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In 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrates the 150th anniversary of its founding. The Corps' Charleston District has a unique and varied program that grows larger every year. The Civil Works, Navigation, Regulatory, Emergency Management, Military, and Interagency and International Services programs serve a diverse group of customers that span not only South Carolina, but also globally, which keeps the staff of more than 240 quite busy.Lt Colonel Andrew Johannes, Charleston District Commander; and Brian Williams, the District’s Civil Works Chief, join Walter Edgar for a conversation on the Corps’ history, its missions, and the many ways its work impacts South Carolina, including the deepening of Charleston Harbor.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells us about some upcoming STEM events: Computer Science and STEM Summit on September 19, Sonoco Fresh Summit, Great Jobs Forums.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Arasi Maran about the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease. Dr. Maran is an Associate Professor of Medicine and she’s an interventional cardiologist at MUSC.

Historically black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, have often struggled to offer professional masters degrees due to various issues. And that’s why our next guest’s institution has recently partnered with the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business for a new Master of Accountancy program. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Tracy Dunn, dean of the Benedict College Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship in Columbia, SC.

Why have Verdi's operas stood the test of time, while those of his contemporaries have not?

If you’ve seen the movie Amadeus, or the play it was based on, you may have gotten the impression that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was some sort of giggling idiot who just happened to be really good at writing music. Nothing, in fact, could be further from the truth.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Aundrea Loftley about the diagnosis of prediabetes and lifestyle changes to help prevent diabetes. Dr. Loftley is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and an endocrinologist at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Anne Kroman about lifestyle changes and choices to help manage atrial fibrillation. Dr. Kroman is an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine and she’s a cardiac electrophysiologist at MUSC.

If you like beautiful old keyboard instruments, not to mention beautiful small museums, I strongly recommend that you pay a visit to the Carolina Music Museum, in Greenville South Carolina.

In their new book, Taste the State: South Carolina's Signature Foods, Recipes, and Their Stories (2021, USC Press), authors Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields present the cultural histories of native ingredients and showcase the evolution of the dishes and the variety of preparations that have emerged. They talk with Walter Edgar about true Carolina cooking in all of its cultural depth, historical vividness, and sumptuous splendor—from the plain home cooking of sweet potato pone to Lady Baltimore cake worthy of a Charleston society banquet.