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Due South

Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge

Due South is a source for news, information, and perspectives from across North Carolina and the South. It takes a panoramic view of politics, place, race, and southern culture, among other topics. The show takes deep-dives into the news - while also providing a break from the news cycle with conversations on topics ranging from food and music to arts and culture. Full episodes of Due South air weekdays at 12pm on WUNC.

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Why the Trump administration is targeting Duke, even...

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2025/10/28

0:01:00Duke University finds itself in Trump's crosshairs, even after dropping "DEI"When he was a Duke University student, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was politically outspoken. And he didn’t hold back on what he thought about his “Leftist University…” as he called it in his column for The Duke Chronicle. A look at Miller's possible influence and the Trump administration's targeting of Duke, despite its efforts ramping down some so-called DEI efforts. Patel shared

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The lasting impact of immediate support: mutual aid's...

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2025/10/27

“Mutual aid” is a phrase that received renewed attention during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the United States has a long history of mutual aid. Leoneda Inge talks with two scholars about some of that history, and explores how mutual aid has been deeply intertwined with the social, political and economic lives of Black Southerners. Then, Jeff Tiberii talks with two helpers with Triangle Mutual Aid about their responses to recent disasters like Chantal and Helene, and how those efforts go

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50:26

NC News Roundup: NC Republicans pass new...

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2025/10/24

On the North Carolina News Roundup...The state legislature was back in Raleigh to once again redraw Congressional districts, this time at the request of President Donald Trump.And while Republicans all agreed to create another GOP safe seat, things got tense between the House and Senate as talks broke down again over the state budget and Medicaid funding.And outside the legislative building, Governor Josh Stein unveiled a new workforce training program with help from a major aviation

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50:26

Food banks and government shutdown; Helene relief...

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2025/10/23

1:00Amid government shutdown and growing need, food banks are under strainAs food insecurity increases across the 34 counties that the Central and Eastern North Carolina Food Bank serves, funding is decreasing and federal food insecurity tracking has also ended at the USDA. Jason Kanawati Stephany joins us to discuss the long-term impact of these strains on food bank resources.Jason Kanawati Stephany, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy of the Food Bank of Central &

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50:26

NC Republicans' redistricting effort update. Plus,...

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2025/10/22

Broadside event details here.0:01:00North Carolina redistricting updateAs 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.GuestChris Cooper, Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at Western Carolina University0:13:00'Tales from the Haunted South' author casts light on ghost tour

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50:25

John T. Edge searches for home, after trying to find...

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2025/10/21

0:01:00The latest free speech culture war? Whether a class syllabus is a public recordUniversities 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” initiatives on campus are targeted.Brianna Atkinson, Higher Education reporter for WUNC0:13:00John T. Edge searches for home, after

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50:26

NC HBCUs increase safety measures for homecoming;...

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2025/10/20

0:01:00HBCU 101: Campus Safety EditionIn 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 South Carolina State University.Kani'ya Davis, fall 2025 daily news intern at WUNC. She’s also a

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39:32

NC News Roundup: NC Republican redistricting redux;...

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2025/10/17

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 wiped out.Those stories, plus how the ongoing shutdown continues to be felt in North Carolina, on

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36:31

Step right up to the 2025 NC State Fair! Featuring a...

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2025/10/16

0:01:00The 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 director0:07:00McBride Concessions celebrates 93 years of family-owned fair concessionsSince 1932, McBride Concessions has been traveling to fairs in North Carolina, offering grilled meats, vegetables and other foods. The company was the first to bring

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38:41

Walltown Children’s Theatre turns 25. NC Opera's...

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2025/10/15

0:01:00Duke Basketball’s Kara Lawson tapped to coach Team USAThe 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 Nation0:08:23A generation of performers returns to Durham to celebrate 25th anniversary of arts nonprofitThis

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North Carolina's economic outlook. Plus, 'Navigate...

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2025/10/14

0:01:00NC 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 Emeritus at NC State University0:08:00‘Navigate Your K-12 Options,’ WUNC live event explores

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50:27

Focus on health care: NC Medicaid changes; a life and...

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2025/10/13

0:01:00A 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, and now those margins are now even more fragile due to a reimbursement rate cut that took

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40:43

NC News Roundup: calls for Rep. Cecil Brockman's...

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2025/10/10

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 deploymentGuestsPat Welter, sports reporter, WRALZachery Eanes, reporter, Axios RaleighNathan Collins, investigative reporter, The News & ObserverDanielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill

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36:25

Chef Vivian Howard on her new show ‘Kitchen Curious'...

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2025/10/09

0:01:00After her passing, Jane Goodall’s connection to Duke University lives onJane 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 of the more than 200 chimpanzees she dedicated her career to studying. Professor Anne Pusey,

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36:26

‘Remembering Blood’ convening in Durham aims to...

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2025/10/08

0:01:00‘Remembering Blood’ conference in Durham aims to reimagine menopauseMenopause 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 portal will be centered here in Durham at a conference called Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood. Due

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The surprising story of apples in the South. Plus,...

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2025/10/07

0:01:00Data centers could raise power bills in North CarolinaThe 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 originally aired September 16, 2025.Zachery Eanes, reporter, Axios Raleigh0:08:04The surprising story

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50:26

Asheville's tourism industry is recovering, a year...

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2025/10/06

0:01:00A year after an Asheville restaurant was destroyed by Helene, not much has changedThe 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 Katie Grabach, co-owners of Gourmand, a French Rotisserie restaurant that was set to open in

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50:26

NC News Roundup: Latest on Southport shooting and...

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2025/10/03

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 week in NC news.GuestsJay Price, Military Reporter, WUNCBenjamin Schachtman, news director, WHQR

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How the government shutdown is impacting NC; focus on...

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2025/10/02

0:01:00How the government shutdown is impacting NCWith 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/McClatchy0:13:00New UNC School of Law report examines patchwork of crime legislation in all 50 states.Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina passed a wide-ranging

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'Stopping the Deportation Machine' Wildin Acosta on...

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2025/10/01

0:01:00Riverside High School grad Wildin Acosta discusses new book about his 2016 deportation caseIn 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 coverage, ultimately resulting in his release. Riverside journalism teacher Bryan Christopher worked

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