The State of Real Estate in the Triangle Home 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 i...
Aug 21, 2024•50 min
What to watch for at the Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention is underway in Chicago through Friday. In the latest edition of our Purple Ballot series, co-host Jeff Tiberii sits down with a panel of reporters and political analysts to discuss the Democratic Party's platform, key issues, and campaign strategies leading up to the election. We'll also follow the North Carolinians on tap to speak at this week's convention, including Governor Roy Cooper. Colin Campbell , ...
Aug 20, 2024•50 min
NC 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...
Aug 19, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup... It's another busy week for the presidential candidates in North Carolina with former President Trump stumping in Asheville and Vice President Harris rallying in Raleigh. At the state level, yet more drama surrounding the Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. Then, as colleges and universities prepare for fall classes to begin, a discussion about campus DEI office changes and closures. Plus, the legacy of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill w...
Aug 16, 2024•51 min
Jurassic-era climate research Researchers at Duke University have uncovered information about a major extinction during the Jurassic period that they believe sheds light on how climate change affects our oceans. Jeff Tiberii talks with Duke researcher Mike Kipp about the discovery. Mike Kipp , earth and climate science assistant professor at Duke University New burrowing dinosaur discovery by NC scientists Researchers at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State Univ...
Aug 15, 2024•50 min
Burmese pythons have decimated the populations of small mammals in the Florida Everglades since they established a breeding population in the 1990s. Nearly 1,000 have been removed through the annual Florida python challenge since it began in 2013. Tropical storm Debby dropped more than a foot of rain in some parts of North Carolina. The water levels in lakes and rivers rose significantly and risks of flooding followed across swaths of our state. Before removing thousands of dams, NC first has to...
Aug 14, 2024•49 min
Classes at North Carolina Central University start on Monday, but NCCU senior Devin Freeman won't be there. Instead, he'll be on the floor at the Democratic National Convention. Devin talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about how he became one of North Carolina’s delegates for the DNC and what it means to him to be headed to Chicago. Then, Caitlin E. Jewitt, author of The Primary Rules: Parties, Voters, and Presidential Nominations and political science professor at Virginia Tech, joins co-host Jeff...
Aug 13, 2024•49 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… Debby leaves her mark on the state. We recap the impact and survey the damage caused by the storm with a meteorologist and reporter out on the coast. Democrats react to Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' running mate. Republican Mark Robinson tries to pivot on the issue of abortion. And we’ll check-in on how some local Olympians fared in Paris. Join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters for context and analysis of the week's news. Guests Aimee Wilmot...
Aug 09, 2024•49 min
The South Sudan men’s national basketball team has a story to tell – with a few North Carolina connections. The team participated in the Paris 2024 Olympics – falling to the U.S., Serbia, and logging its first-ever win at the games, against Puerto Rico. Former NBA and Duke star Luol Deng has been a driving force behind the team since the beginning. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a local filmmaker who has followed the trials and triumphs of South Sudan's basketball team. Then, two memb...
Aug 08, 2024•49 min
Legal maneuvers hold up lawsuits by victims of asbestos exposure, via bankruptcy court in Charlotte. How ‘The Greensboro Six’ broke golf’s color barrier. And, before there was a U.S. Coast Guard, there were US Life-Saving Service stations dotting the Outer Banks and the Atlantic coast. Guests Ames Alexander , investigative reporter, The Charlotte Observer Josh Sullivan , social media producer, North Carolina Public Radio WUNC James Charlet, known as "Keeper James,” has spent much of his career a...
Aug 07, 2024•49 min
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii chats with WUNC's Eli Chen about South Asian voters in NC and their perspectives on the Harris for President campaign. And Rep. Mickey Michaux talks about his storied career as the longest-serving member of the NC General Assembly and his hopes for the outcome of the 2024 election.
Aug 06, 2024•49 min
The book Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past is out this week. It's about “the most-played digital renditions of American history since The Oregon Trail.” We talk with the author of that book who teaches an American history course based on the video game Red Dead Redemption. And, translating a Mediterranean diet for the Southeastern U.S. population, using southern food staples. Recipes, big ideas, and more from a Doctor of Public Health who focuses on nutri...
Aug 05, 2024•49 min
It has been a week in North Carolina news. Gov. Roy Cooper dropped out of the race to be Kamala Harris’ running mate. Families on a waiting list for private school vouchers push for more funding. And state House republicans vote to override three of the governor’s vetoes. WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell guests hosts this week's roundup. Guests Bryan Anderson, freelance reporter, Anderson Alerts newsletter Dave Mildenberg , editor, Business NC magazine Liz Schlemmer, education reporter, ...
Aug 02, 2024•49 min
Earlier 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 worker...
Aug 01, 2024•49 min
Co-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 Summ...
Jul 31, 2024•49 min
The Charlotte Observer's Ames Alexander joins Due South to talk about his investigative reporting on a controversial legal maneuver used by billion-dollar companies. The strategy, called the "Texas Two-Step," creates a subsidiary of the parent company that then files for bankruptcy, while the primary corporation still profits. This tactic has stalled more than 80 lawsuits filed in North Carolina by plaintiffs seeking compensation for asbestos-related illnesses. Then, in another installment of Du...
Jul 30, 2024•49 min
A second plant to make candy for the Japanese company Hi-Chew will go up in Orange County. For those listeners who want to see more hummingbirds - maybe even by attracting them to your backyard or balcony – we have a special guest today. *encore edition* It’s not easy to get approval to build an apartment, or an addition to your house, or a sidewalk. Kelly Kenoyer at WHQR wanted to know how it all works. Guests Zach Eanes, reporter Axios Raleigh Susan Campbell , licensed hummingbird bander, lead...
Jul 29, 2024•49 min
On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup, it was another monumental week in politics with Vice President Harris now likely to be at the top of the Democratic ticket and Governor Cooper on the shortlist to be her running mate. Former President Trump campaigned in Charlotte, and on Capitol Hill a North Carolina Congresswoman boycotted the address given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We hear about chancellor updates across the UNC system and other higher education news from the wee...
Jul 26, 2024•49 min
Due 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 clim...
Jul 25, 2024•49 min
( Editor's note: These conversations originally published May 6, 2024.) We're lifting off today with Astronaut Christina Koch. She grew up here, graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Math, then NC State, and today works for NASA. Christina Koch has spent more than 300 days at the International Space Station and is readying for a lunar mission. Koch talks training, outer space food, and common questions she gets. Then, after talking with a NASA astronaut, we at Due South wanted ...
Jul 24, 2024•49 min
Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii is joined by WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell and Professor Chris Cooper of Western Carolina University to talk about the implications of this national political moment for North Carolina. Then, Tom Maxwell was a founding member of the hit ‘90s swing band The Squirrel Nut Zippers . During that decade, he had a unique, insider perspective on the emerging underground music scene in Chapel Hill and the surrounding areas. Co-hosts Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge ...
Jul 23, 2024•49 min
Due South co-host Leoneda Inge sits down with Keith and Belinda Shannon, founders of Preparing America's Tomorrow Today (PATT) to discuss college bus tours to HBCUs. We travel to Fayetteville State University to speak with students and Dr. Pamela Baldwin, vice chancellor of student success and enrollment management to learn more about a free summer tuition program, now in its fourth year. And we also hear from Devin Sweet, a proud NCCU grad and pitcher for the Toledo Mud Hens. Sign up for WUNC's...
Jul 22, 2024•49 min
Breaking down appearances by the NC delegation at the Republican National Convention, new campaign finance numbers in North Carolina, Vice President Kamala Harris visits the state again, and more all with our panel of reporters. Guests Mary Helen Jones, reporter Spectrum News Kyle Ingram, politics reporter at the News & Observer Lucille Sherman, reporter Axios Raleigh Danielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill correspondent for McClatchy Sign up for WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here ....
Jul 19, 2024•49 min
In 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 underg...
Jul 18, 2024•49 min
By 2030, the share of people aged 65 and over in the U.S. will have increased to more than 20% of the population — up from 17% in 2022. In the Triangle, the increase may be even more pronounced. A recent Axios article presented new census data showing the Triangle experienced one of the largest surges of residents 65 and over in the country since the pandemic. With that increase also comes an increased need for services to care for seniors. In today's episode, Due South explores various aspects ...
Jul 17, 2024•49 min
Irwin Morris of North Carolina State University’s School of Public and International Affairs talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about the history of political violence in our country. Then, NC State professor of entomology and plant pathology Clyde Sorenson talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about North Carolina's declining firefly population and how human activity is contributing. And, co-host Leoneda Inge chats with rubgy sevens star Captain Sammy Sullivan about serving her country as a soldier-athl...
Jul 16, 2024•49 min
The RNC begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The North Carolina reaction, and a reporter in Milwaukee briefs us on security precautions. The assassination attempt will likely impact the election in ways we can’t yet anticipate. But for now, we zoom in on the Republican platform and issues facing the party as they convene their national convention. Plus, ProPublica investigates two NC judges’ ethical violations and how NC Guests Colin Ca...
Jul 15, 2024•49 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… Vice President Kamala Harris made her latest stop in North Carolina this week. We talk about the Biden campaign's efforts here. We also look at a series of bills the governor has signed into law, the latest veto, and – money. There's so much of it in politics, and this week we learned that millions are pouring into three swing state Senate districts. Why that matters and how it could impact the messaging across the next week. A panel of reporters joins co-host...
Jul 12, 2024•49 min
Ashley Ward, director of Duke University's Heat Policy Innovation Hub, joins us to talk about protection from extreme summer temperatures. Ruth Pointer of the legendary soul group, The Pointer Sisters, chats about her storied career. Two local ice treat shops, Simons Says Dip This and Locopops, discuss the history of their businesses and their exclusive summer menu options. Sign up for WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here ....
Jul 11, 2024•49 min
Fewer than half of Asian Americans have been contacted by either political party… even though they are the fastest-growing electorate in the U.S. Plus, Heidi Kim on leading students through a tumultuous year at UNC *encore edition . Guests Eli Chen , digital news producer, WUNC Steve Rao , At-Large Council Member, Morrisville Town Council Chavi Khanna Koneru , co-founder and Executive Director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT) Heidi Kim , director of the Asian American Center at...
Jul 10, 2024•49 min
