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. 502 — Henry Kissinger | 2022-08-18 | ||
| Ep. 501 — Jason Kander | 2022-08-11 | ||
| Ep. 500 — John Legend | 2022-08-04 | ||
| Best of The Axe Files: Sen. Bernie Sanders | 2022-07-28 | ||
| Ep. 499 — David Chalian | 2022-07-21 | ||
| Ep. 498 — Gov. Jared Polis | 2022-07-14 | ||
| Ep. 497 — Sen. Chris Murphy | 2022-07-07 | ||
| Ep. 496 — Kellyanne Conway | 2022-06-30 | ||
| Ep. 495 — Rep. Fred Upton | 2022-06-23 | ||
| Ep. 494 — John Dean | 2022-06-16 | ||
| Ep. 493 — Arne Duncan and Curtis Toler | 2022-06-09 | ||
| Ep. 492 — Gov. Pete Ricketts | 2022-06-02 | ||
| Ep. 491 — Chris Krebs | 2022-05-26 | ||
| Ep. 490 — Rep. Jackie Speier | 2022-05-19 | ||
| Ep. 489 — Shaka Senghor | 2022-05-12 | ||
| Ep. 488 — Al Franken | 2022-05-05 | ||
| Ep. 487 — Amb. Michael McFaul | 2022-04-28 | ||
| Ep. 486 — Sarah Longwell | 2022-04-21 | ||
| Ep. 485 — Maria Ressa | 2022-04-14 | ||
| Ep. 484 — Anne Applebaum | 2022-04-07 |