Comedian Paula Poundstone discusses her long career in comedy and her ties to the South. Dr. Kristen Wynns, comedian and founder and owner of Wynns Family Psychology, offers tips for managing mental health during post-election and holiday season. 

Our focus today is on the environment. North Carolinians have come to expect damaging hurricanes on the coast, but the devastation brought by Helene in the mountains has upended what many of us thought we knew about “safe” places to live. How could damaging storms, extreme heat, and sea level rise impact migration in our region? Abrahm Lustgarten has been reporting on “climate migration” for many years and turns his lens toward the South.

Then, environmental historian Daniel Lewis shares stories of the longleaf pine and the bald cypress, two trees entwined in the history of North Carolina.

A coup d'etat on American soil. That’s the basis for a new documentary by PBS NC and American Experience premiering today, Nov. 12, 2024. 

The directors of the film speak with Leoneda Inge about the historic massacre and coup. And, a conversation with two descendants on opposite sides of the violent massacre, who have reconciled and want more people to learn this history. 

Guests

Brad Lichtenstein, director of "American Coup: Wilmington 1898"

Yoruba Richen, director of "American Coup: Wilmington 1898"

Kieran Haile, great-great-grandson of Alex Manly, editor and publisher of The Daily Record, Wilmington’s only Black-owned newspaper at the time of the events. He is married to Priscilla Haile, who also appears in the film.

Lucy McCaule, great-granddaughter of William Barry McKoy, a Princeton graduate and lawyer who later became the grandmaster of the Masons in Wilmington and was one of the heads of the White Government Unions. 

Leoneda Inge sits down with WUNC military and veteran affairs reporter Jay Price about regional VA outreach to high-risk veterans in need of health care and medical supplies in Western NC. Jeff Tiberii talks to Michael Ramos, a war veteran and creative writing professor whose first book, "The After," details the challenges of post-civilian life.

On the North Carolina News Roundup… 

The 2024 election is over. Donald Trump won easily here in North Carolina. Democrat Josh Stein did too. What gives? Just another ticket-split in the Old North State. We'll chat with reporters from across the state about what happened and why. 

Republicans are going to maintain strength at the North Carolina General Assembly. Democrats will hold on to the attorney general's office. 

We'll discuss voter turnout and a growing coalition that the former president — now president-elect — received here in North Carolina. 

Join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters from across the state as we breakdown the election results — and other news from the week. 

Guests

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC

Liz Schlemmer, education reporter, WUNC

Zachery Eanes, reporter, Axios Raleigh

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

Benjamin Schachtman, news director, WHQR Wilmington

Ely Portillo, executive editor, WFAE Charlotte

Lilly Knoepp, senior regional reporter, BPR Blue Ridge Public Radio

Two political scientists sit down with co-host Jeff Tiberii to unpack the election results in North Carolina. We were again a ticket splitting state - a look at why, and our 'purple ballot' history. Plus, how Trump won NC, a look at other state races, and what comes next.

Guests

Chris Cooper, Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor and Director of Public Policy Institute at Western Carolina University, and author of Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer

Michael Bitzer, Politics Department Chair and Professor of Politics and History, Catawba College

Then... In 1944, a Black Army private was shot and killed in Durham, NC by a white bus driver. In recent years, community members have been hard at work to honor the life of Private Booker T. Spicely, who was killed after challenging Jim Crow laws.

Last year, a historical marker was erected near the place he was gunned down.

Today, a new play “Changing Same: The Cold-Blooded Murder of Booker T. Spicely” begins its run, exploring Spicely’s life and the racial violence that ended it. Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with the co-writers of the new production and the head of the Booker T. Spicely Committee about Spicely’s legacy and about what has not changed since he was killed eighty years ago.

Guests

James Williams, chairman of the Booker T. Spicely Committee and head of the North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

Howard L. Craft, playwright, poet, essayist, and arts educator; Piller Professor of the Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mike Wiley, director, actor, and playwright; Artist in Residence for the Kenan Institute for Ethics and Stephen and Janet Bear Assistant Research Professor of Arts, Ethics, and Education in the Program in Education at Duke University

Due South’s post-election analysis features a team of reporters and political scientists to discuss races across the state. Co-hosts Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge delve into the results for North Carolina Governor, Attorney General, and beyond. And, we explore our purple state’s role in the outcome of the presidential election.

Guests

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC

Lucille Sherman, Reporter, Axios Raleigh

Kerry L. Haynie, Dean of the Social Sciences, Professor, Department of Political Science and Department of African & African American Studies, Duke University

D. Sunshine Hillygus, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Director, Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology, Co-Director, Polarization Lab, Duke University

Mary C. Curtis, Columnist, Roll Call; Host, 'Equal Time' podcast

Steve Harrison, Political Reporter, WFAE Charlotte

Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii chats with WUNC's Rusty Jacobs and Mitchell Northam, as well as experts and reporters from across the state about Election Day tips and expectations.

Guests

Rusty Jacobs, WUNC Voting and Election Integrity Report; Mitchell Northam, WUNC Digital News Producer; Chris Cooper, Political Science Professor at Western Carolina University, Author of "Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer;" Steve Harrison, politics reporter WFAE; Paul Garber, reporter WFDD; Liz Schlemmer, education reporter WUNC

Early voting in North Carolina was record-breaking. Two political science professors break down what that could mean for Election Day.

Then, we turn to our Election Special and synthesize the battleground, strategy, and stakes. Public radio reporters from Asheville, Charlotte, Wilmington and Winston-Salem share the issues, candidates, questions, and concerns across the state as we approach Election Day.

Guests

Kerry Haynie, Dean of the Social Sciences and Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Department of African & African American Studies, Duke University

Michael Bitzer, Politics Department Chair and Professor of Politics and History, Catawba College

Lilly Knoepp, senior regional reporter, Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR)

Steve Harrison, political reporter, WFAE in Charlotte

Paul Garber, reporter, WFDD in Winston-Salem

Rachel Keith, reporter, WHQR in Wilmington

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC

On the North Carolina News Roundup…

The finish line is in sight. A final push from candidates across the ballot. On the horizon are winners, losers, as well as inevitable election denialism. The closing days are upon us. What’s in store. And what comes next? 

Plus, how Día De Los Muertos is being celebrated in one Raleigh neighborhood. 

Join Jeff Tiberii and a panel of reporters for context and analysis of the week's news.

Guests

Dawn Vaughan, Capitol Bureau Chief, The News & Observer

Bryan Anderson, freelance reporter, creator of the “Anderson Alerts” newsletter

Steve Harrison, political reporter, WFAE Charlotte

Benjamin Schachtman, news director, WHQR Wilmington

Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, race, class and communities reporter, WUNC