Rachel McCarthy
Producer, "Due South"Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 吉彩网网站 as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.
Rachel feels lucky to live close enough to the American Tobacco Historic District in Durham that she can walk or bike (depending on how late she is) to work. Some of her favorite things to do include hosting impromptu gatherings at her home and hanging out on her front porch.
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The army base near Fayetteville, N.C. formerly known as Fort Liberty is now Fort Bragg 鈥� again. 吉彩网网站's Jay Price joins Due South guest host Celeste Headlee to explain the history of these name changes and the strategy the Trump administration used to deliver on a campaign pledge to bring the name Fort Bragg back. -
Two brothers, a pediatrician and a public health expert, talk about how full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe could impact health care in their community. -
Duke professor Cecilia M谩rquez talks about the origins of the new exhibit "Nuestra Historia, Nuestra Voz / Our History, Our Voice: Latin茅s at Duke" and how that history connects with the history of the South. -
吉彩网网站鈥檚 Higher Education Reporter Brianna Atkinson explains the latest change to National Institutes of Health funding and how it could impact North Carolina universities and research. -
Renovations are underway that will impact how visitors access Duke Gardens. Bill LeFevre, Executive Director of Duke Gardens, joins co-host Leoneda Inge to talk about how to (still) make the most of a trip to the 55-acre botanic garden in Durham. -
A Preservation Greensboro board member talks with Leoneda Inge about the long road to recognition for the South Benbow Road Historic District, which was home to many local civil rights movement luminaries. -
Holley Broughton found a fellow fashionista in ALS doctor Richard Bedlack, who wears studded leather jackets, intricately designed rhinestone suits, and other fabulous fashions aimed at bringing joy and hope. -
Ten years since the murders of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, a documentary tells their storyRemembering a tragedy that rocked our community. It鈥檚 been 10 years since three Muslim American college students were killed in Chapel Hill. We talk with the filmmaker behind the documentary 鈥�36 Seconds 鈥� Portrait of a Hate Crime.鈥� -
Kyrstin Johnson won a college national championship in vault for Talladega College in April 2024. Three months later, the HBCU's gymnastics program was shut down due to lack of funding. She talks with Leoneda Inge about her gymnastics journey and what comes next at her new college. -
Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee shares her family鈥檚 history of political and civic engagement, talks about balancing life as a part-time mayor with her full-time job, and delves into Carrboro鈥檚 lawsuit against Duke Energy.
