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Dr. Adam Goldstein says half of North Carolinians have lost a close friend or relative to a tobacco-related disease. Experts talk about why some communities are impacted so deeply by smoking, and we also explore cessation programs.

Auburn University history professor Elijah Gaddis tells co-host Jeff Tiberii about early to mid-20th century tobacco warehouses and the Black dance parties that were held there some summer nights. The events, which featured performances by some of the most famous musicians of the time, were not just entertainment 鈥� they challenged the structure of racism in the South.

A conversation with Dr. Blake Brown, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University, about the role of tobacco farming in North Carolina鈥檚 economy and the federal policies of the past century that impacted how the crop is grown in our state.

Yesenia Cuello of NC FIELD talks to Due South about her own experiences working in tobacco fields as a child, and how the practice persists today.