Andy Beshear | Go and Do Likewise

The Author Events Series presents Andy Beshear | Go and Do Likewise In Conversation with Michael Smerconish Join Governor Andy Beshear for a hopeful conversation about reclaiming faith as a force for good instead of harm and healing a divided nation through our shared values. Centered around his new book, GO AND DO LIKEWISE: How We Heal a Broken Country, Governor Beshear will share stories of healing, justice, forgiveness, welcoming, and moral clarity. In GO AND DO LIKEWISE, Governor Beshear shares what his own faith has meant to him, how it has informed his family and his public life—and serves as a rebuke to how faith has been hijacked, profaned, misused, and corrupted by Donald Trump and other public figures. By regrounding faith in compassion and kindness, Beshear believes we can start to heal as a country. Whether you support organized religion or simply believe in the golden rule, this evening is a powerful reminder of the values that can truly unite us. Governor Andy Beshear is a born-and-raised Kentuckian. Before he was elected Governor in 2019, Andy served as the state’s Attorney General since 2015, working as a lawyer on behalf of the government for the people of Kentucky. Andy and his wife, Britainy, have two children, Will and Lila, and dog Winnie. His family attends Beargrass Christian Church, where both Andy and Britainy serve as deacons. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt with a bachelor’s in political science and anthropology and holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia law school. Michael Smerconish is the host of a daily radio program heard nationwide on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel. He is also the host of CNN’s “Smerconish”, which airs Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET. He was a longtime newspaper columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer, and his columns were routinely re-printed in newspapers all across the country. He is the author of seven books. He has donated all of the proceeds for four of them to charity. One was a novel, TALK, for which the television rights were optioned by Warner Brothers. His latest book is titled: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: American Life in Columns. His one-man, live performance, “Things I Wish Knew Before I Started Talking” is a TV special streaming on Hulu. He is of counsel at the Philadelphia law firm of Kline & Specter. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Lehigh University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School and resides in the Philadelphia suburbs where he and his wife have raised four children. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation when you register for this event to ensure that this series continues to inspire Philadelphians. Recorded on September 23, 2026 The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees. Follow us on social media: Facebook: Facebook: authorevents Instagram: Instagram: flpauthorevents