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“There are two kinds of geniuses, the ‘ordinary’ and the ‘magicians.’"

Eudryas grata is a moth known as the beautiful wood nymph. They are known for their mimicry of bird droppings. Found in abundance, predominantly across the entire eastern United States. Hosts for the caterpillar include Ampelopsis, buttonbush, grapes, hops, and Virginia creeper.

Verrucosa arenata, also known as the triangle orb weaver, arrowhead spider, and arrowhead orbweaver, is a species of orb-weaver spider found across North America. It is one of the few known large orb-weaver spiders that sits facing upwards in its web. Unlike most orb-weavers, which have bulbous abdomens, V. arenata has an abdomen that is pointy and triangular, shaped like the tip of an arrow.

Bipalium is a genus of large predatory land planarians. They are often loosely called "hammerhead worms" or "broadhead planarians" because of the distinctive shape of their head region. This is an invasive species.

This episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 26, 2021 features: the latest on Sen. Hugh Leatherman, the state's most powerful lawmaker, who is receiving hospice care; a look at first lady Jill Biden's visit this week to the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston; a conversation with Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin about inflation and workforce shortages; and more.

What about those musicians—Beethoven being only the most famous of many—who can hear combinations of pitches in their heads—chords, harmonies—and can invent, just in their heads, sequences of harmonies that have never been heard before?

Vincenzo Bellini—the composer of Norma, La Sonnambula, and I Puritani, to name a few of his best-known operas—is famous for the beauty of his melodies, but also for his ability to use melody to define character, express passion, and advance dramatic action.

Snakes are still active this time of year and listeners are reporting sightings...

Financial planning often begins with a look at “big-picture” factors such as the outlook for inflation and taxes. Then more personal, “ground floor” level issues are addressed such as your own budget and cash flow. But then came the pandemic and our next guest says that event has brought some surprising and unexpected changes to financial planning.Mike Switzer interviews Rick Van Der Noord, a certified financial planner in Greer, SC.

At about this time last year, we interviewed our next guest about some grants her foundation was making to improve historical documentation of minorities’ workplace and community experiences. This year a new round of grants has recently been announced to continue this work at some additional organizations, part of which will have a specific focus on African Americans.Mike Switzer interviews Kerri Forrest, director of Lowcountry programs at the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in Charleston, SC.