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“D” is for Dickey, James (1923-1997). Poet, novelist, educator.

When you think of the livestock industry in our state, the odds are you would not think of bison. Which is why we were surprised to learn about our next guest’s 215-acre ranch with a herd of over 40 bison located in our Olde English District. Mike Switzer interviews Fred Ilse, founder and CEO of Tatanka Bison Ranch in York, SC.

Have you ever wondered why, when we’re feeling sad, or lonely, or downright miserable, we usually prefer to listen to music that somehow reflects our mood, rather than music that might jar us out of it?

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Tala Kassm about the importance of detecting and treating glaucoma in the earliest stages. Dr. Kassm is an ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma and cataracts and she’s Director of Glaucoma Service at Storm Eye Institute at MUSC.

An update of the news, events and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community. Mike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews, the company that publishes the Columbia Regional Business Report, Charleston Regional Business Journal, GSA Business and SCBizNews magazine.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Tracy Smith about new smoking cessation research, funded by the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and she’s a member of the Cancer Control and Prevention Program at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

I play concerts for a living, so you wouldn’t think I’d need reminding of the dramatic difference between listening to a recording and hearing a live performance. But it was as an audience member, recently, not as a performer, that I had my reminder – and it was a pretty spectacular one, because I was lucky enough to attend a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Rudy Mancke discusses metallic wood-boring beetles and their larvae known as flat-headed wood-borers.

Our next guest says that, economically speaking, these are definitely challenging times. A serious overseas war, rising interest rates, up and down inflation, layoffs, strikes, AI, crazy politics, regional bank failures, and yet, a historically low unemployment rate continues. So, is a recession coming or not? Mike Switzer interviews Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus at the College of Business & Behavioral Science and Alumni Professor of Economics Emeritus, both at Clemson University. He is also the Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center which publishes his Economic Situation Report.

“H” is for Hayne, Henry E. (b. 1840). Legislator, secretary of state.