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Unemployment rates continue to stay above pre-pandemic levels yet employers continue to complain of a shortage of qualified employees. This topic is getting more and more attention. What is going on with the labor market?Mike Switzer interviews Frank Hefner, Director Office of Economic Analysis and Professor of Economics at the College of Charleston.

When we last interviewed our next guest, his company was a brand new start-up achieving some early success helping Clemson football fans who were buying their tickets online to be able to pick their seats based on preferences such as shade, who’s sitting next to them, etc. They have since pivoted, as startups often do, to become a consumer information B2B company for live event organizers such as sports teams, festivals, and conferences. And that shift has attracted investments from the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and Google’s Startups Black Founders Fund.Mike Switzer interviews Harold Hughes, founder and CEO of Bandwagon Fan Club in Greenville, SC.

Now that restaurants are returning to more normal activity, they find themselves once again with that problem. And yet the unemployment rate now is considerably higher. What are the causes? Are unemployment benefits more attractive than work? Are workers still unavailable because of childcare and school issues?

The literal meaning of the Italian word spiccato is similar to that of staccato—“detached,” or “distinct.” In string playing, to play notes spiccato means…

It’s an old question: if you were going to be dropped off on a desert island and you could only take a few recorded pieces of music with you, what would they be? For me, the first piece on the list is easy: Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.

Florida betony or hedge nettle, is an invasive weed.

Ever since the Roth IRA was introduced 24 years ago, people have been asking themselves if they should take advantage of it and its tax-free retirement withdrawals or stay with the old-fashioned IRA or 401k which gives a tax deduction now and pay the taxes later at retirement.Mike Switzer interviews Thomas Manly, with Hobbs Group Advisors in Columbia, SC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Allison Eckard about COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 12 & up. Dr. Eckard is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and she is the Division Chief for Pediatric Infectious Diseases at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Andrea Rinn about how a good night’s sleep can restore and recharge your mind and brain. Dr. Rinn is a physician in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at MUSC.

This episode for May 22, 2021, features: data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) about teen COVID-19 vaccination rates; the latest state economic news; advice from South Carolina State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell for businesses still mandating mask use; and much more.