Ep. 396 — Dr. Anthony Fauci
In his position as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a prominent figure in the fight against Covid-19. He joins David to talk about his...
23 Jul 20201h 1min
Best of The Axe Files: Theo Epstein
We revisit our January 2017 conversation with Theo Epstein, President of the Chicago Cubs. He joins David to share why he fell in love with baseball at a young age, how he became general manager of th...
20 Jul 20201h 13min
Ep. 395 — Erik Larson
Erik Larson is a best-selling narrative non-fiction author. His latest book, The Splendid and the Vile, chronicles British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s first year in office during Germany’s bomb...
16 Jul 20201h 5min
Best of The Axe Files: Rep. John Lewis
This week we revisit our July 2017 conversation with civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis. He joins David in Atlanta for a special televised edition of The Axe Files to talk about hi...
13 Jul 20201h 7min
Ep. 394 — Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande is a surgeon, bestselling author and writer for The New Yorker. He joins David to talk about how Trump has misled the public in responding to the Coronavirus pandemic, why it “will be a m...
9 Jul 202059min
Best of The Axe Files: Lin-Manuel Miranda
When Lin-Manuel Miranda first picked up Ron Chernow’s autobiography of Alexander Hamilton, he didn’t know much about the former Treasury Secretary. He didn’t yet know he was an immigrant, and he hadn’...
6 Jul 202043min
Ep. 393 — Shannon Watts
Shannon Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action, an advocacy group dedicated to ending gun violence. She joins David to talk about how she became an unlikely founder of a grassroots organization wi...
2 Jul 202059min
Yang Speaks to The Axe Files
In this crossover edition of The Axe Files, David joins entrepreneur and former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang on his new podcast Yang Speaks. They talk about the future of the Democrat...
29 Jun 20201h
