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“M” is for McCollough, John DeWitt (1822-1902). Minister, architect.

Charleston, South Carolina’s John Martin Taylor is a culinary historian and cookbook author. His first book, Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking, has been continuously in print for thirty years, and his writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Gastronomica.With the release of his latest book, Charleston to Phnom Penh - A Cook's Journal, he joins us for a conversation about his career, his travels, and, of course, food.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Prab Baliga about pediatric kidney transplant. Dr. Baliga is a Professor of Surgery and the Chari of the Department of Surgery at MUSC.

“J” is for Jones and Lee. Edward Culliatt Jones (1822-1902) and Francis D. Lee (1826-1885) were a leading force in South Carolina architecture in the 1850s.

Our next guest says that, economically speaking, these are definitely challenging times. A serious overseas war, rising interest rates, up and down inflation, layoffs, strikes, AI, crazy politics, regional bank failures, and yet, a historically low unemployment rate continues. So, is a recession coming or not? Mike Switzer interviews Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus at the College of Business & Behavioral Science and Alumni Professor of Economics Emeritus, both at Clemson University. He is also the Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center which publishes his Economic Situation Report.

“H” is for Hayne Paul Hamilton (1830-1886). Poet, educator, essayist. Hayne was one of the few in the post-Reconstruction South, respected in academia as a refined poet and cultured man of letters.

Professional opera singers often have to sing in languages with which they’re completely unfamiliar. And yet they’re expected to pronounce all the words correctly. How do they do it?

Rudy Mancke discusses how certain parasitic wasps use caterpillars to host their eggs.

“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.