{"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":"DMV Commissioner Paul Tine talks growth and change. Plus, an uptick in NC's sea turtle hatchings.","slug":"dmv-commissioner-paul-tine-talks-growth-and-change-plus-an-uptick-in-nc-s-sea-turtle-hatchings","published_at":"2026-09-01T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/dmv-commissioner-paul-tine-talks-growth-and-change-plus-an-uptick-in-nc-s-sea-turtle-hatchings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6066_33c9f111-1427-41d6-af91-675c654570b9&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunc.org%2Fpodcast%2Fdue-south%2Frss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/6066/33c9f111-1427-41d6-af91-675c654570b9/260901_D_BB.mp3","summary":"0:01:00 NC DMV Commissioner Paul Tine discusses reduced wait times, digital licenses and more NC DMV Commissioner Paul Tine sits down with Due South to discuss recent and upcoming changes at offices across the state and how new policies have helped to streamline the process for making appointments, keeping wait times low and processing new and renewing applications for IDs, registrations and more. Paul Tine, Commissioner, North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles 0:33:00 North Carolina's sea turtle population sees spike in hatchings this season Nearly 2,000 sea turtle nests have been spotted along North Carolina’s coast this year — that's an uptick in birthing activity. Jeff Tiberii talks to Matthew Godfrey, sea turtle biologist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, about causes for the increase in hatchings this season. Matthew Godfrey , sea turtle biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission","meta_description":"0:01:00 NC DMV Commissioner Paul Tine discusses reduced wait times, digital licenses and more NC DMV Commissioner Paul Tine sits down with Due South to di…","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/dmv-commissioner-paul-tine-talks-growth-and-change-plus-an-uptick-in-nc-s-sea-turtle-hatchings/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/dmv-commissioner-paul-tine-talks-growth-and-change-plus-an-uptick-in-nc-s-sea-turtle-hatchings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}