# NBA's Trey Murphy III's backpacks in Durham; Basketball Heaven; NASA astronaut Christina Koch

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Podcast: [Due South](https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725)
Published: 2026-08-27T16:00:00+00:00
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0:01:00 NBA star and Durham native welcomes students back to school with 3rd annual backpack giveaway Trey Murphy III, forward with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans and Durham native, recently hosted his third annual Back to School Community Bash in partnership with Durham Parks and Recreation. Leoneda Inge visited the event and spoke with Murphy and with attendees. Trey Murphy III , NBA player, Durham native, community organizer 0:13:00 How Kinston, NC became the NBA’s “Basketball Heaven” A new documentary explores how Kinston, NC earned an unlikely distinction: it’s the U.S. city that produces more star basketball players than any other in the nation. Leoneda Inge sits down with filmmaker and Kinston native Resita Heavenly Cox to discuss her film, “Basketball Heaven.” Resita Heavenly Cox , filmmaker 0:33:00 NASA Astronaut and NC native Christina Koch We're lifting off today with Astronaut Christina Koch – the first woman to travel around the moon. She grew up here, graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Math, then NC State, and today works for NASA. Koch has spent more than 300 days at the International Space Station and completed a successful lunar mission on NASA's Artemis II. Christina Koch talks training, outer space food, and common questions she gets. (This interview originally aired May 6, 2024.) Christina Koch , NASA Astronaut

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