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The southern house spider is a species of large spider in the family Filistatidae. Currently given the scientific name Kukulcania hibernalis, it was formerly known as Filistata hibernalis. Found in the Americas, it exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. It is occurs in the southern states of the USA, throughout Central America and some of the Caribbean, to southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. Today, John highlights two groups who are striving to make changes to our state's education system.

Earthquakes are not unusual in South Carolina. However, the number of quakes in recent months is unusual .

If you feel cramped or overwhelmed, you should visit the Congaree National Park right outside of Columbia. Of its 26,000 acres, the core protected area is fifteen thousand acres.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. who tells us about Jasmine Kitchen, a social enterprise lunch cafe designed to provide employment to abused women. Also: Jasmine Road.

If you haven’t heard, there could be some changes coming soon to Roth IRAs as a result of tax changes being proposed in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. Mike Switzer interviews Thomas Manly, a certified financial planner with Hobbs Group Advisors in Columbia, SC.

Factories of old are certainly not the factories of today. And factories of the future may not even be recognizable. Which is why our next guest’s institution of higher learning recently received $5 million in funding to study future factories. Their research will look at how factories of the future “think” and how humans and non-humans can interact to anticipate consumer needs and avoid supply chain issues like the ones we’re seeing now. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Ramy Harik, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the McNAIR Center at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.

You may have noticed that there are not a lot of women in the construction business. Our next guest is trying to change that as co-founder of the Palmetto Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. She was recently honored for her work in this area by the YWCA Greater Charleston. Mike Switzer interviews Janet Bates, client solutions manager at JE Dunn Construction Company in North Charleston, SC.

Inflation has been in the news a lot over the past several months. Some analysts say don’t worry, it’s only temporary. But lately, inflation seems to be causing jitters in the financial markets. Should investors be concerned? Mike Switzer interviews Wes Johnson, a certified financial planner with ACT Advisors in Charleston, SC.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 4, 2022: reaction to the recently proposed congressional district maps by SC House lawmakers; understanding new COVID-19 testing and quarantine guidelines; South Carolina surpasses 1 million total COVID-19 cases; and more.