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A new partnership between UNC Wayne Health and Scholars Network provides incentives for students interested in entering the field of nursing. For years, the state has struggled with a substantial nursing shortage, with more than 17,000 nurses needed over the next decade to meet the demands of the state’s aging and growing population.

Dr. Sam Maron, founder, Scholars Network

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A Durham-based organization founded in the wake of 2018’s Hurricane Florence provides emergency aid to communities that are least likely to be prioritized, including rural and low-income communities and communities of color.

Jil Christensen, founder, president/CEO, Day One Relief

Courtney Patterson, board chair, Day One Relief

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Ten years ago, North Carolina was embroiled in the battle over HB-2 – also known as “the bathroom bill.” Rev. Dr. MacHenry Schafer II and Katy Schafer are the parents of Hunter Schafer -- now a famous actress and model. Back in 2016, Hunter was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the law. Leoneda Inge talks with Mac and Katy about how their faith guided their advocacy for Hunter and the other plaintiffs, and how they look back at the impact of HB-2.

Rev. Dr. MacHenry Schafer II and Katy Schafer, parents of Hunter Schafer

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Kat Kinsman’s favorite chain restaurant, and one of Leoneda Inge’s favorites, was a unique spot with a rotating menu of southern staples, including fried okra, congealed salads, and a dizzying number of pies. (This Due South encore presentation originally aired February 11, 2026.)

Kat Kinsman, Executive Features Editor at Food & Wine and host of its Tinfoil Swans podcast.

Read Kat's full story "The Last Tray at K&W Cafeteria."

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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Trail form the backbone of the easternportionof the US National Parks system. Together, they welcome 15 million visitors every year. But theylikely wouldn'texist as we know them today, if itweren'tfor the work of a pioneering photographer in North Carolina named George Masa. This week, we find out how an immigrant from Japan became the eyes of the American conservation movement and unearth the dark secrets that motivated his life’s work. 

This episode of The Broadside was hosted by Anisa Khalifa and produced by Jerad Walker. More from The Broadside and ‘The curious case of George Masa’

Paul Bonesteel, documentary filmmakerand co-author of the book George Masa: A Life Reimagined

Mami Kikuchi, researcher and translator

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“Our Common Nature” podcast host Ana González goes on a musical and historical journey through the Smoky Mountains with cellistYoYoMa. Ana tells the story of Lavita Hill, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and her quest to restore the Cherokee name to the tallest mountain in the Smokies. (This Due South encore presentation originally aired November 12,2025.)

Ana González, host, “Our Common Nature”

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

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One 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

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Longtime 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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'

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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)"

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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

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

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North 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

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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.

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Ear 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

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North 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

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An 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

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Gerrymandering 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