As the Columbia Chamber will not be hosting a Chamber Issues Forum or Partner Engagement during the month of July, we are sharing our staff's summer picks of books, podcasts, and music selections to pass the time and learn something new. Enjoy!

Reads:

• A Business Read: Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet by Carl Pope and Michael Bloomberg


• A Vacation Read: Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank


• A Military Read: Fort Jackson's "Jackson Journal"


• A History Read: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders – Audiobook or Book Format


• A Memoir Read: Educated by Tara Westover

• A Business Listen: "How I Built This" by Guy Raz


• A Storytelling Listen: "This American Life" – NPR Podcast


• A Quizzing Listen: "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me" - NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program


• A Mystery Listen: "Missing Richard Simmons" – Mystery Podcast


• An Investigative Listen: "Serial" – Investigative Journalism Podcast


• A Religious Research Listen: "The Truth About Easter" – Francesca Stavrakopoulou

• Country: Kacey Musgraves' new album – Golden Hour


• Electronic Dance Music (EDM): "Hexagon Radio" by Don Diablo