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Episode 1186 – The Clay Edwards Show

Clay starts the show asking who survived St. Patrick’s Day weekend, then breaks down the surprisingly low turnout at Jackson’s Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade. He discusses how new rules and what he calls “culture rot” have driven away longtime attendees, and floats the idea that it may be time for a city like Pearl to take over the event and host it at Trustmark Park.

In the main segment, Clay responds to a WLBT story featuring Emmett Till’s cousin, a civil rights activist, who claimed the KKK murdered an entire Black family and dumped their bodies in the Tallahatchie River just a week before Till’s murder. Clay fact-checks the claim in real time and discusses the broader “racist economy” and how Emmett Till’s story continues to be used decades later.

He also covers:
- The new Mississippi bill that would make 50/50 joint custody the default in divorces (and early data showing divorce rates dropping in states that have passed similar laws)
- Autonomous 18-wheelers now legal in Mississippi with no human driver required
- President Trump’s signature soon appearing on U.S. currency