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“B” is for Bee, Barnard Elliott (1824-1861). Soldier.

Socially responsible investing, sustainable investing, ESG investing, faith-based investing, and biblically responsible investing all describe forms of investing whose proponents hope to leave the world a better place by changing the companies they own. Today, we’re going to take a little closer look at these terms with the help of our next guest. Mike Switzer interviews Jeff Wildes, a certified financial planner in Georgetown, SC.

For those of us who don’t play a brass instrument, watching brass players play always seems a bit like watching a magic show. We hear the French hornists, trumpeters, trombonists, and tuba players playing plenty of different notes, but the number of times they move their fingers—or in the case of trombonists their slides—doesn’t nearly add up to the number of notes.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Alaine Mills about eating nutritious foods in the older adult years, to enhance health and wellbeing. Alaine Mills is a wellness and sports dietician at MUSC’s Health and Wellness Institute.

Archaeologists have identified remains of popcorn from at least 6,000 years ago.

In order to move faster, caterpillars and some other insects form formations known as "rolling swarms" by crawling over each other.

“A” is for Ashley River Road. The Ashley River Road is one of the oldest roads in South Carolina.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John talks about his efforts to form a consortium to focus on advanced manufacturing and supply chain technologies in SC.

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

“J” is for Judson, Mary Camilla (1828-1920). Educator. Judson taught nearly every subject in the college curriculum and started the first club for women in Greenville where girls wrote papers and debated topics.