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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Due South co-host Leoneda Inge speaks with a state climatologist about the storm. Plus, a Duke Divinity School professor shares the similarities between a Buddhist monk march and Civil Rights protests. And, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Council of Churches shares her New Year's resolutions. -
A winter storm outlook from Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis, an update on measles in North Carolina, the future of the Dean Dome, and the Walk for Peace comes to the Triangle. -
Jeff Tiberii speaks with a health reporter on the latest, and with a News & Observer investigative reporter about the fallout from Cary's Town Manager resigning. Plus New Years Resolutions from poet Alexis Pauline Gumbs. -
Just weeks away from the Winter Olympics, we check in on North Carolina hopefuls. Then, we turn our attention to the Mississippi Delta, a distinctive region with fertile soil and entrenched poverty. -
USA Today reporter Mitch Northam tackles the popularity of flag football. Flyleaf Books' Maggie Robe previews some of the most anticipated books of 2026. Classical pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason makes her solo debut with the NC Symphony. -
Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Bernice King, CEO of The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. And we visit with one of the architects who designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture. -
New work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP will cost NC, the state budget will be even later, and early voting hours are cut shorter. That's all on Due South's North Carolina News Roundup. -
WRAL's Paul Specht discusses a dispute over mental health evaluations for criminal suspects. UNC-Chapel Hill professor and New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom shares her hopes for the future of the South. And comedian Sherri Shepherd's new stand-up tour comes to Durham. -
The first woman to head the nation’s second largest credit union talks about overcoming failure, learning to lead, and the growth of female representation in banking. Plus, Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary talks about how to keep your New Year's resolutions. -
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.
