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. 437 — Bud Selig | 2021-04-08 | ||
| Ep. 436 — Rev. Dr. William Barber | 2021-04-01 | ||
| Ep. 435 — Kara Swisher | 2021-03-25 | ||
| Ep. 434 — Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms | 2021-03-18 | ||
| Ep. 433 — Tim Alberta | 2021-03-11 | ||
| Ep. 432 — Rep. Joe Neguse | 2021-03-04 | ||
| Ep. 431 — Fareed Zakaria | 2021-02-26 | ||
| Ep. 430 — Heidi Heitkamp | 2021-02-18 | ||
| Ep. 429 — Daniel Goldman | 2021-02-11 | ||
| Ep. 428 — Andrew McCabe | 2021-02-04 | ||
| Ep. 427 — Rep. Adam Kinzinger | 2021-01-28 | ||
| Ep. 426 — Doris Kearns Goodwin | 2021-01-21 | ||
| Ep. 425 — Joe Scarborough | 2021-01-14 | ||
| Ep. 424 — Rep. Ayanna Pressley | 2021-01-07 | ||
| Silence is Not an Option: Black to the Future | 2020-12-31 | ||
| Best of the Axe Files: Tony Blinken | 2020-12-24 | ||
| Ep. 423 — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 2020-12-17 | ||
| Ep. 422 — Dan Rather | 2020-12-10 | ||
| Ep. 421 — Abby Phillip | 2020-12-03 | ||
| Ep. 420 — Sen. Mitt Romney | 2020-11-19 |