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“S” is for Sassafras Mountain (Pickens County).

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a strange-looking caterpillar on his plants.

What are your "must haves" for tomato sandwiches?

As we’ve noted recently, the pandemic motivated many people to start their own companies, and in one category more than others - food. After starting her own food truck last year, our next guest recently decided to also enter the commercial kitchen business. Mike Switzer interviews Carena Jones, co-owner of Just Jonesin’ Commissary Kitchen in Columbia, SC.

“M” is for McCord, Louisa Susanna Cheves (1810-1879). Essayist, poet. McCord’s essays were well received and praised by her male contemporaries and were reflective of the dominant opinions of South Carolina’s elite in the decades prior to the Civil War.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Louis Gerena about exercise for osteoarthritis. Dr. Gerena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine and he’s a non-surgical orthopaedic & sports medicine physician at MUSC.

Everyone’s heard the old adage “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. And you probably also know this is often applied to investment strategy. Unfortunately, the top 10 stocks in the US market, mostly technology companies, are now concentrated in major indices, like the S&P 500, to the highest degree in nearly five decades. While the performance of this handful of stocks has been terrific over the past 10 years, our next guest says that this concentration now presents a dilemma for investors going forward. Mike Switzer interviews Rob DeHollander, a certified financial planner in Greenville, SC.

Would you try potato chips on a tomato sandwich?

“F” is for Fraser, Charles (1782-1860). Miniature portraitist, painter. Charles Fraser achieved national and international recognition as a miniature portraitist during his lifetime.

You may have heard our recent interview with Sherry East, president of the South Carolina Education Association about the current teacher shortage in our state. Today, we will hear from someone affiliated with a teacher recruitment initiative funded by the SC Dept. of Education. Mike Switzer interviews Katie Crews, a senior program manager with TEACH South Carolina in Columbia. TeachSC Community Interest Survey for those interested in becoming teachers, volunteers, and/or substitute teachers.