Due South

Co-host Jeff Tiberii discussing the decades-long Leandro case with Ann Doss Helms, education reporter at WFAE; Bob Orr, former associate Justice of the State Supreme Court; Geoff Coltrane, senior education advisor to the governor; Mitch Kokai, senior political analyst, John Locke Foundation; Geoff Coltrane, senior education advisor for Governor Cooper administration and Marcus Bass, deputy director of NC Black Alliance and member of the coordinating committee for Every Child NC

We start off our personal finance hour with some practical tips for managing money and making a budget. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a personal budgeting expert Stacie Walker, Chief Lending Officer at State Employees’ Credit Union.

Then, when therapist Jillian Knight started her career, she took a hands-off approach when it came to talking with her clients about their money struggles. But the more she grappled with the emotional impact of her own debt, she realized there was an unmet need in the field of financial therapy. Now, she counsels women and couples about how to unravel feelings around finances. Jillian talks money shame and guilt with co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii.

Co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii continue the conversation about personal finance with an exploration of financial trauma, and how poverty or financial insecurity may negatively impact financial decision-making down the road. Dr. Traci Williams unpacks how historically marginalized populations may face barriers to financial well-being that go way beyond the bottom lines of their bank accounts.

Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with author Crystal Wilkinson about her Black Appalachian roots and new book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts. She also sits down with jazz vocalist Lois Deloatch to discuss her childhood in rural North Carolina and her latest album, Love Always. 

On the North Carolina News Roundup…

Early voting is underway with the Super Tuesday Primary mere weeks away.

And a friendly reminder, you will need a photo ID to vote. Election officials across the state are hard at work, making sure voters are prepared with those polls open.

On Capitol Hill, Senator Thom Tillis makes a push for aid funding.

And, will the next national chairman of the Republican Party come from North Carolina?

Join host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists for a news and political wrap-up of the week, on the next Due South.

Guests

Mary Helen Jones, political reporter, Spectrum News

Zachery Eanes, reporter with Axios Raleigh

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

Steve Harrison, political reporter, WFAE Charlotte

Embodied host Anita Rao talks with Jeff Tiberii about the podcast and radio show's new three-part series, 'Simulated,' a deep exploration of love and artificial intelligence. Then, two researchers talk to co-host Jeff Tiberii about some of the ways artificial intelligence has been used so far in this election cycle.

Gen Z couples are cohabitating more than previous generations, and a survey indicates money is a big motivation. Julia Ridley Smith’s first short story collection plunges into ideas of family, romance, responsibility, and the line between girlhood and womanhood. Musical mother and son Nnenna and Pierce Freelon join Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge for the next edition of our Southern Mixtape. And yes, since it's Valentine's Day... we talk love songs.

Doctor and epidemiologist Arlene Seña goes beyond the numbers for the concerning rise of syphilis in the South. And, it's been 10 years since three former WUNC staffers started the show Criminal, now a huge podcast in the world of true crime. Plus, LA Adkins shares why she facilitates sound baths as part of her therapeutic pratice.

Co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with Dr. Aimy Steele, founder and CEO of the New North Carolina Project, New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow and former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley about the Black electorate and Black candidacy in North Carolina.

Leoneda Inge and a panel of reporters review the region's biggest stories of the week, from politics to education, on the NC News Roundup.

On the North Carolina News Roundup…

Durham Public Schools close down due to anticipated staff absences. Superintendent Mubenga has resigned. What’s next in the DPS pay debacle?

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley loses to “none of these candidates” on the Nevada Republican primary ballot. What chance does she stand in her home state’s presidential primary in a couple weeks?

And Raleigh’s economy ranks second in the nation in a new report.

Join host Leoneda Inge and a panel of journalists for a news and political wrap-up of the week, on the next Due South.

Guests

Monica Casey, Durham reporter, WRAL

Caitlin Byrd, senior politics reporter, The Post and Courier 

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC

Gary Robertson, statehouse reporter, Associated Press

Adanna Omeni, owner of 1 Blossom 2 Bloom Floral Design, and Melinda Knuth, professor of horticulture science at NC State, join Due South to discuss the Valentine's Day rush. Then writer Alexis Hauk stops by to chat about the history of kudzu in the American South.