Due South

A research study tracks women's pathways to motherhood; family therapist Dr. Kristen Wynns offers advice for navigating difficult feelings about Mother's Day; a look at the life and career of Brevard, NC native Moms Mabley

From Texas, to New York City, to Chapel Hill, students protesting university and U.S. support of Israel during its ongoing military effort in Gaza are being arrested, suspended and threatened with expulsion.  A conversation about the line between protected free speech, unwelcoming speech, and unacceptable disruption to campus life, and who gets to decide what is allowed. Guests: -Sarah Brown, News...

Doctors, researchers, and students at Duke University are developing an oral history archive to shed light on the stories of abortion patients and providers impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and North Carolina’s 12-week ban. In part one of this conversation, co-host Leoneda Inge talks with three doctors about why they're contributing to this audio archive, which captures reproduc...

Part One: NASA Astronaut Christina Koch 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. Koch has spent more than 300 days at the International Space Station and is readying for a lunar mission. Christina Koch talks training, outer space food, and common questions she gets...

Co-host Jeff Tiberii checks in with a roundtable of reporters on college protests at UNC Chapel Hill; law enforcement tragedy in Charlotte and updates on primary elections and school vouchers.

The podcast Scene on Radio recently launched its sixth season, “Echoes of a Coup,” right on the heels of the anniversary of the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which many call an "attempted coup." The podcast explores the history behind what is widely considered the only successful coup d’état in United States history. In Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898, white supremacists massacred Bla...

As college students wrap up their classes for the semester, pro-Palestinian demonstrations have sprung up on campuses across the country, dominating headlines and the public discourse. In Chapel Hill, 36 protesters at UNC were detained when they refused to leave a tent encampment on school grounds. Confrontations intensified Tuesday when demonstrators pulled down an American flag from a campus fla...

Children of immigrants are often asked to interpret for their parents, a task that can get particularly complicated in health care settings. For members of North Carolina’s Hmong community, there may be additional complications. As WUNC’s Eli Chen and WFAE’s Layna Hong write in their recent report about aging Hmong immigrants seeking health care in North Carolina, “[m]any English terms don’t exist...

Politicians, parents and pundits have lots of opinions about how to solve mental health problems affecting nearly every campus. In this conversation, students themselves share their perspective of what they and their classmates are facing. These students work at the nine college newspapers in North Carolina partnered together to create The Mental Health Collaborative, a series of stories about cam...

On the North Carolina News Roundup… The state has a $1 billion surplus, and the governor wants more in the way of raises for teachers and state employees and less for private school vouchers. With the Republican-led legislature gaveling in this week, do the Democratic Governor Cooper's requests have much of a chance? Meanwhile, the state treasurer continues to pressure drug makers for better price...

In her first standup tour in six years, Kathy Griffin jokes about the hardest times in her life. She chats with co-host Leoneda Inge in advance of her Durham, NC tour stop on May 5. North Carolina State University professor Kelly Oten tells co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about the sights and sounds to expect as 13-year cicadas emerge in the Triangle area and beyond.

As warm weather emerges in North Carolina, so do the snakes. A reptile expert tells us how to observe — and enjoy — snakes from afar. Then, an emergency medicine doctor tells us what to do if you’re bitten by a venomous snake: first, stay calm, and second, seek medical care.

If your nose is getting stuffy, you’re not alone. About one-fourth of Americans have seasonal allergies. And mid-April is usually the height of spring allergy season for central North Carolina, and into the Triangle. Bekah Brunstetter has written for shows like Maid on Netflix and NBC’s This is Us. Most recently, she wrote for the Broadway musical adaptation of The Notebook. She discusses the debu...

In honor of Earth Day 2024, co-host Leoneda Inge chats with Dr. Jack Kurki-Fox of NC State University about microplastics pollution; State Climatologist Dr. Kathie Dello to talk about climate change in NC; and Charles Welch of the Duke Lemur Center about lemur conservation. 

On the North Carolina News Roundup… DEI and the BOG – a University of North Carolina Board of Governors committee votes to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at all 17 campuses. The head of the North Carolina State Board of Elections tells lawmakers that county boards need more help. And, big business in the Tar Heel state: updates on Amazon's facility in Johnston County, and VinFa...

Some Republican-led states have accepted federal funding for a program that will make getting food during the summer easier for children on free and reduced price lunch, others use it as political football. Families that qualify will receive $40 per month for the three summer months per child. It will be paid out in a lump sum through electronic benefits (EBT). Learn more about "SUN Bucks" or "Sum...

WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell joins Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii for a preview of the North Carolina General Assembly’s upcoming session. Hummingbird researcher Susan Campbell shares tips for spotting and attracting the smallest bird in North America. In a new "About Dad Time," writer Michael Venutolo-Mantovani shares his family's experience with pregnancy loss.

Nine years ago, three young Muslim Americans were murdered in Chapel Hill in a case that received national and international attention. What was first called a “parking dispute” by police and many media outlets was eventually shown to be what the victims’ families and countless others knew immediately – that the murders were motivated by hate. Filmmaker Tarek Albaba joins co-host Leoneda Inge to t...

2024 has ushered in a renaissance for Black country musicians in an industry that has historically overlooked them. Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with writer Alice Randall and musicians Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer.

Due South's panel of reporters from across the state on the biggest stories of this week: Falling in line behind violent rhetoric in the name of party unity, another quarter billion for some schools, and a state visit by the Prime Minister of Japan. Guests -Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUN -Dawn Vaughan, Capitol Bureau Chief, The News & Observer -Danielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill Corre...

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...

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 innovatio...

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 Femi...

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 o...

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.