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Spring wildflowers blossom early, while they have access to full sun.

This is one of two species of tent caterpillars found in South Carolina.

Prior to the abolition of slavery, thousands of African-descended people in the Americas lived in freedom. Their efforts to navigate daily life and negotiate the boundaries of racial difference challenged the foundations of white authority—and linked the Americas together. In Black Freedom in the Age of Slavery: Race, Status, and Identity in the Urban Americas (2020, USC Press), John Garrison Marks reveals how skills, knowledge, reputation, and personal relationships helped free people of color improve their fortunes and achieve social distinction in ways that undermined whites' claims to racial superiority.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alec DeCastro about exercise and physical fitness for individuals with chronic health conditions. Dr. DeCastro is an Associate Professor and Chief of Primary Care Sports Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at MUSC.

Theater careers are often incubated in children, either by an interest in TV shows or movies, but also sometimes by in-person town theaters. Founded in 2005, our next guest’s children’s theater is our state’s only professional resident theater for young audiences, i.e. professional adult actors performing for children and families.Mike Switzer interviews Jerry Stevenson, co-founder and artistic director of Columbia Children's Theatre in Columbia, SC.

Regarding the rebounding US economy, our next guest recently said: “After all the recent misery, have we entered an exceptional high-growth era that will continue until mismanagement or misfortune brings an end to it? Or is it something else?” Let’s check in with him and see if he’s found the answer.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.

According to our next guest, medication costs are around 10% of a hospital’s overall operating costs, which is why his company has licensed intellectual property through the Medical University of South Carolina’s Foundation for Research and Development in an effort to increase pharmacy purchasing efficiency.Mike Switzer interviews Matt Hebbard, cofounder of QuicksortRx in Charleston, SC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Arasi Maran about heart health for women, including actions to take now to reduce risk of coronary heart disease. Dr. Maran is an Interventional Cardiologist and Director of the Coronary CTO (Chronic Total Occlusions) Program at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Adina Garner about childbirth education classes to help prepare for labor, delivery and caring for a newborn baby. Adina Garner is a Nursing Professional Development Specialist in Labor and Delivery and she is the coordinator of Childbirth Education at MUSC Women’s Health.

The plants are sprouting, the birds are active, the signs are all around.