SYNOPSIS: 2025 has been a tumultuous and difficult year across the United States, and certainly here in the South. In a year-end episode, Jesse looks back at some of the major issues we've covered on Headlights, from immigration enforcement to redistricting battles to labor rights and electoral contests — with help from a selection of voices we've heard here. Join us for a quick look back, and a look ahead to 2026.

Show notes: Headlights Ep. 14: Florida's War on Immigrants Headlights Ep. 21: Guns and Sanctuary in the South Headlights Ep. 11: ICE in the Louisiana Heat Headlights Ep. 3: A Union Veteran Headlights Ep. 25: The Heart of Texas Headlights Ep. 27: Looking for Progress in Texas Headlights Ep. 33: 'Can't Win' in North Carolina Headlights Ep. 8: Watering the Roots Headlights Ep. 29: Signs at the Ballot Box

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