Due South
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“Due South” is WUNC News’ weekday current affairs radio program and podcast. Broadcast from the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham, co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii put life in the Triangle region into perspective and present a unique sense of place.
From interviews with state lawmakers and local luminaries to Friday news roundups with statewide journalists, “Due South” puts current events into context and offers audiences a greater sense of connection. Each hour-long show sparks deeper conversation and understanding of life in and beyond the Triangle.
“Due South” is WUNC News’ weekday current affairs radio program and podcast. Broadcast from the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham, co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii put life in the Triangle region into perspective and present a unique sense of place.
From interviews with state lawmakers and local luminaries to Friday news roundups with statewide journalists, “Due South” puts current events into context and offers audiences a greater sense of connection. Each hour-long show sparks deeper conversation and understanding of life in and beyond the Triangle.
Jeff Tiberii speaks with a health reporter on the latest, and with a News & Observer investigative reporter about the fallout from Cary's Town Manager resigning. Plus New Years Resolutions from poet Alexis Pauline Gumbs.
Just weeks away from the Winter Olympics, we check in on North Carolina hopefuls. Then, we turn our attention to the Mississippi Delta, a distinctive region with fertile soil and entrenched poverty.
USA Today reporter Mitch Northam tackles the popularity of flag football. Flyleaf Books' Maggie Robe previews some of the most anticipated books of 2026. Classical pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason makes her solo debut with the NC Symphony.
Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Bernice King, CEO of The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. And we visit with one of the architects who designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
New work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP will cost NC, the state budget will be even later, and early voting hours are cut shorter. That's all on Due South's North Carolina News Roundup.
WRAL's Paul Specht discusses a dispute over mental health evaluations for criminal suspects. UNC Chapel Hill professor and New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom shares her hopes for the future of the South. And comedian Sherri Shepherd's new stand-up tour comes to Durham.
The first woman to head the nation’s second largest credit union talks about overcoming failure, learning to lead, and the growth of female representation in banking. Plus, Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary talks about how to keep your New Year's resolutions.
We talk to the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency about his time in the Biden administration. The North Carolina native describes his greatest accomplishments and disappointments, watching advancements in environmental justice, climate regulations and job creation being rolled back by the Trump White House.
Due South pays tribute to the longest-serving governor of North Carolina.
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists wrap up the first week of 2026, with an ear toward the year to come.
The midterm elections are here. With less than two months until the North Carolina primary, we get perspective from a reporter and two strategists about the candidates, the issues and more. It’s a 2026 election primer, on Due South.
WUNC's Brianna Atkinson revisits the top stories in higher education in 2025. NCCU provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs Ontario Wooden sits down with Leoneda Inge to talk enrollment numbers. And KFF Health News' Julie Appleby joins Jeff Tiberii to unpack recent changes to Affordable Care Act health coverage.
Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers shares his hopes for 2026, and a conversation about family formation with a sociology professor.
In this hour-long show, co-host Leoneda Inge speaks to a reporter who was in Florida covering the recounts, a political science professor who teaches about the election, and a student who covered the election results as a FAMU student in Inge's radio production class.
The Michelin Guide comes to the South. Celebrity chef Carla Hall launches "The Me Menu." And Durham honors its longest running Black-owned restaurant, The Chicken Hut.
Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Stafford Braxton, who started his business "Santas Just Like Me" for Black families in search of more diverse representation in that red suit. And we meet two North Carolina men who've taken up the red suit mantle.
In this hour-long show, co-host Leoneda Inge speaks to a reporter who was in Florida covering the recounts, a political science professor who teaches about the election, and a student who covered the election results as a FAMU student in Inge's radio production class.
On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup, we widen our lens to talk about some of the biggest stories of the year: Lumbee recognition, immigration raids, the NC Supreme Court race, redistricting, Chantal and Helene recovery, and no state budget are just a few of the topics covered by co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters.
Some Republican lawmakers are worried about the aftermath of the immigration raids and arrests that played out during “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” Politico reporter Elena Schneider talks to North Carolina Republicans – on and off the record – for the article, “Is the Price of Doing this Worth It? North Carolina Republicans Worry About Trump Immigration Raids.”
Jeff Tiberii talks to WUNC's Aaron Sánchez-Guerra about his top news stories of the year. Leoneda Inge speaks with The Assembly's Jeffrey Billman and Michael Hewlett about their reporting on lawyers' conduct in federal court. And comedian Alonzo Bodden talk about his comic sensibilities.
Leoneda Inge talks to WUNC's Jay Price about the top military stories of 2025. Hayti Heritage Center's Tyra Dixon and Marcus Greene discuss 50 years in groundbreaking community arts work. The Assembly's Johanna Still breaks down her reporting on ABA therapy and Medicaid coverage.
President Trump has offered an endorsement of Senate Leader Phil Berger. Democrat Nida Allam is launching a primary challenge against Rep. Valerie Foushee. Immigration enforcement continues in North Carolina.
We review the year in public education with reporter Liz Schlemmer. And, we hear from an anthropologist about the big time, big money, big demand world of college football.
A clash between North Carolina municipalities over water from the Cape Fear River. With winter having just hit here in the final days of fall, we get a longer-term forecast for what the months ahead may have in store. Plus, building a more climate resilient future for the Christmas tree industry.
How to make sure your holiday giving ends up going to a good charity, and why some Black students at UNC-Chapel Hill think the university needs to improve its approach to diversity on campus.
Leoneda Inge talks to NC A&T professor Joseph L. Graves, Jr. about his new book, 'Why Black People Die Sooner." Mother-daughter authors Lauretta Malloy Noble and LeeAnet Noble research their family history in Laurinburg.
Leoneda Inge speaks with our panel of reporters about the week's top news, including the fire in Raleigh, and candidates officially file their papers for elections for Congress and the U.S. Senate.
Leoneda Inge talks to former Riverside High School student Wildin Acosta about his book that looks back at his ICE detainment during senior year. Jeff Tiberii discusses the mental health impact of immigration enforcement on Latino communities with a panel of experts.
Social media, smartphones and screens seem ubiquitous, even for the youngest among us. Due South talks to a researcher about these technologies' impact on developing brains, an advocate calling for more regulations and more mindful social media design, and an entrepreneur who is attempting to bring an old school technology back into the fray.
Jeff Tiberii is joined by reporter Adam Wagner to break down the standoff over Medicaid funding in North Carolina. Leoneda Inge talks to Chef Vivian Howard about her new PBS food variety show and her new restaurant.
Leoneda Inge speaks with UNC–Chapel Hill students distributing free 'Plan B' contraception. Then, Jeff Tiberii speaks with bassist for The Avett Brothers Bob Crawford about his podcast.
Leoneda Inge sits down with chef Sheri Castle to discuss Thanksgiving meal options and the end of her hit show, The Key Ingredient. Durham Community Fridges discuss providing 24-hour mutual aid options in Durham County.
Jeff Tiberii talks to Maurice "Mo" Green, State Superintendent of North Carolina. The Broadside takes us to Spruce Pine, NC, the single biggest source of ultra-high purity quartz in the world.
What it's like to be an immigration lawyer right now. NC A&T gets another major donation from MacKenzie Scott. And UNC-Chapel Hill students are starting their own credit union.
Advocacy group Siembra NC continues support and training efforts amid the immigration enforcement operations in the Triangle. Plus, an immigration law professor on the potential for civil rights violations with current arrest practices. And we remember an American chess star who died in Charlotte this fall.
We get updates on the federal raids in our state, hear about the little-known connections Tupac Shakur had to Robeson County, and learn about a project at the childhood home of legenday soul singer Nina Simone.
Dr. Brittany Hunt talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about her efforts to center Indigenous stories and dismantle harmful teaching practices. And The Broadside brings us the story of effots to save the Cherokee language.
The latest on Border Patrol operations in NC, Asheville celebrates the 100th anniversary of early folk and country music recordings, and author Stephanie Elizondo Griest shares her new book Art Above Everything.
The shutdown ends, as a North Carolina Democrat breaks with his party. State lawmakers reject the governor's call to return for a special session to address a Medicaid funding shortfall. And Toyota opens a local plant. Join us for the Friday news roundup.
Jeff Tiberii speaks with State Treasurer Brad Briner about his first year in office. ProPublica's Doug Bock Clark talks about NC Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby's influence.
Leoneda Inge talks to the Honorable Eva M. Clayton, the first Black woman to represent North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jeff Tiberii talks to Ana González about her new podcast, Our Common Nature.
A Veterans Day conversation with a son about his naval officer father, and a 79-year-old mystery sparked by that father's return home to eastern North Carolina after World War II. A new production of “Once on This Island” wraps up Theatre Raleigh’s Main Stage season. And, WUNC's Jay Price talks about the impact of the government shutdown on National Guard families.
The Michelin Guide comes to the South. Celebrity chef Carla Hall launches "The Me Menu." And Durham honors its longest running Black-owned restaurant, The Chicken Hut.
We chat with a reporter about the low morale, and challenging times, for public school employees – left without a raise in the wake of no new state budget. Plus, a film adaptation of a debut novel by NC native and author Mason Deaver hits the big screen. And, a new walking tour of Durham by WUNC's The Broadside.
What happened in the municipal elections? We get morning after analysis on races in Durham – and turn our ears to Greensboro, Fayetteville, and a referendum in Charlotte. Plus, a new book on fungi, and we meet local truffle farmers.
It’s Election Day! And there are municipal races in nearly all 100 North Carolina counties. What will voter turnout say about this political moment? Plus, amid plans for Major League Baseball to expand, advocates say Raleigh should hold the next team. And, a Black Southern writers conference returns to Durham.
Due South's Leoneda Inge is joined by Bishop William J. Barber II, who was born in rural North Carolina and is the leader of the “Moral Mondays” movement. They discuss his fight for civil rights, voting rights and free speech. Then, Dorthea Dix Park in Raleigh is now home to some gigantic wooden trolls.
Barring a last-minute development, SNAP benefits will halt this weekend for more than a million North Carolinians. Our panel of reporters will also discuss the latest redistricting legal fight. Those stories and more on the Friday news roundup.
Due South explores shifting partisanship – from party registration to how migration patterns have considerably altered what were long considered norms. Plus, the politics of sales tax with municipal elections already underway.
Jeff Tiberii talks to Sam Ratto, founder of Videri Chocolate Factory about the impact of tariffs on business. Paula Poundstone's tour stops in Greensboro and Asheville. The founders of the Death Faire discuss the importance of honoring death, dying and grief.
Unraveling the mystery of the 1985 deaths of two people killed in a Georgia Church, and a new anthology of Southern ghost tales.
“Mutual aid” is a phrase that received renewed attention during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the U.S. has a long history of mutual aid. Leoneda Inge talks with two scholars. Then, two helpers with Triangle Mutual Aid talk with Jeff Tiberii about their responses to Chantal and Helene, and how those efforts go beyond traditional volunteering.
Plus, what the federal shutdown means for North Carolina, and why the State legislature will likely end the year without a budget.
A new Congressional map is working its way through the North Carolina General Assembly, part of a nationwide fight over power in the U.S. House. We get analysis from Western Carolina University political scientist Chris Cooper. Then, historian Tiya Miles talks about her book 'Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era.'
Acclaimed food writer John T. Edge talks about his latest book “House of Smoke: A Southerner goes searching for home.” Plus, whether or not a class syllabus should be a public record, and a Duke professor remembers the late Jane Goodall.
We learn more about the complicated past of Black enslaved Americans – tracking their lives from the plantation to the Global Black South. And it’s “HBCU 101” – Homecoming Safety Edition.” Several historically Black schools are enhancing safety measures because of violence in recent years. And we sit down with the conductor and music director for the North Carolina Symphony.
On Due South's News Roundup, we take a look at NC Republicans’ new proposed Congressional map and efforts to pick up another seat. Then, a trip to the Triad to check in on a funding shortfall at one of the state’s largest school districts. Plus, what's on the agenda next week at the General Assembly.
Due South checks in with Kent Yelverton, NC State Fair director, about what to expect of this year's festivities. Bess Brinkley McBride reflects on her family's five generations in fair concessions. And Carl Hollifield brings a taste of Howling Cow ice cream, a state fair staple, to the Due South studios.
An arts organization in Durham dedicated to empowering kids from all backgrounds is celebrating 25 years - we hear about Walltown Children’s Theatre. And celebrating the voices performing in the North Carolina Opera’s “Cinderella.” Plus, a check-in on Duke Basketball and Team USA.
What the state’s most recent job numbers say about economic growth. Plus, WUNC's Education 101 series explores education in North Carolina - we listen in on their recent live event 'Navigate Your K-12 Options.'
Cuts to Medicaid hold the potential to impact millions of North Carolinians. We speak with a mother who has a profoundly disabled son about the changes she is already experiencing. Join us for a full hour on health care.
Jeff Tiberii talks to Anne Pusey, James B. Duke Professor Emerita of Evolutionary Anthropology about the legacy of Jane Goodall. Leoneda Inge talks to Chef Vivian Howard about her new PBS food variety show and her new restaurant.
In some circles talking about menopause is taboo. But it won’t be at a conference in Durham this weekend called "Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood." Then, Jeff and Leoneda get the NC fall foliage forecast from the “Fall Color Guy.”
An author tells us about the Southern history of America's most popular fruit - apples! Jeff Tiberii speaks with a reporter about the growing number of data centers in North Carolina. And Leoneda Inge chats with comedian W. Kamau Bell.
An interview with the leader of Asheville's tourism group, an update on the Biltmore Estate, check-ins with area restaurants and more.
A mass shooting in the idyllic coastal town of Southport. We learn more about the victims, and the alleged gunman. That and the federal government shutdown that could carry on for weeks. Join us for those stories and more on the Friday news roundup.
With what could be a lengthy federal government shutdown underway, we examine the local impacts in North Carolina. A look at what kind of crime laws are passing across the country - and their impact. Plus, musician Marcella Simien visits Durham.
Leoneda Inge talks to Riverside High School graduate Wildin Acosta and author Bryan Christopher about Acosta's 2016 ICE arrest and detainment. Dr. Michael Hoben discusses Novant Health's efforts to serve the uninsured at four Michael Jordan Family Clinics across Charlotte and Wilmington.
Twenty years ago, the old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops turned heads and wowed audiences. They were young. They were Black. And with their fiddles and banjos, they launched a movement that would challenge long-standing stereotypes about traditional music in America. Today we're sharing a special program called “Reclaiming the Banjo” from The Broadside.
Blue Ridge Public Radio reporters will lead a conversation about news and political happenings from across the region, including the anniversary of Hurricane Helene. Join us for the North Carolina News Roundup.
It has been one year since Helene. We honor the first anniversary with a collection of voices and stories, from Western North Carolina. Remembering the deadliest storm in modern history and looking ahead, a year after Helene.
Many young scientists in North Carolina are feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion. And, federal funding cuts, coupled with the elimination of DEI, are also being felt at our national parks.
In many ways, North Carolina’s economy and jobs outlook is better than the national outlook. But while the labor market “sputters” along we’ll hear from experts who say Black Women are being hit exceptionally hard. We get the latest from NC State Economist Mike Walden and economists from the Economic Policy Institute. Plus, a new memoir uncovers the family secrets of a NC author.
Jeff Tiberii discusses RFK Jr's changes to policy and funding at the CDC with former CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen. Floyd McKissick Jr., chair of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, discusses the organization's 90th anniversary with Leoneda Inge.
Jeff Tiberii and a roundtable of reporters discuss the week's news in North Carolina, including requests for more Helene recovery relief funding and early voting in municipal elections.
Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton talks about fear, political violence, and rhetoric in the public sphere. Plus, we talk to the “Fall Color Guy” to get our fall foliage forecast. And, next up in our "Meet the Mayors" series: Parmele's Mayor Jerry McCrary.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is the latest significant touchpoint of violence in American politics. A North Carolina State University professor talks history and rhetoric. Then, a turn to rock climbing, with a veteran climber, photographer, and now author of 'Spare These Stones.'
A look at the long and intertwined history of school and housing segregation. We talk to the author of the new book, “Good Parents, Better Homes & Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal.” And – we hear from the creators of the first podcast produced from prison – “Ear Hustle.”
Two killings are dominating the discourse in American politics and news. With political violence at levels unseen since the 1960s, North Carolina elected officials react.
Civic engagement in North Carolina is lacking, relative to other states. How come? Could changes in civics education help? Due South's Jeff Tiberii talks with a social studies teacher, a political science professor, a voting outreach expert, and Carolina Public Press' Sarah Michels who recently wrote a three-part investigative series "Civics Unlearned."
An intimate look at the life and legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The documentary “Becoming Thurgood” premieres this week on PBS. Then, the legacy of “Mr. Civil Rights” lives on in attorneys like Ted Shaw, the long-time director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights.
A once-fringe movement is now a message shared by America’s most prominent politicians - 'pronatalism' - or, we need more babies! A conversation about demographics, fertility, and the factors of childbearing. And we visit with the owner of the newly reopening Med Deli.
Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists cover the week in NC news - from student walkouts over gun violence to the latest on Helene recovery funds.
Leoneda Inge talks to Miller-Motte College-Raleigh president Molly Carney. And Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, discusses her new book, Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times.
Federal budget cuts to Medicaid will soon impact patients, hospitals, care, even local economies. We hear from a rural based physician, and journalists tracking the healthcare story. And the author of the new novel "Once Upon a Time in Dollywood."
Due South's Jeff Tiberii talks with Durham-based The Atlantic staff writer David A. Graham about his book, The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America.
Kids are back in school and Summer is ending soon but many families are still taking advantage of beaches, lakes and pools. Water safety remains a big concern for children and adults. We talk to the president of “Swim for Charlie” about how they're helping. And we take a closer look at Columbus County, NC, and how it ended up with no public swimming pools.
A paradox in political news was on display this week. In DC, the gushing flow of updates continued, while in Raleigh, progress on the budget has stalled. We'll sift through the happenings — and the lack thereof — on Due South's Friday News Roundup.
College football is here. The long wait at Carolina is over, and Chapel Hill begins the era of "Chapel Bill." Jeff Tiberii and a panel of sports journalists share a preview of the season – on and off the field. And Leoneda Inge previews the International John Coltrane Jazz and Blues Festival in High Point, NC.
August 29 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans. Due South speaks to Brandi Hand, a survivor of both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Helene. Cassandra Davis, a public policy professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, reflects on the long-term lessons from Katrina. And former NC governor Bev Perdue looks back on NC's role in assisting survivors.
Due South’s Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of mental health experts and advocates about the impact of deportation fears on many in North Carolina’s Latino communities, barriers to mental health care, and strategies to support vulnerable populations during uncertain times.
NC State ecologist Rob Dunn takes us on a journey, explaining why humans are dependent on our relationships with nature. His new book is The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life. Then, WUNC’s podcast The Broadside investigates the "Devil’s Tramping Ground" in Chatham County, NC.
Plus, a conversation with the head of the Wake County League of Women Voters chapter
Hurricane Erin batters the Outer Banks with wind, waves, and flooding. The creators of a new musical about people living on death row talk about its opening at PlayMakers. And NCCU professor Thomas Taylor talks about 'Give the Drummer Some.'
Fall is coming... and that means music festivals! Two local journalists share a preview. Plus, how Durham is trying to make being a pedestrian safer. And an Asheville-based startup company that has had to slow its growth because of Trump’s tariffs.
Paperhand Puppet Project has delighted audiences with giant puppets for a quarter century. We hear about their latest performance and recovery efforts after Chantal. Plus, the directors of the documentary "American Coup: Wilmington 1898." And Rob Christensen discusses his book 'Southern News, Southern Politics.'
It’s back to campus for college students across North Carolina. One educator stops by to share best practices for getting the most out of community college. And we hear about a new program to help adult students return to school and finish that degree.
Federal SNAP benefits are being reduced, a change felt across the state and in lunchrooms. The results of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools audit. And, the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes inks a big new deal. All that and more on this week's North Carolina News Roundup.
Due South explores how public schools are funded. County, state and federal dollars provide for capital projects, teacher salaries and per pupil spending. But that spending has long remained stagnant, and districts are feeling the budgetary crunch.
Summertime is family reunion time for many Black families across the country. A reporter explores the origins and the lasting power of the Black family reunion. Also, a FEMA cuts update from southeastern NC. And a food writer says it's time to reconsider old rules about eating oysters in the summertime.
The fourth largest school district in North Carolina has a massive budget deficit: $50 million. Plus, Due South's Golden Leaf series explores the interesting - and surprising - history of tobacco warehouses.
An audit of the beleaguered DMV leads to renewed calls for major reforms. The governor signs a so-called mini-budget — what’s in the small-sized spending scheme? And PBS North Carolina prepares to reduce its workforce.
Plus, Triangle-based soul, rock and blues band The Phoebes have made their mark in just four years.
Plus, co-creators of the Ear Hustle podcast speak with Due South ahead of their live taping in Durham on Aug. 6.
The US Department of Homeland Security has labelled Durham County a “Sanctuary County.” That doesn’t sit well with Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead – especially in this time of ICE raids and immigrant deportations. We get the latest from Sheriff Birkhead and the dramatic rise in ICE arrests in North Carolina.
Now that the “one big, beautiful bill” has passed, how are the provisions likely to take shape here in North Carolina for individuals and for communities? Then, 'Meet the Mayor' of Fletcher, NC. And, summer reading recommendations.
Social media influencer Landon Bryant entertains us with “Bless Your Heart - A Field Guide to All things Southern." We get an update on housing trends in the Triangle. And what federal funding cuts mean for public media stations like WUNC.
Flooding from Chantal will have lasting impacts. More vetoes from the governor. And, could new toll roads be coming to Wake County? Those stories and more on the NC News Roundup.
If there are two things you can count on this time of year – it's baseball and the heat. Leoneda Inge talks with Durham Bulls Interim General Manager Chrystal Rowe about how athletes and fans are beating the heat this summer. And the journey to get the movie, “Bull Durham,” from the big screen, to a book, and now a musical!
Plus, hunting for shark teeth on the Carolina coast.
July 4, 1776 – maybe the most important date in American history. But do you know about May 20, 1775? The story goes – about a year before the Declaration of Independence – there was a Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The lore of the ‘Meck Dec.' Plus, exploring the history of Ocean City, NC.
The announcement comes after Sen. Tillis opposed Trump's budget bill
What’s old is new again! Just ask the folks at The Scrap Exchange in Durham. We go deep into the bins of old electronics, notebooks and fabric – and pull out a reuse business model that’s survived almost 35 years. And for some free high-end stuff! Hang out at an apartment trash bin near Duke University on Due South.
Plus, Trans rights in NC and the Venus Flytrap
A national push to expedite deportations and increase arrests is having impacts in North Carolina’s Queen City. We chat with a reporter. And an educator stops by to share best practices for getting the most out of college.
Many rural hospitals would face closure if the federal budget proposal becomes law. Meanwhile, a plan to regulate hemp products gains traction at the legislature. And, could the UNC system cap employment? Those stories and more on the NC News Roundup.
And a Church bell ringer celebrates Pride Month for everyone who will hear (and millions on TikTok)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociologist Karen Guzzo talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about the pronatalism movement and how it could shape federal policy. Plus, combatting summer learning loss.
And, Mexico vs. Turkey soccer match in Chapel Hill against a backdrop of immigration raids
We head to the coast where sea levels are rising, buildings falling as development continues. Hear about the reforms one community is pursuing, and then from an expert who says buying back some of this property isn't such a crazy idea.
Due South travels back to the land before time today. We speak with a NC researcher who helped discover a new dinosaur, and a scientist working to "de-extinct" species like the woolly mammoth and dodo bird.
And a conversation with the granddaughter of "Mama Dip"
And a new exhibit with previously unknown artwork by Georgia author Flannery O'Connor
NC Rep. Virginia Foxx leads a middle-of-the-night hearing, before passage of a controversial budget bill. What could the spending plan mean for North Carolinians and rural hospitals?
A NC county that declared independence before 1776, a proposal to cut the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission, and Tonya Council, granddaughter of culinary legend "Mama Dip," on keeping her family's legacy alive
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters break down North Carolina's biggest news stories of the week — from the state budget proposal to alleged assault by a congressman.
A resolution in the state Supreme Court race, six months after Election Day. New oversight at the NC State Board of Elections, with Republicans now in control. And US Senator Thom Tillis breaks again with the president.
And, how two students at UNC had their lives changed by a protest
On the North Carolina News Roundup... Another week, another court ruling, and another brand-new Republican controlled State Board of Elections. Is the saga over? And what might this mean for that still-undecided state Supreme Court race?
Plus, a founding member of Carolina Ballet says farewell to the performance stage
Visas for some international students in NC revoked; Real IDs required to travel May 7
We talk with Alice Randall, author of the book – “My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present and Future.” And we welcome the future! Award-winning folk and country music artists Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer tell us how they’ve made it this far in the biz.
We check on the housing market. Home prices continue to increase, while interest rates remain uncomfortably high for many. For some, an option of co-buying has emerged. Join us as we explore old trends and new choices.
Plus, NC tariff impacts, and Womanist Bioethics
There are some things in our natural world that are so ordinary, they’re fabulous! We talk to naturalist and writer Georgann Eubanks about her new book – “The Fabulous Ordinary, Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South.” We take you from the “Sandhill Cranes” in northern Alabama to the Fireflies in Western North Carolina.
It’s Springtime and that means the Hummingbirds are here! North Carolinians are preparing for the annual migration, getting their yards flowered and pretty for the most noted, exquisite fluttering creature to land here – the Ruby Throated Hummingbird!
As the price of homeownership has increased, and outpaced wages, the impacts of affordability have had wide-reaching implications. And, Southern hockey. It’s bigger than you may realize.
Senator Thom Tillis tells President Donald Trump that his tariffs could do irreparable harm to North Carolina farmers. Will his overtures make any difference in the ongoing trade wars?
With wildfires burning in western reaches of our state, we ask one expert how this environmental issue has changed over time. And, with spring having sprung, black bears are again roaming in the mountains.
Plus, Durham and surrounding counties' property revaluations, and a major Raleigh office space purchase
It has been six months since Helene ripped through Western North Carolina and perpetually altered life in the mountains. We check-in on recovery, communities, workers, and tourism half a year after Helene.
The federal government has cut a program that made sure schools and food banks could buy fresh food from farmers. The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is bracing for the aftermath.
It’s springtime in North Carolina – flowers are growing, trees are blooming, and people are sneezing. The notorious yellow-green particles of pollen are dusting cars, roads and surfaces everywhere. We get an allergy forecast for NC. Plus, we gab about the NCAA and get a history lesson on the women's game.
Plus, a growing "Data center corridor" and scientific studies into Fluoride
Dr. Mandy Cohen reflects on the changing politics of health care; and Django Reinhardt festival brings European jazz talent to Carrboro
Plus, a new play spans 150 years in Black women’s fight for equality in education, labor and to be heard. It’s in the new play “Confederates” at PlayMakers Repertory Company. And one of the most beautiful destinations in North Carolina still struggles over what to do about their confederate monument.
Wildfires burn across the state, some Republicans call for a major teacher-pay increase, a Triangle Democrat boycotts the President’s address to Congress.
Fertility politics; What is Avian Influenza; and Main Street NC checks in on Spruce Pine
Due South delves into postpartum physical and mental health in three conversations.
I-40 reopens between Asheville and Tennessee, and how people who lost everything are finding housing.
An update on Apple as it continues to take a bite out of North Carolina. And the 100-year-old history of the Raleigh News and Observer may surprise you. We talk to longtime columnist Rob Christensen about the reign of founder and segregationist Josephus Daniels. Plus, Wheels Durham rolls into town.
Plus, The Chronicle of Higher Education’s "DEI impact tracker," and an intimate look at the Reveal series "40 acres and a lie."
Research universities like UNC and Duke are anxiously awaiting news about the future of NIH funding. Former UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp tells us why school leaders are anxious and afraid. And the latest on the name change at Fort Bragg.
And voters whose ballots are in legal limbo
President Trump is promising full federal recognition for North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe. We meet the first Lumbee pediatrician in North Carolina and his public health expert brother to talk about what that would means – especially when it comes to health care and reducing health care disparities in Lumbee communities
Congressional representatives quietly side with Trump, the options for more Hurricane Helene relief; and how federal funding cuts could impact universities that make up the Research Triangle.
Remembering a tragedy that rocked our community. It’s been 10 years since three Muslim American college students were killed in Chapel Hill. We talk with the filmmaker behind the documentary “36 Seconds – Portrait of a Hate Crime.” And Latino pastors in the state prepare their congregations for possible visits from ICE.
We kick off Black History Month with an Army veteran you may not know. The late Millie Dunn Veasey was part of the historic Six Triple Eight – who served in World War II – sorting mail and lifting morale. And actor Sonny Kelly introduces us to his new play uplifting the stories of North Carolina Black veterans.
Co-host Leoneda Inge hosts an hour of culinary conversation with local chefs Sandra A. Gutierrez, Nancie McDermott and Ryan Mitchell.
Leoneda Inge talks with the author of 'Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age.' And, Triangle-area entrepreneur Giorgios Bakatsias on his more than 40 years in the restaurant business.
Co-host Leoneda Inge sits down with Dr. Nia S. Mitchell to discuss weight management in the new year and Ronald Young Jr. to chat about his podcast, 'Weight for It.'
President Jimmy Carter is laid to rest. We examine his impact here in North Carolina. The state legislature is back with a new speaker of the House and plans to prioritize disaster recovery. And – will we see any snow?? What to expect from the winter storm headed our way. Join us for the North Carolina News Roundup
NC State professor of history Nancy Mitchell joins Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii to reflect on the life of President Jimmy Carter.
We talk with New York Times reporter Maya King about how the southern swing states of Georgia and North Carolina are moving forward after the 2024 presidential election. And – in the New Year, Democrats may have weakened Republican control of the state legislature, but not by much.
Higher education in North Carolina is big business as schools vie for the best and the brightest staff and students. But in 2024, we learned how fragile higher education can be with budget deficits, leadership turnover, war, and politics.
Co-hosts Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge chat with local blues performer Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen and four chefs, Ricky Moore, Bill Smith, Mike De Los Santos and KC Hysmith at Motorco Music Hall.
A cataclysmic storm. A divisive election. And a temporary reprieve thanks to March Madness. 2024 is almost in the books.
Leoneda Inge sits down with three influential figures in the world of HBCU sports: Vaughn Wilson, a longtime contributor at HBCU GameDay; Jacqie McWilliams-Parker, CIAA Commissioner; and student-athlete Krystin Johnson, formerly of Talladega College Gymnastics.
A major development in the world of sports. Bill Belichick, considered by many close football observers as the greatest NFL coach ever, is coming to Chapel Hill.
Justin Robinson defies categorization. He’s a botanist. He’s also a cook and culinary historian and teaches classes such as "The Ethnobotany of Thanksgiving" and “Soul Food Genius.” He’s a Grammy award-winning musician and vocalist and an original member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Jose Sandoval was one of the voices on Blue Ridge Public Radio sharing that life-saving information in the aftermath of Helene. And he started sharing it in Spanish to make sure people who speak Spanish in the region were staying informed, too. Plus, how Extraordinary Ventures in Chapel Hill is working to make connections between employers and folks with intellectual disabilities.
The biggest political week is in the books. North Carolinians again backed a Republican presidential candidate and a Democratic candidate for governor. From ticket-splitting to trends, we talk with a panel of reporters from across the state about the results and what they mean.
With just days remaining before the polls close on the 2024 election, Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters talk about the latest candidate visits, polls, and what's in store for North Carolina.
NC State professor of history Nancy Mitchell joins Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii to reflect on the life of President Jimmy Carter.
In this high intensity election season, the latest polling numbers can make for a good headline. But what’s behind those numbers? Polling experts fill us in. And we get an update from the NC mountains.
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with reporters and a meteorologist about the latest from Western North Carolina.
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of local journalists about the biggest news stories in North Carolina this week.
Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii sit down with North Carolina rap icon Petey Pablo, a 2024 inductee into the NC Music Hall of Fame. And we talk with Ames Alexander of The Charlotte Observer about his reporting on plans to address North Carolina's medical debt crisis.
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of local journalists about the biggest news stories in North Carolina this week.
We get some analysis on a piece of legislation that went to the Governor last week. It’s a bill that mandates local sheriffs comply with federal deportation efforts, so called ICE detainers. WUNC reporter Aaron Sánchez-Guerra fills us in. Plus, a conversation with longtime NC Rep. Mickey Michaux
On Due South's North Carolina News Roundup this week... we get the latest on two bills passed at the state legislature - on school vouchers and law enforcement cooperation with ICE. Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters discuss those stories and more from the week's news.
Forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs. Her books in the Temperance Brennan series were the inspiration for the long-running TV series "Bones." Fans of the series, rejoice, because there's a new book out. Leoneda Inge talks with Reichs her about career and the latest book "Fire and Bones." Plus, what's next for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy on UNC campuses. We get an update from WUNC's Brianna Atkinson.
We’re back again with another installation of our “Purple Ballot” series. We’ll get an update on the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns on the road with NPR Political Reporter Ximena Bustillo. And a discussion on how race and gender intersect in this historic race.
Co-host Leoneda Inge revisits the legacy of civil rights pioneer and gender rights advocate Pauli Murray, the latest American icon to be honored with an American Women Quarter by the U.S. Mint. This weekend, The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice will open in Durham, at the site of Murray's childhood home.
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
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Juneteenth celebrations across NC include quilting, tours and historical reenactments
June 19, 202550min 26sec
For twenty years, Juneteenth celebrations have been held across the state of North Carolina. The tradition dates back to long before Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Leoneda Inge sits down with the North Carolina Juneteenth State Director Phyllis Coley to discuss how commemorations have evolved over the years and what’s in store for the state’s 20th anniversary of Juneteenth celebrations.
The 2025 Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters Conference showcases the work of African American artists who are shaping Black historical narratives through abstract and story quilting and other textile arts exploration. Guest: Kimberley Cartwright, quilting artist, educator and Kindred Spirits Quilting Conference director
On Juneteenth, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is embarking on a two-week literary tour that follows abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad route from North Carolina to Canada. The goal of the journey is to keep Tubman’s freedom fighting history alive for new generations, whose access to Black history texts and resources are dwindling. Guest: Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, entrepreneur, motivational speaker