We wade into political waters on this week’s Access Louisville podcast — but don’t worry there’s plenty of lighthearted stuff too.

The show starts with a discussion of our favorite Louisville area bars. We got to thinking about bars after seeing the news earlier this week that the Brown Hotel’s Lobby bar recently was expanded. The bar talk starts at the 00:53 mark.

After that, at the 4:06 mark, we start talking about sports betting. Our northern neighbors in Indiana reported earlier this week that Hoosiers made $93 million in gambling wagers during the month of October. This gave Indiana more than $1 million in tax revenue just in that month alone. We could be making similar money in Kentucky but sports betting is illegal here. We talk about whether that should change.

Finally at the 11:00 mark, we talk about Matt Bevin, who finally conceded the governor's race this week following a close tally on election night. Bevin was defeated by Andy Beshear, who is now governor-elect. We talk about what defined Bevin's term in office, including his often combative behavior. 

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First and LouisvilleBusinessFirst.com. This week the show is hosted by Digital Editor David A. Mann, Design/Multimedia Editor Brooke Timmons, Associate Editor Zak Owens and Editor-in-Chief Shea Van Hoy.