David Axelrod, the founder and director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, and CNN bring 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.
| Title | Date published | ||
| Ep. 553 — Walter Isaacson | 2023-10-19 | ||
| Ep. 552 — David French | 2023-10-12 | ||
| Best of the Axe Files: Rep. Nancy Pelosi | 2023-10-05 | ||
| Ep. 551 — Lawrence Wright | 2023-09-28 | ||
| Ep. 550 — Susan Rice | 2023-09-21 | ||
| Ep. 549 — Gov. Jay Inslee | 2023-09-14 | ||
| Ep. 548 — Scott Galloway | 2023-09-07 | ||
| Ep. 547 — Amb. Oksana Markarova | 2023-08-31 | ||
| Ep. 546 — Sally Yates | 2023-08-24 | ||
| Ep. 545 — Arthur Brooks | 2023-08-17 | ||
| Ep. 544 — John Podesta | 2023-08-10 | ||
| Ep. 543 — John King | 2023-08-03 | ||
| Ep. 542 — Adrian Perkins | 2023-07-27 | ||
| Ep. 541 — Sen. Tammy Baldwin | 2023-07-20 | ||
| Ep. 540 — Jon Meacham | 2023-07-13 | ||
| The Axe Files presents The Assignment with Audie Cornish | 2023-07-06 | ||
| Ep. 539 — Supervisor Bill Gates | 2023-06-29 | ||
| Best of the Axe Files: Vladimir Kara-Murza | 2023-06-22 | ||
| Ep. 538 — President Barack Obama | 2023-06-15 | ||
| Ep. 537 — Kaitlan Collins | 2023-06-08 |