Due South

By Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda IngeNews

Due South episodes

January 24, 2024 'The Purple Ballot’ examines North Carolina's Council of State and important races to watch
The offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General are often mentioned in the news media. But did you know there are seven other statewide positions that comprise the Council of State? North Carolina has one of the largest in the country. Jeff Tiberii explores why that is, what powers these offices possess, and some of the primary contests worth paying attention to.
50 min
January 23, 2024 WIC benefits in NC; Goodr uses tech to fight food insecurity; Nnenna and Pierce Freelon talk GRAMMYs and AnceSTARS
Many North Carolina residents who qualify for WIC aren't applying for benefits. We talk to Mary Anne Burghardt, Assistant Director of the Division of Child and Family Well-Being and State Director of WIC. Jasmine Crowe-Houston, founder and CEO of Goodr, talks about her company's mission to reduce food waste and combat hunger. Mother-and-son musicians Nnenna Freelon and Pierce Freelon discuss their GRAMMY-nominated children's album, AnceSTARS.
50 min
January 22, 2024 Dry January by the numbers; a non-alcoholic bar founder; and breweries adapt for their slowest month
Many Americans will swear off alcohol for the month through “Dry January,” but more people in the South than any other region already abstain. Plus Meg Paradise, co-owner of a new bar in Raleigh that only serves non-alcoholic beverages, shares the why and the how of her business.
50 min
January 19, 2024 NC News Roundup: President Biden visits the Triangle, school bus chaos at Durham schools
On the North Carolina News Roundup… President Joe Biden touches down in the Triangle. In Durham, an accounting failure leads to more than a thousand school employees being overpaid. And one coastal county has filed suit against Chemours and DuPont over systemic water quality issues.
49 min
January 18, 2024 Structural racism and poor health outcomes; Asheville's Fashion Therapist; how to dispose of your Christmas tree
Dr. Dinushika Mohottige and Dr. Ebony Boulware talk with co-host Leoneda Inge about research that's being called "groundbreaking" — using localized data from Durham to highlight the deep connection between where people live and rates of diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
50 min
January 16, 2024 Tech Policy Hour: From AI to privacy to child safety, the impact of technology policy is everywhere
The tiny details of tech policy play a huge role in our lives. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of experts about what might change in 2024 here in North Carolina and across the country.
50 min
January 15, 2024 MLK 'Dream' Speech in NC; The New Brownies Book; Black-owned bookstores
An attendee recalls Martin Luther King Jr. practicing his 'I have a dream' speech in Rocky Mount. A review of "The New Brownies' Book." And a look at Black owned bookstores in NC.
50 min
January 12, 2024 NC News Roundup: VP Harris visits CLT, a gerrymandering challenge, Buc-ee's coming to NC
Due South reviews North Carolina's top news stories of the week, from a record amount of COVID-19 in wastewater, to setting up the March primary.
50 min
January 11, 2024 Southern Mixtape: DJ Travis Gales on how early hip-hop traveled South
As hip-hop celebrates 50 years, we talk with a local DJ and mixtape artist ab out how hip-hop made it's way South, in the latest installment of Southern Mixtape.
18 min
January 10, 2024 MLK oratorical competition; Life after Miss North Carolina controversy; Masters track star trains for Olympic trials
MLK oratorical competition participants share their visions of Dr. King's dream; a Miss North Carolina winner shares story of controversy and triumph; and a track star on the autism spectrum trains for the Olympic trials while coaching middle schoolers to their own victories
50 min

About Due South

From the publisher's feed

“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…