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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.

January 18, 2022 — State House of Representatives leaders on their priorities for the final year of this two-year legislative session; SC Chamber of Commerce on what bills the organization wants to see lawmakers pass this session; SCDHEC on the testing issues that have plagued the state during the latest COVID-19 surge; and more.

“A” is for All Saints Parish. Established in 1778, All Saints Parish comprised the Waccamaw Neck of what would become Horry and Georgetown Counties.

“T” is for Thompson, Hugh Smith (1836-1904). Educator, governor. Father of South Carolina’s modern public school system and the only professional educator to be elected governor, Thompson was a native of Charleston.

In their new book, Taste the State: South Carolina's Signature Foods, Recipes, and Their Stories (2021, USC Press), authors Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields present the cultural histories of native ingredients and showcase the evolution of the dishes and the variety of preparations that have emerged. They talk with Walter Edgar about true Carolina cooking in all of its cultural depth, historical vividness, and sumptuous splendor—from the plain home cooking of sweet potato pone to Lady Baltimore cake worthy of a Charleston society banquet.