Headlights: Voices from The Progressive South

By The Progressive South and Barberian Productions

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The American South is much more than Spanish moss and plantation politics. In every city, town and rural county across the region, there are people working for a better future, continuing a centuries-long fight for real freedom, equality and opportunity. In every episode of Headlights, we bring you news, interviews and stories of people working for justice and progressive values all across the South. From community organizers to elected officials to artists and writers, business leaders and scientists, we amplify the voices of those making a difference in our Southern states.

Episode Date
Ep. 56: Pride in Arkansas
Jun 08, 2026
Ep. 55: The Young, Gifted, and Green
Jun 01, 2026
Ep. 54: The Leftists of Texas
May 25, 2026
Ep. 53: The Memphis Massacre
May 18, 2026
Ep. 52: Inside the Evangelical Right
May 04, 2026
Ep. 51: The Trans Panic Continues
Apr 27, 2026
Ep. 50: The Legacy of Nonviolence
Apr 20, 2026
Ep. 49: Who Are the Young Democrats?
Apr 13, 2026
Ep. 48: Update 04/06/2026
Apr 06, 2026
Ep. 47: El Paso at the Crossroads
Mar 30, 2026
Ep. 46: The Air in Cancer Alley
Mar 23, 2026
Ep. 45: A Stand for Georgia Immigrants
Mar 16, 2026
Ep. 44: Primaries and ICE Resistance
Mar 09, 2026
Ep. 43: The ICE Prison Profiteers
Mar 02, 2026
Ep. 42: The "Ministry of Truth" Brings Back Coal
Feb 23, 2026
Ep. 41: Trump's EPA in the South
Feb 16, 2026
Ep. 40: The High Cost of Alabama Power
Feb 09, 2026
Ep. 39: New Orleans Vs. ICE
Feb 02, 2026
Ep. 38: Affordability in Kentucky
Jan 26, 2026
Ep. 37: Listening to MLK
Jan 19, 2026
Ep. 36: A Tar-Heel Fight for Democracy
Jan 12, 2026
Ep. 35: The 2026 Battlegrounds
Jan 05, 2026
Ep. 34: A Year in the Progressive South
Dec 22, 2025
Ep. 33: "Can't Win" in North Carolina
Dec 15, 2025
Ep. 32 Inroads in Tennessee
Dec 08, 2025
Ep. 31: Update and Production Note
Nov 24, 2025
Ep. 31: A Beer With Jim Hightower
Nov 23, 2025
Ep. 30: Boyce Upholt's Southlands
Nov 17, 2025
Ep. 29: Signs at the Ballot Box
Nov 10, 2025
Ep. 28: SNAP in the South
Nov 03, 2025
Ep. 27: Looking for Progress in Texas
Oct 27, 2025
Ep. 26: Tennessee's Gun Deaths
Oct 20, 2025
Ep.25: The Heart of Texas
Oct 13, 2025
Ep. 24: 'America's Undoing' and the Right-Wing Message Machine
Oct 06, 2025
Ep. 23: Alexis Okeowo on Alabama
Sep 29, 2025
Ep. 22: Rising Appalachia
Sep 22, 2025
Ep. 21: Guns and Sanctuary in the South
Sep 15, 2025
Ep. 20: Fossil Fuels and an AI Bubble
Sep 08, 2025
Ep. 19: Labor Day in the South
Sep 01, 2025
Ep. 18: What happened to Florida?
Aug 25, 2025
Ep. 17: The Undead Confederacy
Aug 18, 2025
Ep. 16: Miami's Myths
Aug 11, 2025
Ep. 15: Texas and the Gerrymandered South
Aug 04, 2025
Ep. 14: Florida's War on Immigrants
Jul 28, 2025
Ep. 13: Fighting Alabama Book Bans
Jul 21, 2025
Ep. 12: Meeting the Cast Iron Resistance
Jul 14, 2025
Ep. 11: ICE in the Louisiana Heat
Jul 07, 2025
Ep. 10: LGBTQ Rights in the South
Jun 30, 2025
Ep.9: Untold Stories
Jun 23, 2025
Ep. 8: Watering the Roots
Jun 16, 2025
Bonus Episode: More with Adeem the Artist
Jun 11, 2025
Ep. 7: Songs from Queer Country
Jun 09, 2025
Ep. 6: Weed Whackers in the South
Jun 02, 2025
Ep. 5: A "Pragmatic Progressive' in North Carolina
May 26, 2025
Ep. 4: A Second Southern 'Redemption'?
May 19, 2025
Ep. 3: A Union Veteran
May 12, 2025
Ep. 2: Richmond for All
May 05, 2025
Ep. 1: Welcome to Headlights
Apr 24, 2025