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Due South is a source for news, information, and perspectives from across North Carolina and the South. It takes a panoramic view of politics, place, race, and southern culture, among other topics. The show takes deep-dives into the news - while also providing a break from the news cycle with conversations on topics ranging from food and music to arts and culture. Full episodes of Due South air weekdays at 12pm on WUNC.
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0:01:00Year in Review: WUNC reporters recap biggest stories of the yearFrom data centers to gas pipelines to PFAS, WUNC reporter Celeste Gracia talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about the biggest North Carolina environmental stories of the 2025.Celeste Gracia, Environment Reporter, WUNC0:13:00Duke scholar discusses pipeline of international student-athletes to U.S.Exploitation in sports is nothing new. And when we think about power dynamics, marginalized athletes and missed educational opportunities, we often think of collegiate players. Yet the manipulation of young athletes is not confined just to college campuses. It can permeate into the youth ranks, and impact those arriving from outside America.Javier Wallace is a former athlete and now a postdoctoral associate of African and African American studies at Duke University. Wallace joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to talk about his new book, Basketball Trafficking: Stolen Black Panamanian Dreams.Javier Wallace, postdoctoral associate of African and African American studies, Duke University0:33:00A Politico reporter on the already-present political fallout from recent immigration actions in North CarolinaElena Schneider reports on concerns that congressional and local Republican representatives have, and discusses how North Carolinians’ response could shape the balance of power in Washington.Elena Schneider, a national political reporter, Politico
0:01:00Year in Review: WUNC reporters recap biggest stories of the yearWUNC's Race, Class & Communities Reporter Aaron Sánchez-Guerra talks about immigration raids, the climate of fear felt in many North Carolina communities, and the other big stories he covered in 2025.Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Race, Class & Communities Reporter, WUNC0:13:00A new investigation by The Assembly finds North Carolina’s “…Lawyers Who Kept Screwing Up”Federal judges repeatedly cited lack of professionalism and timeliness from state lawyers in federal court. Even after repeated efforts for change, judges worry there isn’t a clear mechanism for meaningful consequences that could change the behavior. The state says it doesn’t have enough lawyers, and those it does have are overworked.Jeffrey Billman, is a politics and law reporter for The AssemblyMichael Hewlett, is a criminal justice reporter for The Assembly0:33:00Comedian Alonzo Bodden talks aviation, family and returning to Raleigh for New Year’s EveAlonzo Bodden is a comedy veteran with more than 20 years in the stand-up game. A frequent guest on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, Bodden got his start in aviation before pivoting to a career in humor. He will perform on New Year’s Eve at the Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh.Alonzo Bodden, stand-up comedian and actor
0:01:00 Year in Review: WUNC reporters recap biggest stories of the yearWUNC Military Affairs Reporter Jay Price gives us a rundown of his top stories of the year.Jay Price, military and veteran affairs reporter, WUNC0:13:00Checking in with Durham's Hayti Heritage Center As Hayti Heritage Center wraps its 50th year, the organization finds itself facing a need to reset, after financial and staffing issues have led to celebration postponements and cancellations. New artistic director Tyra Dixon talks about an ambitious roster of events slated for 2026 and the changes to both the center and the neighborhood surrounding it.Tyra Dixon, artistic director, Hayti Heritage CenterMarcus Greene, board member, Hayti Heritage Center0:33:00Medicaid and autism therapy coverage Families of children with autism faced uncertainty amid Medicaid reduction of payment for therapy. The Assembly’s Johanna Still joins us to discuss ABA therapy coverage cuts and their recent reversal.Johanna Still, investigative reporter, The Assembly
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0:01:00On the North Carolina News Roundup... President Trump offers a Truth Social endorsement of a leading state Republican in the face of an upcoming primary. With health care subsidies set to expire, a reversal of sorts within Medicaid. And credit card fees are on the rise this holiday season. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists cover the week in NC news.GuestsMary Helen Moore, reporter for Axios RaleighClaudia Rivera Cotto, Political Reporter, Enlace Latino NCDanielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill correspondent, The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observer/McClatchyNathan Collins, investigative reporter, The News & Observer
0:01:00Year in Review: WUNC reporters recap biggest stories of the yearIn this first installment of Due South’s Year in Review conversations with WUNC reporters, co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with K-12 education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the most memorable stories she covered in 2025 and what she’ll be watching for in 2026.Liz Schlemmer, K-12 Education Reporter, WUNC0:13:00A Duke anthropologist tackles race and footballThe college football bowl season starts this weekend. Then come the playoffs, which continue for a month until the national championship game in January.For fans, the football frenzy starts and ends with the games. But for the players at big time football schools, living the football life is all consuming. And for Black players in these programs – who comprise large portions of teams, but small fractions of the student populations – the football life can be particularly complicated.Duke professor Tracie Canada wrote the 2025 book Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football. She joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to talk about power dynamics, the “football family," and her ethnographic research on campus and the sidelines.Tracie Canada, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, Duke University
0:01:00NC water dispute highlights tensions between faster and slower growing regionsFast-growing Fuquay-Varina has requested to pull water from the Cape Fear River – and not return it. Communities from Fayetteville down to Wilmington object. Reporter Paul Woolverton talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about the request, the dispute and the stakes for the municipalities, and the people, that would be impacted.Paul Woolverton, Senior Reporter, City View0:13:00A warmer winter weather outlook for North Carolina?Forecasting the local weather is challenging enough, but what about predicting the climate outlook for an entire state? That’s the task of Corey Davis, an assistant state climatologist at the North Carolina State Climate Office. He joins Due South to talk about what to expect this winter, and how he turns prediction into a playful practice.Corey Davis, Assistant North Carolina State Climatologist and editor of the State Climate office’s Climate Blog0:33:00Growing a more climate-resilient Christmas treeFrasier firs, which represent the vast majority of Christmas trees grown in North Carolina, face a lot of threats during their ten-year growing cycle, especially from climate change.Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with North Carolina State University assistant professor Justin Whitehill, who runs the NC State Christmas Tree Genetics Program, about his efforts to grow trees that can be harvested sooner, hold onto carbon more efficiently and look more like the “perfect Christmas tree”– with a goal to benefit growers, consumers and the environment. (This Due South encore conversation first aired April 10, 2024.)Justin Whitehill, Assistant Professor and Christmas Tree Genetics Program Lead, North Carolina State University
0:01:00Secretary of State Elaine Marshall on the scams to watch out for during charitable giving seasonLeoneda Inge speaks with Secretary of State Elaine Marshall –- the first woman elected to statewide executive office in North Carolina –- about her career and the threat of scams this charitable giving season. Plus, how to recognize scams to protect your finances from fraud when donating online and the state resources to find verifiable charities before you donate.Elaine Marshall, North Carolina’s Secretary of State0:13:00A Black student group at UNC loses its spot on campus. A look at the Black student experience two years after race-conscious admissions ends.What it means that UNC decided to end the group’s prominent space on campus, and where the student group will go now. Leoneda Inge speaks with the current president of the Black Student Movement at UNC-Chapel Hill.Plus, a report from WUNC’s Higher Education reporter Brianna Atkinson about the Black student experience at UNC-Chapel Hill two years after the end of race-conscious admissions.Brianna Atkinson, WUNC's higher education reporterAdam Sherif, 58th president of the Black Student Movement and a Pogue Scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill
0:01:00Pioneering scientist Joseph L. Graves Jr.’s new book tackles the racial life expectancy gapA new book from North Carolina A&T biology professor Joseph L. Graves, Jr. interprets the gap in life expectancy between Black and white Americans and debunks the misconception that race can dictate disease prevalence.Joseph L. Graves, Jr., evolutionary geneticist and MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at North Carolina A&T State University and author of the new book, “Why Black People Die Sooner: What Medicine Gets Wrong About Race and How to Fix It”0:33:00‘Black, White, Colored’ explores the hidden history of a 19th century insurrection in Laurinburg Mother-daughter writing and research team Lauretta Malloy Nobel and LeeAnet Noble spent years traveling to Laurinburg, NC to corroborate the family stories they’d grown up hearing about the town and the affluent Black community there. The book blends history of Laurinburg’s Black and Irish neighborhoods and accounts of an insurrection that preceded the Wilmington massacre in 1898.Lauretta Malloy Noble and LeeAnet Noble, authors of Black, White, Colored: The Hidden Story of an Insurrection, A Family, A Southern Town, and Identity in America
On the North Carolina News Roundup...This week candidates officially filed their papers for big races like Congress and the U.S. Senate. Leoneda Inge speaks with our panel of reporters about the week's top news, including the fire in Raleigh, a new law that allows teachers to carry concealed weapons at private schools, and Jason DeBruyn asks the group questions from the WUNC News Quiz (online at wunc.org/quiz).Plus, journalism professor and author Paul Cuadros shares how immigration enforcement actions in North Carolina are affecting his students, and the broader Latino community.Laura Leslie, Editor of NC NewslineColin Campbell, WUNC’s Capitol Bureau ChiefGary Robertson, State House Reporter, the Associated PressJason DeBruyn, WUNC’s Supervising Editor for Digital News shares WUNC’s Weekly News QuizPaul Cuadros, UNC-Chapel Hill Journalism professor and author of, "A Home on the Field: How One Championship Soccer Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America."
0:01:00Riverside High School grad Wildin Acosta discusses new book about his 2016 deportation caseIn 2016,WildinAcosta, a senior at Riverside High School in Durham, was detained by ICE agents on his way to school. The Honduras native was kept in detention for months. Students and faculty at Riverside raised media attention about his case through protests, social media campaigns and news coverage, ultimately resulting in his release. Riverside journalism teacher Bryan Christopher worked with Acosta to write a new book about Acosta’s experience. Bryan Christopher, author of Stopping the Deportation Machine: One Immigrant Student’s Arrest and the Kids Who Took on Washington to Get Him BackWildin Acosta, Riverside High School graduate, who faced deportation as a studentAaron Sanchez Guerra, WUNC’s race, class and communities reporterThis conversation originally aired on October 1, 2025. 0:33:00As immigrant arrests continue across NC, experts and advocates see surge in mental health care needsDue South’s Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of mental health experts and advocates about the impact of deportation fears in Latino communities, barriers to accessing mental health care, and strategies to support vulnerable populations during these uncertain times.Camila Angelica Pulgar, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University School of MedicineHeather Ladov, Director of Clinical Services, El FuturoYazmin Garcia Rico, Director, Community Engagement & Impact, Cone Health FoundationYesenia Cuello, Co-Founder and Executive Director at NC FIELDThis conversation originally aired on August 26, 2025.
0:01:00Seeking better tech regulationSmartphones and social media are largely unregulated for America’s youth. One North Carolina nonprofit is seeking a better framework under which teens, and tweens, can navigate social media and smartphones in schools.Ava Smithing, Advocacy Director, Young People’s Alliance0:13:00UNC neuroscientist on social media’s influence on adolescent brainsA neuroscience and psychology professor talks about what we know – and what we don’t yet know – about how social media impacts adolescent brain development.Eva Telzer, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Co-director of the Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill0:39:20A throwback technology for the next generationAn entrepreneur is hoping to resurrect a longstanding tool of communication with a new-age twist. Tin Can Phones are something of an homage to the phones many of us grew up with.The new iteration runs off Wi-Fi and is an alternative to smartphones and access to social media.Chet Kittleson, Co-Founder, Tin Can Phone
0:01:00Breaking down the standoff over Medicaid funding in NCState lawmakers appear to be done for the year. They’ve adjourned without passing a state budget. And despite being called back by the governor – will NOT address a projected Medicaid funding shortfall. We break down the standoff over Medicaid funding in North Carolina.Adam Wagner, reporter/editor covering state politics for the North Carolina Newsroom0:09:45Chef Vivian Howard explores everyday cooking questions in ‘Kitchen Curious’Chef Vivian Howard returns to television in a new food variety show on PBS. “Kitchen Curious” tackles the everyday questions both novices and seasoned cooks face in the kitchen. Leoneda Inge talks to Howard about returning to television after years away, reimagining her work as a restaurateur and what to expect from the first season of her new show. (This Due South encore conversation originally aired October 9, 2025.)Vivian Howard, award-winning cookbook author, TV personality, chef and restaurateur
0:01:00A group of UNC–Chapel Hill students distributing free 'Plan B' and sharing reproductive health tipsWe meet UNC-Chapel Hill students part of the campus group “Reproductive Access at UNC Chapel Hill at the Y,” also known as “RAUNCH-y.” They are working to inform their peers about reproductive health care and are even providing Plan B contraception to students.Netra Parikh, Co-President of “Reproductive Access at UNC Chapel Hill at the Y,” also known as “RAUNCH-y.”Diana Cantu-Melo, Co-President of “RAUNCH-Y”0:13:00The Avett Brothers’ bassist has a side hustle – hosting an American history podcast.Bob Crawford might be best known for his music, but his podcast American History Hotline and forthcoming book on John Quincy Adams might change that. Bob speaks with Jeff Tiberii about his work and life. (This Due South encore conversation originally aired August 4, 2025.)Bob Crawford, bassist for The Avett Brothers, and host of the iHeart original podcast, American History Hotline
0:01:00Chef Sheri Castle talks holiday dishes and her Blue Ridge Mountain culinary rootsSheri Castle joins Due South to discuss growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, developing her first recipe at four years old and how to make less predictable holiday side dishes this year.Sheri Castle, cook, recipe developer and TV personality0:33:00Durham Community Fridges bring a mutual aid focus to addressing food insecurityOver 78,000 people experience food insecurity in Durham County -- including more than 20,000 children. One mutual aid group working to provide greater access and to reduce food waste is Durham Community Fridges.Taylor Holenbeck and Sharmîn Aziz, co-organizers of Durham Community Fridges
0:01:00Mo Green is on a mission to improve NC public schoolsIn the 11 months since Maurice “Mo” Green was sworn in as the North Carolina’s 22ndSuperintendent of Public Instruction, the state’s public schools have faced unprecedented challenges. From long-term Hurricane Helene recovery to school-based care for students navigating SNAP cuts and the possibility of ICE detainments, Green has weathered several significant changes. He joins Due South to discuss his first year in office and his five-year plan for making North Carolina schools among the “best in the country.”Maurice “Mo” Green, State Superintendent of North Carolina0:33:00The Broadside: The rock that runs the worldThe tiny mountain town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina is the site of the single biggest source of ultra-high purity quartz in the world. It’s a vital component in the manufacturing process of semiconductors for computers and solar panels. In fact, the mine in Spruce Pine is quite possibly the most important mineral extraction site on the planet. Because we don’t have a backup.Featuring:Alan Schabilion, owner of Emerald Village in Spruce Pine, NCEd Conway, author of Material World: The Six Raw Minerals That Shape Modern Civilization
0:01:00What it’s like to be an immigration lawyer right nowLeoneda Inge speaks with attorney Ricardo Valasquez about his work, career, and the changes to immigration law and enforcement under President Trump’s second term.Ricardo Valasquez, Immigration Attorney who started Valasquez and Associates more than 20 years ago.0:13:00NC A&T is the latest HBCU to get a generous donation from MacKenzie ScottThe philanthropist, and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, has now given more than $100 million to the university.Todd Simmons, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations at NC A&T State University0:33:00UNC-Chapel Hill students, wary of a banking ‘monopoly’ on campus, are starting their own credit unionA partnership between Wells Fargo and the university is convenient for students, and faculty, with ATMs and other financial services available on or near campus. Several students are creating the Carolina Credit Union Initiative as an alternative.Mohammad Qureshi, Chair of the Outreach Committee for the Carolina Credit Union InitiativeSarah Galdi, Vice President of the Carolina Credit Union Initiative
On the North Carolina News Roundup...Federal raids in Charlotte and the Triangle have led to hundreds of arrests and instilled further fear in countless North Carolinians.An update on legal challenges to North Carolina Congressional maps.Plus, a billion-dollar project heads to Johnston County.Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists cover the week in NC news.Mary Helen Moore, reporter, Axios RaleighClaudia Rivera Cotto, political reporter, Enlace Latino NCBryan Anderson, statewide politics reporter for The Assembly, creator of the “Anderson Alerts” newsletterDanielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill Correspondent, The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observer/McClatchyJulian Berger, Race & Equity Reporter, WFAE
0:01:00Siembra NC continues support and training efforts amid Triangle immigration detentionsDue South checks in with Siembra NC co-director Nikki Marin Baena about the organization’s ongoing efforts to inform the public about immigration enforcement, interactions, and detainments and to protect potentially vulnerable communities from unlawful arrests.Nikki Marin Baena, co-director, Siembra NC0:13:00An immigration law professor dissects federal actions in NCMore than 250 people have been arrested in the latest immigration sweeps in North Carolina, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The Charlotte Observer has reported that the agency did not release information that would detail, “where people are being held or where they were taken.” Leoneda Inge speaks to an immigration law professor about the current operations in the state, and discusses the legal arrest process.Eisha Jain, Henry P. Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law at UNC Chapel Hill.0:33:00Remembering Daniel Naroditsky, American chess prodigy who moved to Charlotte to teach the next generationThe 29-year-old’s death came as a shock to the world of chess. Naroditsky had played in the U.S. Open just a few months before. He was known for playing, commentating and analyzing matches on social media, was a Chess Life columnist, and The New York Times’ chess columnist starting in 2022. Due South speaks with a chess educator who first met Naroditsky when he was 21-years-old and played against him in bullet chess at the U.S. Open earlier this year.This week, the Charlotte Chess Center announced it has created the Naroditsky Memorial and Fellowship Fund, "Creating opportunities for others to experience the same beauty, curiosity, and joy that Danya brought to the chess world." You can find more information and how to donate here.Elliott Neff, founder of a chess educational group, an NM (National Master) of Chess, and the author of “A Pawn’s Journey: Transforming Lives One Move at a Time.”
0:01:00Latest on federal immigration crackdown in North CarolinaFederal Border Patrol agents are in North Carolina carrying out arrests in Charlotte and the Triangle. This federal operation is part of a months-long effort by the Trump administration to crackdown on illegal immigration. We get the latest.Jay Price, Military Reporter, WUNC reporting from the TriangleEduardo Medina, reporter for The New York Times based in Durham, reporting from Charlotte0:13:00Tupac Shakur's little-known ties to North Carolina detailed in new bookTupac Shakur remains one of the most revered and influential hip hop figures of all-time – twenty-nine years after his premature death. The legendary figure was part poet, part activist, part actor – and his brief career was one of incredible success. A new book chronicles the life of Shakur - from his childhood in New York City, to his California days as the central figure of the West Coast rap scene, to his legacy. Shakur also had some little-known ties to North Carolina.Jeff Pearlman, Author of "Only God Can Judge Me: The many lives of Tupac Shakur"0:33:00Renovation is complete on soul musician Nina Simone’s childhood home in TryonThe childhood home of legendary soul singer Nina Simone has been renovated in Tryon, NC. The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund joined the effort, along with several private donors, in order to see the long-delayed project reach fruition.Tiffany Tolbert, senior director of preservation, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
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