Due South
Weekdays 12pm
“Due South” is WUNC News’ weekday current affairs radio program and podcast. Broadcast from the American Tobacco Historic District in downtown Durham, co-hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii put life in the Triangle region into perspective and present a unique sense of place.
From interviews with state lawmakers and local luminaries to Friday news roundups with statewide journalists, “Due South” puts current events into context and offers audiences a greater sense of connection. Each hour-long show sparks deeper conversation and understanding of life in and beyond the Triangle.
Latest Episodes
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We sift through the election results, which include a non-result for the most powerful politician in the state. Then, a turn to Washington, where earlier this week the outgoing U.S. Senator Thom Tillis went off on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — yesterday, Noem was fired. -
New research from Duke University focused on uncovering the health impacts of living with mold in homes, and the exacerbating effects of climate change and natural disasters. A panel of music journalists share their favorite NC albums so far this year. And a reporter fills us in on Jeffrey Epstein's connections to North Carolina and higher education. -
Jeff Tiberii unpacks North Carolina's primary election results with a panel of local political reporters. Leoneda Inge talks to the president of the Durham Colored Library. Poet Diamond Forde discusses her new collection, The Book of Alice. -
A North Carolina primary primer with public radio journalists from across the state reporting on municipal, state and federal races on the ballot. -
We talk to the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency about his time in the Biden administration. The North Carolina native describes his greatest accomplishments and disappointments, watching advancements in environmental justice, climate regulations and job creation being rolled back by the Trump White House. -
Primaries for the 2026 midterm elections, the state’s changing Latino electorate, and major policy developments in Durham. All that and more from our panel of reporters on Due South’s North Carolina News Roundup. -
Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams shares his goals for his second term in office. Plus, an ancestor’s coded journals led a NC author on a path to understand himself. -
With measles cases on the rise across the Carolinas, public health expert Noel Brewer talks about vaccine guidance and community health. Then, Durham architect Zena Howard on the Smithsonian museum she helped design — and its moment in the political spotlight. -
A NC primary preview with public radio journalists from across the state reporting on municipal, state and federal races on the ballot.
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Leoneda Inge talks to Henry McKoy about redevelopment in Durham's Hayti. Charmaine McKissick Melton joins Due South to discuss the history of housing in Soul City. Jennifer Player talks about Habitat for Humanity's efforts to build affordable homes in Orange County.
