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Should we really care about the personal lives of the composers we admire?

The tools and techniques of conducting have changed a great deal over the centuries.

While at the recent Electrification 2022 conference we attended in Charlotte, we discovered that everyday automobiles aren’t the only things being electrified these days. We also saw Indy race cars, bucket trucks, tractors, and our next guest’s company which is in the business of electric forklifts. Mike Switzer interviews Robert Bond with Tri-Lift Industries in Greenville, SC.

Earlier this year, the US Small Business Administration held its annual National Small Business Week Awards program with our next guest’s company earning recognition as the South Carolina Small Business Exporter of the Year. Mike Switzer interviews Robert Suber, CEO of MGS, LLC in Columbia, SC.

The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry predicts that tropical storms and hurricanes will now be slower moving by 20 percent, and have 24 percent more rainfall. Your trees will be experiencing stronger winds and saturated soils, increasing the chances of their being blown over.

Future storms will have up to six percent stronger wind loads.

Trees react to tsevere internal pruning by adding lots of small leaf covered shoots at the ends of branches. New research reveals this actually makes the trees become susceptible to damage from strong winds

Louis Spohr isn’t one of those composers who fell into complete obscurity. But for better or for worse the majority of his works remain unknown to modern audiences.

The Nidulariaceae ('nidulus' - small nest) are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Commonly known as the bird's nest fungi, their fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled birds' nests. As they are saprobic, feeding on decomposing organic matter, they are often seen growing on decaying wood and in soils enriched with wood chips or bark mulch; they have a widespread distribution in most ecological regions.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John relates the story of Earth Fare.