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Not many folks can say that they have actively participated in their profession since its infancy. But our next guest has done so for nearly 40 years with a professional designation that can trace its origin to only 54 years ago. Mike Switzer interviews Rick Van Der Noord, one of the inaugural Certified Financial Planners in the nation, and he joins us from his office in Greenville S.C.

October 31, 2023 — We take a look at the unsavory part of the campaigning process: the dirty tricks and the negative campaigning that, among other things, gives politics a bad name.

With 26+ daily, nonstop flights to nine major cities, our next guest’s airport has decided that they will soon update the restaurant and shopping opportunities available to the one million+ passengers that use this airport. Mike Switzer interviews Mike Gula, president and CEO of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

As we mark All Saints Day, Rudy Mancke discusses the harvest season and South Carolina's species of crabapples.

“E” is for Ensor, Joshua Fulton (1834-1907). In 1870 Ensor was appointed superintendent of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum.

Our state has definitely built up a solid reputation as a manufacturing state over the past several decades, and that reputation has been built on the success of our technical school system and its workforce development programs. That’s something our next guest is thick in the middle of. Mike Switzer interviews Laura Hutchinson Davis, chair of the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Skilled Trades at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, S.C.

Gasteracantha cancriformis, the spiny-backed orb-weaver, is a species of spider whose females are known for their brightly colored, shell-like abdomens which have six prominent spines.

“G” is for Gonzales, Narciso Gener (1858-1903). Editor. In 1903 Narciso Gener Gonzales was gunned down in broad daylight on the corner of Main and Gervais Streets in Columbia by the state’s lieutenant governor.

Our next guest has discovered that there are a lot of interesting and talented people in our state who need help connecting with others and showcasing those talents across the state, the nation, and even the world. Mike Switzer interviews Neal Kinard, founder of The Palmetto Network in Charleston, S.C.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify an adolescent summer tanager.