Due South
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The only successful coup in American history: how white supremacists…
The only successful coup in American history: how white supremacists…
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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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- The only successful coup in American history: how white supremacists 'stole a city,' and the 1898 Wilmington massacre · 50 minFour families, one stolen city The Wilmington massacre and coup d'état of November 10, 1898 is widely known as the only successful coup in American history. Black elected…
- Due South live from The Rialto Theater. Plus NC's food scene, past and present · 50 min0:01:00 The Michelin Guide anoints new members Three new Triangle-area restaurants recently received acclaimed “Michelin” status. Independent food writer Matt Lardie and News and…
- NC News Roundup: congressional seat shakeup; election recaps from across North Carolina · 50 minThe will of the voters was on display Tuesday, producing a massive blue wave in North Carolina. The impacts will stretch from Washington to Raleigh to school boards across the…
- Women's role in The March on Washington feautured in new book. Plus, a tribute to Sugar Hill Records. · 50 min0:01:00 Historian Marcia Chatelain explores 'How Bright the Path Grows' A new book explores the pivotal roles of women organizers in The March on Washington for Jobs and…
- What a blue wave means for North Carolina. Reporters, political watchers join Due South for post-election analysis · 50 minA blue wave has swept across North Carolina. Democratic candidates from the mountains to the sea logged stunning victories on Tuesday night as they claimed a majority in the…
- On Election Day, Duke history professor delves into roots of our democracy. And, how the AP calls elections · 50 min0:01:00 Duke history professor delves into roots of our democracy Election Day is a day like no other. It’s a day to do our civic duty — and then it’s a day to watch, to wait…
- Former Freedom Riders encourage a new generation to vote. Plus, elections experts on making elections work · 50 min0:01:00 HBCU 101: Freedom Riders Edition A bus tour commemorating the historic Freedom Rides of 1961 made its way to Greensboro, NC. It stopped on the campus of one of the…
- NC News Roundup: Early voting brings in 2 million, with more to go; Republican congressional ads fill the TV screen · 30 minThis week on the North Carolina News Roundup - more than two million voters have shown up to the polls, with two days left of early voting before the November 3rd midterm…
- How NC constitutional amendments got on the ballot and what they'd do. Plus, advocates weigh in · 50 min0:01:00 How three NC constitutional amendments got on the ballot this election cycle and what they would do The candidates get most of the election cycle attention, but we turn…
- North Carolina college basketball season preview · 50 minCollege basketball is back – but in a state of uncertainty. In the Triangle, two new men’s basketball coaches at NC State and UNC will be testing their mettle against a…
- Triangle restaurants' Michelin honors; 'The Long Road to Integration;' AP's role in election races. · 50 min0:01:00 Fifty years after the Raleigh-Wake County merger, schools face resegregation Leoneda Inge talks to WUNC K-12 education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the 50th anniversary…
- Fact checking North Carolina political ads; weird NC political stories; fewer 'Souls to the Polls' · 50 min0:01:00 Fewer Souls to the Polls More than twenty North Carolina counties that previously had early voting on Sundays will not have it for this year’s midterm elections. The…
- NC News Roundup: Early voting is in full swing; Trump stumps in Greenville; UNC-Chapel Hill reaches settlement · 50 minOn the North Carolina News Roundup... Jeff Tiberii and panelists discuss the elections that are heating up in NC-1 and NC-11. President Trump stumps in Greenville. Early voting…
- NC and GA's purple politics; NC DHHS on new changes to Medicaid and SNAP; Diaper Bank of NC's Period Prom · 50 min0:01:00 Medicaid, SNAP changes impact NC’s most vulnerable Federal changes to Medicaid and SNAP requirements stand to jeopardize coverage for thousands of North Carolinians…
- 'The engine of democracy': NC voting experts, Durham's election director on making elections work · 50 minIt’s less than two weeks until Election Day, but we’re not talking about the candidates and the races, we’re talking about the election itself — how it happens, what the rules…
- Duke professor and 'genius grant' winner Felipe De Brigard on memory, forgiveness and imagination · 50 minDuke philosopher and scientist Felipe De Brigard was recently announced as one of 20 winners of the 2026 MacArthur Fellowship. De Brigard talks with Due South's Jeff Tiberii…
- Former U.S. Congressman Mel Watt on family and legacy. Pearl Cleage's 'Angry, Raucous' comedy at Playmakers · 50 min0:01:00 Former U.S. Congressman Mel Watt looks back on his storied life and family history in new book Notable Charlotte politician and lawyer Mel Watt joins Leoneda Inge to…
- NC News Roundup: Early voting has begun; State Fair opens; a blue wave is predicted to hit the NC polls · 37 minOn the North Carolina News Roundup... Jeff Tiberii checks back in on if gas stations are actually implementing price reductions from the gas tax. The North Carolina State Fair…
- Early voting begins in NC, with fewer 'Souls to the Polls.' Public radio's Joshua Johnson on conflict resolution · 38 min0:01:00 Fewer 'Souls to the Polls' as early voting begins in North Carolina More than twenty North Carolina counties that previously had early voting on Sundays will not have it…
- 'The Art of Democracy;' and The Poetry Fox visits Due South · 36 min0:01:00 The Poetry Fox visits Due South By day, Chris Vitiello works as a communications strategist for NC State University’s Libraries. But he moonlights as a purveyor of…
- The long, winding history of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Plus, North Carolina's fall color forecast · 37 min0:01:00 The long, winding history of the Blue Ridge Parkway The vast collection of trails and scenic views all along the Blue Ridge Parkway didn’t just happen on their own – the…
- Giant pumpkins, blue ribbon biscuits, America 250 ferris wheel: NC State Fair returns to Raleigh · 50 min0:01:00 The North Carolina State Fair rolls back into Raleigh Kent Yelverton, director of the NC State Fair, joins Leoneda Inge to discuss new foods, fun and features in 2026…
- NC News Roundup: Gas tax temporarily suspended; 11th congressional district race updates; Michael Jordan's gift to UNC · 39 minA special session at the General Assembly means gas prices will lower – for now. The debate over a 6-month data center moratorium in Raleigh heats up. The 11th congressional…
- HBCU 101: Majorettes Edition. Plus, the 2026 Hum Sub Diwali Celebration returns to Cary. · 38 min0:01:00 HBCU 101: Majorettes Edition At HBCUs, majorettes are as essential to football season as the marching band. Leoneda Inge explores the history of Black dance tradition…
- How three NC constitutional amendments got on the ballot this election cycle and what they would do · 38 minWe’re less than one month out from the midterms, with early voting beginning next Thursday, October 15. While the candidates on the ballot get most of the attention, we turn…
- 'We have to believe what we're seeing and not look away.' Author explores religious reckoning in the name of democracy · 37 minFor more than a decade American politics has been framed by the Trump era, and during that time President Trump's longstanding support from the religious right has hardly…
- Advocates team up to reform NC’s 'antiquated' divorce laws. Plus, a Wake elementary school is in the crossfire · 51 min0:01:00 Intolerance or Parents’ Rights? A Wake Elementary school is in the crossfire An elementary school in Wake County may become a legal test case for parents’ rights. At the…
- NC News Roundup: Nor'easter rocks Outer Banks; Medicaid coverage changes; mail-in ballots rules challenged · 50 minA nor’easter caused significant damage in the Outer Banks. Advocacy organizations called for a lawsuit to challenge NC's last-minute rule changes on mail-in ballots. Changes to…
- Nina Simone and Langston Hughes had a special bond, explored in new book. Plus, Denyce Graves directs 'Carmen' · 50 min0:01:00 A new book explores the long friendship between Nina Simone and Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance icon Langston Hughes first met a 16-year-old Eunice Waymon when she…
- Technology and what it’s doing to our children, our schools and our society · 50 minThere’s been a barrage of news about the harmful effects of technology on our children, our schools, our lives, and – our humanity. From the Meta and TikTok lawsuits, to the use…
- Bringing creative writing to NC's Butner prison. Plus, working for affordable housing in Chapel Hill · 50 min0:01:00 Redbud Writing Project brings creative writing to Butner prison The Redbud Project is a nonprofit school based in Raleigh with the mission of bringing creative writing to…
- How the 'roadless rule' impacts protected land in NC. Plus, 'Competitive whistling and the trill of the chase' · 50 min0:01:00 What upending the 'roadless rule' could mean for North Carolina's federal forest lands The Trump administration wants to do away with a longstanding, little-known rule…
- NC News Roundup: WNC, two years after Hurricane Helene and Vance's visit to Greensboro · 50 minOn the heels of President Trump’s visit to Gastonia last week, Vice President JD Vance came to Greensboro this week to stump for Republican candidates from Michael Whatley for…
- Checking in on Western North Carolina, two years after Helene · 50 minHelene upended life in many ways, for many people, in Western North Carolina. Though, in other ways, little has changed and this means continued risks for for some particularly…
- North Carolina's fall color forecast. Plus, the long, winding history of the Blue Ridge Parkway · 50 min0:01:00 Fall foliage forecast for North Carolina Get ready for those red, orange and yellow bursts of color throughout our region. It's time to check out the fall leaves in the…
- Hard history: Durham architect on legacy of Smithsonian museum she helped build; telling the story of the Tar Heel State · 50 min0:01:00 Holding space for history As the National Museum of African American History and Cultures celebrates its tenth birthday, the museum’s founding director, Lonnie Bunch, is…
- North Carolina in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansion. Plus, our state's long baseball history · 50 minNorth Carolina in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansion As Major League Baseball runs toward home plate with expansion, North Carolina is in the national…
- NC News Roundup: Trump disparages NC at Gastonia rally; U.S. Senate race update; Belichick's son resigns · 50 minPresident Trump delivered remarks criticizing North Carolina in Gastonia, erroneously claiming crime is up while threatening to withhold Helene funding. In sports, a new tennis…
- Sarah York revisits work as an 'afterpastor' in new memoir. Plus, Playmakers Repertory Company reimagines Oedipus. · 50 min0:01:00 New book sheds light on the work of an ‘after pastor’ Sarah York spent eight years pastoring a Unitarian Universalist church in Santa Barbara, California during the…
- Rare prints of Declaration of Independence visit Durham. Public radio's Joshua Johnson on conflict resolution · 50 min0:01:00 Rare, historic prints of the Declaration of Independence visit Durham Duke University and Durham are commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration…
- A NC tribute to feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Plus, Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal explores Black American fatherhood. · 50 min0:01:00 Gloria Steinem’s impact on feminism and journalism Groundbreaking journalist and public intellectual Gloria Steinem passed away on September 2 at the age of 92…
- Mahalia Jackson's civil rights activism takes center stage in new book. Plus, 'That time we almost destroyed the world' · 50 min0:01:00 Mahalia Jackson’s civil rights legacy takes center stage in new book A new biography explores the underreported civil rights legacy of legendary gospel singer and…
- NC News Roundup: 9/11 remembrance; midterm election updates; West Southern Pines preservation · 51 minOn this week’s Friday News Roundup… live from The Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines, Jeff Tiberii speaks to local reporters and WUNC’s Colin Campbell about the 25th anniversary…
- NC veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan reflects on 25th anniversary of 9/11. Plus, Hopscotch is back in Raleigh · 50 min0:01:00 NC veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan reflects on 25th anniversary of September 11th attacks Tomorrow is a sobering day - the 25th anniversary of the September 11th…
- 'We have to believe what we're seeing and not look away.' Author explores religious reckoning in the name of democracy · 50 minFor more than a decade American politics has been framed by the Trump era, and during that time Trump's longstanding support from the religious right has hardly wavered. Within…
- Roadless Rule change could impact federal lands in NC; A conversation with Tift Merritt; Atlantic Beach, SC · 50 min0:01:00 What upending the 'roadless rule' could mean for North Carolina's federal forest lands The Trump administration wants to do away with a longstanding, little-known rule…
- Book picks for the last few days of summer. Plus, 'Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl' · 50 min0:01:00 The Library of NC awards 46 federal grants to public and academic libraries Leoneda Inge speaks with Catherine Prince, federal programs consultant for the Library of…
- NC News Roundup: Rep. Chuck Edwards censured; NC-01 candidate suspended by Kalshi; G20 in Asheville and Chapel Hill · 50 minOn this week's North Carolina News Roundup.... An outgoing North Carolina congressman is censured. Helene recovery and AI are top of mind at the G20 meetings in Asheville and…
- New NC law changes how public universities report sexual misconduct. Some have accountability concerns · 50 min0:01:00 New state law changes how public universities report sexual misconduct Public universities in North Carolina were once required to release the results of sexual assault…
- A tribute to Dolly Parton; Durham-based union worker's 40-day hunger strike protesting Amazon work conditions · 50 min0:01:00 Durham-based union organizer protests via hunger strike Italo Medelius is a Durham-based former Amazon worker who has been on hunger strike for more than 30 days, to…
