Due South

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.

Jeff Tiberii hosts an hour-long conversation with a panel of experts, including WUNC's Jason deBruyn, Disability Rights NC's Holly Stiles and Dr. Paul Lanier, professor of social work at UNC Chapel Hill, about the state of youth mental health in North Carolina.

Sarah McCammon speaks with Leoneda Inge about her book The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church , which is already a New York Times' bestseller. And, how white Evangelicals propelled Trump to the Republican nomination for President for a third time.  Guests Sarah McCammon is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. She i...

We learn more about the fight of Black families trying to retain ownership of their inherited land – which is sometimes not just a home on a half acre, but a forest. It’s in a new documentary titled – “Family Tree” at this week’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC. Then, the 1980s were an important — and too often overlooked — decade for Black worker resistance, according to NC Sta...

It’s been a long time since one of the most popular programs on PBS, "Antiques Roadshow," visited North Carolina's Triangle. A woman from eastern North Carolina set an appraisal record back in 2009 with a collection of 18th century Chinese items made of jade. Last summer, the show visited Raleigh to film, and those episodes begin airing tonight. Leoneda Inge gets a peek. One of 2023’s "best podcas...

Part One: Bill Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris on publishing the South Marcie Cohen Ferris and Bill Ferris have dedicated their lives and careers to cataloging the folkways and foodways of the American South. The couple, both professor emeriti of UNC-Chapel Hill, have published a number of award-winning and noteworthy books about our diverse region. Now, they are the namesakes of a new imprint at U...

The practice of tipping is rooted in racism and perpetuates sexual harassment, according to Saru Jayaraman. Jayaraman is the Director of the Food Labor Research Center at University of California and is President of One Fair Wage, an organization advocating for the full and fair minimum wage for all workers — including the millions of restaurant workers who are paid a tipped minimum wage. She talk...