Due South

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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. 2d ago

    NC News Roundup: Sen. Thom Tillis' message to Blanche; major decisions on mail-in voting

    On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup...  Sen. Thom Tillis tells Todd Blanche to meet with Epstein victims to gain his confirmation vote. The North Carolina Board of Elections is facing major decisions on mail-in voting. And a $10 billion infrastructure backlog for public schools.  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 for WUNC News Claudia Rivera Cotto, Political Reporter for Enlace Latino NC Bryan Anderson, Statewide Politics Reporter for The Assembly and creator of the “Anderson Alerts” newsletter Danielle Battaglia, congressional impact reporter for The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer

  2. 3d ago

    Due South's storytelling hour

    0:01:00 The Triangle’s very own, and very southern, live storytelling competitionJeff Polish never meant to be a performer. He was supposed to be a professor. But life had other plans. How he came to live storytelling, and how his live show The Monti came to be in 2008 and has evolved over the years. Jeff Polish, molecular cell biologist better known for his presence as creator and host of The Monti, a live storytelling show and competition in the Research Triangle 0:13:00 Storyteller Milbre Burch on how to make your stories singBurch was trained by "foremothers of the American storytelling revival" and has been nominated for a Grammy as a spoken word recording artist. She shares about the growth of formal storytelling, and what she tries to instill when teaching at schools, workshops and conferences. Milbre Burch, storyteller and playwright who served as the 2025 emcee for the Old North State Story Telling Festival in Cary 0:33:00 "What’s Ray Saying" these days? Storyteller Ray Christian returns to Due South Ray Christian returns, sharing new tales from his life. Including his feature role in a new HBO documentary, “The Man Will Burn.” Since he last joined Due South, Ray's podcast has won two Signal awards, and three Black podcast awards.  Plus, Ray tells a one-of-a-kind story based in the gazebo of his home near Boone, NC., and a second story that just might have ended with a serious injury if he hadn't been so quick on his feet... Ray Christian, host of the PRX podcast What’s Ray Saying. He’s a storyteller, longtime educator at Appalachian State University and an American veteran.

  3. 4d ago

    Watermelon salad, anyone? Summer dishes to keep you cool. Plus, a NC legislative wrap-up

    0:01:00 A graveyard of bills from the 2026 legislative short session  The General Assembly has left Raleigh for now, but they left behind a graveyard of bills that didn’t make it for a vote and to the governor’s desk. Issues still on the table include updated hemp regulations, election law changes, data center policy, and possible sin taxes. Political reporters Colin Campbell and Adam Wagner dig up the dirt on issues that did not get through the legislature. Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC News Adam Wagner, reporter/editor covering state politics for the North Carolina Newsroom 0:33:00 Sheri Castle shares summer recipes to keep you cool“The Key Ingredient” host has tips for making the most out of summer produce, staying cool in extreme heat, and answers Leoneda’s questions about the best way to eat one of eastern North Carolina’s favorite drought-resistant exports: watermelon. Sheri Castle, food writer and cooking teacher who hosts “The Key Ingredient” on PBS. She’s also a contributing editor to Southern Living, and a featured columnist at Our State magazine.

  4. 5d ago

    NC in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansion. Plus, our state's long baseball history

    North Carolina in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansionAs Major League Baseball runs toward home plate with expansion, North Carolina is in the national conversation for getting a team. What would it take to attract a major-league team in terms of money, demographics, land availability, and a good team name? Jeff Tiberii asks two experts who have been crunching the numbers.Michael Walden, economist, NC State UniversityLou Pascucci, co-founder of MLB Raleigh/MLB 2 NC History of baseball in North CarolinaNorth Carolina’s history with baseball is rooted deep like a longleaf pine — from stick-and-ball games in colonial times to players that made history, and how the state was the home of the minor leagues. We explore baseball stories and players that most folks don’t know about.Marshal Lamm, curator, North Carolina Baseball MuseumTony Riggsbee, baseball historian and Durham Bulls PA announcer

  5. 6d ago

    Durham's longest-running Black owned restaurant; John T. Edge unpacks his family history; The story of pimiento cheese

    0:01:00 Checking in with historic Durham landmark The Chicken HutLast year it was recognized as a local historic landmark by the Durham City Council. And how the Chicken Hut fits into Durham history as host to famous and influential Civil Rights leaders. Tre Tapp, second-generation owner of The Chicken Hut *A version of this segment first aired on November 10, 2025 0:13:00 John T. Edge searches for home, after trying to find it in Southern foodA new memoir from the southern food historian delves into the personal. It’s about the stories, and the lies, he was told as a white boy growing up in Georgia — in the 1960s and 70s. John T. Edge, is author of the memoir House of Smoke: A Southerner goes searching for home. Edge helped found the Southern Foodways Alliance, and is the author of The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South. He also writes and hosts the television show TrueSouth, and writes a column for Garden & Gun. *This segment first aired on October 21, 2025 0:33:00 The Broadside: The strange story of pimento cheesePimento cheese, aka Carolina caviar, is as synonymous with Southern food culture as sweet tea and fried chicken. But the origin story of this spreadable cheddar cheese and pimento pepper dish is much more complicated and a lot less Southern than you might think. Vivian Howard, chef, restauranteur and PBS host

  6. Jul 10

    NC News Roundup: NC finally has a budget; Raleigh considers youth curfew; dangerous heat and storms

    On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup...Gov. Josh Stein signs a $34 billion state budget after a year of negotiations and vetoes a bill that bans camping on public property. Meanwhile, the City of Raleigh considers a curfew after violence broke out at a ‘teen takeover.’ Due South host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of local journalists provide context and analysis from those and other stories from the week.     Dawn Vaughan, Capitol Bureau Chief for The News & Observer  Mary Helen Moore, reporter for Axios Raleigh  Bryan Anderson, Statewide Politics Reporter for The Assembly and creator of the “Anderson Alerts” newsletter  Reuben Jones, Washington reporter covering North Carolina for Spectrum News

  7. Jul 9

    'The Art of Saving Democracy' with NC artist Beverly McIver. Plus, The Sistering performs from their latest album.

    0:01:00 Renowned artist Beverly McIver discusses “The Art of Saving Democracy”Duke professor and artist Beverly McIver has made a career of political expression in art practice. She joins Due South to discuss her collaboration on a new project called ‘The Art of Saving Democracy.’ Beverly McIver, visual artist and painter 0:13:00 The Sistering celebrates wisdom, grace and friendshipJazz-soul supergroup The Sistering joins Due South to discuss how they joined solo-artist forces to form a collective that pays powerful tribute to sisterhood. Lenora Zinzalai Helm, Nnenna Freelon, Kate McGarry, Lois DeLoatch, founding members of The Sistering and Keith Ganz, accompanist

  8. Jul 8

    What a new immigration enforcement law means for North Carolina. The voting rights legacy of Nancy Cherry Bazemore

    0:01:00 What a new immigration enforcement law means for North CarolinaWUNC News reporter Aaron Sánchez-Guerra tells Jeff Tiberii about his latest reporting on a new immigration enforcement bill — Senate Bill 153, referred to as the "North Carolina Border Protection Act" — that became law after state Republicans’ override of Governor Josh Stein’s veto. Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Race, Class & Communities Reporter, WUNC News 0:13:00 The voting rights legacy of Nancy Cherry BazemoreA new North Carolina Highway Historical Marker commemorates the Bazemore v. Bertie County Board of Elections court case and honors the woman who made it happen. Nancy Cherry Bazemore stood up against voter disenfranchisement and North Carolina’s voting literacy test in the early 1960s. Leoneda Inge talks with the man behind the marker, and with a daughter and two granddaughters of Nancy Cherry Bazemore about Bazemore’s battle against voter suppression, how her court case shaped North Carolina voting history and how it resonates today. State Representative Rodney Pierce (D-District 27), educator and the applicant for the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker commemorating the Bazemore v. Bertie County Board of Elections court case Mrs. Alice Bazemore Clark, daughter of Nancy Cherry Bazemore Dr. Inger Swimpson, granddaughter of Nancy Cherry Bazemore Mrs. Erica Bazemore Williams, granddaughter of Nancy Cherry Bazemore

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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
    709
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Due South

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