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Reedus: I gotta say,
I really like all this desert.

I don't know, there's just
something about the desert, man.

Just got a hold on me.

Reedus: A blank canvas yields
endless possibility...

Yeah, you're pretty blessed
to have a job out here

and live out here
and ride around this, you know?

A dream job.

...and artists and innovators

have long escaped here in search
of freedom and inspiration.

So we shoot over here.

To the right
is Camel Rock.

See that rock right there
looks like a camel?
Oh, yeah.

I was wondering
why they call it Camel Rock.

Welcome to
Camel Rock Studios.

Oh, this is cool.
Yeah, man.

Talk about
a creative paradise.

We shoot our show
here.

It's an old casino
for the Tesuque Pueblo.

We're on Indian land
right here.

There's, I think,
19 pueblos in the area.

We've got, uh,
a bunch of acreage.

About 100 acres back here
for our back lot.

There's a mysterious pull
to the sun-bleached land

that unlocks the unimaginable
and unexpected,

so I'm here
to dive into that creativity

with someone
who lives it every day.

Ahh.

So Western vibe,
I love it.

It's a nice place
to go to work every day.

Beautiful New Mexico,
Land of Enchantment.

Zahn McClarnon.
I mean, talk about prolific.

Guy's been stealing scenes
for years.

From "Longmire"
and "Reservation Dogs"

to "Westworld."

His latest, "Dark Winds,"

is a gritty Western mystery
made right here

in the majestic high desert.

This is "Ride,"
and we're in New Mexico.

Show me around
the property.

Let me show you where.
Joe Leaphorn --

that's the character
I play in "Dark Winds" --

kind of keeps his sheep.

♪

[Sheep bleating]

♪

Have you ever heard of
Tony Hillerman?

Tony Hillerman was
a writer of mysteries,

and he wrote about
the Navajo culture,

and he had a couple characters,
and they were two Navajo cops.

Robert Redford got
the rights to these books,

and he's had the rights
for 30 years,

and, uh, he's been
a real champion.

He directed me
in a movie.
He did.

Super cool guy.
Yeah, he's a great guy.

Wonderful human being.

Honestly, like,
if someone was going to say,

"pick your location,"
this would be it for me.
Yeah, it's --

Desert, motorcycles,
isolation, nature.

You certainly draw from --
from everything around you.

Yeah.

You must love being away from
the managers and the agents.

I love being away from LA.
I really do.Yeah.

I mean, I've thought
about coming down here

and, you know,
one of the --

the things that we're trying
to do with the show

is hire as -- as much
Native talent as we can.

Good.
So all our leads are Native,
crew as well.

Got four Native directors,
a Native writing room.

Is it so much better
having a Native writer

that knows what
they're talking about

and doesn't
Hollywood it up?
You know what, man?

Yeah, it's -- You know,

from a cultural standpoint,
it helps out a lot.

We're trying to represent
the Navajo culture

in an appropriate way.
Of course. Of course.

An accurate --
accurate way, you know?

You must be
really proud of it.
I'm extremely fortunate.

I'm an EP on the show,
and I'm directing this season...Oh, wow.

...and I'm just -- We got
a good family here, you know,

and, uh, good people
to work with.Yeah.

They always ask me, "Oh,
do you want to direct anything?"

And all I could think of
was, like,

I'll give them some
like super artsy-fartsy thing

and they'll just have --
their heads will explode.
You know the show.

You're not gonna go off,
you know, crazy.

I mean...
Oh, I might.

Yeah, I hear you.I might.

But, uh, being
in this business for,

you know, 30 years,

I really try to be
conscious of that every day,

how --
what a gift it is.

Jump on the bull.
Yeah!

Strap in
and jump on the bull.

Ride it
till the wheels fall off, man.
Yeah. Yeah.

Show me around.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

♪

[Indistinct]

Let the inspiration bender
begin.

Leaving Santa Fe,
we'll travel south

to an old mining town
turned artistic mecca

before arriving in Albuquerque.

After going intergalactic
in the desert,

we'll test our palates in
the chili capital of the world.

It's a three-day, 414-mile trip

off the beaten path
in New Mexico.

[Indistinct rock music playing]

McClarnon: My mom was from
the Standing Rock Reservation

in North Dakota,

and we moved down here
when I was one years old.

We lived on a commune
outside of Santa Fe.

New Mexico is really
like no other.

We're over 5,000 feet here,
more than a mile high.

The air is clear.
The skies are blue.

The scenery is epic.

Look at this
[bleep] view, though.

Excuse my language.
I got to watch my cussing.

Reedus: Nah,
it's [bleep] beautiful.

You won't see sunsets, like,
anywhere else

as a New Mexico sunset.

The scenery
is just beautiful.

Man: It's a great, great mix
of just great energy,

great cultures,
and amazing food.

What is that
we're just passing?

This is -- This is all
artist communities, man.

I mean, the whole
Santa Fe area's...

you have more artists
per square mile

than anywhere
in the United States.

Really?
A lot of the hippies from
San Francisco back in the '60s,

when [bleep] started
hitting the fan in like '69,

people moved out here.

That's where, like,
Hopper ended up out in Taos.

Reedus: Dennis Hopper,
one of my heroes.

Whether acting, painting,
sculpting, or behind the lens,

his artistry was
aggressively raw and passionate.

And while it's hard
to put into words

the influence he had on me,

he was one of the reasons

I picked up a camera
in the first place.

In the '70s, Hopper slipped
the confines of Hollywood

and landed here,

and it seems crazy
that it's taken us this long

to ride through his
old stomping grounds.

You also have the
cowboy mix.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, I like that v--
that mixture.

That must be great.Yeah.

Montana's got that too,
as well.

Southern Montana.

Do you know Montana
really well?

I do.

I -- The first 10 years
of my life,

I grew up in
the northwest corner of Montana.

My dad worked for
the National Park Service,

so I grew up in Yellowstone
and Glacier National Park.

Quite an upbringing,

growing up with
grizzly bears and elk

and, you know,
animals everywhere.

This is Madrid.
We're pulling into Madrid now.

This is already cool.

Man:
Madrid's a great place.

It's such a quirky,
funky, hippyish town.

Woman: "Mah-drid" is one
of my favorite places.

Although I call it "Muh-drid,"
but...

No no, no, no,
it's not "Muh-drid."

Man #2: I call it "Mah-drid"

because the locals
call it Madrid.

"Muh-drid's" in Spain.
"Mah-drid's" in New Mexico.

I'm not sure which one is
right, to be honest with you.

I just always called it
"Mah-drid,"

and it's its own country
sometimes, man.

That is such a cool spot.
[Chuckles]

Reedus: To help us tap
into this town's pulse,

we're meeting
with musician Chris Mansfield.

Mansfield:
What's going on, man?
What's up, buddy?

Zahn, Chris.
Chris, Zahn.

How you doin', man?
Christopher.
What's going on, man?

Nice to meet you, man.
Good to meet you, brother.

Amazing. Pleasure.

Reedus:
Chris is a singer-songwriter

for the band Fences,

an old friend
who I haven't seen in years.

So when I heard he left Seattle
to call New Mexico home,

it was a no-brainer
to sync back up.

[Indistinct conversation]

...and I love you.
Yeah!
I love you too, brother.

Thank you, man.
I've been --

I've been wondering
what you're up to.

So this is like -- this is
where you've been

hanging out
writing songs and stuff?
Yeah.

There's more music in
Santa Fe area, in this area,

than, like,
anywhere I know.

I had no idea this is
what this would look like.

Places have a...
almost like cliches to them.

Like, Texas is cowboy,

like, New York is like
The Strokes or like the Ramones,

and, like, Seattle's Nirvana.

But New Mexico, I'm like,
I don't know what it is.

Has its own vibe here,
yeah.
Oh, for sure.

Kind of feels like Mars,
I think, or something.

It's a magical place.
Yeah.

Reedus: And, come on.

With his eclectic look
and Dennis Hopper vibe,

what better guy to join us
in this little slice of Bohemia?

I mean, like, look, there's
little scenes everywhere.

This is like
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"

if he took mushrooms.

Yeah, yeah.

Uh-oh. Don't get us stuck
in this little...

amusement park,
man.

Wait, you guys
get in the bikers.

I want to
take your picture.

It's "Easy Rider."

How's that? How's that?
How's that?

So good. Look tough.

I'm so mad
right now.

You guys are so mad
right now.

Perfect!
Okay. My turn.

[Both imitating
motorcycles revving]

Mansfield:
It looks so real.

Hey, take my picture
with the alien.

Oh, there you go.

Do I look like an alien or just
some [bleep] in an alien hole?

Super cool.
In Madrid,
weird is what's normal.

McClarnon:
Now that's cool.

If this place feels
like an old ghost town

taken over by the artists...

What the heck is that?
That's crazy to me.

Yeah,
that's super wild.

...well, it's because that's
exactly what happened,

and being here
is like stumbling upon

a mind-bending mirage
in the desert.

It feels like a place
You come and you just...

you just stay
and that's that.

Although, we've got places
to go...

Alright, now,
what do we do now?

...we plan on sticking around
for a little while.

♪

I mean, look at these [bleep]
houses back there.

The way they're built.

Like the one with the trailer
in the backyard.

Yeah, this is dope
right here.

Damn.

Yeah. That's fun.

-Great patina on it.
-Uh-huh.

-What's going on in here?
-Welcome.

What's happening?
Hi, I'm Norman.

-Hi, Norman. Riana.
-Nice to meet you.

Reedus: For thousands of years,

turquoise has been intertwined
with New Mexico's rich heritage.

The Turquoise Trail, which runs
from Santa Fe to Albuquerque,

still produces some of the most

sought-after jewelry
in the world.

Everything on this half
of this case

is our local
Cerrillos Turquoise,

which we mine
all by hand.

What's the story with
the crocodile, that alligator?

That was in my dad's
private collection.

He was famous for
overlaid skulls that he did.

Oh, wow.
And inlaid jewelry.

Is that your pops
right there?

That is. Yep.
That's my daddy.

You learned your trade,
your craft through your father?

I did, yeah.
How old were you
when you started?

He was a turquoise miner,

and I went mining turquoise
with him as young as 5.

I learned how to make a heishi
necklace when I was 9.

Where's the mine at?

It's about 10 miles
from here as the crow flies.

How do you keep people from
mining in your square?

[Laughs]
[Imitates cocking shotgun]

Oh, really?
Short of camping out
with a shotgun,

not a whole lot
you can do.

What's the significance
of turquoise?

It's supposed to
be a lucky stone.

It connects people
to the earth,

and it connects people
to each other.

The indigenous people
of the area

held the stone to be sacred...

Do you have
any water birds in here?

Water birds...

They're hard to find.
They are.

Not many people are making them
in modern times.

Basically a representation
of Native American church.

They're beautiful.

Reedus:
...and incorporated it into
many aspects of their lives.

Reedus: What's your cat's name?

That's Miner.
Of course.

Riana carries on a craft

that stretches far
beyond her own father,

back to the ancestral pueblos
of New Mexico.

Thank you so much
for sharing.

Yeah, you're welcome.
You're super sweet.

And she continues to support and
work with local native artists.

And together, they keep
the tradition alive.

Are you guys
following us?

I wanted to take
a picture of him...

Go take his picture.

Sure.
♪ Love is in the air

Yeah, but you got to
take it with mine.

You want it sideways
like this?

Come on, act like you
like each other.

Come on.Come on.
We do.

Woman: Turn around, Virginia.

"Turn around, Virginia."

"Turn Around, Virginia."
That's a good song title.

♪ Turn around, Virginia

Ma'am,
we need him back.

Woman: Okay.
It's okay.

No, he's just joking.
We can do it.

She won't let go of him.

You can have him.

Is that cool?

Yes.
I'll see you guys later.

They don't need to.
Let's go.

Bye.

See ya.
Return him in one piece.

♪

Okay, cool. One down.
Let's roll.

And just like that,

I think it's time
we get out of this town

while we still can.

We're on a 60-mile trek
southwest

through Albuquerque to catch
a car race under the stars.

♪

McClarnon: It's been a while
since I got out on the bike.

Like, done any distance,
you know.

Do you ever ride from here
to LA if you have to go to LA?

I've ridden just about
every road west of Iowa,

every state,
just about every road I've done.

I think the longest ride
I did was like 8,000 miles.

Took a month off.
Yeah, just took off.

♪

Oh, that girl's puking
on the side of the car.

[Laughs]

You see that?

Yeah, I did.

Just barfing
on the side of the road.

Welcome to New Mexico.

♪

So there's beautiful downtown
Albuquerque to the right.

That right there?
Beautiful New Mexico sunset.

♪

Shake and bake, baby.

♪

[Engines revving]

Ooh,
listen to that rumble.

That's cool, right?
Yeah.

Since 2011,

dirt track enthusiasts
have gotten their fix

every Saturday night
at Sandia Speedway.

It's a half-mile oval mud pit
that brings out the area's

top racing teams.

Look at that engine, man.

It's just like
"Tak, tak, tak, tak."

Raw.

♪

Is this you guys's car?

Ronnie: This is
the national champion.

Oh, really? Oh, wow.
My name is Norman, by the way.

Ronnie.
Nice to meet you.

-Zahn. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. Ronnie.

How are you?
Thanks for coming.

I mean, we always like
people to come out.

Yeah, thanks for having us.

I drove six hours from Lubbock
just to come and help.

McClarnon:
Oh, you're from Texas?

Is there a lot of, uh,
competitive, uh, hate going on?

Like, uh, we hate that group?

If there's a Ronnie
around,

there's probably gonna
be a fight.

Really?
Who's the Ronnie?

That's me.
Oh, that's you.

Oh, right. Oh, okay.

Cool. I thought
maybe you had an enemy.

I try not to,
but, I mean,

[bleep] happens
when you party naked, you know?

Yeah, totally, I get it.
We'll get out of your way.

You want to jump in it,
sit in it?

Really?
Do I gotta climb in it?

You just put your leg up.

Put your leg up
and then hop.

Reedus: I got a -- I got a
dislocated, uh, rotator cuff.

Well, you hold the camera
and let him get in.

Got it.
Give me the camera.

Not exactly the directorial
debut I was envisioning,

but I guess
you've got to start somewhere.

Got it.

He's on, he's on.
I will.

Get in there.

Go for it, buddy.

[Bleep]

That's all right.

[Engine revs]

Reedus: How's it going?

Oh, there you go.

[Laughter]

Just remind me
to look for my name

when they roll those credits.

♪

McClarnon: I mean, I can see why
people get hooked on doing this.

And it's the lifestyle.

Whoa!
What the --

This is when I'm supposed
to tell you

about the poetry and art
that is racing.

Look how smooth this guy is.
You know what I mean?

♪

And while there's definitely
truth in that...

♪

...sometimes it's just about
hearing some roaring engines

and having a good time.

Tomorrow we venture off
to discover all the weird

and wonderful
New Mexico has to offer.

♪

This was our production
office on the right here

in this building for a movie
I did called "Americana"

with Sydney Sweeney
and Paul Hauser recently.

What's she like? What --
Sydney Sweeney,

she's having a moment,
isn't she?

Yeah, she's a sweetie,
you know?

She's, uh --
She's a sweetheart.

She's a sweetie?
Sydney Sweetie?

Reedus: Day two, and we're in it
for the long haul.

We're covering 160 miles
to reach the town

of Truth or Consequences.

So before heading out,
we're stopping for some coffee

brewed by guys
who really know their bikes.

Hope they don't make fun
of my bike.

All bikes are good bikes,
bro.

I'm not into bike fashion.

I have a -- I have a sweatshirt
that says "[Bleep] la mode."

What does that mean?

I guess it means [bleep] fashion
in French.

I think it means --
that means [bleep] ice cream.

[Laughs]

This is it right here.

Rust Is Gold Coffee.

Now,
this is what I'm talking about.

A place where
only two things matter.

Motorcycles and caffeine.

♪

Hey. Hi. I'm Norman.Welcome.

Thanks.
Thanks for having me.

Thanks for coming in.
Thanks for having us.

So, whose spot is this?

This is ours.
It's ours.

Oh, cool.Yeah.

We're just
dirty vintage motorcycle guys.

I'm the dirtiest guy
you ever met.

Yeah.

Now, we're glad you came
this way.

Yeah, yeah.
We're glad to have you.

Yeah. This is beautiful.

So we, you know,
we build vintage bikes,

we -- we road race,
we, uh, flat track.

So we just decided
to incorporate the coffee

because we just
[bleep] love coffee.

You know,
back there used to be the shop.

That's where
we'd build bikes.

And then as we started
to roast more...

Where do you roast?

Right there.
You can check it out. Yeah.

So that took the place
of the garage.

Reedus: Since 2018,

Thaison and Steve's
modern blend of dirty bikes

and high-end coffee
has been the perfect recipe

Albuquerque was looking for.

♪

Maes: This is Rusty.

Garcia: And it's been through
hell and back.

It's caught fire a couple times.

We almost burnt the building
down once or twice.

I like that you guys
have such good taste

because you have, like,
this style grinder.

This could be some modern thing
that nobody cares about.

Right. Yeah, we do it
old-school style, for real.

Reedus: And do they have
a podcast?

I mean, come on.

All right, everybody,

welcome to the Rust Is Gold
racing podcast.

We have some amazing guests
today.

Hey, guys. Welcome.
Yeah, thanks for having us.

Good coffee too,
by the way.

Oh, you guys like it?

It's great.
So, how did you
get started?

I was up in Montana as a kid,
seeing a -- I don't know what --

It was a gang.

It might have been HAs
or something.

They went by me,
and I was just like,

"What?
Dad, what is that?"

You know,
and then you get into the movies

like "Bad News Bears"

when Kelly comes on
the [bleep] bike

through the baseball field
and stuff like that.

Reedus: Listen, I could talk
about riding all day long,

and I love hearing
Zahn talk shop.

It's the main reason

we keep hitting the road
year after year.

McClarnon:
I love New Mexico, man.

I love riding in New Mexico.

It's a beautiful state
to ride in.

Reedus:
That said, you've listened to me
now for seven seasons,

and I only have so many stories
to tell.

So if you don't mind,

I'm just gonna zoom by
some of the greatest hits.

We ride all bikes
on this show.

Yeah, you've heard
this one before.

He taught me
how to ride the YZ80,

and we would just, like,
run from police all the time.

I've definitely told
that one a few times.

Be sure to get
the sour cream.

Don't get the sour cream.

I'm not even sure I want
to know what that one was about.

Thanks.
Nice meeting you guys.

Yeah.
It was a real pleasure.

I'm gonna steal
a whole bunch of coffee.

-Yeah, yeah, for sure.
-Thanks, guys.

In just a few short years,

Rusty Is Gold
has become a pillar

of the Albuquerque
motorcycling scene...

Bye, guys.

...giving those a place
to get together,

show off their bikes,
even make plans for an epic ride

all over one cup of coffee
at a time.

I gotta bee in my helmet
in Wyoming once.

That happened to me.

Yeah.

I didn't get stung, though.
I didn't either.

♪

I don't know about you,
but I'm hungry.

McClarnon: For sure.

♪ More of you

♪

♪ I want more of you

Cool shirt.
What is that?

A friend of mine made it
and gave it to me.

It's just like an old
Indian guy.

I want that to be in my wardrobe
next season.

I have that weapon.
That's my weapon now.

It's a cool shirt.

It's almost like, uh,
The Hamburglar.

The Hamburglar.
[Laughs]

The Owl Bar and Cafe.

Opening in 1945 as a place

to serve those working
on the Manhattan Project,

legend has it its name stems

from the night owls
who'd hold gambling benders

at the back of the bar
until sunrise.

She's watching me.
She's got her eyes on me.

♪

Hello.
This one.

[Laughing]
I'm watching him.

♪

She wants me.

Reedus: This place staked
its claim as the originator

of the green chili cheeseburger,

made with a secret
chili recipe from the '40s,

loaded with cheese, pickles,

and chopped onion to create
a magic no one can resist.

No one, apparently,
except for me and Zahn.

McClarnon: I think I'm gonna
get some eggs, man.

Where do you see eggs?

Oh, there.
Yeah, 10:30,
they stopped serving.

Hold on one second.
Hold on one second.

I'm gonna try to get her to
make me some eggs.

I just want to --

I know 10:30,
breakfast is -- it's over,

but I just really
want some eggs.

♪

You guys ready to order?

Yeah.

Um, can we still
do breakfast?

Is that possible?

Let me ask.
One sec.

Ask the -- Ask her.

They want to know if
you'll still do breakfast.

Yeah.
For him, yeah.

Yeah.Really? What do I want?

Do I want the burrito

or do I want the two eggs
and hash browns?

You want the burrito.
I do? Okay, I want that.

You're the coolest.
Thank you.

Janice:
And do you guys like chili?

I love green chili.

And do you make this here
yourself?We do.

What's your name again?
I'm Janice.

You're so sweet, Janice.

And this is your place, right?
This is my place.

I'm going to try
your green chili, Janice.

That's good green chili, man.Really?

Yeah. It's good.

Really good.
Really good.

Really delicious.

New Mexico green chili.

Made with real owl.

Mmm, mmm, mmm.
[Laughs]

Made with real owl.
Oh, that's good.

Reedus: Hi, buddy.

McClarnon: Hello.

Sexy cow.

♪

Yeah, there's an openness
about New Mexico

and a lot of -- lot of America,
man.

It's...

You've got the openness,
and you get out of the city

and you realize, "Wow,
there's a lot of land out here."

You know, it's beautiful.
And...Yeah.

The open range.

Yeah. It's crazy.

I don't see [bleep] anything
for miles.

I can see in front of you.
I don't see anything.

I love all this emptiness.

Great.

Reedus: Despite being one
of our largest states,

there are less people
in New Mexico

than in the city of Houston

or about 10
New York City blocks.

All of that empty space
is a big reason

this desert has been
at the forefront

of scientific experimentation
and discovery.

♪

We're on an 85-mile ride south
to visit Spaceport America...

Wow, look at this place, man.
This is wild.

...where commercial spaceflight
is quickly becoming a reality.

Look at that [bleep] building.

Virgin Galactic.

What is happening here?

Is this top secret [bleep],
where we're going to?

Man: It all started back
in World War II.

Government was able to come out
here and do secret stuff,

and there was nobody
to spy on them

because there was nobody here.

A lot of science experiments
and rockets are tested out here.

Man #2: My whole family works
at Sandia Labs,

my two daughters and my wife,

and I'm not sure
exactly what they do.

I think they might be spies.

Look where we're
going in there right now.

The Death Star.
This is crazy.

♪

Welcome to Virgin Galactic.

How are you? Norman.
Great. Jamila.

I'm Colin.
Great to meet you.

Jamila.Nice to meet you.

Wonderful to meet you.

Hi, Zahn, I'm Colin.
Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.
All right.

This is the gateway to space.

We have launched
37 people total to space.

32 of those have been here from
my home state of New Mexico.

And I'm very, very happy
to say I got to be one

of Virgin Galactic's astronauts
and go up myself.

If you want to come inside,
we'll, uh -- we'll show you.

McClarnon: Oh, yeah.
This is great, man.

It's really neat.
It's, um -- On flight morning

when you're walking down here,

every single step
that you're taking, you're like,

"These are my last steps
as a non-astronaut

about to go get suited up,

get on a spaceship,
and go to space."

Wow.

♪

So this just gives you
a bit of a perspective

on the spaceship.

So we've got 17 windows,

and in space you'll be mostly
pitched upside down.

And so you can look out
of those top windows.

Jamila: And you can just see
that thin, thin blue atmosphere.

And it's the only thing

that protects us
from the vastness of space.

It's really incredible.
-That's scary and cool.

-Right?
-Yes, it is.

Uh, it is something else
to see it, and it just glistens.

The planet is brilliant.

-How are you, sir?
-Hello.

-How are you doing today?
-Good. Hi, I'm Norman.

Nice to meet you.

I'm CJ, I'm one of
the Virgin Galactic pilots.

Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

My pleasure.
Hi, CJ. Zahn.
Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

This is the first vehicle
with humans

to fly to space
from New Mexico.

I sat it right there.

That's your seat
right there.

That's my seat.
Seat 2L.

Are you part native?

Uh, my -- my mother
is indigenous,

yes, from central Mexico,
Puréchan indian.
So you're,like,

one of the first indigenous
people to be in space?

Yes.
Wow.
That's amazing.

That's awesome.

You know, looking out
at the planet, it's --

it's us in the cabin,
a few folks on the ISS, right?

Yeah.
And then everyone else.

So everyone you've ever known,
who has lived, all in one place.

Did that change
your guys's perspective on...?

For me, yeah.

I think from that vantage point,

it's kind of impossible
to ignore the fact

that we're already on
a big, round spaceship

that's just kind of drifting
through the universe.

And -- And so to me,

it was a pretty instant
realization

that, you know,
our lives are all interwoven

and we're all in this together,
so.
Right on, man.

Reedus: To prepare
would-be astronauts

for their maiden voyage,

it takes months of training
in their flight simulator.

And for two guys who
want to play astronauts on TV,

they give us about 10 minutes.

Come on up.
There you go. Step on up.

Yes, sir.

So I'm going to go ahead
and push the stick forward.

And then you can lift
that switch up right there.

Okay. So we release.
Now pull out this red knob.

Pull it out. Good.
We lit the rocket.

Excellent. We're doing Mach 2
already going straight up.

Look out the window.

How it's getting dark
out there.

Oh, yeah.

We're passing
80,000 feet.

♪

I'm going to raise the feather.

That's going to pitch us
over on our back.

♪

We're still going up,
Norman.

Now I'm going to just stop
our pitch rate right there.

♪

Welcome to space.
We just passed 50 miles up.

I think my ears just popped.

[Laughs]

So we're going
all the way around.

♪

Whoa!

Yep.

This is so cool.

Even from a fake
50 miles up in the sky,

this experience is mesmerizing.

And you can't help

but feel your insignificance
start to creep in.

Should I jump out?

All right.

This is what you guys train on,
basically.

Yes. This simulator

is where we train
for these flights.

And we train every day.

Oh, this is awesome.
Crazy, right?

How long is the total ride
from start to finish?

It's about an hour
and a half.

Wow.Yeah.

It's crazy that you can do
all that in an hour and a half.

Yeah, yeah.
That's right.

You can look at Instagram
for an hour and a half,

or you could do that.

You know what I mean?

Reedus:
Wow, this is wild.

This part's real, right?
Yeah. Wow.

The vastness of space
is pretty mind blowing.

And when I get my chance,
I'll be the first one on board

to greet the aliens.

It's the future that's wild.

Struckow: It's here.

♪

Reedus: It's day three.

What's that
over to the right?

I don't know what that is,
man.

Like a bowling pin in the middle
of nowhere.

And we're on the road
to nowhere.

And being here means
things are about to get weird.

I have never been down here,
man.

This is a first.
This is pretty cool up here.

Look at this dam.
This giant dam.

It's great to see water, man,
you know?Yeah.

In New Mexico, you know,
you just don't see it very much.

Yeah.
We are in the middle of nowhere.

Truth or Consequences
used to be called Hot Springs.

It was changed in 1950.
It was a contest.

Man: There was a TV show
called "Truth or Consequences,"

and they asked all the cities
in America -- as a joke.

It was a joke, really --

"Hey, what city would want to be
named after our show?

We'll come and we'll do a parade
every year.

And we'll give you
a bunch of prizes."

And long story short,
Hot Springs

then won, became
Truth or Consequences,

and we're going on
our 75th year this year.

Truth or Consequences.

That was crazy,

the story of
why they named it that.

Yeah.
I had no idea, man.

Yeah, we could be going to
the Family Feud right now.

Jeopardy would be all right.
Jeopardy, New Mexico.

Oh, that's a good name.

I think the greatest thing
about T or C is the hot springs.

The Native Americans said
it had healing powers.

Man #2: It's a psychotropic.

So after you get out of
the hot springs,

you're going to feel
a little cosmic.

You're going to feel a little
of the New Mexico charm.

Reedus: That charm we'll have to
save for another time.

Me and Zahn forgot our suits.
But since we're here,

we're making a stop
to meet a guy

whose family has been running
a local spot here for decades.

Let's go down here.
Check this out.

What we would do
when we were kids,

we had a place called,
uh, Boiling Hot Springs.

It's on a river, right?

It's a freezing cold river
in Montana.

But these hot springs
coming out of the ground

and are going into the river.

So they built a little,
like, rock pool.

And, I mean,
we're kids in the '70s, man.

We were --
We'd all be naked.

You know, it was, uh,
it was a beautiful place.

Oh, look at this.

Good morning,
gentlemen.

-What? Oh, no.
-Welcome to Riverbend.

Here's some hot coffee for you.

Thank you, man.
So this is your spot?

It is my spot.
Welcome.

This was, um, neutral healing
grounds for the Apache warriors

where you couldn't bring
any weapons.

And people came here
to heal their wounds.

Legend has it that Geronimo was
a guest of Chief Victorio here.

Somebody told me
this has lithium in the water.

It's just the mineral
that we're most proud of.

It just gets you chilled out
and really relaxed, you know?

I mean, lithium is lithium,
right?

These are the Caballo
mountain range,

and this is
Turtleback Mountain.

I don't know if you can see,
but right on the summit,

it kind of looks like a turtle.

The head's on the left side.

So right at the very top summit,
it's a little turtle.

And that's how the native
tribes were able to find

the hot springs is
by using that as a landmark.

You had to be really good
to go, "Oh, that's the turtle."

You got to stare at it
for a while.

Yeah, I don't see it.

It's not so turtleish.

Later on when it got
a little bit colonized,

you know, it became Hot Springs,
New Mexico.

What year
was it incorporated?

We were incorporated
in 1914.

There was no interstate,
so it was a very popular town.

It was full of hot springs
and motor courts and brothels

and gambling
and really had its heyday,

actually, during
the Great Depression.

So you you get loaded,
you get laid,

and then you come chill out.

Get laid, and then you chill
out and sober up a little bit.

The hot springs are perfect
for sobering up.

Reedus: Once I heard
the word lithium,

I seriously debated
dipping my toes in.

But being in a town
with a backstory like this,

we didn't want to waste any more
time before checking it out.

You've never been here,
right?

I've been through it.
I've never spent any time here.

It's definitely got
its own little vibe, doesn't it?

What do we got here? A little --
A little estate sale.

Reedus: Got roller skates.

There somebody living
in there?

I think there is.

I'm not even sure
how we got here,

but I'm kind of too intrigued
to leave.

Is this your spot?Yeah.

Oh, got it. How long have you
been here for?

I've been here
almost 20 years.

But what brought you
out here?

Hot springs.

Like, I took a whole trip
for hot springs.

And these were kind of,
like, the best tasting ones.

You drink this.

You drink the water
you soak in?

Every day. Yeah.
Really?
With the lithium in it?

Lithium, is that right?
Lithium?

I wish there was more.

Wow.
I kind of want to drink it now.

You got to.
Yeah, I'm gonna.

Soak you later.

Don't drink too much
of the water.

What was it? Did he say --
Did he say soak you later?

Reedus: At this point, I'm not
sure what's more bizarre.

The fact I'm even considering
drinking this water...

It seems very empty,
right?

...or that this entire town
feels completely deserted

in the middle of the afternoon.

This is it?

♪

Okay. All right.
All right, cool.

Let's ride some more.

We're off to Hatch
in search of more

of the offbeat creative spirit

that makes this place
distinctly New Mexico.

♪

♪

I did, uh, children's parties
back in the '90s.

You did what?

You know, you dress up
like Big Bird or Bart Simpson.

You did that?

Yeah.
I threw up in one of the --

Threw up
in one of the costumes.

[Laughs]
That's awesome.

♪ 'Cause I'm a traveling man,
but I never stay alone ♪

♪ One night'll do...

Reedus: We've got one more stop

on this unexpectedly
strange trek

through the New Mexico
desert.

It's a 40-mile drive down I-25
to the village of Hatch.

Narrator:
The fruits of the earth

passed through the hands
of the family,

planted by those hands,
gathered by those hands,
stored by those hands.

♪ Desert smoke

♪ Fire in the sky

Reedus:
If you've heard of Hatch,

no doubt it's because of
their world-famous chilies.

Rich and smoky,
yet subtle and sweet.

They're a staple ingredient
of the regional cooking,

and they've been growing
and roasting them

for 60 years strong.

I'm starving.
Let's eat a robot.

To call Hatch surreal,

even after everything
we've seen,

still might be
an understatement.

Because at the center
of it all is Sparky's.

They have a Ronald McDonald
out front.

Isn't that, like,
against the rules?

It seems wrong
to have Ronald McDonald here.

All right.
Where do we go? In here?

Combining eclectic decor
with delicious food,

Sparky's is if Pee-Wee Herman
stopped on his way to the Alamo

and just decided to open
a restaurant here instead.

Yeah, this little dude.

Oh, this is great.

The house specialty? Yep.

You guessed it,
the green chili cheeseburger.

And since we missed out
last time,

maybe it's fate calling
that it's on the menu here

at the green chili capital
of the world.

That's crazy.

It's like Sunday afternoon,
and everybody's here.

There's nobody outside.
They're all in here.

Yeah.

Hey, guys.
Hey. What's up? Hi.

There you go.

Can I get you guys
anything else?

Nope. This is what
you're famous for, right?

Yeah. It's the world-famous
green chili cheeseburger.

Wow. Uh, is this what everybody
orders when they come in?

Usually, yeah. Yeah.
What --

You guys are such a mix
of so many different things.

It's very eclectic.
You got a fortune cookie.

Oh, nice.
My pop likes to collect

just different things
that make him happy.

And, yeah, I don't know,
makes other people happy too.

Oh, your dad
owns the place?

Yeah. Yeah.
Now he lets me run it for him.

How long has he -- How long has
your dad been collecting?

Um, since
before I was born.

Our house has always been
like this.

And then the antique shop
and stuff like that,

so it's just really nice.

Is that in the back?

Yeah.

He opened up
that antique shop back there,

so it's kind of like
he's retired,

but he's still super busy.

You guys enjoy. Bye.
Thank you.

Yum.

Mmm.

Mmm.
This is good.

Wow.
This is spicy, man.

It's nice.

Spicy.

Is it?Mmm.

Reedus: After eating at
a place so refreshingly absurd,

you know we've got to meet
the people responsible.

Oh, this is going to be fun.
Oh, look. Let's go in.

Reedus: Explain to me
what's going on here.

There's a lot going on.

So my husband
and I've been collecting

for 40 years or something.

There's my husband right there.
-Hi. How are you, sir?

Nice to meet you.
I'm Norman.

Glad to meet you, Norman.
I'm Teako Nunn.

Nice to meet you.
This is Zahn.

-You've met my wife, Josie.
-Yeah.

Hey, Teako. Zahn.
Nice to meet you, man.

Nice to meet you.
You too as well.

Yeah.
How cool.

You guys both
have, uh...

great soft auras.

-Oh, good.
-Nice, great faces.

Well, I'm full of food now.

Maybe that's why.

You're all relaxed.

Teako and Josie's shop
is a one-of-a-kind experience

that can only make sense here,
and I'm all for it.

I love Americana.

Advertising, neon,
grocery store, saloon.

You know, old jukeboxes,
slot machines, cash registers.

How did you guys meet?

Oh, we met in El Paso when I was
just out of high school.

But now we've been together
for 45 years or something.

Yeah. You guys --
You guys are a good team.

You can tell.

We are.
We're not --

We -- We just have so much
fun, you know?

What are some
of your favorite pieces?

I like the American Printing.
I saw it a lot growing up.

I don't want to be corny,
Norman.

Be corny.

You guys are
my favorite piece.

Oh, you're corny.
You're definitely corny.

No, no, I live for --
for people having fun.

They've taken it
upon themselves

to scour the globe
for its rarities and oddities,

and have put them in one place.

Cool.

All for the sake
of bringing a little joy

to anyone lucky enough
to be passing through.

Try it again.

Thank you, man.

Nice to meet you.
You too as well.

You too as well.
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
I really appreciate it.

Likewise.
Thank you so much. Bye.

Reedus: Now, this may be
the chili peppers talking.

Take my picture.

Or maybe I had some lithium
water snuck into my glass.

But this is the perfect oasis
in the middle of the desert.

The chili pepper
corporate statue

Americana tchotchke oasis
I never knew I needed.

Bye, bye, bye.

Bye.
Have a good day.

Where's Zahn?
Where'd he go?

McClarnon:
I love those
mountains.

Reedus:
Yeah. Really pretty.

Remove yourself from
the rhythms of everyday life,

and you'll soon realize
what true freedom can be.

It's cool New Mexico's
got these little,

funky little places
all around the state.

Such a beautiful state.

At first glance,

the New Mexican desert is
a vast, unassuming place.

But there are surprises
around every bend in the road.

What the [bleep]
was that?

Let's go. Come on.
Let's go get a drinks here.

♪

Out here, renegade artists

immerse themselves
into their passion.

There's a simplicity in being

and space
for every idea and vision,

no matter how outlandish
they seem to be.

♪ I'd ride for anyone

♪ But I couldn't ride
for my kin ♪

♪

♪ And I'd die...

Reedus: And after three days
with my buddy Zahn,

I have to admit it inspires me
in ways you wouldn't believe.

♪

Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you, brother.

I appreciate you very much.

Yeah.I had a really good time.

♪ I am the moon

♪ Now even the clouds

Good luck with the rest
of the filming.

Yeah. You too. You go direct
the [bleep] out of that thing.

I'm gonna try.

♪ I know why you can't

It'll be great.
And it's time --

It's time for you to probably
take that up, too, right?

I -- I --
Everybody wants to see it.

I probably will, but it'll,

you know, it'll be
a whole episode from the point

of view of a -- point of view
of a butterfly or something.

You know what I mean?
I'll get in trouble.

Why not, man?
Make it personal.

You know, you're --
you're a butterfly, brother.

Yeah.

♪ And I'd ride for anyone

♪ But I couldn't stop
this trip ♪

♪

♪ And I'd die for anyone

♪ And I guess that's
how this trip ends ♪

Reedus: It's been a journey
of a lifetime.

But eventually,
every ride comes to an end.

♪ Forgive and forget

♪ Forgive and forget

♪ Forgive and forgive

♪ 'Cause I can't
forget shit ♪

Maybe?
Dude, beautiful.

Beautiful.
[Bleep] beautiful.

Hell, yeah.
Thank you.

I was a little nervous there,
but we got it. Yeah.

Come on.
Yeah. Cool. Cool.

That was fun, man.
What an honor, man.