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Rudy Mancke muses on the prevalence of the color yellow during autumn.

After their population had been shrinking for four decades, our state’s oldest inland city has reversed its fortunes over the past 15 years, and that has resulted in more commercial investment over the past five years than in each of the prior 25. Mike Switzer interviews Shawn Putnam, planning and development director for the City of Camden, S.C.

Listeners hear something that goes bump in the night, but Rudy Mancke says it's just a long-horned boring beetle.

Our small state has wildly divergent plant communities and the Botanical Garden’s topography and soil types allows many of these to be replicated. At the garden, experts in ecology, conservation, botany, woody and herbaceous plants teach core classes.

Successful careers often lead to successful philanthropy. And that’s the case with our next guest who, over three decades ago, used his basketball success to create a charity that raises funds for children and families in need with the ultimate goal of fostering civic engagement and leadership, and driving economic growth. Mike Switzer interviews Alex English, co-founder of the Let’s Share Foundation in Columbia, S.C., host of the 3rd annual Alex English Celebrity Golf Tournament happening at the end of this month.

Another Lycoris species often found in older gardens has a wonderfully amusing common name – Naked Lady Lily, Lycoris squamigera

Rudy Mancke shares a favorite quote from Isaac Newton about our place in the universe.

“M” is for McCottry, Catherine Mae McKee (1921-2018). Physician. Throughout her career Catherine Mae McKee McCottry emphasized public health education, especially for sickle-cell anemia which affects primarily Black persons.

In case you haven’t heard, there is a new dean at our state’s flagship university business school. And we have him on the phone. Mike Switzer interviews Rohit Verma, dean of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

October 7, 2023 — A look at the current strength of the Palmetto State's economy; a deep dive into the status of South Carolina's housing market; and more.