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“D” is for Dawson, Francis Warrington (1840-1889). Journalist.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Andrea Rinn about the diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy. Dr. Rinn is a physician in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at MUSC.

February 8, 2022 — Potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge J. Michelle Childs in her own words during her confirmation hearing for the federal district of South Carolina in 2010; a preview of state legislative action at the statehouse this week; the latest COVID-19 numbers for the Palmetto State; and more.

It's all in the genes...

The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.

By being observant, you can learn a lot about the natural world - even in an urban setting.

A listener finds an animal bone in her yard...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alec DeCastro about the benefits of adding strength training to your exercise routine. Dr. DeCastro is an Associate Professor and Chief of Primary Care Sports medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at MUSC.Transcript (PDF) available upon request. Please include the title or topic of the podcast and the date.

It was a fad that brought the bass drum, cymbals, and triangle to Europe. The fad was for a kind of Turkish military music known as Janissary music.

The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica. It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia, but northern populations are generally migratory, moving south to Mexico and the southern United States. Claims have been made that it is the most abundant living land bird in North America, as bird-counting censuses of wintering red-winged blackbirds sometimes show that loose flocks can number in excess of a million birds per flock and the full number of breeding pairs across North and Central America may exceed 250 million in peak years.