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“S” is for Sassafras Mountain (Pickens County).

“M” is for McCord, Louisa Susanna Cheves (1810-1879). Essayist, poet. McCord’s essays were well received and praised by her male contemporaries and were reflective of the dominant opinions of South Carolina’s elite in the decades prior to the Civil War.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Louis Gerena about exercise for osteoarthritis. Dr. Gerena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine and he’s a non-surgical orthopaedic & sports medicine physician at MUSC.

August 22, 2023 — A look ahead to the first Republican presidential debate this week; new polling numbers about the 2024 elections; how a new ruling by a federal judge affects the Palmetto State's ethics laws; and more.

“F” is for Fraser, Charles (1782-1860). Miniature portraitist, painter. Charles Fraser achieved national and international recognition as a miniature portraitist during his lifetime.

September 19, 2023 — We continue our special series dedicated to the 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary with a look at the people who make up the voting base and the regions in which they reside. South Carolina is home to folks who make the state Republican Party a cross-section of ideologies and priorities that have helped the state chose the Republican nominee nearly every primary since 1980.

"G” is for Gonzales, Ambrose Elliott (1857-1926). Journalist, businessman. Under the leadership of Gonzales, the State staked out its position as South Carolina’s leading progressive chronicle of the early twentieth century.

With so many foreign companies locating in our state and buying products made in our state, most people would agree that global engagement is critical to the health of the economy. Which is why our next guest’s organization holds an event for the business community in our Upstate that focuses on international business topics. Mike Switzer interviews Tracie Frese, executive director of the World Affairs Council Upstate, host of the 2023 Global Upstate Conference on International Business and World Affairs taking place in Greer, SC, between October 3 & 4.

“E” is for English, Alexander (b. 1954). Basketball player. By the end of his career in Denver in 1990, English had become the most prolific scorer of the 1980s.

“D” is for Dillon County (405 square miles; 2020 population 28,292).