Governor Andy Beshear

What I'm doing is pushing back. I am in court. My attorney general doesn't want to file these lawsuits. So I'm doing it as governor.

No, no, but he's not challenging my ability to do it either. I don't want to be too tough because some other AGs might otherwise do it.

No, no, but he's not challenging my ability to do it either. I don't want to be too tough because some other AGs might otherwise do it.

It absolutely does, and it absolutely should. Interesting. What an interesting principle. Yes. I mean, when I was AG, my governor was a Republican who— attacked me just about every day, but it worked out okay. But I also didn't challenge his ability to file, knowing how important it could later be. So I pushed back in court, and then I'm doing everything I can to speak out.

It absolutely does, and it absolutely should. Interesting. What an interesting principle. Yes. I mean, when I was AG, my governor was a Republican who— attacked me just about every day, but it worked out okay. But I also didn't challenge his ability to file, knowing how important it could later be. So I pushed back in court, and then I'm doing everything I can to speak out.

But it's more than just Democratic officials speaking out. John, I think how we changed the trajectory of what we're seeing right now is getting individual Americans to speak out. Everybody's got the cell phone, Everybody's got the camera and everybody's on one of these social media platforms. It's videoing how much more your groceries cost. It's showing that facility that's shutting down.

But it's more than just Democratic officials speaking out. John, I think how we changed the trajectory of what we're seeing right now is getting individual Americans to speak out. Everybody's got the cell phone, Everybody's got the camera and everybody's on one of these social media platforms. It's videoing how much more your groceries cost. It's showing that facility that's shutting down.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Well, I got to have this amazing experience. I got invited to Selma for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. And I got to talk to some of those brave foot soldiers that are still here. And it just hit me that there wasn't one person speaking out. It was a collective courage that just changed the world in such an important moment.

Well, I got to have this amazing experience. I got invited to Selma for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. And I got to talk to some of those brave foot soldiers that are still here. And it just hit me that there wasn't one person speaking out. It was a collective courage that just changed the world in such an important moment.

I did. I started the Andy Beshear podcast. I'm trying to take tips from you. We are on YouTube.

I did. I started the Andy Beshear podcast. I'm trying to take tips from you. We are on YouTube.

Well, it's just a chance to talk to people directly, but more than that, it actually came from people asking me to do something like what we did during COVID. I mean, there's uncertainty out there. It's a scary world. The news hits you over and over. The level of stress on the American people is as big as it's been since that pandemic.

Well, it's just a chance to talk to people directly, but more than that, it actually came from people asking me to do something like what we did during COVID. I mean, there's uncertainty out there. It's a scary world. The news hits you over and over. The level of stress on the American people is as big as it's been since that pandemic.

So to try to talk through things like you do with humor or that I try to do with a conversation among friends, just trying to help people process, speak out, but then refresh themselves for the week ahead, because we're going to get hit by more.

So to try to talk through things like you do with humor or that I try to do with a conversation among friends, just trying to help people process, speak out, but then refresh themselves for the week ahead, because we're going to get hit by more.

We've done an Ask Andy segment. We have guests on.

We've done an Ask Andy segment. We have guests on.

That's right. Then we've had Senator Amy Klobuchar on. Senator Coons is coming on. But then we like to introduce people to folks that they haven't met. And in the first two episodes, my kids even teach me Gen Z lingo. Oh, for God's sake. It turns hysterical.