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The US Department of Homeland Security launched over the weekend what it calls, “Charlotte’s Web.” It’s part of President Trump’s “crackdown” on illegal immigration – this time in Charlotte, North Carolina. We get the latest.

Nick de la Canal, reporter and host at WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR member station

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A writer explores the sacrifices people make to pursue the “art life.” Through interviews with visual artists, performers, and writers around the world, Griest explores what she herself has given up in terms of stability, and what her peers have chosen to give up, too.

Stephanie Elizondo Griest, author, memoirist, and Creative Writing Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her newest book is called Art Above Everything: One Woman’s Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life

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Recording folk music commercially in Appalachia had never happened before. That is, until the 1925 Asheville sessions, when a producer invited musicians from across the region to record. 

To mark the historic event, the city of Asheville and partners are hosting events and celebrating the release of remastered recordings, and reimagined renditions by current artists. The record is called Music from the Land of the Sky.

Richard Emmett, Program Director, Blue Ridge Music Center (BRMC)

Vic Isley, President and CEO of Explore Asheville

On the North Carolina News Roundup...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are heading to Charlotte. 

The 43-day federal government shutdown ends, as a North Carolina Democrat breaks with his party. 

State lawmakers reject Gov. Josh Stein's call for a special session to address a Medicaid funding shortfall. 

And Toyota opens a local plant. 

Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists cover the week in NC news.

Reuben Jones, Washington reporter covering North Carolina, Spectrum News

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC

Nathan Collins, investigative reporter at The News & Observer

Claudia Rivera Cotto, Political Reporter, Enlace Latino NC

Laura Leslie, Editor, NC Newsline

Nick de la Canal, reporter and host at WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR member station

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During his first year in office, State Treasurer Brad Briner has overseen big changes to the State Health Plan and pension investments. He joins Due South to discuss some of those changes and what North Carolinians can expect from their health and retirement benefits in the year to come.

Brad Briner, State Treasurer of North Carolina

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Justice Paul Newby led conservatives on the court to approve partisan gerrymandering in time for the 2024 election, according to a report in ProPublica. Interviews with more than 70 people who know Newby “professionally, or personally” show how influential the justice is.

Doug Bock Clark, investigative reporter at ProPublica

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The Honorable Eva Clayton reflects on her time serving North Carolina’s District 1 as the first Black woman to serve the state as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ms. Clayton, 91, weighs in on food insecurity, her political legacy, and recently redrawn congressional maps in the state’s first and third congressional districts.

Eva Clayton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina’s first district from 1992-2003, first Black woman to represent North Carolina in Congress

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Our Common Nature podcast host Ana González goes on a musical and historical journey through the Smoky Mountains with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Ana tells the story of Lavita Hill, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and her quest to restore the Cherokee name of a mountain in the Smokies – a mountain that had been renamed to honor a confederate brigadier general.

Ana González, host, Our Common Nature

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Federal government shutdown impact on NC National Guard troops
On Veterans Day, Due South talks with WUNC military reporter Jay Price about his recent reporting on the impacts of the federal shutdown on National Guard troops and their families.

Jay Price, military reporter, WUNC

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‘In Search of a Boy Named Chester’
As the nation honors Veterans Day, a story of a Navy officer returning home to eastern North Carolina after WWII and the unexpected detour he took during that long journey home. That detour sparked a nearly 80-year mystery the officer’s son has tried to solve. Along the way, another story emerged – about family and connections that span geography and generations.

Ford S. Worthy, son of WWII veteran Ford S. Worthy, author of In Search of a Boy Named Chester

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Theatre Raleigh plays in ‘Once on This Island’s’ giant sandbox
A new production of the classic Broadway play “Once on This Island” wraps up Theatre Raleigh’s Main Stage season this year. The Tony-winning Caribbean adaptation of the classic fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” makes its way to the stage from November 12-23.

Eric Woodall, Theatre Raleigh Artistic Director

Christopher Betts, Once on This Island director

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One North Carolina restaurant in Charlotte has earned one of food’s highest honors. But the Triangle didn’t get completely left off the map. Plus, what the news and various Michelin lists and guides say you should check out in the state and region.

Drew Jackson, food and restaurant reporter at The News & Observer

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Emmy Award-winning chef and cooking show host Carla Hall has teamed up with entrepreneur and executive coach Deb Riegel to launch a new website and program – “The Me Menu” – to help other women find organization, direction and inspiration in middle age.

Carla Hall, chef, author and television personality

Deb Riegel, entrepreneur, executive coach and motivational speaker, co-founders of The Me Menu

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How the restaurant leaders will use the $50,000, 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

On the North Carolina News Roundup... Gov. Josh Stein called for a special legislative session later this month to address the Medicaid budget shortfall. Municipal elections across the state offer some predictable and some surprising results. Sen. Thom Tillis offers support for Lumbee recognition. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists cover the week in NC news.

Guests

Dawn Vaughan, Capital Bureau Chief, News & Observer

Mary Helen Moore, reporter, Axios Raleigh

Adam Wagner, editor/reporter, NC Newsroom

Danielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill correspondent, The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observer/McClatchy

Steve Harrison, political reporter, WFAE

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The financial situation for many teachers in North Carolina is bleak. WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer interviewed several educators as part of a reporting series called "From Politics to Paychecks." 

The series explores how political decisions are affecting NC educators' finances and families. 

Liz joins Jeff Tiberii to talk about the educators she met in putting together this series, and about the politics and policies shaping their lives in very significant ways.

Liz Schlemmer, education reporter, WUNC

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North Carolina native Mason Deaver’s debut novel, I Wish You All the Best, about a teen coming out as non-binary to their parents, is making its way to theatres, after a successful film festival run in 2024.

Mason Deaver, designer and novelist

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The team behind the WUNC podcast has put together an audio walking tour of downtown Durham… with stops at a bridge known for taking the tops off semitrucks, the Durham Armory, Black Wall Street, and more.

Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a producer for WUNC’s podcast The Broadside

• Take a walk on the Broadside: A Durham Walking Tour

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Reporter Justin Laidlaw of Indy Week breaks down the election results of the races for Durham mayor and city council.

Justin Laidlaw, reporter, Indy Week

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Writer Maria Pinto takes co-host Jeff Tiberii on a mushroom journey. Her debut book is a collection of essays that are equal parts ecological adventure and memoir.

Maria Pinto, author, Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival

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As we continue to dig deep into fungi today, two of the co-founders of Truffletopia talk with Jeff and Leoneda about their years-long effort to harvest truffles from their farm in Pittsboro.

Tony Huey and Josh Esnard, co-owners Truffletopia

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Local governing bodies across the state are holding elections for mayors, city and county councils, and school boards. What it all means for residents, amid a federal government shutdown, in a state that still hasn’t passed a budget. And whether political protests will lead to higher turnout than normal.

Kimberly Nelson, professor of public administration and government at the UNC School of Government

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Amid a push to expand Major League Baseball, advocates in Raleigh say the city is an obvious choice for the next team. Reporter Eric Frederick found that the City of Oaks has an extensive history with professional baseball, even though he had to dig back in time to find it.

Eric Frederick, Raleigh-based freelance reporter and author of the article “Raleigh Tries to Break Its 54-Year Baseball Losing Streak,” forThe Assembly.

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Khalisa Rae and other organizers have revived the Griot & Grey Owl conference, after they conducted a survey of more than 1,000 Black Southern writers, which “… found that nearly 90% felt creatively isolated.”

Khalisa Rae, award-winning author, activist, and storyteller, and an organizer of the Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference

Maria Tavarez, expressionist abstract artist, and a member of the conference’s outreach team and advisory board