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How authentic are the Southern accents on 'The White Lotus?'

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Maxs hit murder mystery series, The White Lotus, has returned for a third season and North Carolinians have found their Southern drawls prominently featured but how authentic are the actors portrayals of Chapel Hill and Durham accents? We consult a local sociolinguist for answers.

Guest:

Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor of English at North Carolina State University and the director of the North Carolina Language and Life Project

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of 耳科利利嫋's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at 耳科利利嫋 as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leonedas work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 耳科利利嫋's "Due South." Jeff joined 耳科利利嫋 in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 耳科利利嫋s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary Right Turn, launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Stacia L. Brown is a writer and audio storyteller who has worked in public media since 2016, when she partnered with the Association of Independents in Radio and Baltimore's WEAA 88.9 to create The Rise of Charm City, a narrative podcast that centered community oral histories. She has worked for WAMUs daily news radio program, 1A, as well as 耳科利利嫋s The State of Things. Stacia was a producer for 耳科利利嫋's award-winning series, Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon and a co-creator of the station's first children's literacy podcast, The Story Stables. She served as a senior producer for two Ten Percent Happier podcasts, Childproof and More Than a Feeling. In early 2023, she was interim executive producer for WNYCs The Takeaway.