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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Dr. Brittany Hunt talks with co-host Leoneda Inge about her efforts to center Indigenous stories and dismantle harmful teaching practices. And The Broadside brings us the story of effots to save the Cherokee language. -
Leoneda Inge talks to the Honorable Eva M. Clayton, the first Black woman to represent North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jeff Tiberii talks to Ana González about her new podcast, Our Common Nature. -
A Veterans Day conversation with a son about his naval officer father, and a 79-year-old mystery sparked by that father's return home to eastern North Carolina after World War II. A new production of “Once on This Island” wraps up Theatre Raleigh’s Main Stage season. And, WUNC's Jay Price talks about the impact of the government shutdown on National Guard families. -
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. -
What happened in the municipal elections? We get morning after analysis on races in Durham – and turn our ears to Greensboro, Fayetteville, and a referendum in Charlotte. Plus, a new book on fungi, and we meet local truffle farmers. -
Due South's Leoneda Inge is joined by Bishop William J. Barber II, who was born in rural North Carolina and is the leader of the “Moral Mondays” movement. They discuss his fight for civil rights, voting rights and free speech. Then, Dorthea Dix Park in Raleigh is now home to some gigantic wooden trolls. -
Barring a last-minute development, SNAP benefits will halt this weekend for more than a million North Carolinians. Our panel of reporters will also discuss the latest redistricting legal fight. Those stories and more on the Friday news roundup. -
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. -
“Mutual aid” is a phrase that received renewed attention during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the U.S. has a long history of mutual aid. Leoneda Inge talks with two scholars. Then, two helpers with Triangle Mutual Aid talk with Jeff Tiberii about their responses to Chantal and Helene, and how those efforts go beyond traditional volunteering. -
Jeff Tiberii talks to the VP of the Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina. Washington Post national environmental reporter Brady Dennis discusses his reporting on federal reimbursement delays to Western NC counties facing Helene damage. Leoneda Inge talks with two sustainability advocates about Halloween costumes.
