Ep. 579 — Cyrus Habib

Ep. 579 — Cyrus Habib

Cyrus Habib was a political rising star when he made the surprise announcement that he was leaving elected office to join the Catholic ministry. Cyrus lost his eyesight to cancer at 8 years old, but that didn’t stop him from collecting such accolades as degrees from Yale and Oxford and the role of Washington state lieutenant governor by the age of 35. While he valued helping those in need, he felt he could make a difference more authentically by removing the ego of political office and leaning into his faith. He joined David to talk about growing up as the son of Iranian immigrants and how his parents taught him his blindness was not his identity, interning for then-Senator Hillary Clinton following 9/11 and how it changed his outlook on public service, and deciding to convert to Catholicism and join the Jesuit order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 557 — Amb. David Pressman

Ep. 557 — Amb. David Pressman

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Ep. 556 — Obama 15-Year Anniversary Special     

Ep. 556 — Obama 15-Year Anniversary Special     

This week, we’re bringing you a special episode of The Axe Files. In honor of the 15th anniversary of President Barack Obama’s historic election, David assembled a group of key players who made the 20...

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Ep. 555 — McKay Coppins

Ep. 555 — McKay Coppins

Journalist McKay Coppins has been linked to Sen. Mitt Romney since he covered Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. As a fellow Mormon from Massachusetts, McKay was seen as a “Mormon whisperer” by his ...

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Ep. 554 — Ilana Dayan

Ep. 554 — Ilana Dayan

Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan has anchored "Uvda,” the leading investigative news program on Israeli TV, for 30 years. She joined David this week to talk about the first 24 hours after Hamas attacked...

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Ep. 553 — Walter Isaacson

Ep. 553 — Walter Isaacson

Writer Walter Isaacson grew up in a family full of engineers and spent his spare time making radios and televisions sets. While he became a journalist and author instead, his interest in technology an...

19 Okt 20231h 3min

Ep. 552 — David French

Ep. 552 — David French

David French has held many roles: religious-liberties attorney, army officer, writer and political commentator, and outspoken critic of Donald Trump. French joined David to talk about the dissonance h...

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Best of the Axe Files: Rep. Nancy Pelosi

Best of the Axe Files: Rep. Nancy Pelosi

This week, we’re revisiting a 2015 interview with Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Then serving as House Democratic Leader, Nancy Pelosi spoke with David about her childhood in Baltimore, her tenure as Speaker of t...

5 Okt 202335min

Ep. 551 — Lawrence Wright

Ep. 551 — Lawrence Wright

As a child, journalist and writer Lawrence Wright cherished his summer visits to the library with his mother when he would load up cardboard boxes with books to devour. His love of reading evolved int...

28 Sep 20231h 6min

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