Listen: Chapter 1 - Scorpion Grass and Silver
Alex Rivers inherits his estranged grandmother's isolated, herb-filled desert home, where he confronts unsettling phenomena and cryptic warnings that challenge his cynical worldview.
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The City Built on a Lake is Now Fighting for its Life Against the Water Below
In an epic, 500-year-long battle with its own foundations, Mexico City is sinking under the weight of record-breaking rains, a drainage crisis, and a history of botched urban planning.
Why Monterrey’s Gas Stations Are Empty and How Locals Beat the Heat
With gridlocked traffic from a failing $7.3 billion system and a gasoline shortage plaguing drivers, the city of Monterrey finds hope in a young girl's fight against a rare disease, supported by the community's beloved soccer fans.
U.S. Troops Ordered Into Mexico as President Vows 'Not On Our Watch!
A retiring legal titan warns that Mexico's new judicial reform will be a "historical error," just as the new president faces down a U.S. troop threat and the potential closure of a historic Nissan plant.
Mother of All Mistakes: Son Fleeing Cops Mows Down His Own Mom
Mexican authorities are tackling crime and sargassum, the Cancun airport is packed with tourists, lucha libre is rocking Isla Mujeres, and an ancient Mayan town is getting a cultural facelift.