{"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":"'Good Parents, Betters Homes & Great Schools' shares history of segregation. Plus, a new threat to honeybees","slug":"good-parents-betters-homes-great-schools-shares-history-of-segregation-plus-a-new-threat-to-honeybees","published_at":"2026-08-24T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/good-parents-betters-homes-great-schools-shares-history-of-segregation-plus-a-new-threat-to-honeybees","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6066_1704b747-dab4-4516-8cf2-c56d424876cd&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunc.org%2Fpodcast%2Fdue-south%2Frss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/6066/1704b747-dab4-4516-8cf2-c56d424876cd/260824_D_BB.mp3","summary":"0:01:00 Residential and school segregation are closely linked For nearly a century, residential segregation and school segregation have been closely linked. It began with the founding of the Federal Housing Administration, ongoing efforts by housing developers and well-meaning parents hoping to provide the best possible education for their small children. Leoneda Inge talks with Karen Benjamin, author of \"Good Parents, Betters Homes & Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal.\" Karen Benjamin, associate professor of history at Elmhurst University and author of Good Parents, Betters Homes & Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal This interview originally aired August 6, 2025. 00:33:00 The Broadside: A new threat to honeybees emerges in the South The yellow-legged hornet is an invasive wasp that first showed up in Georgia in 2023. Since then, it’s rapidly expanded its footprint in the South and has become a serious threat to an important pollinator: the honeybee. But a small army of scientists and beekeepers are fighting back and setting up a new line of defense in North Carolina. Emily Cataneo , contributor at The Assembly This excerpt of The Broadside was hosted by Anisa Khalifa. It was produced by Charlie Shelton-Ormond and edited by Jerad Walker.","meta_description":"0:01:00 Residential and school segregation are closely linked For nearly a century, residential segregation and school segregation have been closely linke…","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/good-parents-betters-homes-great-schools-shares-history-of-segregation-plus-a-new-threat-to-honeybees/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/good-parents-betters-homes-great-schools-shares-history-of-segregation-plus-a-new-threat-to-honeybees.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}