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Due SouthResearch Triangle Park's past, present and future0:01:00The future of Research Triangle ParkThe growing popularity of remote work is one challenge. Cuts to federal research funding is another. But those are only two threats to the future of Research Triangle Park, the flagship business park that helped inspire the region’s “Research Triangle” name over the last half century. Leoneda Inge speaks with a reporter who’s keeping track of RTP’s planned changes, and whether they will come to pass.Kayli Thompson, Senior Reporter at the Triangle Business Journal and author of the recent article, “RT...
2026-02-1750 minDue SouthAn obituary for K&W Cafeteria. The story behind Battleship North Carolina. And the state's infrastructure.0:01:00North Carolina’s infrastructure lags growthNorth Carolina’s population is growing, but our infrastructure is not keeping up. That’s according to a new report by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Leoneda Inge speaks with Bradley George about his work covering the report's release.Bradley George, AM reporter for WUNC News0:09:06How the Battleship North Carolina got to its home in WilmingtonIn October 1961, the Battleship North Carolina was nudged up the Cape Fear River by tugboats into Wilmington— and was welcom...
2026-02-1138 minDue SouthBernice King leans into her legacy at The King Center. NC architect on challenges facing Smithsonian museum.0:01:00Bernice King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, leans into her legacy at The King CenterLeoneda Inge chats with Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, to discuss her family’s legacy, her work as a social justice strategist and the work of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change amid a changing political climate.(This Due South encore edition originally aired August 13,2025.)Dr. Bernice King, strategist, peace advocate and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center fo...
2026-01-1950 minDue SouthThe Big Recount: 25 years after the Bush/Gore presidential election ballot debacle0:01:00The Big Recount: Covering the 2000 presidential election ballot challengeLeoneda Inge and WFAE’s Steve Harrison talk about their experiences covering the 2000 presidential election ballot challenge. In 2000, Harrison was covering the Bush/Gore election for the Miami Herald. He shares stories from that time and reflects on an event that reshaped American politics 25 years later.Steve Harrison, politics reporter at WFAE-Charlotte’s NPR News Source, and former reporter for the Miami Herald and Charlotte Observer.0:13:00The Big Recount: A political scientist weighs inLeoneda Inge spea...
2026-01-0550 minDue SouthSantas Like Me provide diverse representation. Federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe0:01:00'Santas Just Like Me'Stafford Braxton was working as a photographer with a mall Santa when he noticed a trend: Black families would approach him and ask if there was a Santa their kids could visit who looked more like them. Braxton realized there was a need to fill and "Santas Just Like Me" was born.Braxton talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about getting that business off the ground, the joys and challenges of the work and the persistence it often takes to recruit his Santas.Later in the hour, Warren...
2025-12-2347 minDue SouthThe Big Recount: 25 years after the Bush/Gore presidential election ballot debacle0:01:00The Big Recount: Covering the 2000 presidential election ballot challengeLeoneda Inge and WFAE’s Steve Harrison talk about their experiences covering the 2000 presidential election ballot challenge. In 2000, Harrison was covering the Bush/Gore election for the Miami Herald. He shares stories from that time and reflects on an event that reshaped American politics 25 years later.Steve Harrison, politics reporter at WFAE-Charlotte’s NPR News Source, and former reporter for the Miami Herald and Charlotte Observer.0:13:00The Big Recount: A political scientist weighs inLeo...
2025-12-2250 minDue SouthSecretary of State Elaine Marshall talks charity scams. And, Black students' experience after race-conscious admissions.0:01:00Secretary of State Elaine Marshall on the scams to watch out for during charitable giving seasonLeoneda Inge speaks with Secretary of State Elaine Marshall –- the first woman elected to statewide executive office in North Carolina –- about her career and the threat of scams this charitable giving season. Plus, how to recognize scams to protect your finances from fraud when donating online and the state resources to find verifiable charities before you donate.Elaine Marshall, North Carolina’s Secretary of State0:13:00A Black s...
2025-12-0950 minDue SouthWalltown Children’s Theatre turns 25. NC Opera's 'Cinderella.' Plus, a check-in on Duke Basketball and Team USA.0:01:00Duke Basketball’s Kara Lawson tapped to coach Team USAThe Duke Basketball program has long been associated with Olympic success. Coach K oversaw three American teams that finished atop the podium. Now, a different Blue Devil leader is readying for international play. Friend of the program Mitch Northam provides all the important details.Mitchell Northam, senior writer at SB Nation0:08:23A generation of performers returns to Durham to celebrate 25th anniversary of arts nonprofitThis weekend, a local institution celebrates 25 years of dance, drama and music. Wa...
2025-10-1538 minDue South‘Remembering Blood’ convening in Durham aims to reimagine menopause. Plus, a fall foliage forecast.0:01:00‘Remembering Blood’ conference in Durham aims to reimagine menopauseMenopause is not quite the taboo subject it once was, but many are just beginning to talk about it frankly. Others have been talking about menopause for a long time, how it impacts historically marginalized communities, and how to reframe our thinking on menopause, not as an ending but as a “portal.”This weekend, that portal will be centered here in Durham at a conference called Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood. Due South’s Leoneda Inge speaks with conference organizer Omisade Burney-Scott and conference speaker Sonya Renee Tayl...
2025-10-0836 minDue SouthAsheville's tourism industry is recovering, a year after Helene0:01:00A year after an Asheville restaurant was destroyed by Helene, not much has changedThe co-owners of Gourmand, a French rotisserie, struck out to open a stand-alone restaurant in Asheville’s River Arts District. But before they could open, Hurricane Helene ruined everything. The co-owners are still making food. And still waiting for their restaurant to be service-ready.Peyton Barrell and Katie Grabach, co-owners of Gourmand, a French Rotisserie restaurant that was set to open in Asheville’s River Arts District before Hurricane Helene0:13:00The Biltmore Estate, a major tour...
2025-10-0650 minDue SouthDr. Bernice King on her civil rights family's legacy; Daphne Fama's 'House of Monstrous Women'0:01:00Leoneda Inge chats with Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, to discuss her family’s legacy, her work as a social justice strategist and the work of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change amid a changing political climate.Dr. Bernice King, strategist, peace advocate and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change0:33:00Leoneda Inge talks to the Greensboro native Daphne Fama about her debut gothic horror novel, House of Monstrous Women. The no...
2025-09-3050 minDue SouthLocal impacts of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle DEI, from NC universities to national parks0:01:00NC’s future scientists may choose new paths after NIH cutsThe effort to end DEI programs across the federal government is having a range of impacts, including the future of science. Due South’s Jeff Tiberii talks with Lynn Bonner and Brandon Kingdollar of NC Newsline about their recent article titled “NC’s next generation of scientists fear careers are going ‘up in smoke’ as NIH grants end.”Lynn Bonner, Investigative Reporter, NC NewslineBrandon Kingdollar, Reporter, NC Newsline0:13:00
A Chronicle reporter investigates closure of Duke graduate student support...
2025-09-2450 minDue SouthRaleigh City Council member on fear after political violence. Plus, NC foliage forecast with the 'Fall Color Guy.’0:01:00Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton on political violence and fearRaleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton talks with Jeff Tiberii about fear, political violence, and rhetoric in the public sphere, following the killing of Charlie Kirk. Lambert-Melton says he has cancelled a public event out of fear.Jonathan Lambert-Melton, At-Large City Council Member, Raleigh0:13:00North Carolina foliage forecast with the "Fall Color Guy’The days are getting shorter, the air is getting cooler and soon leaves across the region will change from green to brilliant reds, or...
2025-09-1850 minDue SouthUNC civil rights law luminary Ted Shaw on the legacy of Thurgood Marshall. Plus, new documentary 'Becoming Thurgood.'Today on Due South, a conversation with Ted Shaw, a law professor and director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights who once led the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and argued cases in front of the Supreme Court. Shaw talks with Leoneda Inge about the battles he fought then and the resonance they have now, and about his deep connection to civil rights legal legend Thurgood Marshall.Then, Leoneda talks with the director and an executive producer of the new PBS documentary “Becoming Thurgood” – about the life and immense impact of the civil rights attorney turned U.S. Sup...
2025-09-0950 minDue South'Swim for Charlie' helps NC kids learn to swim. And how Columbus County became a 'pool desert.'0:01:00How Swim for Charlie aims to even the swim safety field More children ages 1 to 4 die from drowning than from any other cause of death. And drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for kids ages 5 through 14. Swim for Charlie is a local nonprofit organization helping second graders to learn how to swim. We're joined by the organization's president, who offers water safety tips for swimmers. This interview originally aired June 11, 2024.Dr. Jonathan Klein, President and Board Chair of Swim for Charlie0:13:00Ruth Pointer reflects on h...
2025-09-0150 minDue SouthNC News Roundup: OBX check-in after Hurricane Erin; potential impact of NIH cuts on Research Triangle0:01:00This week on the North Carolina News Roundup... We check in on the coast after Hurricane Erin. College students return to the Research Triangle as federal funding cuts and potential layoffs loom. Plus, WUNC’s weekly news quiz! Leoneda Inge talks with a panel of journalists about those stories and more, on Due South.GuestsBrianna Atkinson, Higher Education reporter at WUNCRod Carter, Weeknight evening anchor at CBS 17 NewsSam Walker, Editor-in-Chief of SamWalker O-B-X News.comAdam Wagner, editor of the NC Newsroom
2025-08-2250 minDue SouthRob Christensen's book 'Southern News, Southern Politics.' 'Paperhand Puppet' celebrates 25 years.Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a CenturyThe Raleigh News and Observer has a complicated and consequential history in North Carolina. The story of the N&O – or the “Nuisance & Disturber” as some called it over the years – is also the story of the family that owned and ran the paper from the late 1800s to the end of the 20th century. And about how the News & Observer didn’t just report on politics, but also shaped politics, for generations of North Carolinians. Rob Christensen, a former political columnist for the New...
2025-08-1950 minDue SouthDr. Bernice King on her civil rights family's legacy; Daphne Fama's 'House of Monstrous Women'Leoneda Inge chats with Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, to discuss her family’s legacy, her work as a social justice strategist and the work of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change amid a changing political climate.Dr. Bernice King, strategist, peace advocate and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social ChangeLeoneda Inge talks to the Greensboro native Daphne Fama about her debut gothic horror novel, House of Monstrous Women. The novel is set in the Ph...
2025-08-1350 minDue SouthDurham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead on ICE cooperation. Plus, more non-criminal immigrants are being detained in NC.0:01:00NC sees rise in immigration arrestsDetentions from federal immigration enforcement are up significantly in North Carolina. WUNC’s Aaron Sanchez-Guerra has been reporting on the increase and talks with Jeff Tiberii.Aaron Sanchez-Guerra, Race, Class and Communities reporter for WUNCRelated: ICE arrests of immigrants rise by 170% in North Carolina. Here's what to know
0:13:00Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead on changing immigration lawThe US Department of Homeland Security has labelled Durham County a “Sanctuary County.” That doesn’t sit well with Durham County S...
2025-07-3150 minDue SouthRaleigh Mayor Janet Cowell joins Due South’s ‘Meet the Mayors’ series. Plus, a history of NC's ABC stores.Raleigh is not our state’s biggest city, but as state capital Raleigh is the center of North Carolina’s political life and it is home to almost half a million people. In Due South’s latest edition of “Meet the Mayors,” Leoneda Inge talks with Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell about her wide-ranging political career: from a Raleigh city councilor to a NC state senator to NC State Treasurer and now back to city government.Then, North Carolina is one of more than a dozen states where the government controls liquor sales. Writer Jeremy Markovich runs the newsletter...
2025-07-2950 minDue SouthHow will the 'Big Beautiful Bill' take shape in North Carolina? Plus, popular picks for summer reading.0:01:00The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is now law. How will it take shape 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? Jeff Tiberii talks with an economist about what to expect.Bharat Ramamurti, Senior Advisor for Economic Strategy at the American Economic Liberties Project, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the Biden Administration0:13:00Due South’s ‘Meet the Mayors’ series continues with the mayor of Fletc...
2025-07-2850 minDue South‘Bull Durham’ director on adapting his famous film for the stage; How the real Durham Bulls stay cool in the heat.How the Durham Bulls beat the heat If there are two things you can count on this time of year – it's baseball and the heat. Leoneda talks with Durham Bulls Interim General Manager Chrystal Rowe about how athletes and fans are beating the heat this summer.Chrystal Rowe, Interim General Manager of the Durham BullsRoy Wood Jr. on 'Road to Rickwood' and the civil rights legacy of the Birmingham baseball fieldRoy Wood Jr. hosts the podcast “Road to Rickwood” about the Birmingham, Alabama baseball field that saw it...
2025-07-0950 minDue SouthA generation gap in the Triangle housing marketA generation gap in the Triangle housing marketThe News and Observer’s Chantal Allam is back to talk about trends and notable highlights in Triangle housing. She chats with co-host Leoneda Inge about Baby Boomers “boxing out” Millennials from Triangle housing, and a contest for the best Modernist home in North Carolina.‘Unto These Hills’ outdoor drama marks 75 years in Cherokee, NCNorth Carolinians are accustomed to hearing about the outdoor symphonic drama “The Lost Colony” performed each summer on the Outer Banks. Perhaps less well-known is another outdoor drama across the state in Cherokee, NC...
2025-06-1850 minDue SouthUncovering history's mystery 'The Lost Colony' and efforts to center Native stories in long-running performanceThe story of “The Lost Colony" of Roanoke is one that's been told for generations. But some say the colony was never actually lost. Scott Dawson, owner of the Lost Colony Museum on Hatteras Island, talks to co-host Leoneda Inge about the evidence he and a British archaeological team recently found, which Dawson hopes will change the narrative.Then, the story of The Lost Colony of Roanoke has been performed in song and dance for over 80 years at an outdoor theater on the Outer Banks — a production many North Carolina students attend each year. The story told on t...
2025-05-2750 minDue SouthLocal author explores nature's splendor in the 'Wild South’; vocalists Anthony 'Amp' and KeAmber DanielsThis time of year, a bevy of sights and sounds emerge in the South. In a recently published book, Georgann Eubanks chronicles fifteen natural phenomena from across the region that are simultaneously routine and breathtaking.Eubanks joins Due South’s Leoneda Inge to talk about The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South.This encore interview originally aired April 9, 2025.Then, music runs deep through the generations of the Daniels family and fortunately they don’t keep that talent to themselves. Their "sacred soul" music uplifts audiences in the pews at thei...
2025-05-2650 minDue SouthMichelin guide to the American South; Southern Culture on the Fizz; Sinners' Southern gothic horrorThe recent announcement of a new Michelin guide dedicated to the American South has sent a ripple of excitement through several Southern states, including North Carolina. Leoneda Inge sits down with Scott Peacock, director of tourism, marketing and communications for Visit NC, to learn more about the restaurant selection process. Due South’s Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii chat with Appalachian State University professor Brett Taubman about his new book Southern Culture on the Fizz: An Effervescent Guide to Fermented Foods and Beverages from the American South. And director Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners, is a Southern gothic horro...
2025-05-2150 minDue SouthPersonal finance columnist Michelle Singletary; HBCU 101: Student Loan EditionTariffs, trade wars, and market turbulence are enough to make anyone nervous. At the same time, many of the Triangle’s grant-supported researchers and federal workers are also facing job insecurity. It’s enough to make anyone desperate for some sage financial advice. The Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary joins Due South’s Leoneda Inge to share some hard truths and provide some hope for a path forward.GuestMichelle Singletary, personal finance columnist, The Washington Post Nearly 80 percent of HBCU students borrow federal loans. For many, a college education would not be...
2025-05-1350 minDue SouthDurham's Pauli Murray Center loses $300,000+ federal grant; NC architect reflects on challenges facing Smithsonian museum she helped designThe Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham is a historical site dedicated to the commemoration of the life and work of Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray, a queer, Black human rights and social justice advocate, priest, poet and organizer from Durham. The museum opened to the public in 2024 and is located in and around Murray’s childhood home. Last week, the Center lost a federal grant of over $300,000 from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Just weeks earlier, Pauli Murray’s biography page was removed from the National Park Service and the page for t...
2025-04-2238 minDue SouthUnpacking the latest twist in NC Supreme Court contest; "Wait Wait" host Peter Sagal gets grilled on the South by LeonedaThe latest in the ongoing saga over NC’s Supreme Court seat. What Republican Jefferson Griffin’s win (for now) with the state appeals court means, and what happens next.With the fast-approaching, sold-out live taping at DPAC, Peter Sagal needs all the help he can get to prepare. Thankfully, he’s got a one-on-one study session with Due South’s Leoneda Inge. But he better get ready, because she’s got a news quiz of her own for him…And, the Environmental Protection Agency's largest facility in Research Triangle Park has several hundred workers. Current and...
2025-04-1050 minDue SouthNC naturalist takes us to the 'Wild South' where natural wonders aboundLush language abounds in local naturalist’s book about the ‘Wild South’ Spring in the South brings a bevy of sights and sounds. In her new book, naturalist and writer Georgann Eubanks chronicles fifteen natural phenomena from across the region that are simultaneously routine and breathtaking. Eubanks talks with Due South’s Leoneda Inge about The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South.Georgann Eubanks, author of The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild SouthDuke and UNC among top ten in NPR's College Podcast Challenge NPR's College Podcast Ch...
2025-04-0950 minDue SouthNC A&T professor’s TikTok unintentionally launched ‘HillmanTok;’ what's next for a NC Confederate monument?Edenton’s Confederate monument still stands, two years after a vote to take it down A deal to move a Confederate monument in front of the Edenton Town Council fell through. What’s next for the statue, and the lawsuits over its position. Mechelle Hankerson, News Director at WHRO Public Media In “Confederates,” Black women in two eras face the same challenges Playmakers Repertory Company is staging a new production of Dominique Morrisseau’s satirical drama, Confederates. Leoneda Inge sits down with the director and a principal actor from the play to talk through its themes...
2025-03-1050 minDue SouthWhat's next for Chapel Hill's Mediterranean Deli; 'Legacies of Lynching' confronts difficult NC historyThe 'Legacies of Lynching' inaugural gathering will convene this weekend in Chapel Hill. Historian Blair LM Kelley and Bettie Murchison, co-chair of the Wake County Community Remembrance Coalition, join Leoneda Inge to dig deep into that legacy — for descendants, for communities, and for our collective understanding of our state's history.Poet and spoken word performer Nick Courmon also joins the conversation to share the story of his cousin Percy Berry. Berry was lynched in Craven County in 1932. He is one of more than 4,400 Black people killed in racial terror lynchings between 1877 and 1950 who are remembered at the Th...
2025-02-2650 minDue SouthNC schools brace for possible federal funding cuts; CIAA Commissioner talks history, women's leadership in sports and basketballLeoneda Inge chats with Kris Nordstrom, senior policy analyst for the North Carolina Justice Center's Education & Law Project. Celeste Headlee speaks with Hannah McClellan, senior reporter for Education NC. CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker chats with Leoneda Inge.
2025-02-2550 minDue SouthUNC-Chapel Hill professor Kurt Gray tackles outrage in new book; Jaki Shelton Green visits Due South to talk poetryUNC-Chapel Hill psychology and neuroscience professor Kurt Gray joins Due South co-host Leoneda Inge to talk about his book, Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground. And Leoneda Inge chats with North Carolina poet laureate Jaki Shelton Green about her current work and her approach to writing.
2025-01-2950 minDue SouthNorth Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall; the changing workplace in 2025Freelance journalist Jim Morrill talks with WUNC's Anita Rao about his recent story in The Assembly: “How Destin Hall Rose From Humble Beginnings to House Speaker.”Then, an exploration of the changing workplace in 2025. First, Nashville-based Marq Burnett of The Business Journals talks with Due South's Leoneda Inge about the impact of generational stereotypes in the workplace and how many companies are embracing a "come as you are" approach as workers return to office. Later in the hour, an early career training program at a NC-based tech company aims to help recent graduates adapt to the workplace. Leon...
2025-01-2150 minDue SouthFrom food to plants to land to music, Justin Robinson connects it allJustin Robinson defies categorization. He’s a botanist, cook and culinary historian, who teaches classes with titles like "The Ethnobotany of Thanksgiving" and “Soul Food Genius.”Justin is also a Grammy Award-winning musician and vocalist and an original member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops. He is a founding member of the Earthseed Land Collective, aiming to deepen the relationship of Black, Brown and Indigenous people to the land.Justin has so many passions and talents, and they're connected through his view of himself as a “village man.” He joins co-host Leoneda Inge to explore it all.
2024-11-2750 minDue SouthDebunking misinformation about Helene response in western NC; 'The Devil at His Elbow,' book about Murdaugh murdersMisinformation and disinformation can cause harm under normal circumstances, but the stakes are particularly high in the aftermath of disasters. WRAL PolitiFact reporter Paul Specht has been tracking viral claims about aid efforts after Tropical Storm Helene flooded much of western North Carolina. He talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about sifting through fiction to find the facts.Then, the name “Murdaugh” became known across the country, and even the world, in 2021 when Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found dead on their family estate in South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh, husband to Maggie and father to Paul, was eventually conv...
2024-10-1450 minDue SouthMusicians raise money for relief efforts in western NC; Music Maker Foundation turns 30Helene has impacted every aspect of life in western Carolina – including Asheville’s music scene. In the aftermath of the storm, musicians are using their craft to raise money and hope. WUNC music reporter Brian Burns shares the latest with co-host Leoneda Inge.Music Maker Foundation is one of the many organizations working to raise funds for musicians impacted by Helene. This kind of work is not new to Music Maker -- they've been providing aid for American roots musicians for thirty years. The organization is celebrates its three decades of supporting artists and amplifying traditional American music w...
2024-10-1050 minDue SouthState treasurers' race; Alexis Pauline Gumbs on Audre Lorde; 'Black Defender'A look at the State Treasurer’s race in North Carolina. WUNC's Colin Campbell joins Jeff Tiberii to discuss the race and candidates. Leoneda Inge chats with Durham-based poet and scholar Alexis Pauline Gumbs about her latest work, Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. Leoneda Inge chats with Dr. David Washington about his debut graphic novel, Black Defender: The Awakening.
2024-09-1150 minDue SouthPurple Ballot: unions and 'shifting the tide' of labor; 'Black Folk' and the long history of collective action in the SouthNorth Carolina State University historian Ajamu Dillahunt-Holloway joins co-host Leoneda Inge to talk labor movements in North Carolina and the South. He connects the past to the struggles—and accomplishments—of organizing today, and discusses the presidential campaigns efforts to court union voters.Blair LM Kelley is a historian who knows the power of storytelling, weaving her own family's history into her award-winning book Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class, which recently came out in paperback. Kelley recounts individual stories of Black workers, including her great-grandfather, in the post-war South who had no recourse when...
2024-09-1050 minDue SouthPurple Ballot: the power of the millennial and Gen Z electorate in 2024Jeff Tiberii chats with Emily Stack, chair of the North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans. Leoneda Inge speaks with David McClennan, political science professor at Meredith College and director of the Meredith Poll. Gino Nuzzolillo, campaigns manager for Common Cause NC, sits down with Leoneda Inge to discuss the upcoming youth-led CarolinaDaze concert series.
2024-08-2750 minDue SouthDue South's "Golden Leaf" series on tobacco's deep roots in NC; gap year student learns lessons outside the classroomNorth Carolina is predicted to harvest well over 100,000 acres of tobacco this year, and grows most of the flue-cured tobacco produced in the U.S. As farmers and laborers take to the fields to harvest the crop, Due South takes a look at the impact of tobacco on our state – past, present, and future – in an occasional series called “Golden Leaf.”Our first conversation is with Dr. Blake Brown, a professor emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. He talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about the role of tobacco farming in North Carolina’s economy...
2024-08-2250 minDue SouthThe Triangle's shifting real estate market; affordable housing in Chapel Hill; preserving modernist home designThe State of Real Estate in the TriangleHome listings and home sales prices continue to increase in North Carolina, but sales have slowed slightly in recent months, with homes staying on the market for an average of just over 4 months. The median sales price of homes in the area has increased by 4% to $374,700, year over year. Leoneda Inge discusses the current real estate landscape in the Triangle with a local real estate agent. John Wood, Broker-Owner of three RE/MAX UNITED offices located in Raleigh, Cary, and Chapel HillA look at affordable housing...
2024-08-2150 minDue SouthOutgoing NCSU Chancellor Randy Woodson; 'Vera Stark' at Raleigh's Theatre in the ParkNC State Chancellor Randy Woodson is one of the longest serving at a major public research university in recent years, especially in North Carolina. He talks with Leoneda Inge about what he's learned on the job, the highs and lows, and reflects on his long career at the start of his final year at NC State.Theatre in the Park, Raleigh’s beloved black box community theatre, is staging Lynn Nottage’s 2011 play, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, from Aug 15-25. The play covers 70 years in the life of a fictional African-American maid who becomes a film...
2024-08-1950 minDue South'A Sojourn for Harriet Jacobs'; NC family has seven living generations; NC Highway Historical Marker programEarlier this year, a group of Black women traveled to Edenton, North Carolina for a cultural experience they wouldn’t forget called “A Sojourn for Harriet Jacobs.” It was a trip to honor the life of Jacobs, a Black woman who lived from 1813 to 1897 and wrote the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl about her early life.Co-host Leoneda Inge traveled along on the sojourn, which was organized to amplify the voice of Jacobs and share her legacy with artists, scholars, writers, cultural workers. Leoneda is joined in the studio by Johnica Rivers, Curator-At-Large with T...
2024-08-0149 minDue SouthPurple Ballot: Dem support for VP Kamala Harris grows; Army captain Sammy Sullivan wins bronze at 2024 Summer OlympicsCo-host Leoneda Inge chats with State Sen. Natalie Murdock, Dr. Jarvis Hall, associate professor of political science at North Carolina Central University and Dr. Aimy Steele, CEO of The New North Carolina Project about growing support among North Carolina's democratic voters for Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential bid. In a post-Olympic win re-broadcast, co-host Leoneda Inge talks to U.S. Army Captain and Women's Rugby Sevens player Sammy Sullivan about competing at this year's Summer Games. Sign up for WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here.
2024-07-3149 minDue SouthUniversities adjust to UNC system’s new rules on DEI; crops suffer under drought conditionsDue South co-host Leoneda Inge talks with WUNC's higher education reporter Brianna Atkinson about how North Carolina's public universities are complying with a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.Then, Leoneda Inge talks to a local agronomist about this year's flash drought and the damage it's caused to various crops. And, Chris Liloia of the North Carolina Botanical Garden joins co-host Jeff Tiberii for a conversation about native plants, grasses, and wildflowers, and their climate resilience. Sign up for WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here.
2024-07-2549 minDue SouthRoyal Ice Cream sit-in activist honored; new burrowing dinosaur discovery; Southern Mixtape's songs of summerIn 1957, Virginia Williams made history as part of the Royal Ice Cream sit-in in Durham. Williams, now 87, was recently honored at the "Sweet Justice" ice cream social at NorthStar Church of the Arts. Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Williams and several attendees inspired by Williams' activism.Then, researchers at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University have discovered a new dinosaur species that they believe lived at least some of their lives in underground burrows. Due South co-host Leoneda Inge talks with NC State researcher Haviv Avrahami about the discovery of the...
2024-07-1849 minDue South'Our Secret Society' views civil rights fundraising though a lens of fashion and flair; Ella West Gallery is a beacon of artistic lightPart One: Booker T. Spicely MarkerOn July 8th, 1944, Booker T. Spicely, a U.S. Army private on active duty, was killed in Durham, North Carolina in an act of racial violence. On the 80th anniversary of his passing, we're resharing a story that originally aired in December 2023 covering the unveiling of a historical marker in Spicely's honor. James Williams, attorney, retired public defender, leader of a committee that documented Spicely’s story and advocated for a markerPart Two: The Story of Civil Rights Organizer Mollie Moon Host Leoneda Inge talks to historian and...
2024-07-0849 minDue SouthBaseball edition: Roy Wood Jr. on 'Road to Rickwood'; baseball integration in the Carolinas; minor league pitcher Devin SweetComedian Roy Wood Jr. takes a break from stand up to sit down with historians and former Negro League players in the new NPR podcast "Road to Rickwood."Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Chris Holaday, author of Cracks in the Outfield Wall: The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas.Minor league pitcher Devin Sweet recently had a brush with the majors at a time when only six percent of Major League Baseball players are Black. He talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about his father's efforts to build a baseball community for him and other...
2024-07-0149 minDue SouthDue South takes a trip to 'My Black Country' with Alice Randall, Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi PalmerThis hour originally released on April 15, 2024.2024 is shaping up to be quite the interesting year in country music.The release of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter on March 29 shook up the industry when one of her lead singles, "Texas Hold 'Em," shot to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Hot Country Songs chart, making the chanteuse the first Black woman to top the country chart in Billboard history.Little more than a week later, acclaimed author Alice Randall released her memoir, My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present...
2024-06-2549 minDue SouthAs idea of reparations gains broader support, controversy arises over how to put into practiceReparations for past harms to Black people is a concept that many Americans have come to support, but how to put the idea into practice has become complicated and controversial.Sala Menaya-Merritt, Director of Equity and Inclusion for the City of Asheville, talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about the efforts of Asheville’s Community Reparations Commission and the challenges they've faced as they try to provide redress for Black community members.Then, Leoneda talks with economist Dr. William ("Sandy") Darity and writer A. Kirsten Mullen about their research on the direct connection between slavery and to...
2024-06-1849 minDue SouthJohn T. Edge on Defining Southern Food; Mama Dip’s Legacy; ‘Chamber Soul’ Artist Shana TuckerProducer's note: Join Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii for “Due South Live!” Friday, June 14, 7:30pm at Motorco Music Hall in Durham. We'll be talking about Southern food with Chef Ricky Moore from Saltbox Seafood Joint, Mike D of Mike D’s BBQ and Bill Smith, famed chef from Crook’s Corner. Tickets and details.John T. Edge on Defining Southern FoodThe Southern Foodways Alliance has tirelessly documented and explored the diverse food cultures of the American South. Founding director John T. Edge puts it this way – “I think food is as important to understanding the culture of t...
2024-06-0549 minDue SouthUncovering history's mystery 'The Lost Colony' and efforts to center Native stories in long-running performanceThe story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has captured the imaginations of North Carolinians for centuries. And what actually happened to those colonists remains a mystery, despite so many efforts to uncover the truth. Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with East Carolina University Professor of Anthropology Charles Ewen about what is known, and not yet known, about the Lost Colony. He's co-authored a forthcoming book, Becoming the Lost Colony: The History, Lore and Popular Culture of the Roanoke Mystery.Then, the story of The Lost Colony of Roanoke has been performed in song and dance f...
2024-05-2849 minDue SouthAbortion access: impact of Florida's six-week ban across the South, and an oral history project documents stories of providers and patientsDoctors, researchers, and students at Duke University are developing an oral history archive to shed light on the stories of abortion patients and providers impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and North Carolina’s 12-week ban.In part one of this conversation, co-host Leoneda Inge talks with three doctors about why they're contributing to this audio archive, which captures reproductive health history, happening now.Then, Leoneda Inge is joined by two students who are also involved in the oral history project, as well as by a reproductive justice advocate, to talk abou...
2024-05-0749 minDue South"Echoes of a Coup" explores untold history of 1898 Wilmington massacre; Teaching difficult historyThe podcast Scene on Radio recently launched its sixth season, “Echoes of a Coup,” right on the heels of the anniversary of the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which many call an "attempted coup."The podcast explores the history behind what is widely considered the only successful coup d’état in United States history. In Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898, white supremacists massacred Black people (some estimates put the death toll in the hundreds) and seized power with a violent overthrow of the Wilmington government.John Biewen, host and producer of Scene on Radio, and Mic...
2024-05-0236 minDue SouthComedian Kathy Griffin chats about Life on the PTSD List; 13-year cicadas make a noisy return to NCIn her first standup tour in six years, Kathy Griffin jokes about the hardest times in her life. She chats with co-host Leoneda Inge in advance of her Durham, NC tour stop on May 5. North Carolina State University professor Kelly Oten tells co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about the sights and sounds to expect as 13-year cicadas emerge in the Triangle area and beyond.
2024-04-2534 minDue SouthNC State basketball wrap up; abortion pill access; and the solar eclipse comes to North CarolinaThe North Carolina State men's and women's basketball teams made improbable runs and almost went all the way to the championships. Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with two reporters about the ends of the Wolfpack seasons and what to expect for next year.Then, a North Carolina Health News reporter talks to Leoneda Inge about the use of the abortion pill Mifepristone in North Carolina and how a ruling on a U.S. Supreme Court case could restrict access.In our last segment, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center science education specialist Dr. Amy Sayle tells Due...
2024-04-0849 minDue SouthPBS Antiques Roadshow visits the RDU Triangle; Interview with Weight For It podcast hostIt’s been a long time since one of the most popular programs on PBS, "Antiques Roadshow," visited North Carolina's Triangle. A woman from eastern North Carolina set an appraisal record back in 2009 with a collection of 18th century Chinese items made of jade. Last summer, the show visited Raleigh to film, and those episodes begin airing tonight. Leoneda Inge gets a peek.One of 2023’s "best podcasts" discusses something we often don’t: Weight. Ronald Young Jr. shares, “the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time,” in his pod...
2024-04-0149 minDue SouthHave we reached the tipping point for restaurant worker pay?The practice of tipping is rooted in racism and perpetuates sexual harassment, according to Saru Jayaraman. Jayaraman is the Director of the Food Labor Research Center at University of California and is President of One Fair Wage, an organization advocating for the full and fair minimum wage for all workers — including the millions of restaurant workers who are paid a tipped minimum wage. She talks with co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about the history of tipping and her view of its future.GuestSaru Jayaraman, President and Co-Founder of One Fair Wage (OFW), Director of...
2024-03-2749 minDue SouthUncovering history's mystery 'The Lost Colony' and efforts to center Native stories in long-running performanceThe story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has captured the imaginations of North Carolinians for centuries. And what actually happened to those colonists remains a mystery, despite so many efforts to uncover the truth. Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with East Carolina University Professor of Anthropology Charles Ewen about what is known, and not yet known, about the Lost Colony. He's co-authored a forthcoming book, Becoming the Lost Colony: The History, Lore and Popular Culture of the Roanoke Mystery.Then, the story of The Lost Colony of Roanoke has been performed in song and dance f...
2024-03-1249 minDue SouthMichelle Singletary talks housing unaffordability, race and money lessons from 'Big Mama'; Tiny house advocate aims for big changes to help increase Black homeownershipThe Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about the Black homeownership gap, new pathways to homeownership and building wealth, and about her column "The Color of Money." Then, tiny home consultant Jewel Pearson talks to co-host Leoneda Inge about how tiny house living can open the door to homeownership.
2024-03-0449 minDue SouthNC Voting: North Carolina's photo ID requirement explained, and a history of early voting in NCCo-host Leoneda Inge talks with Durham County's Director of Elections Derek Bowens and WUNC's Voting and Election Integrity Reporter Rusty Jacobs about the history of NC's voter ID law, the many types of IDs accepted at the polls and how voters can ensure their vote counts. Then, civil rights activist and former North Carolina state senator Floyd McKissick, Jr. talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about why he's an advocate for early voting.
2024-02-2949 minDue SouthPerspectives on personal finance: the emotional costs of debt and 'financial trauma'We start off our personal finance hour with some practical tips for managing money and making a budget. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a personal budgeting expert Stacie Walker, Chief Lending Officer at State Employees’ Credit Union.Then, when therapist Jillian Knight started her career, she took a hands-off approach when it came to talking with her clients about their money struggles. But the more she grappled with the emotional impact of her own debt, she realized there was an unmet need in the field of financial therapy. Now, she counsels women and couples about how to un...
2024-02-2049 minDue SouthNC News Roundup: Schools closed, supe out, the latest at DPS; Nikki Haley's chances at homeLeoneda Inge and a panel of reporters review the region's biggest stories of the week, from politics to education, on the NC News Roundup.On the North Carolina News Roundup…Durham Public Schools close down due to anticipated staff absences. Superintendent Mubenga has resigned. What’s next in the DPS pay debacle?Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley loses to “none of these candidates” on the Nevada Republican primary ballot. What chance does she stand in her home state’s presidential primary in a couple weeks?And Raleigh’s economy ranks second in th...
2024-02-0935 minDue SouthDifficult history: "Echoes of a Coup" podcast; why teaching Black history requires nuance and sensitivityScene 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. Then, professor LaGarrett King joins co-host Leoneda Inge to discuss approaches to teaching difficult Black history to K-12 students.
2024-02-0636 minDue SouthFrom food to plants to land to music, Justin Robinson connects it allGrammy Award-winning musician Justin Robinson tells co-host Leoneda Inge about his deep explorations of food, land and history.
2023-11-2249 minDue SouthTeaching the teachers about Native American historyDr. Brittany Hunt talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about her efforts to center Indigenous stories and dismantle harmful teaching practices.
2023-11-1335 minDue SouthIn Edenton, the Freedom House endures as a site of civil rights historyHost Leoneda Inge visits the Freedom House in Edenton, NC and learns more about its legacy.
2023-11-0806 minDue SouthPaula Poundstone brings the funny to Due SouthCo-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii talk with comedian, author and podcast host Paula Poundstone about her family’s Southern roots.
2023-11-0827 minDue SouthStudy examines psychological impact of UNC shooting and lockdownsDue South co-host Leoneda Inge talks with two UNC researchers about the mental health impact of the August 2023 shooting and lockdown, and the September 2023 lockdown, on the campus community.
2023-11-0712 minDue SouthExploring North Carolina foliage with the "Fall Color Guy"Dr. Howard Neufeld talks to hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about the vibrant autumn colors seen throughout the state.
2023-11-0217 minDue SouthChapel Hill poet laureate Cortland Gilliam speaks truth to powerHost Leoneda Inge sits down with Cortland Gilliam, poet laureate of the Town of Chapel Hill.
2023-11-0119 minDue SouthDue South gets the goods on autumnal sweet treatsHosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii sample Halloween confections from three local business owners in the Triangle.
2023-10-3117 minDue SouthComedian Roy Wood Jr. stops by Due South to talk comedy, politics, and truth-tellingStand-up comedian Roy Wood Jr. talks with Due South's Leoneda Inge about his life, comedy, his work on The Daily Show, and his performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
2023-10-3019 minDue SouthDue South debuts with a conversation about defining the American SouthIn this inaugural episode of Due South, Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge attempt to define the contours of the American South with historian Blair Kelley.
2023-10-3011 minDue SouthIntroducing: Due SouthDue South is a new daily radio show on WUNC hosted by Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii. The show is a source for news, information, and perspectives from across North Carolina and the South.
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TestedDiving With a PurposeIn this rebroadcast from February 15, 2022, host Leoneda Inge talks with Tara Roberts, explorer with National Geographic, about Roberts work diving and documenting the wreckage of slave ships. Special thanks to National Geographic for providing some of this episode’s audio.
2022-07-1916 minTestedA fresh start for Black farmersLeoneda Inge hears from Black farmers in the Triangle about their perseverance to bounce back during the pandemic and help the Black agricultural community.
2022-06-1613 minTestedThe pomp and joy of a HBCU graduationLeoneda Inge reflects on her son's recent college graduation and speaks with Rebecca Stallworth Inge about being celebrated as the oldest graduate at Shaw University in the Class of 2022
2022-05-2613 minTestedBlack Carolinians tell their pandemic storiesLeoneda Inge reports on the new Black Carolinians Speak project from the African American Heritage Commission and the State Archives, which documents the pandemic stories of African Americans in North Carolina.
2022-02-2411 minTestedMusic Got Me ThroughWhich beats, melodies and voices eased the pain of the pandemic for you? Host Leoneda Inge explores the power of music to help us maintain our mental health in trying times. | Love this podcast? Support it today with a donation to wunc.org/give.
2021-07-2317 minTestedConfederate Monuments Are Coming Down In NC. What Now?Host Leoneda Inge speaks with James Williams, the retired public defender for Orange and Chatham Counties, and Kimberly Probolus, a fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, about where Confederate Monuments in North Carolina have been taken down, where they still stand, and how these symbols of hate stand in the way of an honest reckoning with systemic white supremacy in the South.
2021-07-0216 minTestedSeeking Justice And Commemorating JuneteenthHost Leoneda Inge marks Juneteenth with two guests: Joseph McGill, the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project and the history and culture coordinator at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston; and Kevin Jones, a master barber in Wendell, about the importance of Black fatherhood.
2021-06-1814 minTestedDegrees Of JusticeHost Leoneda Inge talks with Professor Elan Hope of NC State University about her research of youth activism, and how racism has prompted young people to act.
2021-05-0718 minTestedSinging The Pandemic BluesAfter a year when it was hard not to get the blues, something to sing about: Host Leoneda Inge checks in on some older musicians whose health and income struggled with venues closed and gatherings prohibited. She talks with Tim Duffy and Brittany Anderson of The Music Maker Relief Foundation about finding ways to support artists during an unprecedented time. Plus, an exclusive performance by Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen. | Check out the Freight Train Blues Virtual Music Series at wunc.org/events.
2021-04-3019 minTestedCOVID Vaccination HesitationHost Leoneda Inge discusses the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause and its influence on vaccine messaging within communities of color in North Carolina. | Support this show with a donation to wunc.org/give.
2021-04-2323 minTestedThe ARC Of JusticeHost Leoneda Inge introduces listeners to The ARC of Justice, a special audio series from WUNC and the podcast Ways & Means, which examines the role of the U.S. government in creating the racial wealth gap between white and Black Americans. | Follow Leoneda on Twitter @leonedainge.
2021-04-0927 minTestedChanging The GameLunch counters were some of the most well-known settings for desegregation efforts during the Civil Rights era. But in Asheville, that battle also played out on a municipal golf course. Host Leoneda Inge talks with golfer Billy Gardenhight, and Paul Bonesteel, director of a new documentary about the course called "Muni."
2021-04-0220 minTestedSaying Goodbye To One College President, And Hello To AnotherHost Leoneda Inge remembers the life and legacy of Irving Pressley McPhail and his influence on St. Augustine’s University and higher education.
2021-03-2622 minTestedThe Virus And Anti-Asian ViolenceHost Leoneda Inge discusses the recent shooting in the Atlanta area and the rise of anti-Asian violence and harassment during the pandemic.
2021-03-1920 minTestedGot Shot, Will TravelHost Leoneda Inge reflects on where she was as COVID-19 started spreading in the U.S. and talks to experts about making travel plans in a pandemic.
2021-03-1314 minTestedVaccine EntitlementThe waitlist for a COVID vaccine can be long, and there isn't enough to go around. So some people are finding ways to jump the line. Host Leoneda Inge talks with Benjamin Money of the NC Department of Health and Human Services and WUNC Data Reporter Jason deBruyn about attempts to promote and protect equity in the vaccine distribution process.
2021-02-2021 minTestedLove In The Time Of COVIDThe pandemic has made it hard for singles to find romance, and for couples to keep it alive. Host Leoneda Inge interviews couples therapist Mary Hinson about how partners can reconnect after a bit too much time together. Plus, Laura Stassi introduces "Dating While Gray," the latest addition to the WUNC podcast family.
2021-02-1321 minTestedUneven BattlefieldRetired Four-Star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin will be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense. Host Leoneda Inge talks about what this historic appointment might mean for troops and veterans of color with David Chrisinger, an expert on white supremacy in the military, and Mary Tobin of the West Point Women's alumni association who mentors young Black officers.
2021-01-2220 minTestedAn American CoupThe deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol evokes memories of the only successful coup d'état on American soil, more than a century ago, when the government was overthrown in Wilmington, NC. Host Leoneda Inge talks with historians Jim Leloudis and Bob Korstad, co-authors of "Fragile Democracy," about how today's political landscape is haunted by ghosts of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. Plus, Grammy Award-winner Rhiannon Giddens reflects on why the events of 1898 inspire her artistically.
2021-01-0920 minTestedNew Year, New HopeHost Leoneda Inge rings in the new year with astrologer Tali Edut and asks what the stars have in store for 2021. Plus poet and cultural historian Darrell Stover shares his favorite Kwanzaa principle.
2021-01-0116 minTestedTurkeys Don't Fly. Should I?Any other year, Americans would be gearing up for the big Thanksgiving travel weekend; traffic jams and long lines at the airport would just be a reality of life. But TSA is quiet at Raleigh Durham International Airport, where the pandemic has cut air travel by two-thirds. Tested host Leoneda Inge talks with passengers and an RDU spokesperson about the changed travel landscape.
2020-11-2115 minTestedThis Is Only A TestNorth Carolina is seeing record-breaking numbers of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations, and Black and Latinx people continue to make up a disproportionate share of them. Without a vaccine, public health experts say testing is a key tool for keeping COVID at bay, and strengthening access to testing in underserved communities remains a necessity. It's a compelling enough argument to convince host Leoneda Inge to get tested herself.
2020-11-1318 minTestedFuneralsThe personal loss of a loved one leads host Leoneda Inge to reflect deeply on the recent experience of saying goodbye during the pandemic.
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