Ep. 521 — Gov. Gavin Newsom
Growing up with severe dyslexia, California Governor Gavin Newsom questioned his own intelligence and path forward. But things began coming together in college when he embraced his interest in politic...
9 Feb 20231h 6min
Ep. 520 — Tim Ryan
A chance meeting with his Congressman during a high school football banquet set Tim Ryan on a path to politics, from a seat in the Ohio Senate, to two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives, to ...
2 Feb 20231h 4min
Ep. 519 — Sec. Antony Blinken
Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a circuitous path to government, working in journalism, law, and the movies before landing a job in the Clinton administration. He still has varied interests; whi...
26 Jan 202345min
Ep. 518 — Amanda Gorman
When poet Amanda Gorman was 5 years old, she was already in the habit of waking up before dawn to write; her mother paid her a quarter each morning she stayed in bed past 6 a.m. Poetry became Amanda’s...
19 Jan 20231h
Ep. 517 — Gov. Chris Sununu
Although New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has said that he was a shy child, he has no problem with the spotlight now; there is widespread speculation that he will run for president in 2024. As a po...
12 Jan 20231h 7min
Ep. 516 — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
In 2022, Democrats in Michigan made history when they took control of state government for the first time in 40 years. At the top of the ticket was Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who won reelection by nea...
5 Jan 202353min
The Axe Files presents The Assignment with Audie Cornish
This week The Axe Files team is sharing an episode of CNN’s The Assignment with Audie Cornish. Each week Audie pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from the people who actually l...
22 Dec 202236min
Ep. 515 — Dr. Anthony Fauci
After 54 years at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his role at the end of 2022. While he has worked on a spectrum of infectious diseases, including HIV/AI...
15 Dec 202255min
