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“W “is for Woodmason, Charles (ca.1720?). Clergyman.

Mike Switzer interviews Jay Blankenship, director of workforce engagement with Renewable Water Resources, known as ReWa, in Greenville, SC.

There’s no doubt that our state is experiencing a manufacturing boom, but where do we find the workers, and then, how do we keep them?

Because there are more than 11,000 members of the Baby Boomer generation currently turning 65 years old each day in the US, today's guest says that Gen Alphas are going to cause an important shift in the job market when they start entering the workplace

Mike Switzer interviews Alan Cooper, founder and editor of three online business news websites in South Carolina.

Mike Switzer interviews Jane Frederick, with Frederick and Frederick Architects in Beaufort, SC.

The book, Gullah Culture in America (Blair Publishing), chronicles the history and culture of the Gullah people, African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of the American South. Written by Wilbur Cross in 2008, it chronicles the arrival of enslaved West Africans to the sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia; the melding of their African cultures, which created distinct creole language, cuisine, traditions, and arts; and the establishment of the Penn School, dedicated to education and support of the Gullah freedmen following the Civil War.Dr. Eric Crawford, editor, of the book’s second edition (2022), is a Gullah Geechee scholar and Associate Professor of Musicology at Claflin University in Orangeburg. He joins us to talk about Gullah culture and about updating the late Dr. Cross’ book.This is an encore presentation from September 29, 2023.

“G” is for Greenville County (790 square miles; 2020 population 532,486).

Amanda McNulty embraces the spirit of the season by sharing the joys of visiting your local Christmas tree farm.

This week, in a "nod to all things Southern," we’ll be talking with Dr. John Shelton Reed about his book, The Ramos Gin Fizz (Iconic New Orleans Cocktails) (2025, LSU Press).In the book, John attempts to reconstruct Ramos’s original recipe using modern ingredients and addresses the question of how and how much to shake the drink, a subject on which there is surprisingly much to be said. Offering recipes for the original drink, a modern version, and many imaginative riffs, this eminently readable book is a must-have for any cocktail lover’s library.