Ep. 598 — John King
CNN’s John King loves being an anchor, but looking back on the past few presidential elections, he felt he was missing something from inside his Washington, D.C. bubble. So, he decided to get back on ...
17 Okt 20241h 3min
Ep. 597 — Ilana Dayan
Ilana Dayan, a prominent Israeli journalist, spoke with David last fall, just days after the October 7 massacre in Israel perpetrated by Hamas. One year later, David checked in with Ilana to talk abou...
10 Okt 20241h 1min
Ep. 596 — Secretary Janet Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been thinking about the economy since she was a young girl in the working-class neighborhood of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, keenly attuned to how broader economic trends i...
3 Okt 20241h 2min
Ep. 595 — Kasie Hunt
As a child, journalist Kasie Hunt eagerly awaited the arrival of “Time” magazine each week. She loved current events, which eventually piqued her interest in national security and journalism. She join...
26 Sep 20241h 6min
Ep. 594 — Amb. Roger Carstens
At 11 years old, Roger Carstens, already an avid news consumer, was struck by stories of genocide in Cambodia. He resolved that when he grew up, he would work to alleviate human suffering. That missio...
19 Sep 20241h 4min
Ep. 593 — DeMar DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan is a six-time NBA All Star and an Olympic gold medalist. But perhaps the defining legacy of his career will be his decision to speak out about his struggles with depression and mental he...
12 Sep 20241h 1min
The Axe Files presents The Assignment with Audie Cornish
Kamala Harris has “Freedom.” Donald Trump has “God Bless the USA” (and a lot of cease-and-desist letters). What makes for a good campaign song? And why do we respond so viscerally to the ones that wor...
5 Sep 202431min
Ep. 592 — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has joined David on The Axe Files many times to talk about her life, policy, and politics. With the recent release of her book, “The Art of Power,” the two again met to ta...
29 Aug 20241h 4min
