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“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.

  1. 17 HR AGO

    NC News Roundup: State constitutional amendments on the ballot, Tillis balks at Trump DOJ fund

    On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup... The White House wants a $1.8 billion dollar “anti-weaponization” fund — part of which would go to help January 6 rioters. Republican Senator Thom Tillis provided some harsh pushback on that proposal.  We’ll also get caught up on a busy ballot initiative week at the state legislature.  Due South host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of local journalists provide context and analysis from those and other stories from the week. Zachery Eanes, reporter, Axios Raleigh Claudia Rivera Cotto, Political Reporter, Enlace Latino NC Adam Wagner, reporter/editor covering state politics for the North Carolina Newsroom  Danielle Battaglia, congressional impact reporter for The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer

    50 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    A property tax cap amendment on the November ballot. And, a career covering the NC General Assembly

    0:01:00 Why a property tax cap amendment will be on the ballot this NovemberOne of the constitutional amendments state Republican leaders have worked to get on the ballot this November is a property tax cap, limiting the taxes that localities can impose on property owners. Jeff Tiberii talks with a reporter, law professor and a citizen activist about the proposal. Paul Specht, state government reporter, WRAL  Marcus Gadson, Associate Professor of Law, University of North Carolina Law School Kim Mackey, social studies teacher teaching Economics and Personal Finance, author of the blog educatEDpolicy 0:33:00 A NC state government reporter reflects on a career covering the General AssemblyLongtime Associated Press reporter Gary Robertson has left his post at the North Carolina statehouse. Gary sits down with Jeff Tiberii for an exit interview of sorts to talk about what’s changed and what hasn't in his decades of journalism in our state. Gary Robertson, longtime Associated Press North Carolina politics & statehouse reporter

    50 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    A Due South Deep Dive on the Voting Rights Act

    0:01:00 What dismantling the Voting Rights Act means for North Carolina North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls discusses the history of the Voting Rights Act and the implications of recent measures to dismantle what remains of the landmark legislation. Anita Earls, North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice 0:13:00 Two generations of state representatives discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismantle Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Leoneda Inge speaks to Rep. Valerie Foushee and retired Rep. Eva M. Clayton about the impact and next steps. Valerie Foushee, U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district Eva M. Clayton, U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 1st district from 1992-2003 0:33:00 State Senator Natalie Murdock talks politics in a post-VRA North Carolina State Senator Natalie Murdock discusses the work ahead for Gen Z voters, the first generation in decades to come of age and enter the workforce in a post-Voting Rights Act landscape. Natalie Murdock, State Senator representing North Carolina’s 20thdistrict

    50 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    Bennett College, Carolina Theatre and DUP celebrate centennials. Plus, Andrew Bird at the Greensboro Symphony

    0:01:00 Bennett College, one of only two women’s HBCUs, celebrates its centennial Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Teresa Hardee, interim president of Bennett College about the current state and future intentions of the country’s only women’s HBCUs, as it celebrates its centennial anniversary. Dr. Teresa Hardee, interim president, Bennett College 0:13:00 Duke University Press marks centennial with exhibition, commemorative reprint Leoneda Inge sits down with Dean Smith, director of Duke University Press, to discuss its legacy as a cutting-edge, progressive academic press and its 100thanniversary celebrations. Dean Smith, director, Duke University Press 0:33:00 Andrew Bird’s 20thanniversary album tour makes its way to Greensboro Grammy-nominated folk musician Andrew Bird is embarking on a symphony tour in celebration of the 20thanniversary of his third solo album, Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs. The tour will bring him to the Greensboro Symphony on May 31. He talks about his decades-long career in music and what it’s like to revisit one of his earliest solo works. Andrew Bird, singer, songwriter, musician

    50 min

  5. 4 DAYS AGO

    Mecklenburg County’s own Declaration of Independence? Plus, 'New Americans in North Carolina' oral history project

    0:01:00 Mecklenburg County’s own Declaration of Independence?May 20, 1775, is a date you may recognize from the North Carolina state flag. It represents what was supposedly the first declaration of independence made by any of the 13 colonies involved in the American Revolution. That date was added more than a century ago, but its authenticity was first contested by Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. This conversation originally aired on May 20, 2025. Scott Syfert, author of ‘The First Declaration of Independence? The Disputed History of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775' 0:13:00 ‘We (The People of The United States)’As the United States turns 250 years old, a new book of poetry pays tribute to Black historical figures across the country and the centuries. Poet and professor Joshua Bennett talks with Due South’s Leoneda Inge about his poem “Chapel Hill, North Carolina” for George Moses Horton, the first African American man to publish a book in the South. Joshua Bennett, Professor of Literature and Distinguished Chair of the Humanities at MIT and writer of the new poetry collection "We (The People of The United States)" 0:33:00 ‘New Americans in North Carolina’An educator and oral historian with the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources talk about "America 250 NC" and their project about “New Americans in North Carolina.” Alana Gomez, Educator, America 250 NC, N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources John Horan, Oral Historian, State Archives of North Carolina, N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources

    50 min

  6. 15 MAY

    NC News Roundup live from Manteo: General Assembly budget breakthrough; beach erosion update; OBX tourism unpacked

    Live from the Outer Banks...  A budget deal has been reached — will it actually end North Carolina’s stint as the only state without an approved budget?  Then, a turn toward the coast — from tourism and infrastructure to beach renourishment and climate change, we check in with three local reporters about the stories that dominate the headlines on the OBX. Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC News Sam Walker, Editor-In-Chief, SamWalkerOBXNews.com and News Director, 99.1 The Sound Corinne Saunders, Editor, Outer Banks Insider Joy Crist, Editor, Island Free Press

    50 min

  7. 14 MAY

    NC prisons' dire funding shortage. Former inmate Kerwin Pittman on buying a prison

    0:01:00 North Carolina’s prisons face a crisis of staffing and fundingNorth Carolina’s 55 prisons are operating at minimum staffing, in a steep funding deficit. The state’s Department of Adult Correction is in need of an updated budget that accounts for the growing and aging prison population. WUNC News’ Colin Campbell updates Due South on the current state of the carceral system. This Due South encore conversation originally aired April 15, 2026.  Colin Campbell, Capital Bureau Chief, WUNC News 0:13:00 Former inmate and recidivism reduction activist Kerwin Pittman’s journey to success Kerwin Pittman spent more than 11 years in the North Carolina prison system. With the support of family, he was able to navigate the re-entry process upon his release, becoming a recidivism reduction activist in the process.  Eight years after his release, Pittman has become the first formerly incarcerated person in the United States to purchase a prison campus. This Due South encore conversation originally aired April 15, 2026.  Kerwin Pittman, founder of Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Services, Inc. 0:33:00 The creators of 'Ear Hustle,' the first podcast produced in prisonEar Hustle is the first podcast produced in prison. It’s brought stories from life inside to international audiences. It’s been a finalist for two Pulitzer Prizes.  Jeff Tiberii talks with the creators, Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor. This Due South encore conversation originally aired August 6, 2025. Earlonne Woods, co-host of the Ear Hustle Podcast, which he started while serving 31 years to life at San Quentin State Prison in 2017 Nigel Poor, visual artist and co-host of Ear Hustle

    50 min

  8. 13 MAY

    Gerrymandering is nothing new, but may get worse. The latest on the Dean Dome saga. And NC farming in crisis.

    0:01:00 Drought, tariffs, and other factors contribute to farming crisis in NCNorth Carolina farmers are dealing with an array of challenges from an ongoing drought to federal policy decisions impacting the agriculture industry. Jeff Tiberii talks with reporter Phoebe Zerwick about her piece Farming is in crisis for the newsletter ‘Down from DC.’ Phoebe Zerwick, co-author, Down from DC 0:13:00 The latest on the Dean Dome sagaAn update on the future of the Dean Dome, which has faced considerable pushback from the Carolina basketball family. Jeff Tiberii talks with two local reporters who have been following the developments closely. Korie Dean, higher education reporter at The Assembly Brendan Marks, reporter at The Athletic 0:33:00 Gerrymandering is nothing new, but may get worseGerrymandering is not new. Though, in the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision, it might be getting worse. Jeff Tiberii talks with Billy Ball, a writer for progressive news site Cardinal & Pine, about gerrymandering and its impacts in Virginia and the South. Billy Ball, founder, TheLivingSouth.com and senior editor, Cardinal & Pine

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“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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  • Channel
    WUNC
  • Creator
    Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    669
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Due South

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