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Carolina aromatic rice should be kept in the freezer – along with South Carolina corn meal, grits, and other locally sourced items that make mealtime so pleasurable.

13 years ago, the South Carolina Community Capital Alliance was formed with the mission of increasing capital resources for our state’s underserved and undercapitalized communities with the hope that the additional funding would lead to valuable new jobs. And each year, the Alliance recognizes individuals or organizations that have made a difference toward that end. And one of those persons is our next guest. Mike Switzer interviews Ashely Teasdel, Deputy Secretary of Commerce of the South Carolina Department of Commerce and recipient of the Alliance’s 2023 Community Champion Award.

In 1767 Franz Anton Mesmer moved to a magnificent estate in Vienna, and among the guests he entertained there were the composers Gluck and Haydn.

“W” is for White, Josh (1914-1969). Musician. A native of Greenville, White was a sophisticated guitarist and singer, Broadway actor, and favorite of the New York City folk music and leftist political scenes of the 1940s.

The labor market continues to be tight almost everywhere and in some areas that situation has existed for a long time. Such as, in education. Mike Switzer interviews Sherry East, president of the South Carolina Education Association in West Columbia, SC.

July 12, 2023 - A recap of President Biden's recent visit to the Palmetto State to tout his economic agenda; a look at who's leading the fundraising race in the 2024 race; remarks from SC Attorney General Alan Wilson on his ideas for judicial reform; and more.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John talks about listener responses to one of our recent interviews regarding a national technology grant program.

“E” is for Elmore v. Rice (1947). In 1946 George Elmore, an African American who was eligible to vote in general elections, was denied the right to vote in the Democratic Party in Richland County.

A listener finds the remains of an animal in her yard...

(This is a replay of a previous program which originally aired Mar. 10, 2023) As a minority in the legal profession, our next guest found it easy to understand the challenges faced by minorities, especially in her particular area of expertise, intellectual property law, where she encountered many creators who had no idea what the topic even meant. Shontavia Johnson is now using her skills to actively change the entrepreneurial landscape of our state and the world in her position as the associate vice president of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Clemson University.