Due South is a source for news, information, and perspectives from across North Carolina and the South. It takes a panoramic view of politics, place, race, and southern culture, among other topics. The show takes deep-dives into the news - while also providing a break from the news cycle with conversations on topics ranging from food and music to arts and culture. Full episodes of Due South air weekdays at 10am on WUNC.
Due South is a source for news, information, and perspectives from across North Carolina and the South. It takes a panoramic view of politics, place, race, and southern culture, among other topics. The show takes deep-dives into the news - while also providing a break from the news cycle with conversations on topics ranging from food and music to arts and culture. Full episodes of Due South air weekdays at 10am on WUNC.
163hr 41min
t’s football season. High school action is underway, and college contests – from Boone to Greenville kick-off this weekend. Can the Pack win the ACC? How is the new landscape of N-I-L transforming the sport? And, changes: from an expanded playoff to gambling. Plus, a conversation with 'fermentation revivalist' Sandor Katz.
With the DNC wrapping up, we review the festivities in Chicago. Then, new campaign fundraising numbers for some candidates, and questions about purported expenditures for others. And Trump returns to North Carolina with a security-themed visit.
Been wondering why houses still cost so much in your part of town? And is that a Matsumoto house in your Raleigh neighborhood? We talk to experts on North Carolina real estate – affordable housing in Chapel Hill – and why this state is home to some of the most beautiful modernist houses in the country.
Our Purple Ballot series continues with a focus on the Democratic National Convention. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii convenes a panel of reporters and political analysts to discuss what to watch at the DNC. Then, the chair of NC's Democratic Party, Anderson Clayton, stops by to talk about the party's campaign tactics in the state.
Battleground politics in full swing with visits from the major party candidates this week. And, are North Carolina leaders eyeing a bid to one day host the Olympics? Join a panel of reporters and co-host Jeff Tiberii for the NC Friday News Roundup.
You're familiar with the term extinction. What about de-extinction? One biotech company has plans to bring wooly mammoths and dodo birds back to life. How? And, why? We find out. Plus, a new dinosaur species has been discovered. A paleontologist from NC State University tells us more.
Debby’s deluge drenches North Carolina. Democrats react to Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' running mate. And Republican Mark Robinson tries to pivot on the issue of abortion. Join us for the Friday news roundup.
President Biden watch continues across the country and Vice President Kamala Harris touches down in the Triad. A look at the Biden campaign's latest efforts in North Carolina and other news of the week.
Co-host Leoneda Inge visits the new marker commemorating the death and honoring the life of Booker T. Spicely; 'Our Secret Society' views civil rights fundraising though a lens of fashion and flair; Ella West Gallery is a beacon of artistic light
How much running is good for your health?
We’re heading to the coast today. WUNC environmental reporter Celeste Gracia joins us to explain efforts to lessen erosion in one community. Then, changing coastlines. This dynamic of mother nature is nothing new – however new development continues to exacerbate some problems. We’ll hear from one shoreline expert. Then, the author of a new book about Andy Griffith stops by.
On this Juneteenth edition of Due South, we look at the the legacy of Black land theft and a reenvisioning of land at the site of a former North Carolina plantation
Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Asheville's equity and inclusion director about the city's approach to redressing past harms to Black people. Then, Dr. William "Sandy" Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen explain why they believe reparations are solely the responsibility of the federal government.
Before AR-15s, and gun control laws, there was Samuel Cummings. "Arms Dealer Sam" sold hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of surplus military guns to American buyers after WWII.
Forget Gatorade and a bag of chips – the American South is home to a more advanced style of gas station cuisine. Photographer Kate Medley knew this growing up in Mississippi, but what she didn’t know until she left was how unique and integral the restaurants and eateries at places you can also buy gas were to life in the South. Plus, meet one-half of an Asheville couple that finds adventure and safe spaces for fellow LGBTQ+ van-lifers
We're lifting off today with NASA Astronaut Christina Koch. Koch has spent more than 300 days at the International Space Station and is readying for a lunar mission. She talks training, outer space food, and common questions she gets. Then, Rachel Smith, an astrophysicist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science who studies star and planet formation. We talk with her about that, and some of humankind's biggest questions, like – are we alone in the universe?
Scene on Radio host and producer John Biewen and film studies professor Michael A. Betts II talk with Leoneda Inge about their new podcast series “Echoes of a Coup" and the reverberations felt today from the 1898 Wilmington massacre and coup d’état. And we talk with Dr. LaGarrett King about how to teach traumatic incidents in Black history to K-12 students.
Reporters from around the region join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii for a roundup of the week's news.
NC adds ‘Summer EBT’ for children in need, SC Republican asks Gov. to accept the program; and Playwright Bekah Brunstetter
Falling in line behind violent rhetoric in the name of party unity, funding for some schools, and a state visit by the Prime Minister of Japan
A conversation with Bill Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris about a new imprint that will publish books about the South. Then, a surprising history of apples. And a conversation with Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour.
An advocate and a restaurant owner talk to Due South about why they want to topple the practice of tipping.
A new state law in Virginia will ban the practice of legacy admission at public universities. Remembering photographer Chuck Liddy, who captured images from war, hurricanes, and college hoops.
Surprises, results and more from reporters around the South
Join Jeff Tiberii and Due South as NPR member stations in Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem are collaborating on an hour-long special to contextualize the North Carolina primary and Super Tuesday.
Early voting is underway with the Super Tuesday Primary mere weeks away. On Capitol Hill, Senator Thom Tillis makes a push for aid funding. Join host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists for a news and political wrap-up of the week.
Jeff Tiberii talks with a reporter about some of the big issues expected to come to state legislatures this year, finds out why fewer women run for legislative office in the South, and takes a look at the ski and snowboarding season in the NC mountains.
Jeff Tiberii speaks with Pew researchers, the co-founder of Umbrella Dry Bar and the head of the NC Craft Brewers Guild
On the North Carolina News Roundup… President Joe Biden touches down in the…
Dr. Dinushika Mohottige and Dr. Ebony Boulware talk with co-host Leoneda Inge…
The tiny details of tech policy play a huge role in our lives. Co-host Jeff…
An attendee recalls Martin Luther King Jr. practicing his 'I have a dream'…
Due South reviews North Carolina's top news stories of the week, from a record…
As hip-hop celebrates 50 years, we talk with a local DJ and mixtape artist ab…
MLK oratorical competition participants share their visions of Dr. King's…
A close look at the first U.S. Army paratrooper unit; a local elementary school…
Co-host Leoneda Inge sits down with Dr. Nia S. Mitchell to discuss weight…
First Friday of 2024, and we're kicking off the new year with a review of…
First, photographer Kate Medley shares stories from her book Thank You Please…
We talk food and Southern culture with the founding director of the Southern…
A new Governor. Voter ID. Abortion access. A preview of the coming elections,…
A recap of North Carolina's biggest news stories from Medicaid expansion and…
Christmas trees aren’t just pretty to look at, they’re the product of an…
When Kevin Guskiewicz announced his resignation from UNC-Chapel Hill, he became…
Darrell Stover, who will serve as Master of Ceremonies at this year's Kwanzaa…
Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with Tanisha C. Ford, author of 'Our Secret Society:…
An exploration of what went wrong and what went right with the economy in 2023,…
Gabriel Treves-Kagan of the Latino Community Credit Union joins co-host Jeff…
NC State professor of history Dr. Nancy Mitchell joins Due South co-host Jeff…
On the North Carolina News Roundup... candidate filing offers a glimpse of the…
Caitlin Byrd, the senior politics reporter at The Post and Courier, talks to…
With the number of electric vehicles on the road increasing year after year, we…
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a local woman who has considered a…
Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal and NPR TV…
Co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with one of the most prolific, and influential,…
Jeff Tiberii talks with a reporter about a grant to help fund high-speed rail…
Co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with several women in the state of North Carolina…
Co-host Leoneda Inge visits the new marker commemorating the death and honoring…
Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Stafford Braxton, who started his business…
Join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and our roundtable of reporters for a recap…
Co-host Jeff Tiberii has two conversations, one with a therapist who is Muslim…
Co-host Jeff Tiberii chats with Ben Mckeown and Mark Shen about their household…
Professor LaGarrett King joins co-host Leoneda Inge to discuss approaches to…
Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Stafford Braxton, who started his business…
Co-host Leoneda Inge visits the new marker commemorating the death and honoring…
Co-host Leoneda Inge speaks to the owner of Ella West Gallery
In 1898, the Wilmington Massacre was only part of a white supremacist campaign…
Historian Max Fraser chats about his new book on mid-20th century migration…
An alternative to conventional burial is getting a closer look for those who…
The North Carolina News Roundup on Due South covers the state's top news…
A conversation with the director of the Asian American Center at UNC-Chapel…
Believe it or not, Southern accents are on the decline. There's a variety of…
A Murfreesboro, TN decency ordinance unfairly targeting homosexuality has been…
North Carolina Health News reporter Jaymie Baxley tells co-host Jeff Tiberii…
Armed with dozens of cell phones, and a can-do spirit, Arthur Lee Cofield Jr.…
The Serial podcast joins Nashville Public Radio and ProPublica for its newest…
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a local infectious disease expert…
Writer Alexis Hauk joins hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii to talk about the…
Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with Rev. Tolokun Omokunde about his memories of…
Host Leoneda Inge talks to the author and illustrator of a new children's…
Grammy Award-winning musician Justin Robinson tells co-host Leoneda Inge about…
Rod Brind’Amour is the Carolina Hurricanes’ head coach. A long-time NHL hockey…
Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks to Diane Flynt about her new book, Wild, Tamed,…
In his new book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture & Control in Cold War…
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks about the week in North Carolina news and…
A UNC-Chapel Hill student died on Duke’s campus in March 2023. Neither…
Co-host Jeff Tiberii sits down with NC Senate leader Phil Berger for a…
Erin Matson is one of the most decorated athletes you’ve probably never heard…
Dr. Brittany Hunt talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about her efforts to center…
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks about the week in state politics with…
Former Duke Blue Devil Cate Schick joins former University of North Carolina at…
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a local infectious disease expert…
Host Leoneda Inge visits the Freedom House in Edenton, NC and learns more about…
Co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii talk with comedian, author and podcast…
Due South co-host Leoneda Inge talks with two UNC researchers about the mental…
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii looks back over the state's "purple" political…
For 2023 municipal elections, WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer asked Wilmington citizens…
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks all things Tar Heels with head coach…
UNC School of Government professors talk about what local government in North…
Host Jeff Tiberii discusses the new voter ID requirements with Common Cause…
On this inaugural edition of Due South's North Carolina News Roundup, reporters…
Governor Roy Cooper talks with Jeff Tiberii about his tenure, redistricting,…
Dr. Howard Neufeld talks to hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about the…
Host Jeff Tiberii talks about fatherhood's joys and challenges with friends…
Host Leoneda Inge sits down with Cortland Gilliam, poet laureate of the Town of…
Paul Garber of WFDD breaks down the recent furniture factory closures in…
Hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii sample Halloween confections from three…
Ray Christian was a paperboy on a new route in Richmond, Virginia when he met…
North Carolina’s state budget is getting passed later and later. What that…
Due South's new signature series "Southern Mixtape" explores the songs, sounds,…
Stand-up comedian Roy Wood Jr. talks with Due South's Leoneda Inge about his…
In this inaugural episode of Due South, Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge attempt…
Due South is a new daily radio show on WUNC hosted by Leoneda Inge and Jeff…
NC News Roundup: Cooper on VP shortlists; Trump in Charlotte; Olympians with Carolina connections
July 26, 202449min 24sec
On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup, it was another monumental week in politics with Vice President Harris now likely to be at the top of the Democratic ticket and Governor Cooper on the shortlist to be her running mate. Former President Trump campaigned in Charlotte, and on Capitol Hill a North Carolina Congresswoman boycotted the address given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We hear about chancellor updates across the UNC system and other higher education news from the week. Plus, several local athletes head to Paris for the Olympics.