Ep. 107 - Eli Attie

Ep. 107 - Eli Attie

Eli Attie, writer for The West Wing and former political speechwriter, talks with David Axelrod about how he went from being a speechwriter to writing television scripts for one of the most notable shows on American politics, his recollection of being in the room on election night when Al Gore rescinded his concession to George W. Bush, and how the fictionalized version of the political speechwriter is often at odds with reality. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 429 — Daniel Goldman

Ep. 429 — Daniel Goldman

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Ep. 428 — Andrew McCabe

Ep. 428 — Andrew McCabe

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe didn’t always plan to become an agent, but while interning at the Department of Justice he found himself obsessed with intricate details in case records. The f...

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Ep. 427 — Rep. Adam Kinzinger

Ep. 427 — Rep. Adam Kinzinger

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a sixth-term Congressman from Illinois, recently found himself in the spotlight after he called for former President Trump’s removal from office following the January 6 attack on ...

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Ep. 426 — Doris Kearns Goodwin

Ep. 426 — Doris Kearns Goodwin

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin found she had a knack for storytelling as a child, recounting baseball games inning-by-inning for her father when he’d return home from work. The Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

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Ep. 425 — Joe Scarborough

Ep. 425 — Joe Scarborough

Joe Scarborough had his first media experience hosting a call-in show on public access television to raise his political profile during a run for Congress. He won that 1994 Congressional race and held...

14 Jan 20211h 3min

Ep. 424 — Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Ep. 424 — Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Rep. Ayanna Pressley got her start in progressive politics at a young age, watching as her mother fought for tenants’ rights as an organizer in Chicago. When Rep. Pressley left college to care for her...

7 Jan 20211h 3min

Silence is Not an Option: Black to the Future

Silence is Not an Option: Black to the Future

This week we’re bringing you an episode of Silence is Not an Option, a CNN podcast hosted by Don Lemon. A record number of Black candidates ran for office this year, representing not only their consti...

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Best of the Axe Files: Tony Blinken

Best of the Axe Files: Tony Blinken

Antony "Tony" Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, first met Biden more than 15 years ago when he served as staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, w...

24 Des 20201h 5min

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