{"podcast":{"title":"Due South","slug":"due-south-6665725","podcast_index_feed_id":6665725,"rss_url":"https://duesouth.feed.wunc.org/","website_url":"https://www.wunc.org","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/6066/images/f99ad742-894f-4e8f-959e-a4964b9d0b9f/__wunc_due_south_2000x2000.jpg","author":"Jeff Tiberii, Leoneda Inge (duesouth@wunc.org)","episode_count":750,"summary":"“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.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T06:24:30.242463+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725"},"episode":{"title":"Countdown to college: Triangle campuses prepare for arrival of new students, plus a higher education update","slug":"countdown-to-college-triangle-campuses-prepare-for-arrival-of-new-students-plus-a-higher-education-update","published_at":"2026-08-12T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/countdown-to-college-triangle-campuses-prepare-for-arrival-of-new-students-plus-a-higher-education-update","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6066_9b5dcb11-2742-49ae-bfd2-3c56cb50dd26&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunc.org%2Fpodcast%2Fdue-south%2Frss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/6066/9b5dcb11-2742-49ae-bfd2-3c56cb50dd26/260812_D_BB.mp3","summary":"0:01:00 A higher education update As colleges get ready for students to arrive on campus for the fall semester, Leoneda Inge talks with higher education reporter Brianna Atkinson about some of the biggest issues confronting higher education institutions — including federal research funding, DEI, and enrollment. Brianna Atkinson , Higher Education Reporter, WUNC News 0:13:00 Countdown to college: new students arrive on campus Colleges in the Triangle and across the country are getting ready for students to come back to campus — especially for those coming to college for the first time. Co-host Jeff Tiberii is joined by local college administrators who work to ease that transition and set up students for success. Crystal N. Fletcher , MPA, Director, New Student and Family Programs, North Carolina Central University Grace Sullivan Zirkle , Associate Dean of Students & Director of New Student and Family Programs, Duke University Jillian Cross , PhD, Associate Director, New Student and Family Programs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 0:33:00 Parents of college-bound students have questions...lots of questions When first-year students start their collegiate journeys this semester, their families may be just as nervous as they are. Penny Fleming knows all too well about the concerns and questions that new student parents and loved ones have — she hears it all as a volunteer administrator of the Duke University Parents’ Facebook group. From first-generation families to international students, Fleming talks with Leoneda Inge about how she helps every kind of first-year family navigate the often-challenging transition to college. Penny Fleming , volunteer administrator of Duke University Parents’ Facebook group Related: An article about Penny Fleming's volunteer…","meta_description":"0:01:00 A higher education update As colleges get ready for students to arrive on campus for the fall semester, Leoneda Inge talks with higher education r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/due-south-6665725/episodes/countdown-to-college-triangle-campuses-prepare-for-arrival-of-new-students-plus-a-higher-education-update/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/countdown-to-college-triangle-campuses-prepare-for-arrival-of-new-students-plus-a-higher-education-update.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}