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George Humphreys, the author of 'The Fall of Kentucky's Rock' Democratic Politics Since the New Deal, joins Nick Storm for a conversation about his book, and the political shift toward Republicans in Western Kentucky. 

Over the course of the podcast, Tres Watson and Kentucky Fried Politics host Nick Storm discuss the state of journalism, Kentucky media and their recent stories on mask mandates, the national media’s influence on major elections and how national media portrays Kentucky’s elections often picking favorites, the special legislative session, and they end the program discussing the three upcoming special elections in Kentucky.

The former U.S. Senate candidate and Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath sits down with Nick Storm to talk about her new book 'Honor Bound.'
McGrath discusses the situation in Afghanistan, the job President Joe Biden is doing, and her future in politics. 

This week’s guest is Jim Higdon the author of Cornbread Mafia and the founder of Cornbread Hemp, Kentucky’s premiere CBD Company. Jim sits down with Nick Storm in Louisville to talk about Cornbread Hemp, and the move to deschedule cannabis at the federal level. 
Click here to see the Cornbread Hemp advertisement comparing CBD to orange juice: https://www.cornbreadhemp.com/flower-only/
 

House Licensing & Occupations Chairman Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger, talks with Kentucky Fried Politics' Nick Storm at the Kentucky Distillers Association in Frankfort. The two talk about Koenig's background in politics, recent bourbon laws, and the direction of the Pari-Mutuel Wagering Taxation Task Force. 

Former WHAS-TV journalist Chris Williams shares his favorite story from from covering Kentucky politics.