Due South is a source for news, information, and perspectives from across North Carolina and the South. It takes a panoramic view of politics, place, race, and southern culture, among other topics. The show takes deep-dives into the news - while also providing a break from the news cycle with conversations on topics ranging from food and music to arts and culture. Full episodes of Due South air weekdays at 12pm on WUNC.
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NC News Roundup: What a new GOP-controlled elections board could mean for still-undecided state Supreme Court race
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50:26On the North Carolina News Roundup... Another week, another court ruling, and another brand-new Republican controlled State Board of Elections. Is the saga over? And what might this mean for that still-undecided state Supreme Court race? Meanwhile, at the General Assembly, lawmakers want to make promoting DEI an offense punishable by termination. D…
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NC's 'happy minority' on tariffs; 'Audacity in Motion' opens at Ella West Gallery; 'The Sugar Shack' at the Mint Museum
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36:22President Trump’s tariffs and trade war have left many business leaders fearful about their economic future. But some industries might benefit from the new policies. The Assembly’s Johanna Still recently reported on several North Carolina businesses welcoming tariffs. “Audacity in Motion,” a new exhibition at Ella West Gallery in downtown Durham, f…
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'Engines of Outrage' - how today's media landscape drives American division
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36:12A new podcast takes a look at how America got such a divided media landscape from where we were 20 years ago. According to a Gallup poll, Americans believe they are more divided than ever, too. Eighty percent of Americans say the nation is “greatly divided” on “the most important values.” One of Carolina Ballet’s founding members is wrapping her ca…
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On Trump's 100th day in office, a deep dive into Project 2025 with NC author and The Atlantic writer David Graham
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36:41Today marks 100 days since Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term, but efforts to deconstruct the administrative state were in motion long before his January inauguration. There is a framework by which the President, his advisers, and others conservatives have pursued this remaking of many government norms. Durham-based writer David…
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Chris Vitiello joins Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii to discuss his work as Durham's poet laureate and as the Poetry Fox. Don Fick, founder and organizer of Repair Café NC, has been helping people fix lamps, clocks, toys, and even furniture for almost a decade. Don joins Due South’s Jeff Tiberii to talk about how Repair Cafe works to make things work…
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NC News Roundup: Fight for control over state election board; Trump's immigration overhaul reverberates in NC
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38:13On the North Carolina News Roundup... Another development in the decade-long fight over control over the state election board. One Republican congressman is asking the Trump administration to remove red tape as Western North Carolina continues Helene recovery. The Trump administration's efforts to overhaul immigration are having reverberations in D…
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Visas revoked for some international students in NC; Real ID deadline looms; Biscuits + Banjos hits Durham
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36:11Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and N.C. State University have all reported visa terminations for some international students. How higher education institutions are responding, and what it could mean for the reputation, and future, of some of the world’s top research universities. As the federal implementation date for the Real ID Act looms, Nort…
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Due Ssssouth talks snakes: What to do if you get a snakebite in NC, and how to appreciate snakes from afar
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35:31As warm weather emerges in North Carolina, so do the snakes. A reptile expert tells us how to observe — and enjoy — snakes from afar. Then, an emergency medicine doctor tells us what to do if you’re bitten by a venomous snake: first, stay calm, and second, seek medical care. Featuring: Jeff Hall, reptile conservation biologist, North Carolina Wildl…
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Durham's Pauli Murray Center loses $300,000+ federal grant; NC architect reflects on challenges facing Smithsonian museum she helped design
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38:17The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham is a historical site dedicated to the commemoration of the life and work of Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray, a queer, Black human rights and social justice advocate, priest, poet and organizer from Durham. The museum opened to the public in 2024 and is located in and around Murray’s chil…
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Due South visits 'My Black Country' with Alice Randall, Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer
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50:26Due South's Leoneda Inge talks with Alice Randall, author of “My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present and Future.” And we welcome the future! Award-winning folk and country music artists Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer tell us how they’ve made it this far in the biz. Alice Randall, Rhiannon Giddens, and Rissi Palme…
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A roundup of NC housing trends: homeownership accessibility; 'co-living;' modernist homes
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50:26Who has access to homeownership in North Carolina? Spring is typically home buying time, but housing affordability concerns combined with general economic uncertainty may mean that even fewer people in the Triangle are looking or able to buy homes. News & Observer real estate journalist Chantal Allam joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to talk about the hom…
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In ‘Happy Land,’ a historical kingdom in Western N.C. comes alive
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50:27Commerce and economic leaders in North Carolina say many large companies are in a holding pattern, waiting to make decisions on new factories, or other major investments. During Reconstruction, a community of free Black residents formed a “kingdom” in Western North Carolina. They called it “Happy Land.” Novelist Dolen Perkins Valdez’s new book of t…
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The latest on NC's still-undecided Supreme Court election; Durham's beloved 'Major the Bull' turns 21!
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50:26The latest update in NC's Supreme Court race We get an update on the still-undecided election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Judges recently broke with precedent in upholding a lower-court ruling. Still, the saga is not over. Next stop: federal court. WUNC’s Rusty Jacobs fills us in. Rusty Jacobs, Voting and Election Integrity Repo…
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Who Gets to be Native in America? A conversation with the author of 'The Indian Card.' Plus, the rise of 'HillmanTok'
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50:26Due South’s Leoneda Inge talks with Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz, an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and director of the Native Policy Lab at the University of Iowa, about her recently published book, The Indian Card: Who Gets to be Native in America. Then, NC A&T professor Leah Barlow made a TikTok for the 35 students in her Intr…
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Remains of NC WWII veteran come home; Charlotte's 'Trump-like' city council member elevates to federal position
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50:26The remains of a North Carolina WWII veteran return home The remains of one of the final victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing have been identified and brought to North Carolina. Neil Frye was 20 years old, and serving as a Mess Attendant 3rd Class in the Navy on the USS West Virginia. For decades, his relatives wanted final confirmation that Frye di…
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NC News Roundup: trade war impact in NC; FEMA cuts threaten rebuilding efforts across state; Tax Day extension
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50:14On the NC News Roundup... We take a look at the local economic impact of fast-paced tariff developments, check in on state legislative happenings and discuss why Tax Day has been extended in North Carolina. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of journalists about those stories and more, on Due South. Guests: Dawn Vaughan, Capital Bureau Chief, …
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Unpacking the latest twist in NC Supreme Court contest; "Wait Wait" host Peter Sagal gets grilled on the South by Leoneda
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50:26The latest in the ongoing saga over NC’s Supreme Court seat. What Republican Jefferson Griffin’s win (for now) with the state appeals court means, and what happens next. With the fast-approaching, sold-out live taping at DPAC, Peter Sagal needs all the help he can get to prepare. Thankfully, he’s got a one-on-one study session with Due South’s Leon…
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NC naturalist takes us to the 'Wild South' where natural wonders abound
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50:27Lush language abounds in local naturalist’s book about the ‘Wild South’ Spring in the South brings a bevy of sights and sounds. In her new book, naturalist and writer Georgann Eubanks chronicles fifteen natural phenomena from across the region that are simultaneously routine and breathtaking. Eubanks talks with Due South’s Leoneda Inge about The Fa…
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'Power grab' at state legislature impacts funds for sexual assault survivors; hummingbirds head to NC
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50:27How a political power grab led to unprecedented control of funds for sexual abuse survivor programs in NC A budget move by Republican lawmakers in North Carolina redirected funding for sexual assault victims “away from Democratic-led agencies that had long overseen such money,” ProPublica reports. Doug Bock Clark, reporter in ProPublica’s South Uni…
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Who has access to homeownership in North Carolina? Plus, growth of hockey in the South
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50:26Who has access to homeownership in North Carolina? Spring is typically home buying time, but housing affordability concerns combined with general economic uncertainty may mean that even fewer people in the Triangle are looking or able to buy homes. News & Observer real estate journalist Chantal Allam joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to talk about the hom…
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NC News Roundup: Sen. Tillis on Trump's tariffs, NC State students' visas revoked; driving with lapdog could lead to a fine
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50:28On the North Carolina News Roundup... Financial markets take a tumble after the president’s latest announcement on tariffs. Some Republicans are pushing back and speaking out. Including North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis who says tariffs could do irreparable harm to North Carolina farmers. Will his overtures make any difference in the ongoing trade…
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As Duke heads to Final Four, a complicated history of the storied program; a preview of this weekend's Dreamville music festival
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50:26The Duke men's basketball team plays in the Final Four this weekend and has its sights set on a possible sixth national championship. While the program’s success is clear, its history is complicated. Javier Wallace, a postdoctoral associate at Duke University and a former college athlete, teaches a class at Duke called "Race, Sport & Education: Duk…
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Black bear encounters on the rise in NC; Southeast becoming wildfire hot spot; Durham's Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
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50:26Wildfires in North Carolina Six months after Helene’s flooding devastated parts of western North Carolina, wildfires have now added to the destruction in the region. While fire officials say the current fires are getting under control, the conditions that led to them are not going away. Jeff Tiberii talks with NC State's Robert Scheller about why w…
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NPR’s Emily Feng shares stories of people pushing back against China in new book
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50:26The foreign correspondent based in China for seven years recently returned to Duke University for a conversation hosted by the Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), and for her class reunion. Plus, a conversation with Durham County's Tax Administrator breaking down county property revaluations. And, a Raleigh office space buy up in North Hills re…
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Durham County Library Fest opens on April 6; Zelda Lockhart talks libraries and writing; new exhibit celebrates Black contributions to NC seafood industry
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50:26Durham County Library welcomes its fifth annual Library Fest during National Library Week, April 6-12. Leoneda Inge sits down with Sara Stephens, Library Development Officer, to learn more about the festival. Zelda Lockhart. Lockhart is one of the week’s keynote speakers and will be delivering a talk on how to write multigenerational stories. The n…
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NC News Roundup: wildfire update from WNC; a new North Carolina "bathroom bill"; a leading state lawmaker steps down
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50:35Wildfires in the western reaches of our state, a new North Carolina "bathroom bill," a leading state lawmaker steps down, updates on two state immigration bills, and the Duke men's basketball team advances to the Elite Eight. Due South's Jeff Tiberii is joined by a panel of journalists to talk about all that and more on the North Carolina News Roun…
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Six months after Helene, a check-in on tourism, restaurants, relief funding, and the wildfires hampering cleanup
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50:26Western North Carolina continues to await state and federal funding six months after Helene Six months after Helene, Gov. Josh Stein has signed into a law a bill that will provide more than a half-million dollars in relief funding. The funding approval comes as a new disaster is further ravaging the region, as Henderson and Polk counties continue t…
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Brunswick County eliminates PFAS in water; Southern accents in 'The White Lotus;' NCMA welcomes 'The Time is Always Now' exhibition
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50:26Celeste Gracia, Environment Reporter at WUNC, takes a look at Brunswick County's PFAS problem. Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor of English at North Carolina State University and the director of the North Carolina Language and Life Project, analyzes the Southern accents on Season 3 of The White Lotus. Linda Johnson …
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Charlotte bakery owner says deportation fears keep patrons at home; Main Street NC: Midway
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50:26There are approximately 300,000 people living in North Carolina without legal status. And they are not the only North Carolinians grappling with the Trump administration’s deportation promises. Mixed status families, people who had their legal status revoked through recent changes made by the Trump administration, and even people who hold visas and…
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NC food banks brace for funding cuts; State Treasurer Brad Briner; Durham Chefs Melanie Wilkerson and Sicily Sierra
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50:26North Carolina food banks brace for funding cuts Local schools, food banks, and farmers in North Carolina are expected to be impacted by the Trump administration’s cuts to federal programs through the USDA. These programs allow schools and food banks to buy fresh produce and meat from NC farmers. We’ll talk with the head of one of the state’s large…
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NC News Roundup: Helene relief bill passes; Gov. Stein announces new budget proposal; law professionals urge Jefferson Griffin to end lawsuit
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50:27On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup... the North Carolina Senate passes a $500 million Helene relief bill. Gov. Josh Stein unveils his budget proposal. And more than 200 justices, judges and attorneys called for Jefferson Griffin to end his election lawsuit. Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of journalists about those stories and more,…
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A seasonal allergy forecast as pollen rains down on NC; Local sports reporters talk March Madness!
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50:26A seasonal allergy forecast as pollen rains down on NC It’s springtime in North Carolina – flowers are growing, trees are blooming, and people are sneezing. The notorious yellow-green particles of pollen are dusting cars, roads and surfaces everywhere. Robert Bardon, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State, joins Jeff Tiberi…
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Asheville's Mayor Esther Manheimer; Can industrial hemp replace tobacco for NC farmers?
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50:26It's been almost six months since Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic flooding and damage in the city of Asheville. In Due South's latest edition of "Meet the Mayors," Leoneda Inge talks to Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer about the logistical and political complexities of leading her city during a time of recovery and rebuilding. Then, Due S…
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Private school vouchers in Wilmington; data centers popping up across NC; fight over fluoride
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50:26Secret buildings. Loud electronic hums. You might be closer to a data center than you think. We get the scoop on the energy-needy facilities that make your smartphone go. And, a zoomed-in look at private school vouchers in North Carolina focusing on one county. New Hanover County. Plus, the fight over fluoride in NC. Guests Brian Gordon, Business &…
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A 2025 look at real estate in the Triangle; co-living trends as housing prices soar; Modernist homes and millennials
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50:26Realtor John Wood talks housing prices across the Triangle. Axios reporters Zachery Eanes and Brianna Crane talk with Due South's Jeff Tiberii about "co-buying" and "co-living." USModernist founder and CEO George Smart weighs in on generational changes in attitudes toward modernist homes.By Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge
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NC News Roundup: Gov. Stein's State of the State address; NC Senate votes to ban DEI in public schools; ACC men's basketball
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50:27On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup... Governor Josh Stein’s State of the State address and the Speaker Destin Hall’s Republican response, the NC Senate votes to ban DEI in public schools, how USDA grant freezes impact a Warren County farmer, and an ACC men's basketball tournament update from Charlotte. All that and more, on Due South's Nort…
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Layoffs at NC's national parks; local AME churches join Target 'fast;' new pilot program addresses unsheltered homelessness in Raleigh
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50:27Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management professor Lincoln Larson joins Leoneda Inge to explain how budget cuts and layoffs can impact spring and summer travel, tourism dollars, and protected ecosystems. Rev. Jonathan “Jay” Augustine of Pastor of St. Joseph African Methodist Episcopal Church in Durham discusses his participation in a 40-day fast from…
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Dr. Mandy Cohen reflects on changing politics of health care, five years after COVID-19 hit NC
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50:26Doctor Mandy Cohen became a household name in North Carolina after the virus spread to the state. She led the State Department of Health and Human Services from 2017-2021, and went on to become the CDC Director under President Biden. Plus, now in its fourth edition, the Carrboro Django Reinhardt Festival honors the musician's influence and the genr…
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How President Trump’s agenda impacts North Carolina, 50 days in
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50:26From university funding to DEI to deportation policy to Medicaid, a panel of WUNC reporters looks at how Trump 2.0 affects North Carolina and the people who call our state home. Guests Brianna Atkinson, Higher Education Reporter, WUNC Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC Jay Price, Military Reporter, WUNC Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Race, Class & C…
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NC A&T professor’s TikTok unintentionally launched ‘HillmanTok;’ what's next for a NC Confederate monument?
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50:26Edenton’s Confederate monument still stands, two years after a vote to take it down A deal to move a Confederate monument in front of the Edenton Town Council fell through. What’s next for the statue, and the lawsuits over its position. Mechelle Hankerson, News Director at WHRO Public Media In “Confederates,” Black women in two eras face the same c…
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NC News Roundup: Lawmakers move on immigration and DEI legislation; wildfires burn across the state
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50:32On this week’s NC News Roundup... From the mountains to the sea wildfires are burning across the state. Western North Carolina was hit, even as they continue cleaning up after Helene. We check in with a reporter at Blue Ridge Public Radio. We also get updates from the General Assembly where policy proposals include raising teacher pay, eliminating …
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Fertility rates could be the next metric for deciding federal funding
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50:26Colloquially “bird flu,” or officially the H5N1 avian influenza, has been spreading among wild birds and poultry. While the public health risk remains low, there are some preventative measures you can take. How fertility and marriages rates could be used to determine federal funding for transportation projects. And, WUNC's 'Main Street NC' series c…
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NC K-12 education update; historian Martha S. Jones' new memoir; HBCU 101: College Radio Edition
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50:25Jeff Tiberii talks to WUNC's K-12 education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the state's school districts and their concerns over potential budget cuts and low enrollment numbers. Celeste Headlee talks to award-winning historian Martha S. Jones about her North Carolina roots and her new memoir, The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir. Leoneda I…
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Postpartum health requires support for the body and for the mind, but so many in this country go without either. We talk with the founders of a new full-service, overnight postpartum retreat in Charlotte. Plus, a nurse midwife, and a poet, talk about the challenges of the postpartum period… and some solutions for getting crucial help. Selena Willia…
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Rebuilding western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
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50:26The destruction of local roads, bridges, and even a major interstate kept Asheville and surrounding towns mostly cut off from the rest of the world for days after Hurricane Helene. The reopening of I-40 between Asheville and Tennessee is a milestone in the rebuilding effort. How to build a road made to last, from WUNC's podcast The Broadside. And, …
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NC News Roundup: possible Medicaid cuts; limiting school cell phone use; potentially privatizing mass deportation
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50:37Jeff Tiberii chats talks to a roundtable of reporters about the week's news, including possible cuts to Medicaid and a legislative bill to limit cell phone use in public schools. Guests: Bryan Anderson, reporter, Anderson Alerts newsletter; Gary Robertson, North Carolina politics reporter, Associated Press; Lynn Bonner, investigative reporter, NC N…
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What Apple’s investment in the U.S. means for NC; Rob Christensen on the N&O's long history; Wheels Durham rolls into town
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50:27What Apple’s investment in the U.S. means for NC Apple’s plans for a campus in Research Triangle Park are on hold. But the company just announced projects in other major U.S. cities. Lauren Ohnesorge, Senior reporter and editor at the Triangle Business Journal Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century The Ralei…
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What's next for Chapel Hill's Mediterranean Deli; 'Legacies of Lynching' confronts difficult NC history
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50:26The 'Legacies of Lynching' inaugural gathering will convene this weekend in Chapel Hill. Historian Blair LM Kelley and Bettie Murchison, co-chair of the Wake County Community Remembrance Coalition, join Leoneda Inge to dig deep into that legacy — for descendants, for communities, and for our collective understanding of our state's history. Poet and…
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NC schools brace for possible federal funding cuts; CIAA Commissioner talks history, women's leadership in sports and basketball
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50:26Leoneda Inge chats with Kris Nordstrom, senior policy analyst for the North Carolina Justice Center's Education & Law Project. Celeste Headlee speaks with Hannah McClellan, senior reporter for Education NC. CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker chats with Leoneda Inge.By Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge
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A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion director in the middle of the ‘culture war’
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50:27The Chronicle of Higher Education is tracking changes to DEI policies at universities in real time with its "DEI Impact Tracker" and a "DEI Legislation Tracker." We meet a woman who proudly performs her DEI work with a twist. And Reveal’s series "40 Acres and a Lie" uncovers the government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, onl…
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