{"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":686,"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":"2026-06-17T06:18:23.897115+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725"},"episode":{"title":"Federal job losses in the Triangle. CHCCS faces elementary school closure. NC's Black Bear Festival","slug":"federal-job-losses-in-the-triangle-chccs-faces-elementary-school-closure-nc-s-black-bear-festival","published_at":"2026-06-03T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/federal-job-losses-in-the-triangle-chccs-faces-elementary-school-closure-nc-s-black-bear-festival","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6066_cbf3cd35-4dc2-4a79-9f6d-e911a0689b90&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunc.org%2Fpodcast%2Fdue-south%2Frss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/6066/cbf3cd35-4dc2-4a79-9f6d-e911a0689b90/260603_D_BB_FedWorkers.mp3","summary":"0:01:00 Federal worker job losses in the Triangle, one year after government cuts A conversation with journalist Abraham Kenmore, who recently wrote a piece for Indy Week titled “A Year After Federal Job Cuts, Workers in the Triangle Are Still Picking Up the Pieces.” Abraham Kenmore, freelance journalist 0:13:00 Chapel Hill Carrboro School closures A downward trend in public school enrollment coupled with conservative state spending across the last 15 years has left some districts facing difficult financial decisions. In Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools this could soon mean one fewer elementary school. Liz Schlemmer , education reporter, WUNC News 0:33:00 12th annual National Black Bear Festival held June 5-6 in Plymouth The National Black Bear Festival returns to Plymouth, NC for its 12th year on June 5-6 . Jeff Tiberii talks to founder and director Tom Harrison about North Carolina’s massive black bear population and what to expect from this year’s festivities. Tom Harrison , founder, director, National Black Bear Festival, director, Washington County Tourism","meta_description":"0:01:00 Federal worker job losses in the Triangle, one year after government cuts A conversation with journalist Abraham Kenmore, who recently wrote a pie…","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/federal-job-losses-in-the-triangle-chccs-faces-elementary-school-closure-nc-s-black-bear-festival/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/federal-job-losses-in-the-triangle-chccs-faces-elementary-school-closure-nc-s-black-bear-festival.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}