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. (Photo: SEIU union members protest outside an ICE immigrant detention facility in Basile, La., in July 2025.)
Show Notes:
Headlights Ep. 14: Florida’s War on Immigrants
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-14-floridas-war-on-immigrants
Headlights Ep. 21: Guns and Sanctuary in the South
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-21-guns-and-sanctuary-in-the-south
Headlights Ep. 11: ICE in the Louisiana Heat
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-11-ice-in-the-louisiana-heat
Headlights Ep. 3: A Union Veteran
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-3-a-union-veteran
Headlights Ep. 25: The Heart of Texas
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep25-the-heart-of-texas
Headlights Ep. 27: Looking for Progress in Texas
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-27-looking-for-progress-in-texas
Headlights Ep. 33: ‘Can’t Win’ in North Carolina
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-33-cant-win-in-north-carolina
Headlights Ep. 8: Watering the Roots
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-8-watering-the-roots
Headlights Ep. 29: Signs at the Ballot Box
https://sites.libsyn.com/576820/ep-29-signs-at-the-ballot-box