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Due South
Hosted by Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge · EN
“Due South” is WUNC News’ weekday current affairs radio program and podcast. Broadcast from the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham, co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii put life in the Triangle region into perspective and present a unique sense of place.
From interviews with state lawmakers and local luminaries to Friday news roundups with statewide journalists, “Due South” puts current events into context and offers audiences a greater sense of connection. Each hour-long show sparks deeper conversation and understanding of life in and beyond the Triangle.
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Bestselling novelist Tayari Jones talks 'Kin.' And before the Declaration of Independence was NC’s Halifax Resolves
2w ago00:50:26Tap to summarize0:01:00Bestselling Southern novelist Tayari Jones talks with Leoneda Inge at Flyleaf Books in Chapel HillOne book, and one author, who has again made an impact on the literary world in 2026 is "Kin" - by Tayari Jones. "Kin" has gotten a lot of attention – it was an "Oprah's Book Club" selection, a New York Times Book Club choice, and Due South got the chance to dig deep into what makes Tayari Jones tick. Leoneda Inge speaks with Jones in front of a live audience at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill.Tayari Jones, professor of English and creative writing at Emory University and author of the new novel, ‘Kin’0:33:00Before the Declaration of Independence was NC’s Halifax ResolvesThe 250th birthday celebration of our nation has revolved around the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But here in North Carolina there’s another day from that year that may be just as important. On April 12, 1776, North Carolina became the first colony to formally call for independence from Great Britain. The call for freedom came to be known as “The Halifax Resolves” and had a big impact on both North Carolina and American history.Carl Burke, Historic Site Manager, Historic Halifax
Transcribe →The do's and don'ts of recycling in the Triangle. Plus, the history of Black family reunions in the South
2w ago00:50:26Tap to summarize0:01:00 The do's and don'ts of municipal recycling Recycling has been around a long time and faces relatively little pushback compared to more politically-charged sustainability efforts. Still, recycling has its obstacles, including that it can be hard to know what's recyclable and what's not. As Bianca Howard of Wake County Solid Waste Management Division says, "there is nothing intuitive about recycling." Today on Due South, three waste management experts demystify municipal recycling. (This interview originally aired on April 21, 2026) Bianca Howard, Outreach & Marketing Supervisor, Wake County Solid Waste Management Division Muriel Williman, Senior Assistant Solid Waste Manager, City of Durham Waste Disposal and Recycling Center Shauna Taylor, customer service representative, Shimar Recycling Related: Recycling guidelines for Durham, Orange County and Wake County 0:33:00The history and legacy of the Black family reunion Ernie Suggs of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has long thought about the importance of family reunions for Black families. He found multiple studies suggesting African Americans are more likely than any other group to hold large family reunions on a regular basis. Suggs’ article What Remains: The Power of Black Family Reunions delves into the origins and the role of these gatherings today. (A version of this interview originally aired August 12, 2025) Ernie Suggs, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Transcribe →NC News Roundup: Tillis forces delay on Blanche nomination; updates on WakeMed merger with Atrium
3w ago00:50:28Tap to summarizeSen. Thom Tillis continues to hold out support for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. How a Supreme Court ruling could help Michael Whatley in the Senate race. The North Carolina legislature debates changes to the new state budget. And updates on the WakeMed merger with Atrium. Due South host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of local journalists provide context and analysis on those and other stories from the week.Dawn Vaughan, Capitol Bureau Chief, The News & ObserverZachery Eanes, reporter, Axios RaleighZac Ezzone, healthcare and higher education reporter for Triangle Business JournalReuben Jones, Washington reporter covering North Carolina, Spectrum News
Transcribe →The Army private in NC who said 'no' to moving seats before Rosa Parks. Raleigh's resident bald eagle family
3w ago00:50:26Tap to summarize0:01:00The Black Army private who wouldn’t move to the back of the busSarah Keys Evans became an unwitting Civil Rights activist when she refused to give up her seat for a white Marine. She was on a bus that had crossed state lines into North Carolina, where in 1952, she was told to move to the back of the bus. In recent years, her story has become better known, partly thanks to a new book she co-wrote with author Amy Nathan. (This Due South conversation first aired May 27, 2026.) You can watch and listen to Sarah Keys Evans speaking with PBS NC for an oral history. Amy Nathan, co-author with Sarah Keys Evans of Riding into History: The Surprising Story of Sarah Keys Evans and the Fight to Desegregate Bus TravelErvin Griffin, one of the Roanoke Rapids educators who installed a monument honoring Sarah Keys Evans, president Emeritus of Halifax Community CollegeOphelia Gould-Faison, leader of the Sarah Keys Evans Public Art Project in Roanoke Rapids0:33:00Raleigh’s resident bald eagle family Raleigh’s lush greenspaces have always been a home to towering oak trees, but now feathered neighbors are taking the spotlight. In recent weeks, birdwatchers have flown to Shelley Lake Park in Raleigh to witness the newest member of a bald eagle family. (This Due South conversation first aired May 27, 2026.)Sean Gough, Land Stewardship Program Manager for the City of RaleighSydney Merrell, Invasive Species Program Assistant Coordinator for the City of Raleigh
Transcribe →NC's hot and humid summers: health impacts of the heat, who is most vulnerable, and potential remedies
3w ago00:50:26Tap to summarize0:01:00The health impacts of heatThese days it feels like there is no simple way to beat the heat. And our new climate reality means we need to take new and more serious precautions to protect ourselves and our neighbors from its health impacts. Dr. Lauren E. Siewny joins Leoneda Inge to talk about concerning signs to look out for and how to best handle this steamy summer weather that just won’t let up.Dr. Lauren Siewny, Medical Director of the Duke University Hospital Emergency Department, and an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine0:13:00How heat impacts all of us, and who is most vulnerableHeat impacts us all, especially during these dog days – and nights – of summer. But some people are impacted more than others due to circumstances including outdoor work, chronic illness, or living in a neighborhood more prone to the impacts of extreme heat. Two environment researchers talk to Jeff Tiberii about the heat challenges facing both urban and rural regions, tips for navigating the heat when running the AC at full blast isn’t an option, and about community-driven approaches to help protect us all.Angel Hsu, Director, Data-Driven EnviroLab; and Associate Professor of Public Policy and Environment, Ecology and Energy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAshley Ward, Director, Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Transcribe →How crops suffer amid summer drought; the history of 'Our State' magazine; the secret to perfect tomato sandwiches.
3w ago00:50:26Tap to summarize0:01:00Summer crops suffer under unusually dry harvest seasonNC Cooperative Extension agriculture agent Mart Bumgarner joins Due South to discuss the impact of a months-long drought on summer crops across the state.Mart Bumgarner, Agriculture and Horticulture Extension Agent serving Orange County, North Carolina with the N.C. Cooperative Extension0:13:00How ‘Our State’ magazine covers ‘100 North Carolinas’Leoneda Inge speaks to the editor-in-chief of Our State magazine about the history and future of the publication.Elizabeth Hudson, editor-in-chief, Our State0:33:00How to choose the perfect summer tomato in North CarolinaLeoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii talk to personal chef and local farmers market volunteer Claudia Sanders about the art of the tomato sandwich and how to tell when a tomato is perfectly vine-ripened.Claudia Sanders, personal chef and volunteer at local farmers markets
Transcribe →Bush-Gore 25 years later; International Black Theatre Festival; The Broadside: Graveyard of the Atlantic
3w ago00:50:26Tap to summarize0:01:00‘The Big Recount’ – 25 Years LaterOne of the most memorable and messy presidential elections in United States history was decided 25 years ago. The battle between Democrat Al Gore of Tennessee and Republican George W. Bush of Texas, was fought and won in the South – in Florida. (This HBCU 101 radio diary presentation is afinalist, for a “Salute to Excellence Award” by the National Association of Black Journalists.)Kara Palmer Smith, a 2000 graduate of Florida A&M University. She reported on the 2000 presidential election0:13:00International Black Theatre Festival takes over Winston-SalemLeoneda Inge takes a look at this year’s International Black Theatre Festival. Hosted biannually in Winston-Salem, the historic gathering features more than 100 performances, film screenings and a star-studded gala.Brittany Giles-Jones, Managing Director, North Carolina Black Repertory CompanyChester Gregory, Broadway actor and singer0:33:00The Broadside: The modern Graveyard of the AtlanticThe waters surrounding North Carolina’s Outer Banks are so treacherous that they’re known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. They’ve claimed everything from Blackbeard’s pirate ship to German U-boats. And that dark legacy continues today. Oregon Inlet, a narrow gap near Roanoke Island, is one of the deadliest waterways in the United States. But it’s also an economic lifeline for a small industrial fishing community who must traverse it.Emily Cataneo, reporter for The AssemblyMolly Trivelpeice, education curator at The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Transcribe →NC News Roundup: ICE detention center planned in rural NC; fallen Fort Bragg soldiers return to U.S.
4w ago00:50:30Tap to summarizeThis week on North Carolina’s News Roundup... U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to open a detention center in Hertford County. The recently passed state budget bill includes child welfare regulations with the “Dominique Moody Safety Act.” In Charlotte, two women detained during Operation Charlotte’s Web seek over $2.5 million in damages. Remains of two fallen Fort Bragg soldiers killed in Iranian attack return to the U.S. Due South host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of local journalists provide context and analysis on those and other stories from the week.Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC NewsZachery Eanes, reporter, Axios RaleighDanielle Battaglia, congressional impact reporter for The News & Observer and The Charlotte ObserverEly Portillo, executive editor, WFAE in CharlotteEduardo Medina, reporter for The New York Times based in Durham, covering the South
Transcribe →Triangle towns still recovering a year after Chantal flooding. Returning items lost during Helene to their owners
4w ago00:50:26Tap to summarize0:01:00The people trying to return items lost during Helene to their rightful ownersA non-profit based in Asheville is leading the charge to find and return items lost during flooding from Hurricane Helene. BPR reporter Laura Hackett shares sounds and stories from volunteers scavenging and returning things to their rightful owners.Laura Hackett, Helene Recovery Reporter at BPRLaura Hackett's story for BPR: The things Hurricane Helene carried away — and the woman trying to return them 0:13:00Graphic novel shares stories about Helene from people who lived through it'Islands in the Sky' shares first-person stories of people who experienced the tragedy of Helene in western North Carolina. The crowd-funded anthology puts narrators with award-winning comic artists to tell their stories.Andrew Aydin, third-generation farmer in western North Carolina, creator of ‘Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene’Nick Filardi, co-author of ‘Ripples’ with his wife Shannon Burcham, in the graphic novel ‘Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene’0:33:00Some communities still rebuilding, a year after Chantal flooding hit Chapel HillWhen Tropical Storm "Chantal" hit Chapel Hill, Carrboro and surrounding communities on July 5, 2025, no one could have imagined the impact of the flood and how long it would take to recover -- especially residents who were caught in the storm's dangerous conditions. We check in on communities and businesses a year later.Brighton McConnell, News Director, 97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com
Transcribe →The only successful coup in American history: how white supremacists 'stole a city,' and the 1898 Wilmington massacre
4w ago00:50:27Tap to summarizeFour families, one stolen cityThe Wilmington massacre and coup d'état of November 10, 1898 is widely known as the only successful coup in American history. Black elected officials were forced to resign office at gunpoint. Dozens, if not hundreds, of Black Wilmingtonians were killed during a day of premediated white supremacist terror.New Yorker staff writer Lauren Collins grew up in Wilmington, where the little she learned about November 10, 1898 characterized the bloody day as a "race riot." When she realized she had not been taught anything close to the whole story, she got to work researching and writing about it. The resulting book focuses on four Wilmington families living the legacy of the massacre across the generations. Jeff Tiberii speaks with Collins about the long lead up to the Wilmington coup and massacre, and the unending impact on the city and the nation more than a century later.Lauren Collins, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of They Stole a City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy.
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