Ep. 578 — Frank Bruni
“Measuring misfortune is no strategy for living,” writes journalist Frank Bruni in his new book, “The Age of Grievance.” Yet, he says, we live in a culture obsessed with feeling victimized, searching ...
2 Touko 20241h 2min
Ep. 577 — Ken Buck
Former Rep. Ken Buck eludes simple classification. He grew up on the East Coast but says he felt more at home on his uncle’s Wyoming ranch as a kid. He is Princeton educated, but beelined for the Rock...
25 Huhti 20241h 1min
Ep. 576 — Fareed Zakaria
According to Fareed Zakaria, we are living in an age of revolution, kindled by the converging factors of technological advancement, information proliferation, globalization, and cultural shifts. He jo...
18 Huhti 202456min
Ep. 575 — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi may have made history as the first woman elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives, but she made her reputation as an effective leader with a knack for building c...
11 Huhti 20241h 9min
Ep. 574— Sister Simone Campbell
Sister Simone Campbell has never shied away from fighting for the underdog. Since childhood, she has looked for ways to assist those in need, a drive further fueled by the early loss of her sister to ...
4 Huhti 20241h 4min
Ep. 573 — David Plouffe and Karl Rove
This episode is a little different from the normal Axe Files. David sat down at Arizona State University with two legendary political strategists: Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush’s campaign...
28 Maalis 20241h 5min
Ep. 572 — Chris Christie
Eight years ago, then-New Jersey Governor Chris Christie shook up the political world by dropping out of the race for president to endorse Donald Trump. Since the election of 2020 and the events that ...
21 Maalis 20241h 5min
Best of The Axe Files: Alastair Campbell
This week, we're revisiting a conversation from the early days of The Axe Files, way back in 2015, featuring Alastair Campbell. He served as the communications guru for former British Prime Minister T...
14 Maalis 20241h 1min
