This week marks a significant moment for The Axe Files: our final episode. We hope you have found these conversations to be as eye-opening and inspiring as we have, and we’ll miss sharing stories with you each week. For the final episode, David talked wit

Scott Jennings is well known as a conservative firebrand on CNN. From working for George W. Bush to being mentioned as a possible press secretary for Donald Trump, Scott has a deep background in Republican politics, yet he considers himself a journalist a

Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has made wavesand won electionsby questioning who gets to be an expert on the needs of everyday Americans. She grew up in Texas and attended Reed College before settling in rural Washington and opening an auto rep

This Thanksgiving, were revisiting a conversation with historian and writer Jon Meacham on his book, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. The book dives deep into Lincoln and the why behind the actions of Americas 16th presi

Chris LaCivita, GOP campaign pro and mastermind behind some of the partys most ruthless yet effective political ads, says he focuses on a simple mandategetting his boss elected. In the weeks following his successful stint as co-manager of Donald Trumps

Democratic pollster John Anzalone wants voters to know that pollsters are not prognosticators. Instead, they use their findings to help craft strategy and messaging, and John has some advice for the Democratic Party after the 2024 election. He joined Davi

This week, The Axe Files reaches a milestone: 600 episodes. For this anniversary show, CNNs Anderson Cooper sat down with David to talk about the origins of The Axe Files, some of the most memorable moments from the podcast, what David has learned about

Charlamagne tha Godborn Lenard McKelveygot his start in radio by chance, but once he started, he was hooked. He now co-hosts The Breakfast Club, a nationally syndicated morning show reaching millions of listeners each month. He talked to David about gro

CNNs John King loves being an anchor, but looking back on the past few presidential elections, he felt he was missing something from inside his Washington, D.C. bubble. So, he decided to get back on the road, traveling from state to state and talking to

Ilana Dayan, a prominent Israeli journalist, spoke with David last fall, just days after the October 7 massacre in Israel perpetrated by Hamas. One year later, David checked in with Ilana to talk about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s staying p