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. 483 — Tony Fabrizio | 2022-03-31 | ||
| Ep. 482 — Amb. Marie Yovanovitch | 2022-03-24 | ||
| Ep. 481 — Erin Burnett | 2022-03-17 | ||
| Ep. 480 — Frank Bruni | 2022-03-10 | ||
| Best of The Axe Files: Justice Sonia Sotomayor | 2022-03-03 | ||
| Ep. 479 — Bianna Golodryga | 2022-02-24 | ||
| Ep. 478 — Lotfullah Najafizada | 2022-02-17 | ||
| Ep. 477 — Sen. Jon Tester | 2022-02-10 | ||
| Ep. 476 — Ian Bremmer | 2022-02-03 | ||
| Ep. 475 — Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown | 2022-01-27 | ||
| Ep. 474 — Amb. Andrew Young | 2022-01-20 | ||
| Ep. 473 — Barton Gellman | 2022-01-13 | ||
| Ep. 472 — Rep. Jamie Raskin | 2022-01-06 | ||
| Best of The Axe Files: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | 2021-12-30 | ||
| Best of The Axe Files: Jen Psaki | 2021-12-23 | ||
| Ep. 471 — Rep. Elissa Slotkin | 2021-12-16 | ||
| Ep. 470 — Gen. Stanley McChrystal | 2021-12-09 | ||
| Ep. 469 — Marc Short | 2021-12-02 | ||
| Ep. 468 — Chris Christie | 2021-11-22 | ||
| Ep. 467 — Rep. Pramila Jayapal | 2021-11-18 |