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Kentucky’s governor on the shutdown and political divisions

Kentucky’s governor on the shutdown and political divisions

Up First from NPR
Oct 2, 2025 31 min
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Andy Beshear is widely popular in red state Kentucky and he's considering a run for president. The Democratic governor sat for an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep and talked about the federal government shutdown, political divisions, tariffs and a lot more.<br/><br/>Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.<br/><br/>This bonus episode of Up First was edited by Reena Advani. It was produced by Adam Bearne and Julie Depenbrock. We get engineering support from Jay Czys. Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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