The Clay Edwards Show

**The Clay Edwards Show – Episode 1321 (Hour 2)**  **Guest: Bennie Foster, Independent Candidate, Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District**
Clay sits down with Bennie Foster, the independent running to unseat longtime incumbent Benny Thompson (and Republican Ron Eller) in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Foster, a Jackson native and businessman, walks through his background—from a house fire that moved his family, time on Lynch Street, Callaway, a track scholarship to Jackson State, years in Atlanta and Miami, and his return five years ago—and why he believes the district’s problems are a leadership failure, not destiny.
They cover the Delta’s poverty, failing schools, food deserts, and hospital closures; the reality that over 330,000 registered voters sat out the last midterm (more than double the combined vote total); and why the “independent splits the vote” line is a party-machine myth when so many people have already checked out. Foster lays out shared conservative values (guns, life, smaller government), the work already underway through the Blueprint business incubator and a nearly $11 million workforce grant his wife secured, and the practical plans (health kiosks, local food partnerships, business formation help) that don’t require waiting for a congressional seat. The conversation ends with the red ants/blue ants analogy and a clear pitch: if the numbers and the values line up, this is the chance to reimagine the district. Full platform at electbennyfoster.com.

**The Clay Edwards Show – Episode 1321**  **Guests: Zach Servis (full show) & Bennie Foster (Hour 2)**
Clay and Zach dig into the takeover of once-rebellious subcultures—hard rock and metal, NASCAR, wrestling, comics, and gaming—by the same rainbow-supremacy crowd that treats politics as identity and “not political” as an attack. From James Hetfield’s “we’re not gonna tell you what to believe” moment to the left’s meltdown and NASCAR Twitter’s reaction to vaccine skepticism, they unpack how culture got captured, why the Overton window keeps sliding, and how organized activism beat disorganized complaining. Also on the table: Kenneth Stokes’ push to rename part of Medgar Evers Boulevard for Cohen Wiley, the Rodney Hinton Jr. conviction, and the role of government-backed entertainment in pushing certain narratives while private prisons cashed in.
Hour two brings in Bennie Foster, the independent running in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District against longtime incumbent Benny Thompson and Republican Ron Eller. Foster, a Jackson native and businessman, lays out why he’s running as an independent, his background from Callaway and Jackson State to Atlanta and back, and the case that District 2’s problems—Delta poverty, failing schools, food deserts, and closed hospitals—are a leadership failure, not an inevitable fate. He and Zach break down the numbers (hundreds of thousands of non-voters), the “you’re splitting the vote” myth, shared conservative values (guns, life, smaller government), and the on-the-ground work already underway through the Blueprint business incubator and related programs. Electbennyfoster.com has the full platform.
Straight talk on culture, accountability, and whether an independent can actually move the needle in a district that’s been locked down for decades.

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**Podcast Description**
Clay sits down with Jason Miller of Raven 6 Rising Lost Pet Recovery—the guy who shows up with a truck full of generators, monitors, and thermal drones when your dog or cat disappears and the usual “post it on Facebook and pray” plan isn’t cutting it.
Jason started in TV and wildlife production back when drones were brand new, moved into agriculture and thermal work (finding deer, mostly), and got into pets after locating a missing boxer in under an hour. Now he runs a legitimate mobile command operation across Mississippi: fly at night when the heat signatures pop, lock onto the animal with white-hot thermal and a spotlight so there’s zero doubt it’s yours, drop a GPS pin, and guide the owner in. Sometimes the animal comes straight to them. Sometimes it’s in full fear mode and bolts, which is when the trappers get the call. Time is the whole game—every hour they stay out multiplies the search radius.
They cover the real-world stuff: why most people still don’t put a collar with their number on the dog, how microchips only help if they’re registered and current, why a proper GPS collar (he likes the Fi) beats an AirTag, and the ugly side of lost-pet posts—scammers using AI to fake photos of your animal in their truck and demand money. Jason’s rule is simple: if they won’t meet you in person, they don’t have the pet.
There’s also the Linus story (the yellow Lab taken by the Tylertown tornado, missing ten days, found after eight hours of flying over matchstick debris—Fox Weather even picked it up) and the ongoing threat of a DJI ban. Jason’s been flying them since they existed; he’s not interested in grounded $100k-plus rigs or law enforcement and search-and-rescue teams suddenly left without the best tools available because of lobbying and China concerns. He also talks about building a fund so people who can’t afford a search still get one when they need it.
If your animal is missing, do the basics first (flyers, neighbors, vets, pounds, cameras), then find Jason on Facebook under Raven 6 Rising Lost Pet Recovery. He’s not free—this is real equipment and real hours—but if the pet is family, it’s worth the call.

Clay opened with a detailed shout-out to Capitol Police after they helped change a flat for his girlfriend on the Jackson side of the stack. She was headed north on 55 in front of the Herrin-Gear Autoplex, just before the High Street exit, when she hit a pothole and blew a tire on her Honda Accord. The car had low-profile 19-inch wheels, which made the situation worse.
Clay called ahead so officers could stage with blue lights while he was en route, mainly to reduce the chance of her getting rear-ended. Officers Crockett and Teague were first on scene. They tried to change the tire, but the spare was missing—Clay said the previous boyfriend had kept it. His own spare from the truck wouldn’t fit because of the Honda’s deep-well lug nuts, and the officers’ tools didn’t match either.
Major Sim Shanks happened to drive by, stopped, and called Master Sergeant Denton, who arrived in a heavy-duty Ram (Clay called it a prime mover) equipped with a battery-powered impact wrench and a floor jack. Denton got the spare on quickly. Clay then took the damaged tire back to Rankin County and got it replaced at Gleason’s in Pearl, where he said the crew treated him well even though he was only buying one tire.
Clay was clear that changing flats is not part of the job, but the officers went well beyond what he asked for. He posted about it and directly addressed the expected “bootlicker” comments, saying that if it were someone’s mother, girlfriend, wife, or daughter stuck on the side of the road in Jackson, most people would be glad the officers stopped and helped. He framed it as a straightforward good experience worth talking about, especially since negative interactions tend to get all the attention.

The bourbon pick of the week is Wild Turkey Rare Breed, a barrel-proof step up from the standard Turkey 101. Creston walked through it on the show: it runs around 115–116 proof straight from the barrel, carries noticeable cinnamon notes, and is generally easy to find on shelves. Clay, who is more of a shots guy than a slow sipper, immediately compared it to a fancier Fireball. Creston pushed back that it is meant to be sipped and enjoyed, though he conceded it can still be taken as a shot.
They briefly covered the usual whiskey rituals—swirling, smelling, aerating—with Clay skeptical that most people doing it know why and not just mimicking what they have seen. Creston noted there is also a green-label rye version with a higher rye mash bill for anyone who prefers that profile. The bottle shown was not guaranteed to be the exact one in stock at O42 in Crossgates, and Clay said he was checking with Brad on current inventory in case they needed a Plan B.
It was framed as getting into “whiskey weather” heading into football season, even if the previous day had still been in the 90s.

Clay announced he is sitting out the Hinds County DA race entirely. He said an email asking him to weigh in forced the issue, and after thinking it over he decided he is too conflicted to comment fairly.
His best friend and personal attorney, Sean Yurtkuran, is involved with Gwen’s campaign as an adviser. Clay has also known Gwen’s father, Monty, for more than thirty years; the two families go back to when Clay was a kid eating at Monty’s locations, including the old South Jackson spot near Whitten Junior High. At the same time, Clay remains disappointed in Gwen’s handling of the Anthony Fox case and does not feel he can support her because of it. Out of respect for Sean, he also does not want to attack her.
The result, he said, is that he will neither endorse nor criticize anyone in the race. He acknowledged that some listeners will call it the easy way out, but he would rather be transparent about the relationships and the conflict than pretend they do not exist. He recommended that people do their own research on the candidates’ records and platforms instead of relying on what others tell them.
He also noted that he has become more cautious about jumping into local races in general. Early on he was quicker to pick sides; now he is more aware of how many listeners are personally connected to candidates and how much weight the microphone carries. Because he does not live in Hinds County, he added that he is not sure it is even appropriate for him to take a strong public position on the race. So he is opting out.

Clay jumped on a Facebook post from a woman named Amanda in the Let’s Talk Pelahatchie Facebook group. Her dog Mickey had just been hit and killed on Rehobeth Road after being outside for only five minutes. She, her grandbaby, and the dog had just gotten up from a nap; the dog was hit right in front of her mailbox. She initially posted something raw about the driver rotting in hell, then walked it back while still clearly wrecked. Clay said he gets it—if you run over someone’s dog in their front yard and people see it, the least you can do is stop. He admitted he’s been on both sides of it: he once hit a dachshund that darted out in front of him and was messed up about it for a long time, and a mailman ran over one of his family’s dogs years ago.
That story led into the announcement that Jason from Raven Six Rising Lost Pet Recovery will be on the show Monday morning for both hours. Clay spent over an hour on the phone with him the day before after getting a flyer in his mailbox. The operation uses drones equipped with heat-seeking radar to find lost pets and livestock. It’s a business, not a free service, and Clay was clear that the cost reflects the technology and time involved. He plans to start raising money for a fund that can cover searches for families who can’t afford it on their own. Jason’s page is Raven Six Rising Lost Pet Recovery on Facebook (there’s another similarly named page that is not the same operation).
Clay said the conversation already went deep on drones, animal recovery, and even the DJI drone ban, and he expects Monday’s show to cover a wide range of topics while still centering on lost pets and the work Jason does. He’s treating it as one of the more interesting guest setups the show has had in a while.