
Cole del Charco
Producer, "Due South"Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.
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Workers who labor on farms and construction sites experience extreme heat frequently in the workplace, but there are also service workers who face extreme heat.
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Social media influencer Landon Bryant entertains us with “Bless Your Heart: A Field Guide to All Things Southern." We get an update on housing trends in the Triangle. And what federal funding cuts mean for public media stations like WUNC.
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Plus, what recovery from flooding in Central N.C. looks like, why the state Attorney General is suing the U.S. Department of Education, NIH layoffs in the Triangle are now officially official. And more from our panel of reporters and guest host Will Michaels.
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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 U.S.S. West Virginia. And Leoneda Inge talks with author Kathy Reichs.
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A lack of job opportunities, and a high cost of housing, are just two reasons young residents are leaving the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
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What’s old is new again! Just ask the folks at The Scrap Exchange in Durham. We go deep into the bins of old electronics, notebooks and fabric – and pull out a reuse business model that’s survived almost 35 years. And for some free high-end stuff! Hang out at an apartment trash bin near Duke University on Due South.
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The future of public media with funding under threat. Plus, trans rights in NC nine years after HB2, and last week’s Supreme Court ruling.
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The season is ripe for outdoor dramas in North Carolina. Out east, there is “The Lost Colony" and out west in Cherokee is “Unto These Hills.” Leoneda Inge talks with Matthew Climbingbear, a 5th generation performer in Unto These Hills. Plus, a real estate update from News & Observer reporter Chantal Allam.
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Federal cuts aren’t the only threat to the economic influence of North Carolina’s dozens of colleges and universities.
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The previous book authors joined an Ocracoke resident to take an even deeper dive on the culture and evolution of the accent.