Truth or Consequences, New Mexico — where the hot springs are healing, the town name is a dare, and now? We’ve got a horror movie, a petition to rename the city, and a whole lot of national drama.

In our debut episode, we unpack the buzz around Eddington — the Ari Aster-produced film shot right here in T or C — and why it has locals divided. But while Hollywood lit up the screen, Washington lit up the headlines:

• Trump orders the DOJ to release Epstein grand jury testimony
• Education Department layoffs hit rural schools hard
• A new federal crypto law enters the scene
• And the EPA gets sidelined while the Southwest burns

Also in this episode: monkeypox updates, Medicaid privacy concerns, housing discrimination rollbacks, and a brief moment of existential doubt fr ...