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KY Political News, notes and random thoughts from Tres Watson, the former Spokesman of the Republican Party of Kentucky, Democratic consultant and movie producer Jared Smith, and PR professional Abby Piper along with a rotating cast of Republican and Democratic political operatives, former elected officials and and reporters.

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Stay Off Our Lawns!

2026/10/30

Abby is out, so it's just the boys. Tres and Jared look at all the new news affecting State and Federal elections, ponder the question of who still goes to Chili's, stake their ground on wiz or no wiz, and, multiple times, devolve into old men yelling at clouds and complaining about kids these days.

2026 Full Statewide General Election Preview

2026/10/27

Kentuckians start going to the polls on Thursday, Oct. 29th so KPW is back for our 5th 3 of every 4 Years so not quite annual look at every General Assembly race across the Commonwealth along with some of the local races you should be keeping an eye on!

Up for a Joust?

2026/10/23

We're less than a week until the start of early voting and KPW has all the new in the lead up to the election. The crew talks KY Senate and KY-6 debates, run through all the state's federal races, and talk about the major headlines effecting elections nationwide.

Up for a Joust?

2026/10/23

Peruvian Mayoral Update

2026/10/16

We're less than 2 weeks until early voting starts and, as any political operative will tell you, it all comes down to turnout. KPW takes a quick spin around the state of races as well as a look at other news of the week including Andy Beshear declaring himself a judge and an interesting name in Peruvian elections.

Eels?

2026/10/09

We're less than a month to election day and the insanity won't stop. This week, a potential Mt. Rushmore content machine is back, there's polls in KY-6, and a Russian Plague.

Mask Up, Massachusetts

2026/09/25

Advice from this episode: only spend your campaign money on paid media and voter contact, always check with an expert before sending an email about campaign finance, never vote for someone who keeps a reptile as a pet, and mask up if you're going to bars in Greenfield, MA.

Finance Reports, Ads, and Cats

2026/09/18

The crew goes over the 60 day pre finance reports for House candidates, discuss new ads up in the US Senate and 6th Congressional District races, and celebrate the discovery of a new cat!

If That Falls, You're Fired

2026/09/11

The Herald-Leader calls it a wrap on local reporting, Republicans gather in Da las, and AI is here to kill us all! Plus, NFL picks!

Police Blotter: Pabst’s and Butts

2026/09/03

It was a slow week in the news, highlighted by Andy Beshear's strongly worded letter, great news from KTRS, and some interesting crimes from California.

The NFL Season is Here!

2026/08/28

News from the Ky State Road Plan, KY-6, and dueling website stories lead off the show this week! Also, the NFL season is here and Tres and Jared have their season long NFL bets.

Lack of Maturity

2026/08/21

FCPS Superintendent is out, Andy Beshear stakes out some new positions on a Sunday show, Nancy Mace gets tatted up, and Darth Vader supports Flock cameras. All this and more on a new KPW!

Capybaras at the Capitol

2026/08/07

Sen. McConnell gives a health update, RFK, Jr. does some good in KY, a debate over hemp is ongoing in Washington, and KPW searches for signs of life in the Red's front office.

Fancy Farm 2026 Is In the Books

2026/08/01

Fancy Farm 2026 is a wrap! The KPW crew has post-game coverage with Craig Richardson, Michael Meredith, Jason Howell, Kim Moser, and Dave 'Buzz' Baker!

Fancy Farm 2026 is Here!!!

2026/07/31

It's Fancy Farm week! KPW has a preview, along with a very bad week for Andy Beshear, a rookie mistake by Zack Dembo, and one Lexington resident REALLY wants their KFC.

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4.3 out of 5

37 reviews

★★★★☆

WesTayKY 2026/08/25

Love

Recently discovered and absolutely love this podcast. But this podcast puts my AirPods through it with the inconsistent mic volumes.

★★★★★

Dirtychode 2026/06/26

News updates, with hilarious commentary!

In today’s, often toxic and politically divided, environment, this podcast provides some much needed commentary to today’s news. Look forward to list...

★☆☆☆☆

Badtennis 2024/07/28

Geoengineering and fluoride

Silly drivel from uninformed host who are blissfully unaware of their own propaganda bubble. Many european countries banded fluoride (an IQ lowering n...

★★★★★

AdamHaley502 2024/03/04

Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting Abby. Interrupting Abby Who? *shouting noises*

The only thing I would change is to add a robot with a microphone that follows Abby and Jared around so they are more audible. And more F1 updates. E...

★★★★★

NachoDad3 2022/03/29

Great podcast!

This podcast is great no matter which party you belong to. My only critique would be that the name is “Kentucky Politics Weekly”, and we are lucky to ...

★★★★☆

Simply_Mal 2021/02/10

Good, but Long!

I enjoy listening to this podcast because I am a moderate conservative and new to Kentucky. I like to listen in the morning, but the pod cast is REALL...

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