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. 466 — Fiona Hill | 2021-11-11 | ||
| Presenting Margins of Error | 2021-11-04 | ||
| Ep. 465 — Russell Moore | 2021-10-28 | ||
| Ep. 464—Anderson Cooper | 2021-10-21 | ||
| Ep. 463—Evan Osnos | 2021-10-14 | ||
| Ep. 462 — Robert Costa | 2021-10-07 | ||
| Ep. 461 — Monica Lewinsky | 2021-09-30 | ||
| Presenting Total Recall: California's Political Circus | 2021-09-23 | ||
| Ep. 460 — Ken Burns | 2021-09-16 | ||
| Ep. 459 — Clarissa Ward | 2021-09-09 | ||
| Ep. 458 — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman | 2021-09-02 | ||
| Ep. 457 — Dr. Leana Wen | 2021-08-26 | ||
| Ep. 456 — Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi | 2021-08-19 | ||
| Ep. 455 — Anne Applebaum | 2021-08-12 | ||
| Ep. 454 — Amy Walter | 2021-08-05 | ||
| Best of The Axe Files: Megan Rapinoe | 2021-07-29 | ||
| Ep. 453 — Stephanie Cutter | 2021-07-22 | ||
| Ep. 452 — John Anzalone | 2021-07-15 | ||
| Ep. 451 — Ben Rhodes | 2021-07-08 | ||
| Ep. 450 — Nathan Law | 2021-07-01 |