Podcast Episodes

Due South's "Golden Leaf" series on tobacco's deep roots in NC; gap year student learns lessons outside the classroom

North Carolina is predicted to harvest well over 100,000 acres of tobacco this year, and grows most of the flue-cured tobacco produced in the U.S. As…

1 year, 11 months ago

The Triangle's shifting real estate market; affordable housing in Chapel Hill; preserving modernist home design

The State of Real Estate in the Triangle
Home listings and home sales prices continue to increase in North Carolina, but sales have slowed slightly in…

1 year, 11 months ago

Purple Ballot: NC perspectives on the Democratic National Convention

What to watch for at the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is underway in Chicago through Friday. In the latest editi…

1 year, 11 months ago

Outgoing NCSU Chancellor Randy Woodson; 'Vera Stark' at Raleigh's Theatre in the Park

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson is one of the longest serving at a major public research university in recent years, especially in North Carolina. …

1 year, 11 months ago

NC News Roundup: Trump stumps in Asheville; reactions to new UNC-CH chancellor; Democrats prep for DNC

On the North Carolina News Roundup...

It's another busy week for the presidential candidates in North Carolina with former President Trump stumping in…

1 year, 11 months ago

Paleo Hour: Jurassic-era climate research; new dinosaur discovery; work to "de-extinct" extinct species

Jurassic-era climate research
Researchers at Duke University have uncovered information about a major extinction during the Jurassic period that they …

1 year, 11 months ago

Florida's Python problem; post-hurricane flooding; and rescuing the nation's largest amphibian

Burmese pythons have decimated the populations of small mammals in the Florida Everglades since they established a breeding population in the 1990s. …

1 year, 11 months ago

Local college student heads to DNC as delegate; DNC rules and procedures; Latino voters in NC

Classes at North Carolina Central University start on Monday, but NCCU senior Devin Freeman won't be there. Instead, he'll be on the floor at the Dem…

1 year, 11 months ago

NC News Roundup: Debby’s deluge drenches NC; Robinson pivots on abortion; Dems react to Walz

On the North Carolina News Roundup… 

Debby leaves her mark on the state. We recap the impact and survey the damage caused by the storm with a meteorol…

1 year, 11 months ago

South Sudan Olympic basketball team has North Carolina connections; Paperhand Puppet Project's new show; sustainable toilet paper

The South Sudan men’s national basketball team has a story to tell – with a few North Carolina connections. The team participated in the Paris 2024 O…

2 years ago