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The first woman to lead North Carolina’s State Employees’ Credit Union

The first woman to head the nation’s second-largest credit union talks overcoming failure, learning to lead, and the growth of female representation in banking. Due South's Leoneda Inge has an extended conversation with the woman at the helm, Leigh Brady. (This Due South encore conversation originally aired January 14, 2026.)

Leigh Brady, President and CEO of the North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU)

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State and federal policy, and public knowledge, are behind on mold

Humidity and heat in the South are creating another housing problem: mold. Multidisciplinary researchers at Duke University are collaborating to understand mold’s impact on human health.

Two BPR reporters and a Duke researcher join Due South. Their article for Grist is titled "A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold." (This Due South encore conversation originally aired March 5, 2026.)

Asiya Gusa, microbiologist who works with the Duke Climate and Fungi Research Group (CLIF)

Laura Hackett, Helene Recovery Reporter at Blue Ridge Public Radio

KatieMyers, reports on climate change in Appalachia through a partnership between Grist and Blue Ridge Public Radio