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GUESTS: John Etheridge and Rhett Spencer of PLC Commercial Real Estate John and Rhett discuss PLC Commercial and how they can serve you when buying or selling commercial property. Episode Sponsors: Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC Carolina Bank Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop MPD Electric Cooperative Francis Marion University McLeod Health Victor's Restaurant at Hotel Florence McCall Farms PLC...

SC District 63 Representative Jay Jordan (R) gives an end of the year update on legislative issues.  Episode Sponsors: Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC Carolina Bank Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop MPD Electric Cooperative Francis Marion University McLeod Health Victor's Restaurant at Hotel Florence McCall Farms PLC Commercial Real Estate

GUEST: Jeff McKay, Executive Director of NESA discusses his son Zach's recent accident and recovery Ken interviews Jeff about Zach's accident and recovery. Many in our community have been following Zach McKay's progress and have been showing support to Zach and his family. Jeff thanks the community for the continued prayers and support. Walk for Zach t-shirts are available here:  https...

GUESTS: Ken Jackson and Chris Scott of PLC Commercial Real Estate Local commercial real estate experts discuss the local market. Episode Sponsors: PLC Commercial Real Estate Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC Carolina Bank Micky Finn's MPD Electric Cooperative Francis Marion University McLeod Health Victor's McCall Farms

The Constitution or the Court? Ken looks at how political representation is decided in South Carolina. Is this something citizens should be paying attention to?  Episode Sponsors: Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC Carolina Bank Micky Finn's MPD Electric Cooperative Francis Marion University McLeod Health Victor's McCall Farms PLC Commercial Real Estate

GUEST: Dr. Scott Kaufman, History professor Francis Marion University on Israel/Palestine conflict Dr. Kaufman gives his expert analysis of the conflict in the middle east. This is a very interesting discussion. Episode Sponsors: Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC Carolina Bank Micky Finn's MPD Electric Cooperative Francis Marion University McLeod Health Victor's McCall Farms PLC Commercial Real E...

GUEST: Mark Bonnoitt, Director of Development with NIL collective Garnet Trust Learn everything you wanted to know about the new world of NIL (Name Image Likeness) in college athletics.  Episode Sponsor: Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

GUEST: Dr. Fred Carter, President of Francis Marion University Episode Sponsors: Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC Carolina Bank Micky Finn's MPD Electric Cooperative Francis Marion University McLeod Health Victor's McCall Farms PLC Commercial Real Estate

GUEST: Donna Isgett, President and CEO of McLeod Health Episode Sponsors: Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC Carolina Bank Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop MPD Electric Cooperative Francis Marion University McLeod Health Victor's McCall Farms PLC Commercial Real Estate

GUEST: SC Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette talking politics and her future plans Episode Sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Our national debt is over $33 trillion. How did we get here? Ken looks at the history of our debt. One trillion seconds ago was almost 32000 YEARS ago. That's ONE trillion.  Check out this episode where Ken steps through the major events in our nation's history that contributed to our current national debt. You may be surprised. Is there any way to fix this? Episode sponsors: MPD Electric...

Innocent Israelis attacked by Hamas. Obviously a very complex issue, but............. What is not complex is how alarming it is that certain groups and individuals, including sitting members of congress, won't condemn the killing, butchering, slaughtering of innocent people, including babies. Episode Sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Does the Republican party exist to get people elected, or to represent their constituents? Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed. What led to this? What's next? Is this ripping off the band-aid and the beginning of holding leadership accountable? Are more Americans supportive of chaos and controversy? But.....did the Republicans make a mistake and will the uni-party prevail? Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

The house oversight committee has begun an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Should republicans pursue impeachment of Biden? Ken says no. Listen to find out why. Also, polls show the more President Trump is indicted, his approval ratings with independent voters go up. Do those voters think the democrats have gone too far? Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina...

BIDEN POLL DISASTER! Washington Post/ABC News poll says Trump 51% - Biden 42%. Do you believe it? First things first: Ken wishes Bruce Springsteen a belated Happy Birthday. Most think the Washington Post/ABC News poll is an outlier, but it still contains bad news for Biden. Listen to Ken's analysis. If the election were held today, who do you think would win? Episode Sponsors: MPD Electric Coo...

Attention College Football Fans: The NIL changes everything - Welcome to the Wild, Wild, West! The system had to change, but has it gone too far? Episode Sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

How are EV batteries made? Clean energy is NOT really clean. Ken has done research on EV battery manufacturing. You may be surprised to learn about the mineral mining required. It is a dirty business. Ken also debates with himself about whether or not he should look into the camera while recording the podcast....... Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Co...

GUEST: Drew McKissick, Chairman of the South Carolina GOP, and Co-Chair of the RNC Join us for an in-depth discussion of GOP state and national politics. Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

GUEST: Dr. Will Bolt, History Chair at Francis Marion University teaches early American history Dr. Bolt takes us into the classroom and demonstrates how he teaches American history. Interesting discussion if you enjoy early American history. Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

On today's No Stop Lights: GUEST: Dr. Richard O'Malley, Superintendent Florence School District One. Dr. O'Malley discusses an important issue with a local charter school. www.studio550boston.com Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

On today's No Stop Lights: GUEST: Comedian Bill Maher. Comedian Bill Maher joins No Stop Lights to discuss his upcoming live show in Columbia, SC. Yes, our conversation touched on politics too! Episode Sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

On today's No Stop Lights: Why did America fundamentally change when Barack Obama was elected president? For whatever reason, the media chose not to vet candidate Obama as they had all other candidates. Why have they never gotten back to vetting democrat candidates (even with an expected liberal bias)? www.studio550boston.com Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina...

On today's No Stop Lights: The business of Washington DC is influence. Who has it, who needs it, and who can help you get it. Trump indicted again! Ken has a crazy idea. Trump should go see Elon Musk. If he can convince Musk that this is a free speech issue, maybe he would donate to Trump's legal defense. What's $50 - $100 million to Musk? www.studio55boston.com Episode sponsors: MPD E...

On today's No Stop Lights: Is the U.S.A. a republic or an empire? It was a monumental moment when Donald Trump said he did not run to be president of the world, he ran to be president of the United States. No doubt, this alarmed the military industrial complex. www.studio550boston.com Episode sponsors: MPD Electric Cooperative Micky Finn's Carolina Bank Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC