He's not a "war hero," and he's not a "victim." Michael Ramos is an Iraq War veteran, and a UNC-Wilmington creative writing professor. He's also a writer. * Take care while listening: this episode includes frank discussion about suicide. In his first book, a collection of essays, Ramos cuts apart common assumptions and tells stories many of his colleagues find familiar. And, he extends a hand to civilians who want to learn more about the experience of war vets who come home. The After: A Veteran...
Apr 11, 2024•49 min
WUNC military reporter Jay Price drops by to share the fascinating story of the ‘Ghost Army’ that helped win World War II. This wily crew of misfits were called “combat con-artists” and used tactics like inflatable decoy tanks and phony radio traffic to fool the Germans. Two music professors talk about legendary drummer Max Roach and share their appreciation of the jazz great's artistic innovations. Roach's life and music will be honored at a festival in Elizabeth City this weekend. A North Caro...
Apr 10, 2024•49 min
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. Guests and featured voices include Rosita Stevens-Holsey is the niece of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, president of Preserving Pauli Murray, LLC and the co-author of Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist; Angela Mason is the executive director of the Pauli Murray Center fo...
Apr 09, 2024•49 min
The 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 Sci...
Apr 08, 2024•49 min
Excitement is in the air. NC State is in the Final Four. Both the men’s and women’s teams will play in this year’s NCAA tournament. We’ll talk about the Pack’s historic run and meet two former players who took their teams to the tournament last time. College basketball isn’t the ONLY thing going on this week. We’ll also get the latest in state politics and more, on the North Carolina News Roundup.
Apr 05, 2024•49 min
Jeff Tiberii hosts an hour-long conversation with a panel of experts, including WUNC's Jason deBruyn, Disability Rights NC's Holly Stiles and Dr. Paul Lanier, professor of social work at UNC Chapel Hill, about the state of youth mental health in North Carolina.
Apr 04, 2024•49 min
Sarah McCammon speaks with Leoneda Inge about her book The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church , which is already a New York Times' bestseller. And, how white Evangelicals propelled Trump to the Republican nomination for President for a third time. Guests Sarah McCammon is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. She is author of the new book Lilly Knoepp is Senior Regional Reporter for Blue Ridge Public Radio Chris C...
Apr 03, 2024•49 min
We learn more about the fight of Black families trying to retain ownership of their inherited land – which is sometimes not just a home on a half acre, but a forest. It’s in a new documentary titled – “Family Tree” at this week’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC. Then, the 1980s were an important — and too often overlooked — decade for Black worker resistance, according to NC State history professor Ajamu Dillahunt-Holloway, who recently wrote about the struggles faced by Schla...
Apr 02, 2024•49 min
It’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 fa...
Apr 01, 2024•49 min
Part One: Bill Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris on publishing the South Marcie Cohen Ferris and Bill Ferris have dedicated their lives and careers to cataloging the folkways and foodways of the American South. The couple, both professor emeriti of UNC-Chapel Hill, have published a number of award-winning and noteworthy books about our diverse region. Now, they are the namesakes of a new imprint at UNC Press – Ferris & Ferris Books – which will publish books about the South. Guests Marcie Cohen...
Mar 28, 2024•49 min
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 futur...
Mar 27, 2024•49 min
How to balance justice, and redemption. Punishment, and opportunity. Those are just two of the ethics-balancing questions raised in a new book co-written by a man on death row in North Carolina. It's called Rap and Redemption on Death Row . A conversation with the author, about his life, his decisions, and his new rap album. And with his collaborator on how the two men became friends. Guests Alim Braxton is a writer, rapper, and activist living on North Carolina’s death row in Raleigh. He's been...
Mar 26, 2024•49 min
Due South co-host Leoneda Inge chats with chefs and cookbook authors Sandra A. Gutierrez, Nancie McDermott and Ryan Mitchell.
Mar 25, 2024•49 min
Due South’s Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters break down the latest news in the state. From a fight for teacher pay in a municipal budget, to March Madness, and a bill that would take federal funding away from medical schools with “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” programs. Guests - Colin Campbell is WUNC’s Capitol Bureau Chief. - Monica Casey is the Durham reporter, WRAL - Kyle Ingram is a politics reporter for the News & Observer - Reuben Jones is the Washington Reporter covering North...
Mar 22, 2024•49 min
Co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with Monika Johnson-Hostler, vice chair of Wake County Public School board; Dr. Letisha E.C. Brown chats about the history of hair discrimination in sports; Duke professor Anthony Kelley talks about reviving jazz great Mary Lou Williams' last unfinished work.
Mar 21, 2024•49 min
Two reporters talk to Due South about changes to abortion access in North Carolina and across the South. And candid discussions about the uncertainty and exhaustion for abortion providers in the almost nine months since SB-20 went into effect.
Mar 20, 2024•49 min
Part One A new state law in Virginia will ban the practice of legacy admission at public universities, including its prestigious University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and William & Mary in Williamsburg. Guest James Murphy , Director of Career Pathways and Post-Secondary Policy at Education Reform Now Part Two (at 12:00) Remembering Chuck Liddy. The longtime News & Observer photojournalist – who was embedded in war zones, captured the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and was long a fi...
Mar 19, 2024•49 min
Million dollar deals, not enough regulation, “pay for play.” They all come with controversy, and they’ve all become a part of college sports since the introduction of a new policy called NIL, short for Name, Image and Likeness, which refers to how college athletes can now make money. And, UNC women's basketball star Deja Kelly shares her basketball backstory, and how NIL deals are affecting the sport. Guests Chris Vurnakes leads 1Pack, the NIL collective of at N.C. State. Mike Ingersoll is a Lit...
Mar 18, 2024•49 min
Co-host Jeff Tiberii breaks down the top news stories of the week, including former Congressman Mark Walker walking away from a second primary and NC trial judges blocking the latest attempt to alter the state board of elections.
Mar 15, 2024•49 min
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with WBHM reporter Mary Scott Hodgin about the Alabama state Supreme Court's IVF ruling last month and the new legislation passed in the wake of that ruling. Then, a conversation with IVF patient Michelle Howard in Gulf Shores, AL about the stresses and costs, and the hopes, of her IVF journey, and how the recent ruling and legislation has impacted her and others in her IVF community.
Mar 14, 2024•49 min
Leoneda Inge speaks with Henry Capers Jr. of the Emily K Center about HBCU college fairs. Dr. Cynthia Jackson Hammond discusses the roles and risks of losing of college accreditation. Dean Patricia Timmons-Goodson celebrates NCCU School of Law's 85th anniversary.
Mar 13, 2024•49 min
The 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 ...
Mar 12, 2024•49 min
Today, North Carolina becomes the thirtieth state to allow online sports betting. While some sports fans see it as overdue, and it’s clearly a big financial win for… someone. Gambling addiction experts worry there will be fallout. Guests -Brian Murphy , is a sports investigative reporter for WRAL. He has a new short-run podcast series A Brief History of Triangle Sports (Season 3): The long road to legal sports betting in North Carolina . -Michelle L. Malkin , is a professor at East Carolina Univ...
Mar 11, 2024•49 min
The stage is set for November. Voters settled primary contests, and the focus shifts now to Council of State, legislative, and one competitive congressional race in November. And a big surprise in the state school superintendent’s race where a far-right candidate beat out an incumbent. A roundtable of reporters unpacks the primary results and other news of the week on Due South.
Mar 08, 2024•49 min
Co-host Leoneda Inge hosts and hour about disability, access and the arts with arts accessibility advocated Dan Ellison, autism researcher Brian Boyd and Hayti Heritage Film Festival director Tyra Dixon.
Mar 07, 2024•49 min
The morning after Super Tuesday primary elections, reporters and political experts share the results, and what they mean for political representatives of North Carolinians, and Southerners. Guests: -Colin Campbell, WUNC’s Capitol Bureau Chief; -Maya King, a politics reporter for The New York Times covering the Southeast and based in Atlanta -Chris Cooper, political science professor at WCU
Mar 06, 2024•49 min
The North Carolina Super Tuesday Primary is upon us. The March 5th election will have significant influence on the composition of the next Congress, Legislature, and boards of education across North Carolina. Join WUNC and Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii for an hour-long special to contextualize the candidates, issues, and importance of the primary. We're partnering with NPR member stations in Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem for a statewide special featuring polit...
Mar 05, 2024•51 min
The 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.
Mar 04, 2024•49 min
Guest host Colin Campbell fills in for Jeff Tiberii on this week's North Carolina News Roundup. Our panel of reporters have been keeping up with the latest news affecting everyone in the state, and beyond. Topics today are Trump and VP Kamala Harris' weekend visits, the primary elections and more. Guests -Dawn Vaughan of the News & Observer -Will Doran from WRAL -Ren Larson from the Assembly NC -Bryan Anderson of the Anderson Alerts newsletter...
Mar 01, 2024•49 min
Co-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.
Feb 29, 2024•49 min
