Rachel McCarthy
Producer, "Due South"Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at WUNC as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.
Rachel feels lucky to live close enough to the American Tobacco Historic District in Durham that she can walk or bike (depending on how late she is) to work. Some of her favorite things to do include hosting impromptu gatherings at her home and hanging out on her front porch.
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On the NC News Roundup: how the federal budget bill could impact North Carolinians' access to Medicaid, a deep dive into the shrimping debate, and the rest of the week's news from NC. -
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. -
A national push to expedite deportations and increase arrests is having impacts in North Carolina’s Queen City. We chat with a reporter. And an educator stops by to share best practices for getting the most out of college. -
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. -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociologist Karen Guzzo talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about the pronatalism movement and how it could shape federal policy. -
With protests expanding east from Los Angeles, President Trump touches down in Fayetteville – mere days before his military parade. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii digs into the week's North Carolina news with a panel of reporters. -
While "Moral Mondays" were born in North Carolina in 2013, the movement has taken hold in other states and, in recent weeks, in the nation’s capital. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove talks to Leoneda Inge about the movement then and now. -
Danielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill correspondent at The News & Observer, joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to explain how the budget bill passed in the U.S. House could affect North Carolinians. -
A panel of reporters joins Jeff Tiberii to dive into the week's North Carolina news.
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The mystery of "The Lost Colony" of Roanoke has been a centerpiece of North Carolina history and lore for generations, but was the colony actually lost? A Hatteras Island resident working with a British archeological team tells co-host Leoneda Inge about new evidence he hopes will change the narrative.
