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It's that time of year again! Rudy Mancke discusses the cicadas we've been hearing and seeing lately.

It’s that time again when we like to check in with one of our resident economists to get their perspective on the outlook for our state’s economy and the national picture. Mike Switzer interviews Frank Hefner, Director of the Office of Economic Analysis and Professor of Economics at the College of Charleston.

“L” is for Lieber, Francis (1798-1872). Educator, political scientist.

Rudy Mancke discusses naegleria fowleri, often called the "brain-eating amoeba."

“J” is for Just, Ernest Everett (1883-1941). Marine biologist. Ernest Everett received international recognition of his work and publications—especially in Europe — but could not find work as a scientist in the U.S.

“H” is for Hayne, Robert Young (1791-1839). Governor, U.S. senator.

“P” is for Petroglyphs. In the 1990s a survey by the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at UofSC listed some forty-seven petroglyph sites, thirty-three portable carvings, and three pictographs.

Like many states around the country, ours also has pockets across the state’s metropolitan areas where fresh foods are hard to come by…areas known as food deserts. Our next guest is a journalist that has been reporting on this issue and the new trend toward mobile grocery stores. Mike Switzer interviews Jessica Holdman, with the Post and Courier in Columbia, SC.

“C” is for Cashwell, Gaston Barnabus (1862-1916). Clergyman. Popularly known as the “apostle of Pentecost in the South,” Cashwell was instrumental in bringing the Pentecostal message to South Carolina in the early twentieth century.

After a stint heading up Louisiana’s economic development efforts, our next guest took over the reins of those same efforts for our state’s life sciences industry two years ago. Let’s check in and see how he and that sector of our state are doing. Mike Switzer interviews James Chappell, president and CEO of SCBIO in Greenville, SC.