Andy Beshear Podcast

This week, we're taking you to a special stop on the bestselling "Go and Do Likewise" book tour: a sold-out stop at the historic Capitol Theatre in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Andy sat down with Hadley Duvall, the brave advocate whose story appears in chapter nine of the book, for a real, unfiltered conversation about faith, resilience, and speaking out even when it's hard.

Hadley opens up about her decision to share her own st...

This week, Andy sits down with three guests fighting for the country in different ways. First, April Ajoy, a content creator who grew up in Christian Nationalism – singing on the Jim Bakker Show, working for the 700 Club – before walking away from it entirely. She now uses humor and honesty to expose the harm that movement causes, while reclaiming her own faith in a loving God. She and Andy get into the ups and downs of...

This week's episode takes you inside Bourbon & Beyond, one of the biggest bourbon and music festivals in the country, for a jam-packed, on-the-road edition of the show.

Andy kicks things off catching up with the John(s) on how the "Go and Do Likewise" book launch and tour have gone so far — landing at #1 in Amazon's Religion category and taking him everywhere from New York City to Boston alongside guests like Silas House, ...

This episode is a really special one. This week, Andy's first book, "Go And Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country" hit the shelves. And Andy is traveling the country right now on his book tour. This is about bringing folks together - so for those not able to be in the room, we're bringing the room to you. 

While Trump grossly manipulates Christanity, Andy i s fighting back. He argues that America is at her best when...

This week, Andy sits down with content creators at the Democratic Governors Association Conference in Louisville, Kentucky to talk about something traditional media is struggling to do: reaching people where they actually are, and talking to them like real human beings instead of talking points.

Nathan Jun is a marketing executive turned online content creator providing daily and weekly updates on current events and politics...

This week, Andy sits down with people fighting to protect our democracy on the frontlines. Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas is on the ground running elections, protecting voter data from federal overreach, and keeping our systems secure even as resources dry up. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, has helped lead hundreds of legal actions to hold the Trump administration accountable, from voting r...

This week, Andy sits down with two leaders getting real results for real people. First, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, the first person of color and the first LGBTQ+ person ever elected to lead America's eighth-largest city. Todd's spent his career in public service, from San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency to the state legislature, and now as mayor, where he's tackling housing, homelessness and public safety head-on.

This week, Andy sits down with two Southern Democrats fighting for their people: Proof that this fight isn't just happening on the coasts. First, Doug Jones, the former U.S. Senator from Alabama and now the Democratic nominee for governor. Before politics, Doug was the U.S. Attorney who reopened the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case from 1963 decades later and secured convictions against the Klansmen responsible. Now he's run...

This week, Andy sits down to talk about two of his favorite topics rolled into one episode: faith and basketball. He's joined by Father Peter Donohue, president of Villanova University since 2006, and Hall of Fame basketball coach Jay Wright, who led the Wildcats (not Kentucky, the other ones!) to two national championships and built Villanova into one of the most respected programs in the country. For nearly two decades, these two...

This week, Andy sits down with basketball legend, Hall of Famer and TV star Charles Barkley for a conversation that covers a lot of ground – because Charles never sticks to one lane. They talk early league memories, how modern day basketball differs from the old days, and where Charles sees the future of the sport going amidst all the recent controversy.

But this wouldn't be a real conversation with Charles Barkley w...

Eumie wants your attention. Zach Dembo wants your vote.

This week, Andy sits down with two guests fighting for the future. First, Eumie, the creator behind Eumieverse, joins to talk about how she's built a massive following by translating news, politics, and internet culture into sharp, blunt, unmissable commentary – the kind that feels less like a broadcast and more like your group chat. She's become one of the voices a whol...

This week's episode of Andy Beshear Presents is a little different – it's live, and it's all about you. Recorded straight from SiriusXM Progress, Andy opens the phone lines for a real, unfiltered conversation with callers from across the country. No orchestrated questions, no talking points, just Americans calling in with what's actually on their minds, from the state of our politics to the everyday stuff keeping people up at...

This week, Andy sits down with two guests fighting for the future of this country on very different fronts. First, former Secretary of State Tony Blinken joins to talk Iran, China's race to dominate global AI, and what he calls the real secret sauce behind American innovation: the alliance between government, universities, research institutions, and the national labs, paired with a welcome mat for the world's best and brightest. Se...

This week, Andy sits down with two guests bringing very different energy to the same fight. Comedian and political creator Suzanne Lambert, the voice behind "Mean but True" joins to talk about Southern women fighting back, the best french fries, and how the right has learned to weaponize Democrats being too nice. It's a candid, funny, and sharp conversation about why playing nice isn't working.

Then Maya Wiley, president and CEO of...

This episode is an exhale. This week, Andy welcomes Philly's own Alex Pearlman, the comedian and internet personality better known to over a million followers as @pearlmania500. Alex has spent 20 years as a stand-up comedian and built a massive online following with his loud, unfiltered takes on everything from local news to national politics, even landing a seat in the press corps after one of his videos on the I-95 collapse went ...

This July marks 250 years since America declared its independence – and on this special America250 episode, Andy takes a step back to celebrate not just the country's birthday, but the people stepping up to serve it. All year long, the Primed for 2026 series has crisscrossed the country, sitting down with the candidates and leaders shaping this critical midterm year. Now, with primary season largely behind us and the road to ...

With an alleged ceasefire in Iran, Andy Beshear sits down with former national security advisor Susan Rice, the only person in American history to serve as both National Security Advisor and Domestic Policy Advisor to the President of the United States for a sweeping conversation on the crises demanding America's attention abroad right now. They dig into the wars in Ukraine and Iran, the complicated history and future of U.S.-Cuba ...

This week, Andy Beshear sits down with two fearless voices in political media: YouTube star and political commentator Adam Mockler and former kindergarten teacher-turned-education-advocate Arielle Fodor, better known as Mrs. Frazzled. They dig into reaching people who have been written off, hold powerful people accountable, and keeping Americans informed and engaged in an era of rampant misinformation.

Then, First Lady Britainy Bes...

The world is at an inflection point and so is American democracy.

Gov. Andy Beshear sits down with Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for a wide-ranging conversation on the crises demanding our attention around the world right now. They dig into the ongoing war in Ukraine, what a weakened U.S. commitment to our allies means for the broader fight against Russian aggression, and t...