Higher education in North Carolina is big business as schools vie for the best and the brightest staff and students. But in 2024, we learned how fragile higher education can be with budget deficits, leadership turnover, war, and politics. Today we take you on a higher ed encore of voices and stories Due South brought you in 2024 – and a glance at what to expect in 2025. Leoneda Inge chats with WUNC's higher education reporter Brianna Atkinson about some of the biggest news stories on campus and ...
Jan 06, 2025•50 min
In the summer of 2024, Due South hosted its first-ever live show at Motorco Music Hall in downtown Durham. Co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii sat down with blues performer Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen to discuss her life and career. Then, they were joined on stage by four local award-winning chefs to talk about biscuits, barbecue and business. Today we listen back to a special one-hour broadcast of that event. This encore edition of Due South originally aired October 30, 2024. Guests Pat "Mother...
Jan 03, 2025•50 min
Many Americans will swear off alcohol for the month through “Dry January,” but many Southerners already abstain. Two Pew Center researchers on the data, and how the South fits into the national landscape. (This conversation originally aired on Jan 22, 2024.) Then, it was no surprise to Petey Pablo that he would grow up to be a superstar. "Superstar" was his mother's nickname for him during his childhood in Greenville, NC. After a few rocky years of adolescence and a 6-year prison stint, he would...
Jan 02, 2025•50 min
Forget Gatorade and a bag of chips – the American South is home to a more advanced style of gas station cuisine. Photographer Kate Medley knew this growing up in Mississippi. And, the Asheville van-life couple behind media production company Authentic Asheville. (encore edition) When Duke professor Caroline Bruzelius started studying the architecture of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral in the 1970s, she couldn’t have guessed she’d be asked to help rebuild it. Guests Kate Medley , freelance photograph...
Dec 23, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… our 2024 Year-in-Review edition. From Helene to the veepstakes... 'power grabs' to expensive elections.... Final Fours to national titles... we reflect on the biggest stories of the year. Join Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters for context and analysis of the news that shaped North Carolina in 2024. Guests Colin Campbell , Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC Dawn Vaughan , Capitol Bureau Chief, The News & Observer Lucille Sherman , reporter, Axios Raleigh Mitch ...
Dec 20, 2024•50 min
A North Carolina farm family who lost tens of thousands of Christmas trees to Helene will celebrate their own Christmas with a five-foot "hurricane tree" that's "perfect for us this year." Then, an excerpt from The Broadside's recent episode "Can we save Christmas (trees)?" And, we revisit a conversation from spring 2024 about Fraser fir Christmas trees and the threats they face during their ten-year growing cycle, especially from climate change. Guests Logan Avery and Graham Avery , manager at ...
Dec 19, 2024•50 min
If you live in the Triangle and eat at local restaurants, you’ve likely indulged your palate at one of Giorgios Bakatsias’ cafes, bistros, or tavernas. Giorgios’ restaurant empire dots the region’s culinary landscape, from Chapel Hill to Durham to Raleigh to Wake Forest, and in recent years even expanding out to Wilmington. And after more than four decades in the business, the eatery entrepreneur does not seem inclined to slow his pace anytime soon. Then, from the social movements underpinning S...
Dec 18, 2024•50 min
Sports are a cornerstone of HBCU culture. They secure exposure, sponsorship and funding for storied and longstanding African American academic institutions that have often been chronically underfunded. For this edition of HBCU 101, Leoneda Inge takes a trip into the world of college sports and the critical role sports play at historically Black colleges and universities. She chats with Vaughn Wilson of HBCU GameDay about this season's football results and basketball prospects. Then CIAA Commissi...
Dec 17, 2024•50 min
N.C. 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 NC State. *encore edition - this segment originally aired in August 2024* WUNC’s Music Reporter Brian Burns shares NC albums from this year that you should listen to. Guests Randy Woodson , Chancellor, N.C. State University Brian B...
Dec 16, 2024•50 min
Jeff Tiberii discusses the week's news with a panel of reporters, including the GOP vote to override Gov. Cooper's veto and the appointment of Bill Belichick to head football coach at UNC Chapel Hill. Guests: Colin Campbell , Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC; Mitch Northam , Digital Producer, WUNC; Dawn Vaughan , Capitol Bureau Chief, The News & Observer; Lynn Bonner , Investigative Reporter, NC Newsline; Danielle Battaglia , Capitol Hill correspondent, The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observ...
Dec 13, 2024•33 min
In 2024, farms in North Carolina already faced challenges in the form of drought and extreme heat. Then, Tropical Storm Helene brought landslides and flooding to western NC, eroding topsoil and depositing contaminated debris on farmland. North Carolina Opera is staging a new play based on the life and work of Mary Cardwell Dawson, a voice teacher, opera singer and the founding director of the National Negro Opera Company. The Walltown’s Children’s Theatre in Durham has worked for years to bring ...
Dec 12, 2024•50 min
Bill Belichick, who amassed eight Super Bowl victories and more than 300 wins across an illustrious professional coaching career, has signed on to be the next head football coach at Carolina. The deal is pending final approval from the Chapel Hill board of Trustees and UNC Board of Governors. WUNC's Mitch Northam chats with Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii about the latest. Guest Mitch Northam , digital producer at WUNC
Dec 12, 2024•12 min
After 12 years, the UNC women’s soccer team has reclaimed its title as the NCAA women’s soccer national champion. The News & Observer contributing writer Shelby Swanson was at the game in Cary, where the Tar Heels beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and tells Due South’s Jeff Tiberii about the goal that won the championship and how the team's "interim" head coach is interim no more. Then, Ryan Emanuel is a member of the Lumbee Tribe and a professor of hydrology at Duke University. He talks w...
Dec 11, 2024•50 min
North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarships grow. Some schools started as “Segregation Academies” in NC that are still operating and more than 85 percent white are receiving taxpayer money. And, the politics of School Choice in NC. Guests: -Liz Schlemmer, education reporter WUNC -Jennifer Berry Hawes, is a reporter with ProPublica’s South hub who focuses on criminal justice, religion, race and the welfare of women and children -Josh Cowen, a Professor of Education Policy at Michigan State Universi...
Dec 10, 2024•50 min
In his new book, Facing the Unseen: The Struggle to Center Mental Health in Medicine , Dr. Damon Tweedy writes about the many barriers to access and makes a case for destigmatizing mental illness and care. Dr. Damon Tweedy is professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and a staff physician at the Durham VA Health Care System....
Dec 09, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… Protesters gathered on Jones Street at the state legislature this week in opposition to a bill aimed at stripping some powers from Democrats. In Carrboro, local leaders are suing Duke Energy over climate change. A deep dive into what House Bill 10 means for immigration enforcement in North Carolina. And, the final four teams competing for the 2024 NCAA Division 1 women's soccer championship include three teams from North Carolina. Join Jeff Tiberii and a panel...
Dec 06, 2024•50 min
Jeff Tiberii talks to Rachel Crumpler about her reporting for NC Health News on a lawsuit alleging that that three teens at a juvenile detention center in Cabarrus County experienced daily isolation for up to 23 hours a day. Then, Leoneda Inge visits the Oak Grove Pirates as they prepare to head to a national youth football competition in Naples, FL and sits down with WUNC digital producer Mitch Northam to check in on the state of local college football. And the director and star of a new holida...
Dec 05, 2024•50 min
New Orleans restaurants are helping Asheville restaurants for hurricane recovery with a dinner series called Cooks for Carolina.. An excerpt from The Broadside's recent episode " The world's biggest video game is from North Carolina ." And, Education and Esports are the basis for UNC Greensboro’s biannual weekends for middle and high school students, and educators. The goal: inform and prepare the next generation for jobs in the growing Esports industry. Guests : Katie Grabach and Peyton Barrell...
Dec 04, 2024•50 min
If you have a yard, you may spend a lot of time each fall raking or blowing leaves. But many experts recommend residents just “leave the leaves”—it’s part of a widespread effort to reduce waste, promote more ecological diversity, and save energy. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with Dr. Ken Bridle of the NC Native Plant Society, as well as Greensboro's Chief Sustainability Officer, Dr. Shree Dorestant, and Masey DeMoss, Recycling and Waste Reduction Educator with the city. Then, we return to an exten...
Dec 03, 2024•36 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 Na...
Dec 02, 2024•50 min
Justin 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 connecte...
Nov 27, 2024•50 min
Twenty years ago, the Jets (or Los Jets) of Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City won the North Carolina 1-A men’s high school soccer championship, becoming the first predominantly Latino team to win a statewide North Carolina high school championship in any sport. The path to the championship was fraught: from the resistance organizers faced getting the team started, to the racist taunts the teenage players faced once they finally got on the field. But win, they did. Paul Cuadros was the co...
Nov 26, 2024•50 min
Walking pneumonia cases are on the rise, especially in children. Dr. Zach Willis , UNC Children's pediatric infectious disease specialist joins Jeff Tiberii to discuss symptoms and prevention. Duke University now offers a Cherokee language course. Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Courtney Lewis , Crandall Family Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, and inaugural director of Duke University's Native American Studies Initiative and Gil (Doyi) Jackson , Cherokee instructor for Duke University. An...
Nov 25, 2024•50 min
On the North Carolina News Roundup… State lawmakers returned to Raleigh to vote on a Helene relief bill that also includes measures to strip power from Democratic state officials. Major changes to election administration and school funding are on the move. Several local races are still undecided, including a key NC Supreme Court seat, destined for a recount. And fresh water is again flowing in Asheville. Join Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters for context and analysis of the week's news. Gues...
Nov 22, 2024•50 min
We’re deep into football season and early in basketball season, so you know this is an important time of year for college sports fans, especially here in the Triangle. And whose job is to make sure those fans get whipped up into a frenzy? The mascots, of course! If you're a Wolfpack fan, you know North Carolina State’s Mr. and Ms. Wuf, but another NC State mascot has emerged in recent years: a live mascot named Tuffy III. Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Tuffy III’s owners, Lisa and Joe Downey, a...
Nov 21, 2024•36 min
Asheville residents can now turn on their faucets and get something they haven’t had for almost two months — drinkable water. Laura Lee, News Director at Blue Ridge Public Radio, tells Due South how residents are responding. Then, if you’re an avid public radio listener, you’ve heard composer BJ Leiderman’s name countless times in the credits of NPR shows like “Morning Edition” and “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.” But have you ever heard his voice? Due South hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii get t...
Nov 20, 2024•37 min
Leoneda Inge chats with food historian and UNC Chapel Hill associate professor Kelly Alexander about Thanksgiving trends and traditions. Then, the editors of a new cookbook called When Southern Women Cook stop by to discuss the process of assembling more than 300 recipes from women from the American and global South.
Nov 19, 2024•37 min
Jose Sandoval shares Spanish-language broadcasts with BPR listeners after Helene Jose Sandoval was one of the voices on Blue Ridge Public Radio sharing that life-saving information in the aftermath of Helene. And he started sharing it in Spanish to make sure people who speak Spanish in the region were staying informed, too. Jose Sandoval , All Things Considered host at Blue Ridge Public Radio A push to employ more people with intellectual disabilities in North Carolina There are nearly 7.5 milli...
Nov 18, 2024•38 min
Final ballot counts, the incoming Governor's office, what's next for Roy Cooper, the UNC could implement protest policy system-wide all on Due South's North Carolina News Roundup. Guests Dawn Vaughn – Capital Bureau Chief, The Raleigh News & Observer Gary Robertson – Statehouse Reporter for the Associated Press Lynn Bonner – Investigative Reporter, NC Newsline Brianna Atkinson – WUNC’s Higher Education Reporter...
Nov 15, 2024•35 min
Comedian Paula Poundstone discusses her long career in comedy and her ties to the South. Dr. Kristen Wynns, comedian and founder and owner of Wynns Family Psychology, offers tips for managing mental health during post-election and holiday season.
Nov 14, 2024•36 min
