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. 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 ad | 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 an | 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 | 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 t | 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 t | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 Democra | 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 medi | 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, | 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 ele | 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 | 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 as | 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 | 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 Trum | 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 | 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 t | 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 Revolutio | 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 P | 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 N | 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 argu | 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 ar | 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 g | 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 | 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 a | 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 wer | 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 a | 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 legisl | 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 thin | 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 Pre | 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 | 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 administr | 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 Oba | 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 m | 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 | 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 st | 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 | 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 | 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 ha | 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 compel | 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 partis | 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 | 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 | 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 Pr | 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 believ | 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 presid | 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 he | 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 | 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 th | 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 | 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’ | 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 i | 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 | 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 | 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 milit | 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 bet | 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 preside | 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 s | 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 Con | 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 explos | 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 legis | 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 | 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, an | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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, h | 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. h | 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 | 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 Repub | 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 o | 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 | 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 | 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 inve | 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 | 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 | 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, an | 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 adminis | 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 possibl | 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, | 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 | 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 ass | 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, wha | 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 Hilla | 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 ongoin | 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 | 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 w | 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' | 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 de | 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 | 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 e | 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 | 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 ar | 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' appe | 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 i | 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 rethinki | 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 | 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 nomine | 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 | 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 l | 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 | 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 lan | 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 | 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 | 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 Brit | 10/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 3 - Capt. Mark Kelly | Mark Kelly speaks with David about his reaction to the campus shooting in Roseburg, Ore., the assassination attempt in Tucson, Ariz., that his wife, ex-congresswoman Gabby Giffords, survived in 2011, and where he thinks the debate over gun control is head | 10/8/2015 | 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 r | 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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