Neil talks with guest Mike “Spanky” Cooper, a North Mississippi custom car builder and creator of the Spanky’s Hot Rods and Customs. They discuss paint gun technology, learning through mistakes, why it’s often cheaper to buy a finished car than pay for a full build, and Spanky’s plan to keep building personal projects while reducing customer work. Spanky shares his background, first builds, and how he learned upholstery after a missed SEMA deadline. He also launches TheVintageCarMarket.com, a vetted, broker-free collector-car listing site, mentions a forthcoming book (“Spanky Built, Not Bought”), and promotes a dinner-and-merch giveaway for viewers who comment they saw the episode.

Neil reminds listeners to buy FancyNancyFoundation.com Jeep giveaway tickets benefiting House of Grace domestic violence survivors and thanks sponsors.

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On The Local Yokel’s Podcast, host Neil Colley sits down with Paul and Leonard Cochran of Leah’s House to discuss their mission of restoring hope and healing broken lives through faith-based recovery. They share how their 12-month residential program supports adult women overcoming incarceration, addiction, depression, and self-harm by building a strong Biblical foundation and a sense of community. With a commitment to never charge residents, Leah’s House relies on generosity to continue transforming lives—proving that real change happens when people come together with purpose.

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Host Neil opens the Local Yokels podcast by promoting a Fancy Nancy Foundation Jeep giveaway benefiting the House of Grace to fight domestic violence. He then interviews Hernando-area entrepreneur Lance Smith of XC Gear, known worldwide for a patented handlebar mount system using polymer bushings to reduce rider fatigue, with options tailored to different setups. Smith explains expanding into sprint car safety after an employee urged him to address dangerous seat mounting; with racer Dale Howard’s help and inspired by Lisa Smith’s father “Monkey” Harris, XC Gear developed the patented Monkey Bar seat system designed around tight height constraints and high-G impacts and tested far beyond its targets. Smith also recounts his background in construction and Tri Firma, selling the business in 2022 to focus on XC Gear, scaling manufacturing with robotics and emphasizing U.S.-made production and branding.

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