Due South

“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. hace 4 días

    NBA's Trey Murphy III's backpacks in Durham; Basketball Heaven; NASA astronaut Christina Koch

    0:01:00 NBA star and Durham native welcomes students back to school with 3rd annual backpack giveaway Trey Murphy III, forward with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans and Durham native, recently hosted his third annual Back to School Community Bash in partnership with Durham Parks and Recreation. Leoneda Inge visited the event and spoke with Murphy and with attendees. Trey Murphy III, NBA player, Durham native, community organizer 0:13:00 How Kinston, NC became the NBA’s “Basketball Heaven” A new documentary explores how Kinston, NC earned an unlikely distinction: it’s the U.S. city that produces more star basketball players than any other in the nation. Leoneda Inge sits down with filmmaker and Kinston native Resita Heavenly Cox to discuss her film, “Basketball Heaven.” Resita Heavenly Cox, filmmaker 0:33:00 NASA Astronaut and NC native Christina Koch We're lifting off today with Astronaut Christina Koch – the first woman to travel around the moon. She grew up here, graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Math, then NC State, and today works for NASA. Koch has spent more than 300 days at the International Space Station and completed a successful lunar mission on NASA's Artemis II. Christina Koch talks training, outer space food, and common questions she gets. (This interview originally aired May 6, 2024.) Christina Koch, NASA Astronaut

  2. 20 ago

    How Vandy Bested the Ivies; HBCU 101: Housing Crunch; tackling college student homelessness

    0:01:00 “HBCU 101 – Housing Crunch!” North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro is expecting its largest student body in school history this fall – topping 16,000 students. The HBCU has steadily grown for the last 12 years and securing housing for students who want and need to live on campus remains a challenge. In July, NCAT opened its first new residence hall in more than 20 years. Still, about 200 students will have to live in a nearby hotel. University officials say about 50% of students need on-campus housing, which is a lot higher than at predominately white institutions. Jermaine Foye, Interim Executive Director Housing & Residence Life (NCA&T) 0:13:00 ‘How Vandy Bested the Ivies' Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN made a calculated effort to change its own narrative and rose to become one of the most selective schools in the country. The story of the university’s evolution is also a story about a changing South. Leoneda Inge is joined by Claire Suddath to talk about her article in New York Magazine titled “How Vandy Bested the Ivies.” Claire Suddath, freelance writer and journalist 0:33:00 Wake County-based HOST program seeks to address college student homelessness College student homelessness impacts 14% of college students locally and nationally. Housing instability impacts even more students, with nearly 48% experiencing uncertainty about where to live at some point during their college career. One organization in Wake County seeks to address the growing need. This interview originally aired June 23, 2026.  Mary Haskett, Professor Emeritus Psychology, NC State University KC Buchanan, Executive Director, HOST (Housing Options for Students Today)

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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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