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April 26, 2022 — A look at a recent speech by Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, about what it means to be a Republican; an update on where the first execution in the state in over a decade currently stands; a look ahead to this week's state legislative action; and more.

In case you hadn’t heard, 26 economic development projects across our state’s rural communities recently received $63 million from the United States Department of Agriculture. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Saundra Glover, USDA State Director for South Carolina in Columbia, SC.

By now, you’ve surely heard of the Great Resignation: millions of people not returning to their pre-pandemic jobs, instead seeking what they hope will be better jobs or even striking out on their own. Which is why many companies are reinvesting in employee retention strategies. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Troy Hall, author of “Cohesion Culture: Principles to Retain Your Top Talent” in North Charleston, SC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christine San Giovanni about infant colic. Dr. San Giovanni is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and she’s a pediatrician at MUSC Children’s Health.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Chitra Lal about the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Lal is a Professor of Medicine and a sleep medicine specialist in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine at MUSC.

Guineafowl (/ˈɡɪnifaʊl/; sometimes called "pet speckled hens, "original fow,l or "guinea hens") are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) and before the Odontophoridae (New World quail).

Team Making It Grow traveled to Charleston recently to the small garden behind St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church. During a Spoleto outreach project many years ago, this garden showcasing two of national artists’ unique skills was installed. A master of iron work design and craftsmanship, Phillip Simmons, created unique and appropriate gates and wall openings. Topiary artist Pearl Fryar designed a small but exquisite example of his unique artistry. A committee of the Garden Club of Charleston has been tending this garden but recently took lessons in Fryar’s techniques from Mike Gibson to learn some of the specific techniques. The McKissick Museum at U S C got a grant to hire Mike Gibson, a self-described property artist, to work and learn from Fryar in his Bishopville garden, as that world-renowned topiary artist is aging and limited in his activities.

Over 2.5 million people stop at our state’s nine welcome centers and as our tourism industry continues to rebound from the pandemic these “front porches” can help. Mike Switzer interviews Devon Harris, SC Welcome Center program manager at the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism in Columbia, SC.

April 23, 2022 — We discuss the final few weeks of this year's state legislative session, including which bills are heading to Governor McMaster's desk next week, the latest on the critical race theory bill passed by the state House, and the controversy surrounding what the state Senate did to the early voting bill.

This the 300th anniversary of Mark Catesby's arrival in the New World.