Due South

Reimagining land at the site of a former North Carolina plantation Durham County is home to what was once one of the largest slave plantations in the South. Today part of that former plantation is called “Historic Stagville.” This weekend, people of all backgrounds and even descendants of those enslaved there, will gather for “Juneteenth” – the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in t...

Reparations for past harms to Black people is a concept that many Americans have come to support, but how to put the idea into practice has become complicated and controversial. Sala Menaya-Merritt, Director of Equity and Inclusion for the City of Asheville, talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about the efforts of Asheville’s Community Reparations Commission and the challenges they've faced as they tr...

On the heels of World War II, a handful of entrepreneurial Americans saw dollar signs. Surplus weapons in European countries were being destroyed, or sat in warehouse storage at great cost. At the same time, millions of American soldiers were returning home. With leisure time, and an intimate familiarity with firearms. Samuel Cummings was one of the men who put two and two together. He bought up s...

The Durham County Board of Commissioners approved a budget this week that includes $27 million designated for Durham Public Schools. Pinehurst hosts the U.S. Open golf tournament for the first time in a decade. NC State and UNC are two of the eight college baseball teams that made it to the College World Series. A panel of reporters joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to dig in to the week's news in the Tr...

Leoneda Inge chats with Martin Woodard, as well as Vincent Johnson and his sons Tyler Johnson and Vinnie Johnson, and fatherhood and the 2024 North Carolina Fatherhood Conference. Jeff Tiberii talks to his father James Tiberii about their differing parenting styles. 

Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be above normal this year, with as many as seven major hurricanes. Plus, a Church bell ringer celebrates Pride Month for everyone who will hear (and millions on TikTok) Guests: Matthew Rosencrans , lead hurricane seasonal outlook forecaster, NOAA  Ellen Shumaker , Director of Outreach, Safe Plates Program, NC State Xilei Zhao , assistant professor, Universi...

Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with Dr. Jonathan Klein about Swim for Charlie, a nonprofit organization that teaches swimming and water safety to second graders in NC. Flyleaf Books' Maggie Robe and The Bitter Southerner's Alison Law chat about their summer reading picks. Jodee Nimerichter, executive director of the American Dance Festival talks about this year's events and offerings.

Five years ago, North Carolina passed a law requiring public school students complete an economics and personal finance course to earn their high school diploma — as the class of 2024 graduates this spring, co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a student, a teacher, and a panel of experts about financial education.

Sending more children to court as adults. A ruling that at-home abortion pills can be taken in North Carolina. And a candidate for Governor campaigns with anti-birth control group. Join co-host Jeff Tiberii and a roundtable of reporters for a review of the week’s news from around North Carolina.

Co-host Leoneda Inge discusses youth vaping numbers across the state, as well as prevention efforts with Kelly Kimple, Senior Medical Director for the Health Promotion Division of Public Health at the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Also on today's Due South, co-host Jeff Tiberii is joined by Duke history professor Cecilia Márquez, author of the new book Making the Latino South: A Hist...

Producer's note: Join Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii for “Due South Live!” Friday, June 14, 7:30pm at Motorco Music Hall in Durham. We'll be talking about Southern food with Chef Ricky Moore from Saltbox Seafood Joint, Mike D of Mike D’s BBQ and Bill Smith, famed chef from Crook’s Corner. Tickets and details. John T. Edge on Defining Southern Food The Southern Foodways Alliance has tirelessly docum...

As college tuition and student loan debt continue to soar, many high school graduates are taking a fresh look at alternatives to going straight from high school to 4-year college. We talk with a panel of experts to explore the post-secondary enrollment trends in North Carolina in community colleges, technical and vocational schools, and apprenticeship programs, as well as the emotions, pressures,...

Roberts has been running the University since January. In this interview with Co-Host Leoneda Inge, he reflects on controversial decisions, policy changes, and campus protests. Plus, WUNC Higher Education reporter Brianna Atkinson and WRAL Sports Investigative reporter Brian Murphy add context. Guests: Lee Roberts , Interim Chancellor UNC-Chapel Hill Brianna Atkinson , Higher Education reporter an...

On the North Carolina News Roundup… Local reaction to the Trump verdict. An update on the state budget, and why it was a quiet week at the legislature. A settlement has monumental implications for the future of college athletics. Rising sea levels on the Outer Banks pull another home into the ocean. Plus, an update on Duke softball’s first game in the Women’s College World Series. Jeff Tiberii and...

As NC Democrats convene state convention, a look at their strategy for the November election Last week we talked about the North Carolina GOP convention. This weekend, the Democratic party takes their turn. We’ll talk with a political scientist about the Democrats' strategy going into the November election. Guest Michael Bitzer, Ph. D. , Politics Department Chair, Professor of Politics and History...

House Bill 10 will require NC sheriff officials to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We'll discuss the potential implications and impact with Aaron Sanchez-Guerra , WUNC's race, class and communities reporter. The WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank in Cary is one of only 33 nonprofit human milk banks in North America and the only one in the state of North Carolina. We speak with th...

The story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has captured the imaginations of North Carolinians for centuries. And what actually happened to those colonists remains a mystery, despite so many efforts to uncover the truth.  Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with East Carolina University Professor of Anthropology Charles Ewen about what is known, and not yet known, about the Lost Colony. He's co-authored a fort...

A restaurant server turned organizer in Asheville and a chef/owner in Charlotte get candid with co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii about how life in the restaurant industry has, and has not, changed since the pandemic, and about their efforts to advocate for better pay.

Co-host Jeff Tiberii chats with a panel of reporters about the week's news in North Carolina. Guests: Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC; Bryan Anderson , freelance reporter, “Anderson Alerts” newsletter; Danielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill Correspondent, The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observer/McClatchy; Aaron Thomas , WRAL reporter; Richard Stradling , transportation reporter, The Ne...

Today the North Carolina Republican Party convenes its state convention in Greensboro. We'll get a preview and discuss the basics of state party conventions. And: In 1976, North Carolina was the turning point for Ronald Reagan’s GOP primary campaign. It set the stage for his eventual election to President, and his effort to reshape the party are a defining characteristic of our current political l...

The new book Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past is about “the most-played digital renditions of American history since The Oregon Trail .”  Guests - Tore C. Olsson is an Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies for American History at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and the author of a book coming out in August 2024 – Red Dead's History: A...

Investigative journalist Barry Yeoman talks about his coverage of the 2024 United Methodist Church General Assembly and musician Tom Maxwell chats about his new book, A Really Strange and Wonderful Time: The Chapel Hill Music Scene, 1989-1999 .

On the road for the South’s best gas station food 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, but what she didn’t know until she left was how unique and integral the restaurants and eateries at places you can also buy gas were to life in the South. Kate Medley, freelan...

Our panel of reporters break down the latest state and regional news with co-host Jeff Tiberii. Guests Ben Tobin , Greater Triangle Reporter, Triangle Business Journal Dawn Vaughan , Capitol Bureau Chief, The News & Observer Laura Leslie , Capitol Bureau Chief, WRAL Reuben Jones , Washington Reporter covering North Carolina, Spectrum News

When it comes to child care, the numbers just don't seem to add up: parents struggle to pay increasing child care tuition costs, child care workers often earn less than a living wage, and child care center owners often can't even afford to pay themselves. North Carolina's child care industry will face another challenge at the end of June -- that's when federal funds intended to stabilize the indus...