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“F’ is for Fort Watson. Fort Watson, named for Colonel John Watson, was one of a series of supply depots between Charleston and Camden during the Revolutionary War.

(This is a replay of a previous program which originally aired Mar. 23, 2023) We keep hearing about companies having a really hard time finding qualified employees. There simply are lots of job openings all across the country. Our next guest is trying to help with this situation by working with the business community to find careers for former prison inmates. Mike Switzer interviews Bryan Stirling, director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections in Columbia.

In his book, Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent...and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong (2022, Hachette), retired journalist Bob Thompson takes readers along, walking history-shaping battlefields of the American Revolution, from Georgia to Quebec; and hanging out with passionate lovers of revolutionary.In this episode of Walter Edgar’s Journal, Bob talks about one of his favorite battles in New England (Saratoga) and then explores some of the decisive battles that decided the outcome of the Revolution – battles that took place in the Carolinas. And he spotlights how the outcome a major South Carolina battle may have hinged on a tiny, fraught tipping point – a misunderstood order that could have altered the course of the war.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Madelene Lewis about the new recommendations for breast cancer screening, starting at age 40. Dr. Lewis is a Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, Women’s Imagining and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations in the Department of Radiology at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Elizabeth Wallis about addressing mental health concerns related to children and teens in primary health care visits. Dr. Wallis is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and she’s the Medical Director of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at MUSC.

Wild blackberries are delicious - but, don't eat them unless you thoroughly wash them!

We’re halfway through the year and many economists are still divided over the topic of a recession. Is one looming or not? Mike Switzer interviews Joey Von Nessen, chief economist at the Division of Research at the Darla Moore School of Business at USC in Columbia, SC.

Millipedes have two sets of legs per segment positioned directly under their body. Centipedes have one set of legs per segment positioned on the side of their body.

“G” is for Gist, William Henry (1807-1874). Governor. An ardent secessionist, Gist was elected governor in 1858. As sectional tensions reached their climax in 1860, he did his best to hasten the final push to secession.

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It appears to have the largest natural distribution of any of the world's passerines, ranging over 251 million square kilometres globally. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.