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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Reporter Jane Winik Sartwell talks about Helene's toll on crops, farms, and farmers in North Carolina. -
Ryan Emanuel is a member of the Lumbee Tribe and a professor of hydrology at Duke University. He talks with Jeff Tiberii about his book, On the Swamp, in a wide-ranging and also personal conversation about land and water in what is now eastern North Carolina. -
The UNC Tar Heels beat Wake Forest's Demon Deacons 1-0 to earn the NCAA women's soccer national title. News & Observer contributing writer Shelby Swanson talks about Olivia Thomas' game-winning goal. -
Due South's tree hour: 'Leave the leaves' campaigns; a history of the longleaf pine and bald cypressThree proponents of "leaving the leaves" make their case, plus an environmental historian shares stories of the longleaf pine and the bald cypress, two trees entwined in the history of the South. -
Grammy Award-winning musician Justin Robinson tells co-host Leoneda Inge about his deep explorations of food, land and history. -
Jets coach Paul Cuadros and former player Octavio Hernandez talk about the challenges the predominantly Latino team from Siler City, North Carolina faced on the path to their big win. -
Dr. Courtney Lewis, inaugural director of Duke’s Native American Studies Initiative, and Cherokee language class instructor Gil Jackson talk about how the program was created and the impact it’s having. -
Former Duke Blue Devil Cate Schick joins former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rameses mascot Daniel Wood in the studio to tell co-host Jeff Tiberii about the joys and challenges of representing their schools. -
Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Tuffy III’s owners, Lisa and Joe Downey, about how the dog brings sweet, cuddly vibes to even the fiercest of competitions. -
Due South hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii get the chance to interview the man behind those timeless tunes from his home studio in western NC, where he’s still making music.
