Charlotte baker Manolo Betancur and El Centro Unido's Margarita Ramirez are among the many people providing food and support for people in western North Carolina in the aftermath of Helene. Plus, workers who labor on farms, and construction sites experience extreme heat frequently in the workplace, but there are also service workers who face extreme heat. WUNC's new series "Scorched Workers" shows how outdoor workers in NC are dealing with extreme heat. Guests: Manolo Betancur , owner, Manolo's ...
Oct 02, 2024•50 min
Surveying the damage from Helene in NC's rural high country In Western North Carolina, recovery efforts continue while relief is ramping up. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with reporter Duncan McFadyen from Linville in Avery County for a view from NC's high country. And we hear from a Charlotte resident who hiked 11 miles to check on his parents in Little Switzerland, NC. Duncan McFadyen , a former WFAE reporter who is in the mountains Sam Perkins , Charlotte resident who traveled to the mountains t...
Oct 01, 2024•50 min
The latest from Western North Carolina where Helene has caused 'biblical devastation' Western North Carolina has been devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Officials are now calling it that region’s Hurricane Katrina and the impact of the damage ‘biblical.’ There have been at least 30 deaths and hundreds more are missing. Major roads are destroyed or shut down. Power outages and limited cell access have left some areas isolated. The full extent of the damage may not be known for days o...
Sep 30, 2024•50 min
On the NC News Roundup... We’re less than three weeks away from the beginning of early voting in North Carolina, and the scandal surrounding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson continues to dominate the headlines. Our panel of journalists will tell us about the latest on the allegations against Robinson and responses from other Republican politicians. And, as Tropical Storm Helene pushes through the Southeast, we get an update about the impact in western Carolina and here in the Triangle. Join co-host Jeff T...
Sep 27, 2024•50 min
A local reporter explains why young residents are leaving the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, and how local leaders are trying to attract them to stay. A long-time North Carolinian, and demographer, helps us understand the long-term trends in our shifting population And, the mayor of Princeville shares the unique challenges his town faces, including two devastating floods in recent decades. Guests: Ryan Murphy , WHRO’s business and growth reporter N...
Sep 26, 2024•50 min
Cooper administration advances its plan to address state medical debt crisis North Carolina ranks among the top five states in the country with the highest levels of medical debt. Through Medicaid expansion and the cooperation of the state’s 99 hospitals, a long-in-the-works plan from Gov. Cooper’s administration will move forward in 2025. Ames Alexander , investigative reporter for The Charlotte Observer Petey Pablo on his Greenville roots, musical inspirations and keys to longevity It was no s...
Sep 25, 2024•50 min
Democrat Mo Green and Republican Michele Morrow are the candidates for state superintendent of public instruction – a position that oversees North Carolina’s public schools. Morrow is a former nurse and homeschool teacher who burst onto the statewide scene when she upset the Republican incumbent in the March primary. Controversy over her past and present social media posts have dominated headlines. Green is a former Guilford County Schools superintendent who also led the Z. Smith Reynolds Founda...
Sep 24, 2024•50 min
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen makes recommendations about when to get your updated Covid and flu vaccines and reflects on her first year heading the CDC. Poet, producer and musician Shirlette Ammons stops by the studio to talk about her latest album, Spectacles .
Sep 23, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is denying a report that he made racist and sexual comments on a porn website. The flooding effects of a so-called 1,000 year storm on the coast. Some down-ballot races are kicking into high gear. And our public schools still have a high number of vacancies. Join Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters for context and analysis of the week's news. Guests Colin Campbell , Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC Liz Schlemmer , education reporter, WUNC Ga...
Sep 20, 2024•50 min
Jeff Tiberii talks to News & Observer reporter Dan Kane about state lawmakers' investment in seldom-used science-based games in public schools. Jeff Tiberii chats with author David Daley about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of voting rights. Leoneda Inge sits down with actress and educator Jasminn Johnson to discuss her role in the Playmakers Repertory Company production of Crumbs from the Table of Joy .
Sep 19, 2024•50 min
In the latest installment of our ongoing series “Golden Leaf” — about tobacco’s deep roots in North Carolina — we turn to the impact of smoking in our state. How many North Carolinians are dying from disease caused by tobacco use? And what kinds of programs are proven to be successful at helping people quit? Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Dr. Adam Goldstein about tobacco use prevention and cessation. Then, co-host Jeff Tiberii is joined by a panel of experts to discuss how and why some Black an...
Sep 18, 2024•50 min
Part One: How NC Latino communities could be impacted by immigration enforcement bill 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. Aaron Sánchez-Guerra , race, class and communities reporter, WUNC Part Two: A Conversation with Mickey Michaux Editor's note: This conversation originally aired August 6, 2024...
Sep 17, 2024•50 min
As a public radio listener, you’ve no doubt heard The Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary give sage advice about money matters. In 2024, many of us need her know-how now more than ever before, especially when it comes to housing. *encore edition* Bull Durham, A New Musical takes the stage in the city of Durham for the first time. It’s an adaptation of the classic 1988 movie. Guests Michelle Singletary , finance columnist, The Washington Post Ron Shelton, is the writer ...
Sep 16, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… State lawmakers appropriate millions more for private school vouchers – and mandate local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents. Both bills are headed to the governor’s desk. We review the latest and get a fact check on that widely watched presidential debate. Join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters for context and analysis of the week's news. Guests Paul Specht , politics/PolitiFact reporter, WRAL Katie Peralta Soloff , editor, Axios ...
Sep 13, 2024•51 min
The only two swing states in the South may have something in common – the Democratic Party is working hard to turn them blue. Millions of dollars are pouring into battleground states that could decide the presidency – including North Carolina and Georgia. Plus, Bryan Tucker, a senior writer on SNL, has worked with the show since 2005. He got his start in comedy as a student at UNC and he returns to campus this weekend for ‘Live from Chapel Hill! A Night of Sketch and Improv Comedy.’ Guests Colin...
Sep 12, 2024•50 min
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 .
Sep 11, 2024•50 min
North 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 cam...
Sep 10, 2024•50 min
In this back-to-school installment of "HBCU 101," Due South co-host Leoneda Inge talks to NCCU's director of undergraduate admissions, the author of a new book the influence of HBCUs on Black political engagement and NCCU's director of university bands.
Sep 09, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ballot hokey pokey has concluded. We think! What’s going on with those absentee ballots set to go out Friday? Later, new test scores for K-12 public school students are setting off another debate over how to improve outcomes for our young people. Meanwhile, are state lawmakers closing in on a deal for more school voucher funding? In Asheville, nurses have authorized a strike. We’ll get an update on the labor disagreement at HCA-owned ...
Sep 06, 2024•50 min
Update on DEI at UNC; concerns from LGBTQ campus communities Co-host Jeff Tiberii gets an update on changes to DEI - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - on UNC campuses. Following a proliferation of DEI offices, officers and efforts, the pendulum has swung decidedly back in recent years. We get an update on where it stands now. Plus, with all the changes to DEI on campuses, some in LGBTQ campus communities are concerned these policy shifts could be weaponized against them. WUNC's Brianna Atkinson...
Sep 05, 2024•50 min
Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with two NC doctors working to combat the stigma associated with PSUD (perinatal substance use disorder) and get pregnant people into treatment. Then, as sea levels increase, so does the water’s impact on North Carolina's coastal communities. From expensive beach rebuilding projects to sewage overflows in the streets to houses collapsing into the oceans, the costs associated with erosion and flooding due to sea level rise can be very steep. David Boraks’ recent reporti...
Sep 04, 2024•50 min
On the 2024 campaign trail with NPR’s Ximena Bustillo Our 2024 election series 'Purple Ballot’ continues with an update from an NPR reporter who’s on the campaign trail. Ximena Bustillo joins us from the road and tells us about why candidates think they deserve your vote. Ximena Bustillo , reporter with NPR’s Washington Desk Women’s studies and racial studies intersect in real time with the Harris presidential campaign If you’re teaching a class about American race relations, gender studies, or ...
Sep 03, 2024•50 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...
Sep 02, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz raises funds in the Old North State. Elections officials again consider the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A projected revenue surplus in North Carolina turns out to be no surplus at all. We get a fiscal update of diminishing returns. Later, we go fact-checking on the campaign trail of one congressional race. Public schools are back. And so is college football. Join Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters for context and ...
Aug 30, 2024•50 min
Football season kicks off in North Carolina The college football season begins on Thursday, and the high school athletes have already begun playing. Due South convenes a panel to discuss the fall outlook for North Carolina teams, changes to the game, and the shifting landscape on the NIL (Name-Image-Likeness) and gambling fronts. Mitch Northam , digital producer, WUNC Kate Rogerson , sports reporter, ABC11, AP Top 25 voter Brian Murphy , investigative sports reporter, WRAL Darius Robinson , foot...
Aug 29, 2024•50 min
One year ago, Associate Professor Zijie Yan was fatally shot at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The campus was locked down for several hours as authorities searched for the suspect. The community was still in mourning when just over two weeks later a report of an “armed and dangerous person” triggered a second lockdown. UNC-CH clinical psychology graduate student Joe Friedman wanted to understand the mental health impact of the shooting and lockdowns on members of his campus com...
Aug 28, 2024•50 min
Jeff 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.
Aug 27, 2024•50 min
The cost of back-to-school shopping has shifted to families and teachers in NC. Durham Public Schools offers free meals for all students, other districts may follow. And, an education reporter shares the changes she’s seen in K-12 over the past two decades. Guests Liz Schlemmer, education reporter at North Carolina Public Radio WUNC Marianne Hedrick Weant , programs manager for North Carolina Alliance for Health James (Jim) Keaten , director of School Nutrition Services Durham Public Schools Ann...
Aug 26, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… With the Democratic National Convention wrapping up, the Democrats are boasting unity following a convention of firsts in Chicago. How long will the now-extended moment of enthusiasm persist? The DNC also had a NC surprise – Governor Roy Cooper was the opening act for VP Kamala Harris. We'll recap the DNC and the Carolina threads. Then, we’ll spend some time on campaign finances – the Republican gubernatorial candidate is facing scrutiny over claimed expenditu...
Aug 23, 2024•50 min
North 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...
Aug 22, 2024•50 min
