controversy (1832-1834). A dispute between supporters and opponents of nullification over state loyalty oaths, the Test Oath Controversy erupted into violence as nullifiers sought to guarantee that only those who shared their views on state sovereignty could serve in certain state offices or as militia officers.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Aundrea Loftley about the prevention, diagnosis and screening for diabetes and heart disease in women. Dr. Loftley is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and an Endocrinologist at MUSC.

While we continue to hear inflation worries from our contacts in the investment community, our next guest says he’s not too concerned. If there’s going to be any serious long-term price increases, he says that situation could develop in computer chips.Mike Switzer interviews Paul Meeks, a chartered financial analyst and a professor of practice at the Baker School of Business at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He is also a member of the SC Chapter of the CFA Society.

Cello students everywhere have struggled with Popper’s “High School of Cello Playing,” a book of études that’s a kind of Mount Everest of cello technique.

The efficient and graceful use of the body is crucial to both sports and musical performance. But there are certainly many mental parallels as well -- and the experiences of athletes can teach us quite a bit about what musicians do.