Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), widely seen as a potential 2028 contender, has landed a deal with SiriusXM that will likely widen the reach of his podcast by tens of millions of listeners.
SiriusXM announced on Thursday it will be airing “The Andy Beshear Podcast” across its podcast network and its Progress channel 127, a deal that would reach 33 million subscribers.
SiriusXM also said it would be airing an “Andy Beshear Presents” live special series that aims to “feature candid conversations about leadership, bipartisanship, and the issues shaping both Kentucky and the nation,” according to the company’s press release.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will be Beshear’s first featured guest on his SiriusXM debut, which will air on Sept. 10.
Beshear launched his own podcast in April as a number of high-profile Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and former Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison, have made their entry into the podcast world.
Other Democrats have used the podcasts as a way to broaden their audience following President Trump’s victory last year, which they attributed in part to his use of nontraditional media throughout the election.
“My podcast was intended to make sure that we could communicate with as many people who wanted to hear our message of relentless focus on those everyday challenges to American families, and also that it is possible to find common ground, because the things we care about the most in life typically aren’t political at all,” Beshear told The Hill in an interview in April.
Beshear’s deal with SiriusXM is notable, as he’s been widely seen as a possible White House candidate in 2028. The deal would allow the Kentucky Democrat to significantly widen his reach and introduce himself nationally.
Beshear isn’t the only politician to have his podcast picked up nationally. Sen. Ted Cruz’s “Verdict with Ted Cruz” podcast landed a syndicated agreement with iHeartMedia.
The Federal Election Commission dismissed a complaint earlier this year regarding whether Cruz was potentially involved when a super PAC supporting him received money from iHeartMedia, saying that he had not been guilty of “soliciting, receiving, directing, transferring, or spending funds not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.”
