The Axe Files with David Axelrod
By CNN
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Description
David Axelrod, the founder and director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, brings you The Axe Files, a series of revealing interviews with key figures in the political world. Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
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CleanEp. 280 - Jonah Goldberg | Jonah Goldberg is an author and columnist for the National Review. He joins David to discuss his roots in journalism, how a family tragedy shaped his view on the War on Drugs, and his criticisms of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. | 10/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Pod - Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz | The first episode of Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz. To hear future episodes from this podcast, find it in your podcast app and subscribe or visit apple.co/beto. | 10/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 279 - Jeff Weaver | Jeff Weaver was the campaign manager for Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. He joins the show to discuss Sanders' unique appeal to voters, what it was like to run against Hillary Clinton, the landscape of 2020, and more. | 10/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 278 - Mary Katharine Ham | Mary Katharine Ham is a journalist and conservative commentator on CNN. She joins David to discuss fake news, Nikki Haley, the cultural issues dividing the country, and the Republican Party's Faustian bargain with Donald Trump. | 10/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 277 - Khizr Khan | Khizr Khan is a Gold Star father best known for his iconic speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention honoring his late son, Humayan Khan, a U.S. Army captain killed in the Iraq War. He joins David to discuss what led him from poverty in Pakistan to the pursuit of law in the United States, the experiences that informed his belief in American exceptionalism, his son’s military service and the day he died, and the impact Donald Trump’s rhetoric towards Muslims and immigrants has both domestically and globally. | 10/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 276 - Ana Navarro | Ana Navarro, GOP strategist and political commentator for CNN, joins David to talk about how her Nicaraguan upbringing shapes her view of U.S. immigration policy, the impact of the evolving landscape of the Republican Party and what she dubs the “Trumpification” of the GOP, and how the increasingly tribal nature of our politics is shaping institutions from Congress to the courts. | 10/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 275 - Steven Pearlstein | Steven Pearlstein is a Pulitzer Prize-winning business and economics columnist for The Washington Post. He joins David to chat about his beginnings in business writing, how to interpret the country’s record levels of deficit and present state of the economy, and the potential impact Brett Kavanaugh will have on the Supreme Court. They also discuss Pearlstein’s new book – Can American Capitalism Survive? – which explores how American capitalism has lost its moral legitimacy. | 10/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 274 - Chuck Todd | Chuck Todd is a longtime political journalist and current host of NBC's Meet the Press. He joins David to talk about his father’s struggle with alcoholism and the impact of his premature death; the celebrification of politics and the 21st-century media strategy he thinks works; and what he believes to be both Donald Trump’s greatest strength and greatest weakness. | 10/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 273 - Gov. Steve Bullock | Montana Governor Steve Bullock joins the show to discuss the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, how Democrats can win back voters in rural states, his work on the opiod epidemic, money in politics, and more. | 10/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 272 - Roberta Jacobson | Roberta Jacobson is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico until May of 2018. She joins David to discuss the diplomatic tension between the U.S. and Mexico, the Trump administration's relationship with the United Nations, her work normalizing relations with Cuba under the Obama administration, and more. | 9/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 271 - Peter Sagal | Peter Sagal is the author of The Incomplete Book of Running and host of NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. He joins David to discuss a variety of topics including getting passed on by the Harvard Lampoon, appearing on Jeopardy as struggling writer in Los Angeles, his early work as a playwright, and crossing the finish line just minutes before the attack on the Boston Marathon. | 9/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 270 - Bob Shrum | Bob Shrum is a longtime Democratic campaign strategist and speechwriter. He joins David to discuss his new Institute for the Political Future, volunteering for Citizens for Kennedy as a college student, how to marry a candidate with a message, and much more. | 9/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 269 - Deval Patrick (TV) | Deval Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts and civil rights lawyer, author, and businessman, sits down for a special televised edition of The Axe Files on CNN. He talks with David about his upbringing in the South Side of Chicago, the significance of the 2018 and 2020 elections, his take on the Trump administration, and whether or not he plans to run for president in 2020. | 9/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 268 - Susan Glasser | Susan Glasser is a preeminent political journalist with nearly three decades of reporting experience spanning foreign policy, domestic politics, and war correspondence. She joins David to talk about her experience as co-chief of the Washington Post’s Moscow bureau under the auspices of the early Putin regime; what she gleaned from conducting the first interview Vladimir Putin granted to American correspondents in 2001, and how authoritarian qualities endemic to Putin’s Russia undergird aspects of American politics today. | 9/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 267 - Jon Lovett | Pod Save America co-host and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama Jon Lovett joins the show to talk about the art of speechwriting, his experience working with Hillary Clinton prior to joining the Obama White House, and what the future holds for Crooked Media. | 9/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 266 - Austan Goolsbee | Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Austan Goolsbee joins David to discuss the major economic policy decisions under Bush and Obama, the ongoing trade negotiations with Mexico, how the government can effectively intervene in a changing economy, and his strategy for beating Ted Cruz in a debate. | 9/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 265 - Rep. Mike Quigley | Mike Quigley is the U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 5th congressional district, serving on the House Intelligence and Appropriations Committees. He joins David to talk about the importance of local politics, the challenges of working in a highly polarized congressional environment, and what Russian interference portends for this administration. | 8/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 264 - Dean Baquet & Marty Baron | Dean Baquet and Marty Baron, the Executive Editors of the New York Times and the Washington Post respectively, join David for the Axe Files on CNN to discuss the challenges of covering the Trump presidency, the unprecedented attacks on the free press, the power of journalism to change history, and the trajectory of their storied careers from reporters to editors. | 8/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 263 - Ace Smith | Averell “Ace” Smith is a political opposition researcher whose career has spanned campaigns for Kamala Harris, Jerry Brown, and the Clintons. He sits down with David to talk about the ways in which political research is an essential craft to get right on campaigns; the unheeded letter he wrote to Hillary Clinton prior to the 2016 campaign, and about his new book on Satchel Paige, The Pitcher and the Dictator. | 8/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 262 - Judy Woodruff | Judy Woodruff is a longtime broadcast journalist and current anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour. Judy sits down with David to talk about the regional blind spots afflicting network news, the relationship between Trump and Fox News, and witnessing the assassination attempt on Ronald Regan. | 8/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 261 - Anne Burke | Part two of our Special Olympics series. Anne Burke, founder of the Special Olympics and a Supreme Court Justice in Illinois for the First Judicial District, joins David to talk about how coming to terms with her own disability undergirded her decision to help those with special needs, why Eunice Kennedy’s use of the word “unacceptable” defined Anne’s fight for the cause, and how adopting several foster children from abject circumstances shaped her world view. | 8/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 260 - Tim Shriver | Part one of this week’s two episode series honoring the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics. Timothy Shriver is the Chairman of the Special Olympics and son of legendary public servants Eunice Kennedy and Sargent Shriver. He sits down with David to talk about growing up in a family nestled in the public eye, the little-known impact of the “forgotten” Kennedy sibling, Rosemary, and why Tim has devoted his life’s work to leveling the playing field for people with special needs. | 7/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 259 - Mitch Landrieu (TV) | Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu rejoins the show in this extended version of a conversation from the Axe Files on CNN. | 7/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 258 - Dan Pfeiffer | Dan Pfeiffer is a former Senior Advisor to Barack Obama, co-host on the Pod Save America podcast, and author of the book Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump. He joins David to discuss his time in the Obama White House, the balance between civility and protest, the Supreme Court battle, and more. | 7/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ep. 257 - John King Jr. | John King Jr., U.S. Secretary of Education under President Obama, sits down with David to talk about losing his parents at a young age, the impact of the Trump administration's affirmative action rollback, and how getting booted out of his high school ultimately motivated his decision to devote his life to improving educational outcomes for students. | 7/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 256 - Nneka Jones Tapia | Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia is a clinical psychologist who in 2015 became the Executive Director of the Cook County Jail, the largest jail in America. She was the first mental health professional to run a jail in the US. The Cook County Sheriff calls the jail the largest mental health institution in the country. Nneka joins David to discuss her own experience growing up with an incarcerated father, her time at the Cook County Jail, and her new role with Chicago Beyond, where she will focus on how to better support children with incarcerated parents. | 7/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 255 - Mike Barnicle | MSNBC contributor and former columnist Mike Barnicle. | 6/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 254 - Sen. Marco Rubio | Senator Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, joins David for the Axe Files on CNN to discuss the ongoing battle at the border, the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy, the Mueller investigation, and Republicans’ relationship with the President. | 6/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 253 - John Farrell | John Farrell, award-winning presidential historian and journalist, joins David to chat about why local newspapers now struggle for survival, his work on the Boston Globe’s famous ‘Spotlight’ team, and why he thinks our current political climate is a product of the Nixon era. | 6/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 252 - Rachel Maddow | Rachel Maddow, host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, joins David to talk about growing up as a liberal activist in a conservative town, her unique philosophy on newscasting in the Trump era, and lessons she’s learned from her lifelong battle with cyclical depression. | 6/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 251 - Ray Mabus | Ray Mabus, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Governor of Mississippi, joins David to talk about his upbringing in the heart of the South during the Civil Rights movement, what Mississippi‘s shifting political landscape portends for 2018 and 2020, and the reality of U.S. military preparedness in the face of global conflict. | 6/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 250 - Tom Donilon | Tom Donilon, former National Security Adviser to Barack Obama, chats with David Axelrod about his experience running President Jimmy Carter’s delegate operation during Ted Kennedy’s 1980 convention challenge as a 23-year-old, why he believes the U.S. pulling out the Iran Nuclear Deal was the worst diplomatic move since the Iraq War, and why a strategy that focuses on bilateral deals poses a structural problem for U.S. foreign policy interests – particularly when it comes to China. | 6/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 249 - Ronan Farrow | Ronan Farrow is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New Yorker, former State Department official under President Barack Obama, and author of the new best-selling book War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence. He joins David to discuss his experiences growing up in a famous family with 13 siblings, his formative years working in the State Department under the wing of legendary diplomat Richard Holbrooke, and his near-thwarted efforts to publish the blockbuster account of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers—credited with spawning the international #MeToo movement. | 6/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 248 - Savannah Guthrie | Savannah Guthrie is a journalist, attorney, and co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today. She recently sat down with David to talk about the impact of losing her father at a young age, how her Christian faith undergirded her journey from high-school slacker to Georgetown law standout, and her take on former Today co-host Matt Lauer’s firing following a slew of sexual assault allegations. | 6/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 247 - James Clapper | James Clapper is the former Director of National Intelligence and the author of a new book, Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence. His long career in military intelligence spans some of the most significant national security challenges in U.S. history, including Russian interference in the 2016 election. James Clapper joins David for discussion on his life of service, the impact of Russia on the outcome of the election, what can come of a summit with North Korea, and much more. | 5/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 246 - Sally Yates | Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, in an extended conversation with David Axelrod from the Axe Files TV show on CNN, talks about her formative experiences in the law as well as her tenure as acting Attorney General and the legal travails of the Trump administration. | 5/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 245 - Michael McFaul | Michael McFaul is the former U.S. ambassador to Russia and author of the book "From Cold War to Hot Peace," which chronicles U.S.-Russia relations during the Obama administration. He joins David Axelrod to talk about his path from Montana to Moscow, his early involvement in Democratic movements, Putin's Russia, and much more. | 5/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ep. 244 - Steve Israel | Former congressman and novelist Steve Israel joins the show to discuss his new book on the gun lobby, the future of gun reform, the Democratic Party's chances of retaking the House, and more. | 5/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ep. 243 - Jose Andres | Renowned chef and humanitarian Jose Andres joins David to talk about his love of cooking, the political situation in Catalonia, his disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico, and much more. | 5/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 242 - Tom Price | Former HHS Secretary Tom Price on his path to politics and healthcare in America. | 5/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 241 - Jeffrey Toobin | Staff writer for the New Yorker Jeffrey Toobin joins David to talk about working as a prosector in the Oliver North trial, covering the O.J. trial as a journalist, the Mueller investigation, and more. | 5/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 240 - Vladimir Kara-Murza | Journalist and Russian Pro-Democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza discusses Putin’s Russia, the Magnitsky Act, hope for a democratic Russia, and more.. | 5/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ep. 239 - Kelly Ayotte | Former Senator from New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte discusses her decision not to endorse Donald Trump, her early career as a prosecutor, counseling Neil Gorsuch during his confirmation process, and more. | 5/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ep. 238 - Michael Avenatti | Michael Avenatti, the high-profile attorney representing Stormy Daniels, joins David to chat about how the loss of his father’s job when he was a teenager fueled his own ambitions, his passion for racecar driving, the slew of hard-hitting legal cases he’s been involved in, and what he thinks the outcome of the Stormy Daniels case will be. | 4/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 237 - Tom Perriello | Former Congressman Tom Perriello joins David for a conversation on the direction of the Democratic Party, big ideas for 2021 and beyond, lessons he learned in Sierra Leone, and more. | 4/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 236 - Mark Murray | Senior Political Editor at NBC News Mark Murray joins David to discuss the nationalization of politics, Paul Ryan's departure from Congress, what's in store for Republicans during the 2018 midterm elections, and more. | 4/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 235 - Gov. John Hickenlooper | Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado joins David to discuss the hardships of governing under a Republican administration, the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, his bipartisan blueprint to fix health care, and much more. | 4/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 234 - Zalmay Khalilzad | Former U.N. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad joins David to discuss his childhood in Afghanistan, what went wrong after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the future of conflict in the Middle East, and more. | 4/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 233 - Ed Miliband | Labour MP and former party leader Ed Miliband joins David to discuss the political climate in Britain, his ongoing battle with Rupert Murdoch, lessons from his 2015 defeat, and more. | 4/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 232 - Stephanie Schriock | President of Emily's List Stephanie Schriock joins David to discuss how growing up in a mining community influenced her politics, her groundbreaking work on the Howard Dean campaign in 2004, and the wave of women running for office in 2018. | 4/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 231 - Major Garrett | Major Garrett, Chief White House Correspondent with CBS News, chats with David about the most important story he ever covered, his time at Fox News, the sources of friction in Trump's White House, and more. | 4/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 230 - Charles Barkley | NBA Hall of Famer and TV analyst Charles Barkley joins David to talk about his journey from the segregated South to the NBA, why Trump-era politics “disgust” him, and whether NCAA athletes should get paid. | 3/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 229 - Andrea Mitchell | Andrea Mitchell, anchor and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News, joins David for a conversation about upheaval in Trump's State Department and the new dynamics that will govern Trump's foreign policy moving forward, looking ahead to a potential face-to-face meeting with Kim Jong-Un. | 3/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 228 - Michael Phelps | Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps joins David to talk about what it took to become the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, his battles with depression, and more. | 3/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 227 - Chris Cuomo | CNN television host Chris Cuomo joins David for a wide-ranging conversation on his decision to go into journalism, how his family name held him back, his father's legacy, and more. | 3/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 226 - Peter Wehner | Pete Wehner, author and former speechwriter for George W. Bush, joins David to discuss Trump's relationship with the Evangelical movement and the weaponization of faith in politics. | 3/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 225 - Ana Marie Cox | Ana Marie Cox, host of the podcast "With Friends Like These," joins David at South By Southwest to discuss her career in journalism from Wonkette to MTV and how an attempted suicide seven years ago in Texas changed her life and led her to turn to faith. | 3/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEp. 224 - Jon Favreau (Live) | Pod Save America host Jon Favreau joins David for a live show in Austin to discuss his time as a speechwriter for Barack Obama, looking ahead to 2020, the future of progressive politics, and more. | 3/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 223 - Jay Roach | Film director and producer Jay Roach joins David to talk about his transition from directing comedies to political films, #TimesUp in Hollywood, converting to Judaism, and more. | 3/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 222 - Sen. Jeff Flake | Arizona Senator Jeff Flake joins David for the Axe Files on CNN to discuss what drove him out of the Senate, how his Mormonism informs his views on the Muslim ban, whether he thinks Trump will face a primary challenge, and more. | 3/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 221 - Jay Carney | Former White House spokesman Jay Carney joins David to talk about covering an attempted coup in Russia, how the job of press secretary has changed under Trump, his current role at Amazon, and much more. | 3/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 220 - Michael Gerson | Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson joins the show to talk about his battle with cancer, a wake-up call for the GOP, his work on PEPFAR, and much more. | 2/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 219 - Mayor Marty Walsh | Boston mayor Marty Walsh joins the show to talk about his past struggles with addiction, labor unions in the 21st century, his commitment to DACA recipients, gun control, and more. | 2/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 218 - Lawrence O'Donnell | Lawrence O'Donnell, journalist and host of MSNBC's The Last Word, joins David to discuss his rough encounter with the Boston Police Department, the car accident that changed his life, his work on The West Wing, his new book, and much more. | 2/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 217 - Jake Tapper | Journalist and CNN anchor Jake Tapper joins the show to talk about cartooning at Dartmouth, his date with Monica Lewinsky that helped launch his journalism career, moderating the second Republican primary debate, his new novel, and more. | 2/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 216 - Anthony Scaramucci | Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci joins David to talk about is upbringing on Long Island, how the economy has impacted communities like his home town, what went wrong during his tenure in the White House, the Rob Porter scandal, and more. | 2/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 215 - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins David at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics' fifth anniversary celebration for a conversation on growing up as the son of a prime minister, the tragic death of his younger brother, his mother's mental illness, youth engagement in politics, and issues facing both U.S. and Canada. | 2/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 214 - Whoopi Goldberg | Award-winning actress, activist, and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg joins David for the Axe Files on CNN to talk about her personal history with President Trump, her thoughts on the #MeToo movement, her film career, and the Hollywood friendships that changed her life. | 2/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 213 - Sen. Mark Warner | Virginia Senator Mark Warner reacts to the State of the Union address, discusses the latest developments in the Russia investigation, and shares his thoughts on the economic challenges that will define our future. | 2/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 212 - McKay Coppins | McKay Coppins, author and staff writer for The Atlantic, joins David to talk about his bizarre journey with candidate Donald Trump, Mitt Romney's Mormonism, his recent profile of Mike Pence, and more. | 1/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 211 - David Gregory | Journalist and CNN political analyst David Gregory joins the show to discuss his interview with Joe Biden, covering the Bush administration, his career after Meet the Press, the OJ trial, and more. | 1/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 210 - Ross Douthat | New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins David to discuss his faith, why Trump loves the New York Times, Trump's brand of racism, and much more. | 1/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 209 - Norm Ornstein | Author and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute Norm Ornstein joins David to discuss the impact of mental illness in his life, the prospect of political reform post-Trump, the loss of Congressional norms, and more. | 1/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 208 - Condoleezza Rice | Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins the Axe Files on CNN to discuss her tenure in the Bush administration, foreign policy under the Trump administration, her advice for Oprah, and much more. | 1/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 207 - John Bouman | John Bouman, president of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, joins David to discuss fighting poverty through the court system, the prospect of welfare reform under President Trump, the Affordable Care Act, and more. | 1/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 206 - Rep. Cheri Bustos | Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos joins David to talk about representing a district that voted for Trump, how Democrats can reach out to rural white voters, why pushing for impeachment is a mistake, the state of Democratic leadership, and much more. | 1/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 205 - Jake Sullivan | Jake Sullivan, senior policy advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 election campaign, chats with David about his role in negotiating the Iran nuclear agreement, the Steele dossier, deconstructing the Clinton campaign, and more. | 1/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 204 - Adam Nagourney | Los Angeles Bureau Chief for the New York Times Adam Nagourney joins David to talk about his lifelong love of politics, journalism in New York City, Trump's relationship with the New York Times, and more. | 1/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 203 - Card. Blase Cupich | Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, joins David to talk about his journey to the highest levels of the Catholic church, visiting Puerto Rico in aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the impact of the recent tax bill, gun violence in Chicago, and more. | 12/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 202 - Laura Haim | Laura Haim, journalist and former communications strategist for Emmanuel Macron, joins David to talk about the state of democracy in Europe, covering conflicts around the globe, what she saw in Donald Trump before the Republican primary, and more. | 12/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 201 - Rick Santorum | Former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum joins David to talk about his years in both the House and Senate, his path to his Catholic faith, his views on President Trump, and the consequences of Roy Moore's defeat in Alabama. | 12/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 200 - Ed Gillespie | Former Chair of the RNC Ed Gillespie joins the Axe Files to talk about his failed bid for Governor of Virginia, the controversial ads he ran during that race, the candidacy of Roy Moore and the state of the Republican party. | 12/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 199 - Eric Garcetti | Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti joins David to talk about the potential impact of the tax bill on his city, the way forward for the Democratic party, his own political future, and much more. | 12/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 198 - Preet Bharara | Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara joins David to discuss the latest in the Russia investigation, Michael Flynn's decision to plead guilty to lying to the FBI, controversial appointments the federal judiciary by the Trump administration, his career as a prosecutor in New York, and more. | 12/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 197 - Tom Hanks | Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks joins David to talk about how his career began, films as a part of historical record, the sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood, his views on the Trump presidency, and more. | 12/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 196 - Pete Souza | Former Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza chats with David about serving under two presidents, his first encounter with Barack Obama, working as a photojournalist during the war in Afghanistan, and more. | 11/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 195 - David Sanger | Chief Washington Correspondent of The New York Times David Sanger joins the show to talk about how we arrived at the crisis point with North Korea, the new frontier of cyber warfare, and the state of journalism, and more. | 11/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 194 - Steve Kerr | Head coach of the Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr rejoins David for the Axe Files on CNN to talk about his life, his struggles with chronic pain, and his political activism following the election of Donald Trump. | 11/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 193 - Kathleen Sebelius | Former HHS Secretary and two term Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius discusses her family's legacy in politics, sexual harassment in America, and the future of Obamacare under the Trump administration. | 11/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 192 - Donna Brazile | Democratic strategist Donna Brazile sit down with David to discuss her early work with Rev. Jesse Jackson, moving up through the ranks of the Democratic Party, systemic issues in the DNC, the accusations in her new book, and more. | 11/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 191 - Tony Blair | Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair joins David in London to talk about the implications of Brexit, the Trump/Brexit connection, his dealings since stepping away from British politics, and more. | 11/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 190 - Christiane Amanpour | CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour joins David in London to discuss growing up in Iran during the revolution, her experience covering the first Gulf War, her relationship with John F. Kennedy Jr., the refugee crisis, and much more. | 11/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 189 - Fred Hochberg | Former Export-Import Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg chats with David about the evolution of gay and transgender rights issues, his replacement at EXIM, trade issues in the United States, and more. | 11/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 188 - Susan E. Rice | Ambassador Susan E. Rice joins David to talk about lessons learned from Rwanda to Syria, the threat from North Korea, the need for American leadership in the world, the Tuskegee Airmen, and much more. | 11/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 187 - Gov. Terry McAuliffe | Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joins David to talk about the races in Virginia, his winning formula in a Southern state, what Democrats need to focus on in 2018, the Mueller investigation, and more. | 11/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 186 - Bakari Sellers | Former South Carolina State Representative Bakari Sellers joins the show to talk about his family's involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, the Orangeburg Massacre, politics in the South, voting rights, and more. | 10/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 185 - Karen Tumulty | Washington Post political correspondent Karen Tumulty joins David to talk about growing up in military family, Trump's controversial call with a military widow, the many changes in the field of journalism, and more. | 10/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 184 - David Miliband | David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, joins the show to talk about the refugee crisis, the forces shaping European politics, his work at the IRC, and more. | 10/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 183 - Ta-Nehisi Coates | Author and writer for The Atlantic Magazine Ta-Nehisi Coates sits down with David to talk about his upbringing in Baltimore, his early forays into journalism, race and politics in America, his reflections on the Obama presidency, and much more. | 10/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 182 - Sen. Michael Bennet | Colorado Senator Michael Bennet chats with David about securing the future of our democracy, making tough choices as a a school superintendent in Denver, his work on the DREAM Act, and more. | 10/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 181 - Rep. Nancy Pelosi | House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joins the Axe Files once again to talk about her negotiations with President Trump on the Dreamers, the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, her hopes for women in public service, and more. | 10/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 180 - David Rubenstein | Financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein joins David to talk about his modest beginnings in Baltimore, working in the White House for Jimmy Carter, the importance of civic education, and more. CNNPoliticsAPP | 10/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 179 - David Litt | Former Obama speechwriter David Litt discusses his early days as a field organizer for Obama in 2008, his botched interview with the CIA, and other lessons learned during his ongoing career in politics as told in his new book, "Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years." | 10/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 178 - Jason Kander | Jason Kander, Missouri politician and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, joins David to discuss gun control in the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas, charting a path forward in the Middle East, fighting voter suppression, and more. | 10/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 177 - Jeff Roe | Republican campaign strategist Jeff Roe sits down with David to talk about working his way up in politics, the defeat of Luther Strange in Alabama, the urgency in the White House to notch a policy win, and how Trump impacts Republican candidates in 2018. | 10/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 176 - Jim Baker | James A. Baker III, Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan, joins David to talk about decision-making in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on Reagan, the ongoing anthem protests in the NFL, imposing discipline in a Trump White House, the coarsening of our politics, and more. | 9/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 175 - Bill Bradley | Former Senator and Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Bradley talks with David about fighting for a player's union in the NBA, the prospect of tax reform, creating compromise in the Senate, and more. | 9/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 174 - Gayle King | CBS This Morning host Gayle King sits down with David to discuss her formative years in Turkey, the divisions in America today, her friendship with Oprah, raising two kids as a working mom, and more. | 9/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpecial Episode - David Axelrod | The tables have turned as David joins hosts Katie Couric and Brian Goldsmith on the Katie Couric podcast to talk about his career in politics and journalism, what the election of Donald Trump means for the country, how he feels about the attempted undoing of Obama's legacy, and much more. | 9/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 173 - Rep. Seth Moulton | Congressman Seth Moulton sits down with David to talk about his military service, President Trump's shortcomings as commander-in-chief, the situation in North Korea, helping more veterans get elected to public office, and more. | 9/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 172 - Sen. Joe Donnelly | Senator Joe Donnelly joins David to talk about the challenge of making tough votes in Congress, why he thinks the Dream Act will get to the Senate floor, the opioid crisis, the future of the Democratic party, and more. | 9/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 171 - Gov. Jay Inslee | Washington Governor Jay Inslee sits down with David to talk about the DACA decision, the importance of electing more Democratic governors, the future of the green economy, climate change, and more. | 9/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 170 - Sen. Patty Murray | Washington Senator Patty Murray joins David to discuss President Trump's brinkmanship in North Korea, the importance of female leadership in Congress, and her path from a mom in tennis shoes to the most powerful woman in the Senate. | 9/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 169 - Don Rose | Don Rose, legendary Chicago political consultant and former press secretary to Martin Luther King Jr., joins David to talk about his role in the civil rights movement from a very early age, how he helped organize the 1968 Democratic Convention protests in Chicago, what the recent attacks in Charlottesville mean for the future of our country, and more. | 9/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 168 - Penny Pritzker | Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker joins David to talk about her family's humble beginnings, what Trump's proposed immigration policies could mean for the country, the future of our economy, and more. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 167 - Rahm Emanuel | Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reacts to Trump's controversial statements on Charlottesville, discusses the city's lawsuit over the Trump administration's immigration policies, shares his advice for the Democratic Party ahead of the 2018 midterms, and more. | 8/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 166 - Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Congressman Luis Gutierrez discusses his formative years in Puerto Rico, his political education in Chicago alongside Harold Washington, and his hopes and fears for immigration policy under the Trump administration. | 8/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 165 - Gary Hart | Former Senator Gary Hart joins David to talk about his rural roots in Kansas, his torpedoed presidential campaign, the implications Russia investigation for the Trump presidency, and how it feels to be portrayed by Hugh Jackman in an upcoming movie. | 8/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 164 - Rep. Adam Kinzinger | Congressman Adam Kinzinger joins David to discuss his early forays into politics as a college student, Trump's strained relationship with Congress, the evolving threat in North Korea, and more. | 7/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 163 - Mitch Landrieu | New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu talks about his family's deep political roots in the South, rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, his decision to remove Confederate monuments from his city, and why Democrats can't write off another Trump victory. | 7/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 162 - Rep. John Lewis | Congressman John Lewis joins David in Atlanta to talk about his experiences during the Civil Rights Movement, how far America has come on the issue of race, his views on President Donald Trump, and his emotional reaction to an audio exhibit at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. | 7/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 161 - George Stephanopoulos | Chief Anchor for ABC News George Stephanopoulos chats with David about his previous career in politics, the Trump administration's tense relationship with the press, and what the appointment of a Special Counsel portends for the White House. | 7/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 160 - Sen. Cory Booker | Sen. Cory Booker joins David to talk about his humbling experiences in Newark, racism in America, his mindset ahead of the 2020 presidential election, and more. | 7/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 159 - Dana Bash | CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash sits down with David to discuss the Senate health care bill, her experience covering the 9/11 attacks from Capitol Hill, and the roots of political gridlock in Washington. | 6/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 158 - Bill Daley | Bill Daley, former White House chief of staff to President Obama and Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton, chats with David about his father's and his brother's tenures as mayors of Chicago, the consequences of NAFTA, the build-up to the Osama bin Laden raid in 2011, and how chaos in the Trump administration is a reflection of the President. | 6/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 157 - Steven Greenhouse | Former labor correspondent for The New York Times Steven Greenhouse joins David to discuss the gig economy, the decline of unions, and his message for journalists in the Trump era. | 6/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 156 - Bob Dold | Former Rep. Bob Dold talks with David about being a Republican in a blue district, running a business during the recession, and the problems a Trump administration poses for moderate Republicans. | 6/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 155 - Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins David to talk about the myriad challenges facing the middle class in the 21st century, her ongoing battles in the Senate, and her new book "This Fight is Our Fight." | 6/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 154 - Geoffrey Stone | Geoffrey Stone, University of Chicago law professor and author, speaks with David Axelrod about his impressions of his former law school student, James Comey; the likelihood that Roe v. Wade will be overturned in President Trump's term and the consequences that would have for the country; and what surprised him when he served on a panel appointed by President Obama to make recommendations on oversight matters within the National Security Agency. | 6/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 153 - Sen. Tom Cotton | Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican from Arkansas, talks with David Axelrod about why he decided to join the Army and what he learned during his deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan; his assessment of the evolving relationship between the U.S. and its European allies; and his views, as a member of the Intelligence Committee, on the ongoing investigation into possible ties between Russian officials and members of the Trump campaign. | 6/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 152 - Alfredo Corchado | Alfredo Corchado, author and journalist at the Dallas Morning News, talks with David Axelrod about the two chance encounters that inspired him to pursue a career in journalism, the dangers he and others have experienced while reporting on the Mexican drug cartels, and how corruption and crime in Mexico may propel a populist presidential candidate to victory in next year's election. | 6/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 151 - Brian Deese | Brian Deese, former senior advisor to President Obama, talks with David Axelrod about the instrumental role Deese played in the 2009 auto bailout, the consequences associated with rolling back financial regulatory reforms, and why he believes the Obama administration's climate change policy should be preserved. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 150 - Grover Norquist | Grover Norquist, political advocate and president of Americans for Tax Reform, talks with David Axelrod about how he envisioned his anti-tax pledge as a young boy, his hopes for tax reform under the Trump administration, and what it was like to win the annual "D.C.'s Funniest Celebrity" comedy competition. | 5/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 149 - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand talks with David about how her faith helps her forge relationships in Congress, how the Democratic Party can rebuild after the 2016 election, and what she thinks about the latest developments in the investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. | 5/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 148 - Tony Blinken | Former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken discusses spending his formative years overseas, how his experiences during the Kosovo War impacts his understanding of the Syrian conflict, and the diplomatic challenges faced by the Trump administration in the wake of the Russian leaks. | 5/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 147 - Gov. Jerry Brown | Jerry Brown, the governor of California, talks with David Axelrod about the lessons he's learned from a remarkable career in American politics, his advice for an embattled President Trump, what the Democratic Party can do to improve its standing in the aftermath of the 2016 election, and why California will continue to be a progressive stronghold in the era of Trump. | 5/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 146 - Chelsea Handler | Chelsea Handler, comedian and creator of the Netflix show "Chelsea," sits down with David Axelrod to discuss the work she's doing on behalf of Syrian refugees, why the election of Donald Trump compelled her to become more politically active, and how a speech at a DUI class led her to pursue a career in comedy. | 5/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 145 - Jennifer Granholm | Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan, talks with David Axelrod about her searing experiences while governing through an economic crisis, why she thinks the Democratic Party needs to develop a comprehensive jobs plan, and how she prepared to play Sarah Palin during a debate session with Joe Biden. | 5/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 144 - Gov. John Kasich | John Kasich, the governor of Ohio and former presidential candidate, talks with David Axelrod about his working-class upbringing in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania; his assessment of the opening months of the Trump administration; and what his political future might hold in 2020. | 5/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 143 - Rep. Ro Khanna | Rep. Ro Khanna, congressman from California, talks with David Axelrod about the need for the Democratic Party to develop an effective economic message that resonates in every part of the country, why he supported Bernie Sanders in last year's Democratic primary, and why he believes President Trump's actions so far have benefitted Wall Street at the expense of Main Street. | 5/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 142 - Shailagh Murray | Shailagh Murray, former senior advisor to President Obama, talks with David Axelrod about the decades she spent as a journalist before transitioning into government service, the changing nature of the President's bully pulpit in the 21st century media environment, and why she believes Mitch McConnell's electoral successes haven't produced tangible benefits for the country. | 4/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 141 - Dan Shapiro | Dan Shapiro, the former ambassador to Israel during the Obama administration, talks with David Axelrod about the prospects for Middle East peace, his assessment of the State Department's performance in the opening months of the Trump administration, and why he believes the Iranian nuclear deal was in the best interest of the United States. | 4/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 140 - Rep. Adam Schiff | Adam Schiff, congressman from California and leading Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, talks with David Axelrod about his committee's investigation into possible connections between the Russians who interfered in the U.S. presidential election and associates of Donald Trump; America's options to de-escalate or resolve tensions with North Korea; and why he believes we should reform some of the U.S. intelligence community's surveillance methods. | 4/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 139 - Lisa Monaco | Lisa Monaco, the former homeland security adviser to President Obama, talks with David Axelrod about what she thinks are the greatest threats facing America today, why the Trump administration's travel ban hurts our counterterrorism efforts, and why she believes Russia's incursion into our election has opened a new phase in cyberwarfare. | 4/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 138 - Jason Benetti | Jason Benetti, play-by-play man for the Chicago White Sox, joins David to discuss how he overcame the effects of cerebral palsy to become a television broadcaster, his hopes and fears for people with disabilities, and the art of the call. | 4/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 137 - Jim Sciutto | Jim Sciutto, CNN's chief national security correspondent, talks with David Axelrod about the impact his Jesuit education had on his worldview, the complex nature of the U.S.-China relationship, the key question that world leaders and diplomats are asking about the Trump administration, and the pressures he's feeling as a reporter in the Trump era. | 4/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 136 - Ben Smith | Ben Smith, the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed, talks with David Axelrod about BuzzFeed's approach to journalism and how he responds to the organization's critics, why Donald Trump has reenergized the news media, why BuzzFeed decided to publish the Trump dossier without verifying its claims, and how the Clinton campaign in 2016 overcompensated for its mistakes in 2008. | 4/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 135 - Sen. John McCain | Senator John McCain talks with David Axelrod about the threat Russia poses to Western democracies, why he is more worried now about America than he has ever been before, what he misses most about his early days in the House and Senate, and why Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan. | 4/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 134 - Joe Maddon | Joe Maddon, manager of the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs, joins David before Opening Day to talk about his working class upbringing in Pennsylvania, his path towards an unconventional leadership style, the Cubs' prospects for a repeat, and more. | 3/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 133 - Julián Castro | Julián Castro, the former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, talks with David Axelrod about why Housing and Urban Development programs are important to rural and urban communities and should be preserved; Donald Trump's strained relationship with the Latino community; the lessons Democrats can learn from 2016; and whether he plans to run for office again. | 3/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 132 - Wendy Sherman | Wendy Sherman, the former lead negotiator on the Iran nuclear deal, talks with David Axelrod about how her experience in social work prepared her for a career in politics and international diplomacy; the inner-workings of the Iran nuclear deal; and what the world must do to stabilize the belligerent regime in North Korea. | 3/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 131 - Jackie Calmes | Jackie Calmes, the veteran newspaper reporter, talks with David Axelrod about the pressures journalists face covering President Trump, her concerns for the future of the news business, her experiences covering three presidencies and the Gingrich Revolution in Congress, and her favorite article she wrote during her nearly 40-year career in newspapers. | 3/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 130 - Michael Froman | Michael Froman, the former U.S. Trade Representative, talks with David Axelrod about why technology and not free trade poses the biggest threat to middle class jobs and wages in America; what the U.S. stands to lose by withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement; and why American workers will be harmed by Donald Trump’s global trade policies. | 3/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 129 - Pete Buttigieg | Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, talks with David Axelrod about Donald Trump’s appeal in communities like South Bend; how urban economies can thrive amid the challenges posed by globalization; why he ran for chairman of the Democratic National Committee and his advice to the winner, Tom Perez; and why it’s “self-defeating” in the Trump era for Democrats to target other Democrats. | 3/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 128 - Sen. Kamala Harris | Kamala Harris, the newly-elected senator from California, talks with David Axelrod about the prospects for criminal justice reform legislation in Congress, why she believes President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee must be approved with 60 votes, her argument for why Democrats should stop their infighting and unify against the Trump agenda, and how she’s adjusting to life in the Senate. | 3/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 127 - Kasim Reed | Kasim Reed, the mayor of Atlanta, talks with David Axelrod about why President Trump often criticizes big cities like Atlanta, why Democrats must work through their internal differences and unite as a party, and why he believes President Trump plans to arrange a $1 trillion infrastructure investment in a way that maximizes his chances for re-election. | 3/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 126 - Madeleine Albright | Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State, speaks with David Axelrod about her experiences as a young political refugee in the 1940s and how that shapes her view of President Trump’s travel ban; the effect the Trump presidency is having on the global order; why it’s important for the U.S. to stay engaged in the world; and her view on Steve Bannon’s role within the White House. | 3/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 125 - Jeffrey Goldberg | Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic magazine, talks with David Axelrod about the prospects for Middle East peace during the Trump administration, the demands of leading a news organization in the Trump era, and what Trump’s foreign policy intentions could mean for global stability. | 2/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 124 - Bill Kristol | Bill Kristol, the neoconservative commentator and founder of The Weekly Standard, talks with David Axelrod about his experiences as Dan Quayle’s chief of staff, the unnerving first month of the Trump administration, and why he believes nation-building and support of liberal democracies is in America’s best interest. | 2/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 123 - Corey Lewandowski | Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager to Donald Trump throughout the Republican primary, talks with David Axelrod about the career he led prior to becoming a figure in national politics, his response to reports alleging that Trump campaign officials were in constant communication during the presidential campaign with suspected Russian officials, and how the Trump White House can reset and move past its turbulent first month. | 2/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 122 - Mike Leavitt | Mike Leavitt, former governor of Utah, talks with David Axelrod about the Republican path forward on the Affordable Care Act, the health care lessons he learned serving as President Bush’s Health and Human Services Secretary, his views as a former EPA administrator on effective ways in which to address climate change, and much more. | 2/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 121 - Nancy-Ann DeParle | Nancy-Ann DeParle, one of the lead authors of the Affordable Care Act, talks with David Axelrod about Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare, the consequences for people and for the health insurance market if the law is repealed without an adequate legislative replacement, and her argument for why the Affordable Care Act is working. | 2/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 120 - J.D. Vance | J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy, talks with David Axelrod about what it was that attracted working class voters to President Trump, why he’s so concerned by the clustering of homogenous communities in America, and what he thinks could be done to help address the social and economic difficulties in rural and urban areas of the country. | 2/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 119 - Matt Bai | Matt Bai, the national political columnist for Yahoo! News, talks with David Axelrod about the intersection between politics, media, and celebrity; the media’s role in Donald Trump’s political rise; and how news organizations can effectively cover President Trump and the new administration. | 2/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 118 - Carl Bernstein | Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein talks with David Axelrod about his memories as a young copy boy at The Washington Star, the details of the landmark reporting he did that exposed the Watergate cover-up and led to President Nixon’s resignation, how he grappled with the forces of celebrity after he became a cultural figure, and what he thinks investigative reporters should be looking at with regard to President Trump. | 2/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 117 - Natalie Jaresko | Natalie Jaresko, Ukraine's former Finance Minister, chats with David Axelrod about her Ukrainian-American upbringing in Chicago, how Russia’s violation of international norms could portend global upheaval, and the potential costs of a Trump administration's isolationist policy both in the United States and globally. | 1/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 116 - Cody Keenan | Cody Keenan, former chief speechwriter to President Obama, talks with David Axelrod about his evolution from intern in the speechwriting department of the 2008 Obama presidential campaign to becoming the President’s chief speechwriter; how President Obama collaborates on the speechwriting process; and what it was like to serve in the White House for eight years. | 1/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 115 - Cecile Richards | Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, talks with David Axelrod about growing up in deep-red Texas as the daughter of prominent Democratic activists, the gains made in women’s health over the past eight years, and in what ways that progress may be lost if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. | 1/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 114 - Thomas Friedman | Thomas Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, talks with David Axelrod about the prospects for the Middle East peace process in the Trump era, the rapid changes transforming society which he chronicles in his latest book, and why he disagrees with President Obama's decision to not pursue more direct American intervention in the Syrian civil war. | 1/19/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 113 - Theo Epstein | Theo Epstein, president of baseball operations for the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, chats with David about growing up in Massachusetts, becoming general manager of the Boston Red Sox at only 28 years old, how his use of advanced analytics helped steer the Red Sox and Cubs to curse-breaking championships, and more. | 1/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 112 - Chris Wallace | Chris Wallace, the longtime journalist and host of Fox News Sunday, talks with David Axelrod about why Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign was the best he ever covered; why he thinks the Obama administration could have done better at outreach to Republicans; and how he views some of the potential changes that may be coming for the White House Press Corps. | 1/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 111 - John Brennan | John Brennan, the outgoing CIA Director, talks with David Axelrod about the consequences that could arise from devaluing the intelligence community, the Russian hack into the Democratic National Committee’s computers, the many geopolitical challenges in the Middle East, and much more. | 1/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 110 - Sean Spicer | Sean Spicer, incoming White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for Donald Trump, talks with David Axelrod about what he hopes to achieve in his new job, Trump’s skepticism toward the intelligence community’s assessment of the Russian hacking issue, why Trump will govern with a mandate, and what to expect from the first 100 days of a Trump administration. | 1/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 109 - Mark Shriver | Mark Shriver, the author and children’s rights advocate, talks with David Axelrod about the enduring legacies his parents left on the nation and on the wider world, why losing a Congressional race became a great personal development for him, what compelled him to write a book about Pope Francis, and why the policy priorities of the Trump administration could be detrimental to at-risk communities. | 1/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 108 - President Barack Obama | President Barack Obama sits down with David Axelrod to discuss their shared history together, how President Obama managed to stay grounded during turbulent moments of his childhood and adolescence, why the Obama presidency struggled to overcome the partisan politics in Washington, and what’s in store for the President when he leaves office on January 20th. | 12/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 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. | 12/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 106 - Tammy Duckworth | Tammy Duckworth, the U.S. Senator-elect from Illinois, talks with David Axelrod about her childhood in Southeast Asia, the harrowing day in Iraq when the helicopter she was co-piloting came under attack, her concerns with Donald Trump’s reliance on the military to fill Cabinet posts, and what she hopes to accomplish in the U.S. Senate. | 12/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 105 - Denis McDonough | Denis McDonough, the White House Chief of Staff, talks with David Axelrod about how growing up in a house with ten brothers and sisters was good preparation for life, why he thinks it would prove difficult for the next administration to undo aspects of President Obama’s domestic policies, and the greatest disappointments from his White House tenure. | 12/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 104 - Alex Castellanos | Alex Castellanos, longtime Republican consultant, talks with David Axelrod about his childhood experiences in Cuba, the importance of storytelling and authenticity in politics, why he thinks Donald Trump could be an effective president, and what he believes will be the biggest challenge Trump faces in Washington. | 12/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 103 - Sen. Harry Reid | Harry Reid, the Senate Minority Leader, sits down with David to talk about the changes he’s seen in Washington during his 34 years there, what he views as the greatest professional joy of his life, and how Democrats should approach a Donald Trump presidency. | 12/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 102 - Davis Guggenheim | Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim chats with David about the growing negativity of political media, working with Al Gore on An Inconvenient Truth, and the shared pathology between D.C. and Hollywood. | 12/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 101 - Alex Wagner | Alex Wagner, the journalist and political commentator, talks with David Axelrod about her early exposure to politics as the daughter of a Democratic field organizer, what lessons the news media and voters should draw from Donald Trump’s election, and her concerns about transparency and press access in a Trump administration.. | 12/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 100 - Doris Kearns Goodwin | Doris Kearns Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, talks with David Axelrod about her love of baseball, the power of storytelling in politics, why being tested by adversity is an important experience for our leaders, and much more. | 11/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 99 - Steve Kerr | Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors, sits down with David to discuss his upbringing in the Middle East, his father’s assassination in Beirut, his reaction to President-elect Trump’s victory, his future in coaching, and much more. | 11/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 98 - Larry Summers | Larry Summers, U.S. economist and former Treasury Secretary, talks with David Axelrod about growing up in a family of renowned economists, shares his view of what did and did not cause the financial crisis in 2008, and forecasts the economic implications of Donald Trump’s policy proposals. | 11/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 97 - Douglas Alexander | Douglas Alexander, former British Labour politician and U.K. Cabinet Minister, chats with David Axelrod about how the closure of a car plant ignited his interest in politics, Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, and more. | 11/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 96 - Michael Morell | Michael Morell, the former acting director of the CIA, reflects on George W. Bush and Barack Obama after serving both presidents for years; shares his harrowing experience of being with President Bush on 9/11, and the subsequent decisions that he believes contributed to the invasion of Iraq; and what he sees as the most rapidly growing threat to America’s national security. | 11/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 95 - Van Jones | Van Jones, political activist and CNN commentator, talks with David about Tuesday’s election results and the cultural chasm that exists in America, his childhood in rural Tennessee and the important relationship he had with his father, and why he won’t be running for public office any time soon. | 11/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 94 - John Weaver | John Weaver, veteran Republican strategist, talks to David about how he sees the election unfolding and what the result will mean for governing in Washington, what he thinks John Kasich will do next, and how a career in politics takes a personal toll on individuals and their families. | 11/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 93 - DeRay Mckesson | DeRay Mckesson, one of the most prominent leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement, talks to David about his decision to endorse Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, his organization’s work to end police violence, the importance of public education, and his turbulent childhood in inner-city Baltimore. | 11/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 92 - Carl Hulse | Carl Hulse, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, reflects on how Congress has changed during his years covering the institution, discusses what Paul Ryan’s political future may hold, and provides some insight into how Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court nomination might play out after the presidential election. | 10/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 91 - Sec. John Kerry | Secretary of State John Kerry talks to David about his service in Vietnam, why he chose to concede quickly after losing the 2004 presidential election, and his time in the U.S. Senate and how the institution has changed in recent decades. | 10/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 90 - Tim Kaine | Tim Kaine, the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee and senator from Virginia, talks to David about his experience doing missionary work in Honduras with the Jesuits and the liberation theology he was exposed to there, why Congress should pass a new military authorization to fight ISIS, and why it’s better to choose optimism over pessimism. | 10/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 89 - John Heilemann | John Heilemann, co-managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and best-selling author of Game Change, talks with David about Trump’s electoral end game, his own short but momentous stint as a political aide, and why his personality traits were ultimately better suited to journalism. | 10/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 88 - Ron Brownstein | Ron Brownstein, columnist at The Atlantic and longtime political journalist, talks to David about working for Ralph Nader in the 1970s, the intersection between Hollywood and Washington, and the demographic realities that will likely determine the presidential election. | 10/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 87 - Maureen Dowd | Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, talks with David about growing up in Washington, D.C., how newsrooms have changed since she became a journalist in the 1970s, and how she views the presidents and would-be presidents she’s covered over her career. | 10/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 86 - Gary Johnson | Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate for president, talks with David about his foreign policy vision, the Johnson administration’s approach to illegal drugs, and his infamous Aleppo moment. | 10/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 85 - Fareed Zakaria | Fareed Zakaria talks to David about some of the most intractable problems around the globe—including how America should respond to the social and political upheaval in the Middle East, and to escalating tensions with Russia. | 10/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 84 - Lin-Manuel Miranda | Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton," talks to David about what he learned from meeting Stephen Sondheim in high school, what would surprise the Founders about our politics today, his advocacy for Puerto Rico as Congress debated how to address the island's debt crisis, and why he can't allow his creative output to be held captive to his own successes. | 10/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 83 - Tom Brokaw | Tom Brokaw, the legendary NBC News journalist, talks to David about his humble roots in South Dakota, covering the last days of the Nixon White House, the experience of being a news anchor during national tragedies like the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion and the 9/11 attacks, and the best news source he ever had. | 9/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 82 - Barney Frank | Barney Frank, longtime former congressman from Massachusetts, talks with David about his involvement in the civil rights movement, the challenges he faced as a gay man in public life in the 1970s, his work on the landmark Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, and what Congress needs to do to start functioning again. | 9/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 81 - Michael Steele (Live) | Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, talks with David about the three years he spent in a Catholic seminary, his first job in politics working for Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, and the challenges he faced as leader of the Republican Party. | 9/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 80 - Karl Rove | Karl Rove, former White House senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, and the mastermind behind President George W. Bush’s two presidential campaigns, sits down with David to discuss his early passion for politics, his assessment of the Bush years, and Donald Trump’s difficult road to winning the White House. | 9/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 79 - EJ Dionne | EJ Dionne, long-time op-ed columnist for The Washington Post and author of “Why the Right Went Wrong", chats with David about his start in journalism, the Catholic Church under Pope Francis, what Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton need to do to win the election, and more. | 9/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 78 - Peter Hart | Peter Hart, a veteran U.S. pollster who has helped produce the NBC-Wall Street Journal poll for the last three decades, speaks to David about the odds of Donald Trump winning in November, what he thinks Hillary Clinton should do to defeat him, the history and future of polling, and more. | 9/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 77 - Caroline Kennedy | Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, sits down with David to discuss her memories of the White House, her mother’s strength in the wake of her father’s death, her wide-ranging career from the New York City Dept. of Education to her current role in Asia, and more. | 9/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 76 - Graham Moore | Academy Award-winning screenwriter of 'The Imitation Game' Graham Moore sits down with David to discuss what motivated him to speak publicly about his struggles with mental illness, why he likes writing historical fiction, his love of science, his new novel, and more. | 9/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 75 - Fr. Michael Pfleger | Father Michael Pfleger, senior pastor at Saint Sabina Church and social activist on Chicago's South Side, sits down with David to discuss violence and police accountability in Chicago and across the nation, the influence that Martin Luther King Jr. had on him as a young boy, his thoughts on Hillary Clinton, and more. | 8/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 74 - Robert Gibbs | Robert Gibbs, former White House press secretary for President Obama, sits down with David to discuss his childhood in Alabama, his experience working for Sen. Fritz Hollings, Obama's 2008 campaign, life in the White House briefing room, and more. | 8/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 73 - Sec. Tom Vilsack | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack joins David to talk about his humble beginnings in Iowa, his relationship with Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party's struggles in rural America, and more. | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 72 - Deval Patrick | Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joins David to discuss his upbringing in Chicago, his experience studying in Darfur, police-community relations, and more. | 8/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 71 - John Dickerson | John Dickerson, host of “Face the Nation,” sits down with David at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to talk about the genesis of the Trump campaign, the death of real news, his new book, and more. | 8/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 70 - Paul Simon | Legendary musician Paul Simon sits down with David at the DNC in Philadelphia to chat about the 1970 breakup of Simon & Garfunkel, this fall's presidential election, and why he’s not retiring just yet. | 7/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 69 - SE Cupp | SE Cupp, CNN commentator and conservative columnist, talks to David about why she won’t vote for Donald Trump in November, her time as a professional ballet dancer when she was a teenager, her battle with depression and an eating disorder, her views on the conservative movement in the U.S, and more. | 7/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 68 - Mark McKinnon | Mark McKinnon, a veteran GOP strategist who was chief media advisor for President George W. Bush’s campaigns in 2000 and 2004, sits down with David at the Republican national convention in Cleveland to discuss his switch from the Democratic to the Republican Party, his media career and political reform projects, and more. | 7/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 67 - Hugh Hewitt | Hugh Hewitt, columnist and radio host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show," talks to David about his time as a young researcher to President Richard Nixon, how he went from describing Trump as a “stage-IV cancer” to supporting his candidacy, his thoughts on Hillary Clinton and Judge Merrick Garland, and more. | 7/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 66 - Jeffrey DeLaurentis | Jeffrey DeLaurentis, chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, sits down with David to discuss his career at the State Department, his three posts in Cuba, the Obama administration’s push to normalize relations between the two countries, and much more. | 7/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 65 - Newton Minow | Newton Minow, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, sits down with David to discuss the clandestine role he and his agency played during the Cuban missile crisis, his personal reminiscences of Lyndon Johnson, Adlai Stevenson and others, the legacy of President Obama, and more. | 7/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 64 - Maggie Haberman | Maggie Haberman, presidential campaign correspondent at The New York Times, chats with David about her family’s journalism background, her time on the City Hall beat, what it was like covering 9/11, the 2016 race, and more. | 7/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 63 - Paul Begala | Paul Begala, adviser to the pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC Priorities USA, talks to David about his loss to Hank the Hallucination at the University of Texas, his years working for President Bill Clinton, his thoughts on the 2016 race, and more. | 7/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 62 - Sen. Susan Collins | Sen. Susan Collins, Republican from Maine, chats with David about her two decades on Capitol Hill, her relationship with Hillary Clinton, why she is not yet ready to endorse Donald Trump, and more. | 6/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 61 - Isaac Lee | Isaac Lee, chief news and digital officer of Univision News and CEO of Fusion, chats with David about his grandfather fighting the Nazis and later moving to Colombia, the death threats Lee received as editor in chief of one of Colombia's leading investigative magazines, how millennials consume news today, and his concerns about Donald Trump. | 6/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 60 - Sen. Al Franken | Minnesota Senator Al Franken talks with David about his journey from comedian to politician, his work on mental health issues, Congressional dysfunction, the Orlando shooting, and more. | 6/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 59 - Bill Walton | Bill Walton, one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history and former basketball announcer for ABC, ESPN, and NBC, chats with David about the importance of leadership, what he learned playing for John Wooden at UCLA, how his back troubles nearly drove him to suicide, and his new book “Back from the Dead.” | 6/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 58 - Beth Myers | Beth Myers, who served as senior adviser to Mitt Romney on his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, sits down with David to discuss her wide-ranging career from working with Karl Rove in Texas to Romney in Massachusetts, the state of the Republican Party in 2016, and how a recent stroke changed her life. | 6/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 57 - Tim Phillips | Tim Philips, president of Americans for Prosperity, chats with David about growing up in South Carolina, his admiration of Ronald Reagan, and leading the conservative advocacy movement. | 6/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 56 - Tom Harkin | Tom Harkin, retired Democratic senator from Iowa, sits down with David to discuss his four decades in Congress, his work on the Americans with Disabilities Act, his take on the 2016 presidential race, and much more. | 6/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 55 - Jeff Greenfield | Jeff Greenfield, an award-winning journalist who writes for the Daily Beast and Politico, chats with David about what it was like working for Robert F. Kennedy before his assassination in 1968, his views of the current presidential race, and much more. | 6/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 54 - Eric Holder | Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sits down with David at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics to discuss his childhood in New York City, his tenure at the Justice Department, his views on Donald Trump, Edward Snowden, and much more. | 5/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 53 - Ilana Dayan | Leading Israeli news anchor Ilana Dayan chats with David about her career as a reporter in Israel, her thoughts on Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, U.S.-Israeli relations, and the prospects for a two-state solution. | 5/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 52 - Katie Couric | Katie Couric, global anchor for Yahoo News, sits down with David in her New York apartment to discuss her wide-ranging journalism career from 9/11 to “The Today Show” to her 2008 interview with Sarah Palin, her views on the current media landscape, and the 1998 death of her husband Jay after a nine-month battle with colon cancer. | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 51 - Samantha Power | Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, chats with David in New York about growing up in Ireland, how she went from a sports reporter at Yale to writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on U.S. foreign policy, and her take on the Obama administration's approach to conflicts in Libya, Syria, and elsewhere. | 5/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 50 - Michael Nutter | Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia, speaks with David about going from nightclub disc jockey to City Council representative to mayor of the country’s fifth-largest city, his views on how to improve community policing, and his take on a possible Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton general election. | 5/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 49 - Jon Stewart (Live) | Jon Stewart, comedian, author, and former host and executive producer of "The Daily Show," chats with David in Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago to talk about Donald Trump and the 2016 election, lessons from lobbying in Washington, what he's working on today, and more. | 5/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 48 - Anderson Cooper | Journalist and host of CNN’s “AC360” Anderson Cooper talks with David about his new book, becoming a self-appointed embed in Burma and Somalia, Donald Trump’s relationship with the media, and more. | 5/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 47 - Frank Bruni | Frank Bruni, author and columnist for the New York Times, chats with David about his long and diverse career in journalism from New York to Detroit to Rome, Donald Trump's odds of winning the general election, gay marriage, and more. | 5/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 46 - Patrick Kennedy | Patrick Kennedy, former Democratic congressman from Rhode Island and son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, chats with David about growing up in the Kennedy family, his battle with mental illness and addiction, his new book “The Common Struggle” and more. | 5/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 45 - Arthur Brooks | Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and author of “The Conservative Heart,” chats with David about his time living in Europe, the U.S. Immigration debate, how to combat the current political polarization, and more. | 4/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 44 - Mike Murphy | Republican strategist Mike Murphy sits down with David at the Institute of Politics to discuss his time at Georgetown as a member of the College Republicans, his time on the McCain campaign’s Straight Talk Express in 2000, his assessment of Jeb Bush’s failed bid for the Republican nomination, and more. | 4/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 43 - David Plouffe | David Plouffe, former campaign manager for President Obama and currently a top adviser at Uber, chats with David Axelrod about his start in politics working for Sen. Tom Harkin in Iowa, Obama’s election in 2008, the use of data in campaigns, and his assessment of the 2016 race for the White House. | 4/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 42 - Ben Rhodes | Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s deputy national security advisor for strategic communications and speechwriting, speaks with David about his road to the White House, the role of Saudi Arabia in 9/11, working with Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, what went wrong in Libya, his optimism about lifting the Cuban embargo, and his defense of the President’s approach to foreign policy. | 4/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 41 - Ron Fournier | National Journal Political Columnist Ron Fournier sits down with David to talk about his new book, "Love That Boy," and the lessons he learned raising an autistic son, as well as his time covering the Clinton White House, his assessment of Hillary, and the clamor for change in Washington. | 4/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 40 - Abner Mikva | Abner Mikva, a 60-plus year veteran of politics and public service, including stints in the Illinois statehouse, Congress, and the Federal Court of Appeals, joins David to examine his journey through political history, how Congress has changed, the ongoing Supreme Court nomination debate, and more. | 4/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 39 - Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Democratic Senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar joins David to talk about her unconventional path to public service, her father's struggles with alcoholism, the battle over the Supreme Court nomination, and her work to end the trade embargo on Cuba. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 38 - Jamie Kalven | Jamie Kalven, the award–winning journalist who broke the Laquan McDonald story in Chicago, speaks with David about the sexual assault on his wife, the city’s rampant gun violence, and what can be done to improve his hometown’s problems. | 4/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 37 - Dan Balz | Dan Balz, political reporter at The Washington Post, sits down with David to discuss his start in journalism at the University of Illinois, his career covering politics, and his thoughts on the 2016 presidential race, including why he thinks the eventual winner will have a difficult time governing. | 3/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 36 - Ron Klain | The refusal of Senate Republicans to consider President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland until after the 2016 election is an "unprecedented" move, says former Obama Administration official Ron Klain. Klain also touches on his work overseeing the Obama Administration's economic stimulus bill and coordinating its response to the Ebola outbreak, as well as his assessment of the ongoing Democratic primary. | 3/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 35 - Mark Leibovich | Mark Leibovich, the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine and author of "This Town," chats with David about his start in journalism, his nearly two decades living in Washington, D.C., and his thoughts on Donald Trump's successes and what a Trump vs. Hillary Clinton campaign would look like. | 3/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 34 - Trent Lott | Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott chats with David about his upbringing in Mississippi, his cheerleading days at Ole Miss, his concerns with the historic gridlock seen today in Congress, and his opinions on the ongoing Supreme Court confirmation debate and the GOP presidential primary. | 3/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 33 - Lindsey Graham | Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spends his Super Tuesday talking with David on Capitol Hill about why he opposes GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, why he thinks the Republican Party is falling apart, and how his parents' owning a bar in a small South Carolina town helped prepare him for a career in politics. | 3/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 32 - Erick Erickson | Conservative commentator Erick Erickson sits down with David to discuss his childhood abroad, his opposition to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, and his stance on the ongoing debate over whether Republicans should confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the end of President Obama's second term. | 2/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 31 - Gov. Jon Huntsman | Former Republican presidential nominee Jon Huntsman chats with David about his time as governor of Utah, ambassador of China, and 2012 GOP hopeful, as well as his views on the 2016 race, including why he is intrigued by Donald Trump and what impressed him about Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. | 2/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 30 - Joe Trippi | Joe Trippi, Democratic campaign strategist, media consultant, and FOX News contributor, chats with David about his work on the tech-savvy Howard Dean campaign of 2004, his assessment of the 2016 Democratic and Republican primaries, and more. | 2/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 29 - Joel Benenson | Joel Benenson, senior strategist for Hillary Clinton, chats with David in Manchester, New Hampshire, about his journey from working for a beer distributor in New York to being a top campaign strategist, Clinton's chances in the Feb. 9 primary, the art of polling, and more. | 2/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 28 - Jonathan Martin | New York Times chief political correspondent Jonathan Martin sits down with David in Manchester, New Hampshire, to discuss his journalism career and the upcoming Granite State primary, including Donald Trump's vulnerability, Bernie Sanders' appeal, and more. | 2/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 27 - Juliet Macur | Juliet Macur, a Sports of the Times columnist at The New York Times, chats with David about her father's amazing journey from a Nazi concentration camp to New Jersey, her widely acclaimed book on Lance Armstrong's rise and fall, and hot-button issues such as the NFL's concussion crisis, the recent accusations of match-fixing in tennis, and the FIFA corruption scandal. | 1/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 26 - Jennifer Jacobs | Jennifer Jacobs, the chief political reporter for The Des Moines Register, speaks with David about the uniqueness of the Iowa caucus process, how candidates on both sides of the aisle are faring heading into Monday's voting, and who might be rethinking their candidacies once the votes are tallied. | 1/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 25 - Patti Solis Doyle | Patti Solis Doyle, the first Hispanic woman to lead a presidential campaign, chats with David about her family's immigration to the U.S. from Mexico, the 17 years she spent working for Hillary Clinton both in the White House and on the campaign trail, and why she thinks Clinton is a better candidate this time around and will ultimately win the Democratic nomination. | 1/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 24 - Sen. Dick Durbin | Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, speaks with David about his start in politics, his toughest votes in Congress, his support for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, and the legacy that President Obama will leave behind. | 1/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 23 - Stuart Stevens | Republican political strategist, media consultant, and writer Stuart Stevens, currently a Visiting Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, chats with David about his upbringing in Mississippi, his work for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, and his opposition to Donald Trump. | 1/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 22 - Arne Duncan | Arne Duncan, who stepped down as U.S. Secretary of Education at the start of this year, chats with David about his childhood in Hyde Park, his tenure as a member of the president's cabinet, and the gun violence and education problems facing the city of Chicago. | 1/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 21 - Mary Kay Henry | Mary Kay Henry, international president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), sits down with David to discuss her leadership of the 2.1 million member union, her concerns about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the future of labor unions in this country, and more. | 1/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 20 - Aneesh Chopra | Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, chats with David about his work for the Obama Administration, his run for lieutenant governor of Virginia, the importance of innovation, and more. | 1/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 19 - Sec. Thomas Perez | U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez talks with David about his work with the Obama administration, the Department's efforts to help disabled workers, and more. | 12/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 18 - Husain Haqqani | Husain Haqqani, former Pakistani ambassador to the United States, talks with David about the U.S. foreign policy struggles in Pakistan, his imprisonment at the hands of the Pakistani army, his views on dealing with ISIS, and his take on the 2016 race for the White House. | 12/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 17 - Joakim Noah | Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah sits down with David to discuss Chicago's gun violence problems, race relations in America, and his Noah's Arc Foundation, helping children through arts and sports. | 12/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 16 - Sen. Claire McCaskill | Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, chats with David about her time on Capitol Hill, the Laquan McDonald case in Chicago, and her thoughts on the 2016 presidential candidates. | 12/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 15 - Reihan Salam | Reihan Salam, executive editor of National Review, chats with David about the future of the Republican Party, the debate over immigration reform, and more. | 12/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 14 - Sheriff Tom Dart | Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, who oversees the nation's largest single site jail, speaks with David about his path to public service, Chicago's reaction to the Laquan McDonald shooting, the current state of our criminal justice system, and more. | 12/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 13 - Spike Lee | Spike Lee, one of the leading African-American filmmakers of all time, speaks with David about his new movie on Chicago gun violence CHI-RAQ, race relations in the U.S., and his love of the New York Knicks. Warning: This episode contains some explicit language. | 11/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 12 - David Maraniss | David Maraniss, an associate editor at The Washington Post and author of six best-selling books, sits down with David Axelrod to discuss his acclaimed new book Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story, his coverage of then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton that won a 2008 Pulitzer Prize, and how he views the state of political journalism today. | 11/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 11 - Jon Favreau | Jon Favreau, former Director of Speechwriting for President Obama, speaks with David about his nerve-racking first meeting with his future boss, what it was like writing speeches in the White House, and the state of political speech-making today. | 11/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 10 - Mark Holden | Mark Holden, senior vice president and general counsel at Koch Industries, chats with David about working with the Koch brothers and their push for criminal justice reform. | 11/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 9 - Jorge Ramos | Jorge Ramos, anchor for Univision and Fusion, talks to David Axelrod about his incident with Donald Trump in Iowa last summer, his assessment of the GOP's chances of winning the Latino vote, and his frustration with President Obama not pushing harder for comprehensive immigration reform during his first year in office. | 11/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 8 - Eliot Spitzer | Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer discusses his work as the Sheriff of Wall Street, his 2008 resignation, and his opinion of 2016 presidential contenders such as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. | 10/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 7 - Jessica Yellin | Jessica Yellin, former chief White House correspondent for CNN and current Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, talks to David about her career in journalism, how covering political news has changed, and her upcoming new book. | 10/26/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 6 - Rep. Nancy Pelosi | House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi chats with David about her childhood in Baltimore, her tenure as Speaker of the House, and President Obama's legacy. | 10/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 5 - Mitt Romney | 2012 Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits down with David Axelrod in San Diego to chat about his childhood in Michigan, his assessment of the 2016 race for the White House, and much more. | 10/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 4 - Alastair Campbell | Alastair Campbell, former spokesman for Tony Blair and author of the new book Winners and How They Succeed, talks with David about his career as a journalist, his alcoholism and nervous breakdown, his work with the Labour party, and his assessment of British politics and the U.S. presidential race. | 10/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 2 - Matthew Dowd | Matthew Dowd, former chief strategist for George W. Bush's 2004 presidential campaign and current ABC News political analyst and visiting Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, discusses his time in the White House, the possible rise of an independent political party, and the recent visit to the U.S. of Pope Francis. | 10/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 1 - Sen. Bernie Sanders | Sen. Sanders tells David about his childhood in Brooklyn, his presidential campaign, and his stance on selfies. | 9/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
David - Let Your Guests Speak
I love David's obvious experience and intelligence in politics. I also like the guests he had on. But if he wants to keep me interested; he has to stop interrupting his guests and listen - so that we can listen and hear what it is they have to say. So, please, David, when you ask a question, sit back and listen. And when you want to interject; count to 10 and give us listeners breathing room.
a simple request
David, please stop interrupting your guests. We all get it that you're very knowledgeable about political history.
Brilliant Podcast and great interview with Bernie Sanders
It was great to hear this podcast this morning with Bernie Sanders. I like the fact that Axelrod asked open ended questions. I usually don't care for Axe on Morning Joe or MSNBC because he comes across as elitists but in this setting he had a conversation with the politician it also helps Bernie speaks policies and issues. I give his first day 5 stars
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