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Beshear podcast goes national

Karyn Czar/WUKY

SiriusXM is giving a national boost to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s podcast, announcing it will begin distributing it and host Beshear for a regular call-in show on the satellite radio network.

Beshear joins California Gov. Gavin Newsom as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate who’s also a podcast host.

It’s a reflection of the format’s growing importance as a media tool for politicians, which President Donald Trump illustrated with his various podcast appearances during his 2024 Republican campaign.

Hosting a show takes things one step further and may join or replace soft-focus biographies or wonky books as a way for aspiring politicians to increase their visibility.