“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.
The tiny details of tech policy play a huge role in our lives. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of experts about what might change in 2024 here in North Carolina and across the country.
An attendee recalls Martin Luther King Jr. practicing his 'I have a dream' speech in Rocky Mount. A review of "The New Brownies' Book." And a look at Black owned bookstores in NC.
Due South reviews North Carolina's top news stories of the week, from a record amount of COVID-19 in wastewater, to setting up the March primary.
As hip-hop celebrates 50 years, we talk with a local DJ and mixtape artist ab out how hip-hop made it's way South, in the latest installment of Southern Mixtape.
MLK oratorical competition participants share their visions of Dr. King's dream; a Miss North Carolina winner shares story of controversy and triumph; and a track star on the autism spectrum trains for the Olympic trials while coaching middle schoolers to their own victories
A close look at the first U.S. Army paratrooper unit; a local elementary school principals win prestigious national award; a new in-patient facility focuses on youth mental health
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.'
First Friday of 2024, and we're kicking off the new year with a review of recent happenings and a long view of what's ahead in politics, healthcare, and even sports.
First, photographer Kate Medley shares stories from her book Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South. Medley is an independent photographer who works with The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR and WUNC, among others.Then, Erin McGregor shares stories from van life with her wife Caroline Whatley. The two work with brands through their media company Authentic Asheville. They also make lists of safe places to travel for other LGBTQ+ couples on the...
We talk food and Southern culture with the founding director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. And - It’s been several months since the family of Mildred Council voted to sell “Mama Dip’s Kitchen” – the building, but not the brand. The on-going re-discovery of Southern Food. Plus, "the dads" talk partner support in "About Dad Time."
A new Governor. Voter ID. Abortion access. A preview of the coming elections, and what they’ll mean for policy that affects nearly 11 million North Carolinians, and the most populous region in the nation.
A recap of North Carolina's biggest news stories from Medicaid expansion and abortion restrictions to a surprise party switch and political power struggles. Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters recap the year’s biggest stories in our 2023 NC News Roundup.
Christmas trees aren’t just pretty to look at, they’re the product of an industry that’s an economic engine for many North Carolina communities.
When Kevin Guskiewicz announced his resignation from UNC-Chapel Hill, he became the third chancellor to depart since 2013. How, and why, the position has become a political minefield, and a tough sell.
Darrell Stover, who will serve as Master of Ceremonies at this year's Kwanzaa Celebration in Cary, stopped by Due South to discuss the importance of the holiday.
Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with Tanisha C. Ford, author of 'Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement.'
An exploration of what went wrong and what went right with the economy in 2023, and what to expect in 2024, with economist Jackie Benson.
Gabriel Treves-Kagan of the Latino Community Credit Union joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to talk about how to avoid hidden fees and about practical strategies for saving.
NC State professor of history Dr. Nancy Mitchell joins Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii to reflect on the life of President Jimmy Carter.
On the North Carolina News Roundup... candidate filing offers a glimpse of the political puzzle pieces headed into 2024. Join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and reporters for that and the week's other top stories.
Caitlin Byrd, the senior politics reporter at The Post and Courier, talks to Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about Haley’s political past, present -- and potential future.
With the number of electric vehicles on the road increasing year after year, we check in on the state of EVs.
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a local woman who has considered a run for local office, but can't, due to obstacles that keep her - and others - out of the running.
Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans.
Co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with one of the most prolific, and influential, artists of the last three decades about his solo exhibit up now at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
Jeff Tiberii talks with a reporter about a grant to help fund high-speed rail between Raleigh and Richmond, and why taxpayers are helping a private jet company grow in Kinston.
Co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with several women in the state of North Carolina who are changing the face of the local alcohol industry.
Co-host Leoneda Inge visits the new marker commemorating the death and honoring the life of Booker T. Spicely.
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.
Join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and our roundtable of reporters for a recap of the biggest stories in North Carolina this year.
