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Clean air and clean surfaces have certainly increased in importance during the pandemic. Our next guest’s company recently received some recognition in this area for their ultraviolet light disinfection technology. Mike Switzer interviews Carolyn Cooke, a vice president with Diversey in Fort Mill, SC. The company’s Moonbeam product was the recent winner of Innovision’s Technology Integration award.

So where does the word "fiddle" come from?

The further the stock market goes up, the easier it is to believe it’s going to go up forever, which can lead to buying near the top of the market. On the other hand, the lower the market falls, the more fearful you may become of losing more money, which can lead to selling near the bottom of the market. Which is why our next guest says that sometimes your emotions pose the biggest risk to achieving your long-term financial goals. Mike Switzer interviews Ashton Lawrence, a certified financial planner with Goldfinch Wealth Management in Greenville, SC.

One of the wonderful aspects of life as a musician: age differences among players don’t mean anything. What counts is what kind of person you are, and how you make music.

These days, with convenient hindsight we take it for granted that good music lasts, that pieces that are well known now will remain well known for years -- perhaps even for centuries to come. But I often wonder what was in the minds of the great composers of centuries past whose music we still love.

Garden and Gun magazine recently announced their latest winners in their annual Made in the South awards program. Our next guest’s fabric design company was a runner-up in the Home category. Mike Switzer interviews Emily Daws, founder of Emily Daws Textiles in Johns Island, SC.

You probably already know that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Our next guest’s company is targeting that problem with a new drug delivery platform that won them the most recent Innovision Technology Development Award. Mike Switzer interviews Matthias Bruegelmans, CEO of Elastrin Therapeutics in Greenville, SC.

After switching from pig farming to grains and subsequently surviving a hurricane, drought, and flood, our next guest’s farm received some significant recognition when their waffle and pancake mix was named a runner-up in the food category in the most recent Garden and Gun magazine Made in the South awards program. Mike Switzer interviews Will Altman, founder of Altman Farm and Mill in Florence, SC.

Wax myrtle, button bush, sycamore, sweet gum, and other plants are fruiting this time of year.

The pine warbler (Setophaga pinus) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.