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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We chat with a reporter about the low morale, and challenging times, for public school employees – left without a raise in the wake of no new state budget. Plus, a film adaptation of a debut novel by NC native and author Mason Deaver hits the big screen. And, a new walking tour of Durham by WUNC's The Broadside. -
It’s Election Day! And there are municipal races in nearly all 100 North Carolina counties. What will voter turnout say about this political moment? Plus, amid plans for Major League Baseball to expand, advocates say Raleigh should hold the next team. And, a Black Southern writers conference returns to Durham. -
Due South explores shifting partisanship – from party registration to how migration patterns have considerably altered what were long considered norms. Plus, the politics of sales tax with municipal elections already underway. -
Unraveling the mystery of the 1985 deaths of two people killed in a Georgia church, and a new anthology of Southern ghost tales. -
Plus, what the federal shutdown means for North Carolina, and why the state legislature will likely end the year without a budget. -
Acclaimed food writer John T. Edge talks about his latest book “House of Smoke: A Southerner goes searching for home.” Plus, whether or not a class syllabus should be a public record, and a Duke professor remembers the late Jane Goodall. -
Due South checks in with Kent Yelverton, NC State Fair director, about what to expect of this year's festivities. Bess Brinkley McBride reflects on her family's five generations in fair concessions. And Carl Hollifield brings a taste of Howling Cow ice cream, a state fair staple, to the Due South studios. -
What the state’s most recent job numbers say about economic growth. Plus, WUNC's Education 101 series explores education in North Carolina - we listen in on their recent live event 'Navigate Your K-12 Options.' -
An author tells us about the Southern history of America's most popular fruit - apples! Jeff Tiberii speaks with a reporter about the growing number of data centers in North Carolina. And Leoneda Inge chats with comedian W. Kamau Bell. -
An interview with the leader of Asheville's tourism group, an update on the Biltmore Estate, check-ins with area restaurants and more.
