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. 525 — Amb. Michael McFaul | 2023-03-09 | ||
| Ep. 524 — Peter Meijer | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Ep. 523 — Beto O'Rourke | 2023-02-23 | ||
| Ep. 522 — Amb. Tom Nides | 2023-02-16 | ||
| Ep. 521 — Gov. Gavin Newsom | 2023-02-09 | ||
| Ep. 520 — Tim Ryan | 2023-02-02 | ||
| Ep. 519 — Sec. Antony Blinken | 2023-01-26 | ||
| Ep. 518 — Amanda Gorman | 2023-01-19 | ||
| Ep. 517 — Gov. Chris Sununu | 2023-01-12 | ||
| Ep. 516 — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer | 2023-01-05 | ||
| The Axe Files presents The Assignment with Audie Cornish | 2022-12-22 | ||
| Ep. 515 — Dr. Anthony Fauci | 2022-12-15 | ||
| Ep. 514 — Wes Moore | 2022-12-08 | ||
| Ep. 513 — Mike Pence | 2022-12-01 | ||
| Best of The Axe Files: Anderson Cooper | 2022-11-24 | ||
| Ep. 512 — Sen. Alex Padilla | 2022-11-17 | ||
| Ep. 511 — Speaker Rusty Bowers | 2022-11-10 | ||
| Ep. 510 — Major Garrett | 2022-11-03 | ||
| 509 — Rep. Liz Cheney | 2022-10-27 | ||
| Ep. 508 — Maggie Haberman | 2022-10-20 |