Best of The Axe Files: Christiane Amanpour
This week, we revisit a 2017 conversation with CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour. She joined David in London to discuss growing up in Iran during the revolution, her experience coveri...
6 Apr 20231h 2min
Ep. 528 — Theo Epstein
Theo Epstein made a name for himself in baseball by helping teams facing significant championship droughts, like the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, capture World Series wins using data and analytics...
30 Mars 20231h 1min
Ep. 527 — Jen Easterly
CISA Director Jen Easterly got an early taste of government as a sixth grader when her class was featured in a commercial for then-presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. The ad never made it to air, bu...
23 Mars 20231h 4min
Ep. 526 — John Hendrickson
Since childhood, journalist John Hendrickson has lived with a stutter: wrestling with it, searching for escapes from it, and working to accept it. John, who rose to national prominence after interview...
16 Mars 202358min
Ep. 525 — Amb. Michael McFaul
In high school, Michael McFaul developed an interest in the Soviet Union that would eventually lead to him serving as US Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...
9 Mars 20231h 1min
Ep. 524 — Peter Meijer
Just days after he was sworn in to Congress, former GOP Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan watched in horror as protestors stormed the Capitol. Deeply unsettled by the experience, he voted to impeach Presi...
2 Mars 202359min
Ep. 523 — Beto O'Rourke
Beto O’Rourke shot to national prominence in 2018 when he narrowly lost to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in an unexpectedly close election. Two years later, he ran in the Democratic presidential primary, and, i...
23 Feb 20231h 4min
Ep. 522 — Amb. Tom Nides
As a Jewish kid growing up in Duluth, Minnesota, Amb. Tom Nides didn’t plan to be a diplomat some day. After a career spanning roles in government and business, he took on the position of US ambassado...
16 Feb 202346min
