Podcast
The Axe Files with David Axelrod
https://www.cnn.com/audio
David Axelrod, the founder and director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, and CNN brought you The Axe Files, a series of revealing interviews with key figures in the political world. Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
642episodes
652guest appearances
528unique guests
Hosts
- David Axelrod host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Pelosi | 6 | 2024-08-29 | |
| Jon Favreau | 5 | 2024-07-11 | |
| Anderson Cooper | 4 | 2024-10-31 | |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin | 4 | 2024-07-04 | |
| Jen Psaki | 4 | 2024-05-16 | |
| Adam Kinzinger | 3 | 2022-09-15 | |
| Barack Obama | 3 | 2023-06-15 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 3 | 2022-07-28 | |
| Chris Christie | 3 | 2024-03-21 | |
| David Plouffe | 3 | 2024-03-28 | |
| Fareed Zakaria | 3 | 2024-04-18 | |
| Frank Bruni | 3 | 2024-05-02 | |
| Ilana Dayan | 3 | 2024-10-10 | |
| Jon Meacham | 3 | 2024-11-28 | |
| Kamala Harris | 3 | 2024-08-22 | |
| Michael Mc Faul | 3 | 2023-03-09 | |
| Mitch Landrieu | 3 | 2020-06-22 | |
| Rahm Emanuel | 3 | 2024-12-19 | |
| Sally Yates | 3 | 2023-08-24 | |
| Sonia Sotomayor | 3 | 2022-03-03 | |
| Steve Kerr | 3 | 2020-04-20 | |
| Theo Epstein | 3 | 2023-03-30 | |
| Vladimir Kara-Murza | 3 | 2023-06-22 | |
| Adam Schiff | 2 | 2020-02-13 | |
| Admiral William Mc Raven | 2 | 2020-05-25 | |
| Alastair Campbell | 2 | 2024-03-14 | |
| Al Franken | 2 | 2022-05-05 | |
| Alyssa Mastromonaco | 2 | 2023-11-09 | |
| Andrew Yang | 2 | 2020-06-29 | |
| Anne Applebaum | 2 | 2022-04-07 | |
| Antony Blinken | 2 | 2023-01-26 | |
| Arne Duncan | 2 | 2022-06-09 | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | 2 | 2021-09-23 | |
| Arthur Brooks | 2 | 2023-08-17 | |
| Bakari Sellers | 2 | 2020-06-15 | |
| Ben Rhodes | 2 | 2021-07-08 | |
| Beto O’Rourke | 2 | 2023-02-23 | |
| Bill Bradley | 2 | 2024-02-22 | |
| Bill Walton | 2 | 2024-05-30 | |
| Bryan Cranston | 2 | 2020-06-11 | |
| Bryan Stevenson | 2 | 2020-06-01 | |
| Cecile Richards | 2 | 2021-06-17 | |
| Christiane Amanpour | 2 | 2023-04-06 | |
| Chris Wallace | 2 | 2022-09-22 | |
| Claire Mc Caskill | 2 | 2019-02-25 | |
| Cody Keenan | 2 | 2022-10-13 | |
| Cory Booker | 2 | 2019-05-11 | |
| Denis Mc Donough | 2 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Deval Patrick | 2 | 2018-09-15 | |
| Don Rose | 2 | 2024-08-08 | |
| Dr. Anthony Fauci | 2 | 2024-06-27 | |
| Elizabeth Warren | 2 | 2019-03-02 | |
| Eric Holder | 2 | 2019-09-14 | |
| Ezra Klein | 2 | 2024-08-15 | |
| George Stephanopoulos | 2 | 2024-05-23 | |
| Gretchen Whitmer | 2 | 2023-01-05 | |
| Harry Reid | 2 | 2019-10-14 | |
| Jacinda Ardern | 2 | 2021-12-30 | |
| Jason Kander | 2 | 2022-08-11 | |
| Jay Inslee | 2 | 2023-09-14 | |
| J.B. Pritzker | 2 | 2023-05-11 | |
| John Anzalone | 2 | 2024-11-14 | |
| John Heilemann | 2 | 2020-01-27 | |
| John Kerry | 2 | 2019-01-19 | |
| John King | 2 | 2024-10-17 | |
| John Lewis | 2 | 2020-07-13 | |
| Jon Stewart | 2 | 2020-06-25 | |
| José Andrés | 2 | 2020-04-27 | |
| Karl Rove | 2 | 2024-03-28 | |
| Khizr Khan | 2 | 2020-08-31 | |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | 2 | 2020-07-06 | |
| Liz Cheney | 2 | 2022-10-27 | |
| Madeleine Albright | 2 | 2023-12-28 | |
| Maggie Haberman | 2 | 2022-10-20 | |
| Major Garrett | 2 | 2022-11-03 | |
| Mark Kelly | 2 | 2023-05-25 | |
| Mary Kay Henry | 2 | 2020-05-14 | |
| Mc Kay Coppins | 2 | 2023-11-02 | |
| Megan Rapinoe | 2 | 2021-07-29 | |
| Michael Phelps | 2 | 2020-09-21 | |
| Mitt Romney | 2 | 2020-11-19 | |
| Pete Buttigieg | 2 | 2019-07-13 | |
| Robert Gibbs | 2 | 2023-11-09 | |
| Ron Klain | 2 | 2020-03-23 | |
| Samantha Power | 2 | 2019-11-18 | |
| Stanley Mc Chrystal | 2 | 2021-12-09 | |
| Stephanie Cutter | 2 | 2021-07-22 | |
| Susan Glasser | 2 | 2020-10-19 | |
| Tammy Duckworth | 2 | 2021-04-12 | |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | 2 | 2020-06-08 | |
| Thomas Friedman | 2 | 2024-02-15 | |
| Tim Alberta | 2 | 2023-12-07 | |
| Tom Hanks | 2 | 2020-04-09 | |
| Aaron Sorkin | 1 | 2020-05-11 | |
| Abby Phillip | 1 | 2020-12-03 | |
| Abdul El-Sayed | 1 | 2020-02-20 | |
| Abigail Spanberger | 1 | 2020-03-09 | |
| Abner Mikva | 1 | 2016-04-11 | |
| Adam Frankel | 1 | 2020-02-24 | |
| Adam Nagourney | 1 | 2018-01-01 |
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