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Broadside event details here . 0:01:00 North Carolina redistricting update As a new measure to redraw North Carolina’s Congressional map moves through the state legislature, Due South checks in with political science professor Chris Cooper to learn the latest and discuss the context surrounding the redistricting effort. Guest Chris Cooper , Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at West...

Broadside event details here . 0:01:00 The latest free speech culture war? Whether a class syllabus is a public record Universities in the UNC system have been asked to disclose course materials via public records requests from a right-wing think tank. But two of the universities don’t agree on whether the materials should be public record. Leaders’ decisions could shape how so-called “DEI” initia...

0:01:00 HBCU 101: Campus Safety Edition In response to an uptick in campus and campus-related shootings during homecoming season, HBCUs across the country are implementing heightened safety measures. North Carolina A&T State University is one of them. This move comes following a shooting a homecoming party in 2022 and 2025 shootings at Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Sout...

On the North Carolina News Roundup... North Carolina is joining the recent redistricting efforts we’ve seen across the country. We take a look at NC Republicans’ plans to try to pick up another Congressional seat. Then, we turn to the Triad to check in on a funding shortfall at one of the state’s largest school districts. How 2.5 million North Carolina residents had $6.5 billion in medical debt wi...

0:01:00 The NC State Fair returns to Raleigh   The 2025 NC State Fair will debut new rides, a rodeo and 88 new foods. NC State Fair director Kent Yelvertson joins us to discuss what attendees can expect this year. Kent Yelverton , NC State Fair director 0:07:00 McBride Concessions celebrates 93 years of family-owned fair concessions Since 1932, McBride Concessions has been traveling to fairs in No...

0:01:00 Duke Basketball’s Kara Lawson tapped to coach Team USA The Duke Basketball program has long been associated with Olympic success. Coach K oversaw three American teams that finished atop the podium. Now, a different Blue Devil leader is readying for international play. Friend of the program Mitch Northam provides all the important details. Mitchell Northam , senior writer at SB Nation 0:08:...

0:01:00 NC job growth is slow, even while unemployment rates hold steady. Just like the national economy. What the state’s most recent job numbers say about growth, and how North Carolina’s economy is doing while much of the U.S. is in a holding pattern from the global trade war. (This conversation originally aired September 23, 2025.) Michael Walden , William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor...

0:01:00 A reporter debrief on Medicaid changes in NC   Today, we’re focused on health care. First, Medicaid – the most expansive health care program in America. It has 72 million recipients. Nearly one in four North Carolinians is on Medicaid – primarily people who are living with lower incomes, as well as individuals with disabilities, and children. The program has always operated on thin margins...

On the NC News Roundup… State Representative Cecil Brockman faces bipartisan calls for resignation, amid arrest on criminal charges. UNC Football coach Bill Belichick finds himself at the center of controversy, as the team’s season gets off to a floundering start. Sen. Thom Tillis challenges National Guard deployment Guests Pat Welter, sports reporter, WRAL Zachery Eanes , reporter, Axios Raleigh...

0:01:00 After her passing, Jane Goodall’s connection to Duke University lives on Jane Goodall’s passing earlier this month prompted tributes from all over the world honoring her work as a primatologist, anthropologist and conversationalist. The impact has been felt here in the Triangle as well. Duke University housed Goodall’s extensive archives, including observations and complete life histories...

0:01:00 ‘Remembering Blood’ conference in Durham aims to reimagine menopause Menopause is not quite the taboo subject it once was, but many are just beginning to talk about it frankly. Others have been talking about menopause for a long time, how it impacts historically marginalized communities, and how to reframe our thinking on menopause, not as an ending but as a “portal.” This weekend, that po...

0:01:00 Data centers could raise power bills in North Carolina The massive homes for computer servers, cloud storage and artificial intelligence are in high demand. A recent analysis from NC State University and Carnegie Mellon University projects the rising number of data centers is likely to increase electric bills by an average of 8% nationally by the end of the decade. This conversation origin...

0:01:00 A year after an Asheville restaurant was destroyed by Helene, not much has changed The co-owners of Gourmand, a French rotisserie, struck out to open a stand-alone restaurant in Asheville’s River Arts District. But before they could open, Hurricane Helene ruined everything. The co-owners are still making food. And still waiting for their restaurant to be service-ready. Peyton Barrell and K...

On the North Carolina News Roundup...  A mass shooting in the idyllic coastal town of Southport. We learn more about the victims, and the alleged gunman.  A federal government shutdown could carry on for weeks - how will NC be impacted?  And a standoff over Medicaid funding continues between the governor and state legislature.  Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists cover the we...

0:01:00 How the government shutdown is impacting NC With what could be a lengthy federal government shutdown underway, we chat with a DC-based North Carolina reporter, about some of the local impacts of the work and service stoppages. Danielle Battaglia , Capitol Hill correspondent, The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observer/McClatchy 0:13:00 New UNC School of Law report examines patchwork of...

0:01:00 Riverside High School grad Wildin Acosta discusses new book about his 2016 deportation case In 2016, Wildin Acosta, 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 covera...

0:01:00 Leoneda Inge chats with Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, to discuss her family’s legacy, her work as a social justice strategist and the work of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change amid a changing political climate. Dr. Bernice King , strategist, peace advocate and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for No...

Twenty years ago, the old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops turned heads and wowed audiences. They were young. They were Black. And with their fiddles and banjos, they launched a movement that would challenge long-standing stereotypes about traditional music in America.  Today we’re sharing a special program called “Reclaiming the Banjo” – a collaboration between WPLN in Nashville, Tenness...

On the North Carolina News Roundup...Today, Due South broadcasts from Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville. It has been one year since Helene caused widespread destruction in Western North Carolina. One hundred and eight people died in what was the deadliest modern storm in state history, and the total damage in the region exceeded $60 billion. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with reporters from BPR ab...

It has been one year since Helene. We honor the first anniversary with a collection of voices and stories, from Western North Carolina. Remembering the deadliest storm in modern history and looking ahead, a year after Helene.  This hour of Due South is a collection of voices of those who lived through the storm and includes reports on some of the lingering issues that face the region. Featuring: L...

0:01:00 NC’s future scientists may choose new paths after NIH cuts The effort to end DEI programs across the federal government is having a range of impacts, including the future of science. Due South’s Jeff Tiberii talks with Lynn Bonner and Brandon Kingdollar of NC Newsline about their recent article titled “NC’s next generation of scientists fear careers are going ‘up in smoke’ as NIH grants en...

0:01:00 NC job growth is slow, even while unemployment rates hold steady. Just like the national economy. What the state’s most recent job numbers say about growth, and how North Carolina’s economy is doing while much of the U.S. is in a holding pattern from the global trade war. Michael Walden , William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at NC State University New study shows who got...

0:01:00 Dr. Mandy Cohen on CDC layoffs and vaccine rollbacks In a recent New York Times op-ed , former CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen joined several other former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leaders to decry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mass layoffs, halting of research projects and changes to vaccine and immunization guidance. She joins Jeff Tiberii to discuss the present and potential of...

On the North Carolina News Roundup... A look at Senator Thom Tillis’ remarks at an FBI oversight hearing this week. Early voting begins in several counties’ municipal elections. And Gov. Josh Stein requests additional Helene relief funding.   Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists cover the week in NC news. Colin Campbell , Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC Dawn Vaughan , Capitol Burea...

0:01:00 Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton on political violence and fear Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton talks with Jeff Tiberii about fear, political violence, and rhetoric in the public sphere, following the killing of Charlie Kirk. Lambert-Melton says he has cancelled a public event out of fear. Jonathan Lambert-Melton , At-Large City Council Member, Raleig...