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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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. -
A new Congressional map is working its way through the North Carolina General Assembly, part of a nationwide fight over power in the U.S. House. We get analysis from Western Carolina University political scientist Chris Cooper. Then, historian Tiya Miles talks about her book Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era. -
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. -
On Due South's News Roundup, we take a look at NC Republicans’ new proposed Congressional map and efforts to pick up another seat. Then, a trip to the Triad to check in on a funding shortfall at one of the state’s largest school districts. Plus, what's on the agenda next week at the General Assembly.
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An arts organization in Durham dedicated to empowering kids from all backgrounds is celebrating 25 years - we hear about Walltown Children’s Theatre. And celebrating the voices performing in the North Carolina Opera’s “Cinderella.” Plus, a check-in on Duke Basketball and Team USA. -
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.' -
In some circles talking about menopause is taboo. But it won’t be at a conference in Durham this weekend called "Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood." Then, Jeff and Leoneda get the NC fall foliage forecast from the “Fall Color Guy.” -
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.
