Host Neil welcomes “Hellcat Haley,” a 23-year-old Memphis-based documentary-style racing photographer focused on capturing candid moments in grudge and street racing culture. Haley shares her socials, recent trip to a major California street race, and upcoming Grudge on the Gate 3 (May 1–2) featuring a big rim shootout and all-wheel-drive entries, praising Dennis and Kelsey Bailey, Derek, and city support for legal racing. She explains how she got her nickname from a cheap impound-lot Hellcat, credits her dad Dan Sutter, discusses community support stories like fundraising to buy back Jesse’s Chevy Luv, emphasizes safety and cleanup at events, critiques AI-generated flyers, and says she plans to move to California within a year while continuing to travel for media work.

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Rookie of the Year Sprint Car Driver Luke Goolsby Talks 305 Racing, Riverside Speedway & Building a Program on a Budget

Host Neil opens the Local Yokel’s Podcast with Guest Luke Goolsby, a 20-year-old from Nesbit, Mississippi, races a 305 winged sprint car primarily at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis while working at Ideal Tire as an alignment and repair technician. Luke explains his path from asphalt go-karts to mini sprints and into 305 sprint cars, learning to build and maintain cars with help from racing veterans, managing costs and sponsorships, and keeping detailed setup notes. They discuss Riverside’s changing track conditions, safety, wrecks, points racing consistency, Luke earning Rookie of the Year, and excitement about potential racing at Memphis Motorsports Park.

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A reminder to buy Jeep giveaway tickets at fancynancyfoundation.com to benefit House of Grace and domestic violence survivors, and thanks sponsors including MSJ Off Road, Roof Works, Spider Off Road, Rough Country, and Stuck Worthy Inc.

This podcast is Sponsored by Roofworks

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You can reach us at TheLocalYokelsPodcast@gmail.com

The Local Yokel’s Podcast is on Apple, Spotify and YouTube

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Host Neil welcomes Ashley Urban of Thistle & Bee Enterprises, a Memphis-based nonprofit that houses women survivors of human trafficking, prostitution, and addiction and provides wraparound services, including clinical care, case management, trauma therapy, and job readiness training within a two-year, four-phase model. Ashley explains how trafficking differs from prostitution, shares signs the public can watch for, and encourages reporting via the human trafficking hotline. They discuss how trafficking affects DeSoto County and surrounding areas, including online exploitation and hotels, and the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in vulnerability. Ashley describes the organization’s bee-themed social enterprise products (honey, granola, soaps, candles, and more), annual honey harvest fundraiser, a new healing and wellness center offering IOP and other services, and a school-focused HEART prevention initiative. Ashley shares her survivor background, connection to Thistle Farms, and Thistle & Bee’s stated success rate.

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This podcast is Sponsored by Roofworks

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The Local Yokel’s Podcast is on Apple, Spotify and YouTube

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