{"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":"'We have to believe what we're seeing and not look away.' Author explores religious reckoning in the name of democracy","slug":"we-have-to-believe-what-we-re-seeing-and-not-look-away-author-explores-religious-reckoning-in-the-name-of-democracy","published_at":"2026-09-09T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725/we-have-to-believe-what-we-re-seeing-and-not-look-away-author-explores-religious-reckoning-in-the-name-of-democracy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6066_9b846364-0010-40c6-967a-cfb39af0f73a&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunc.org%2Fpodcast%2Fdue-south%2Frss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/6066/9b846364-0010-40c6-967a-cfb39af0f73a/260908_D_BB.mp3","summary":"For more than a decade American politics has been framed by the Trump era, and during that time Trump's longstanding support from the religious right has hardly wavered. Within that religious bloc exist factions — including Christian nationalism — bringing new meaning to the crossroads of theology and politics. A new book explores the impacts of these dynamics using history as a guide, and considers religious reckoning in the name of democracy. Robert P. Jones, president and founder, Public Religion Research Institute and author of Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy","meta_description":"For more than a decade American politics has been framed by the Trump era, and during that time Trump's longstanding support from the religious right has…","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/we-have-to-believe-what-we-re-seeing-and-not-look-away-author-explores-religious-reckoning-in-the-name-of-democracy/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/we-have-to-believe-what-we-re-seeing-and-not-look-away-author-explores-religious-reckoning-in-the-name-of-democracy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}