The 10 Best The Axe Files with David Axelrod Podcast Episodes
1) Ep. 416 — Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin may be a well-known, award-winning actor and singer on the big screen and stage, but these days he’s trying out a new medium: social media. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mandy has...Show More
2) Ep. 392 — Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is a comedian, writer, director, and former host of The Daily Show. He joins David to talk about President Trump’s out-of-touch messaging, the pervasiveness of systemic racism and in...Show More
3) Ep. 365 — Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow is a filmmaker, writer, and comedian. He joins David to talk about how his parents’ divorce helped fuel his interest in comedy, his struggles with anxiety at the height of his career, the ...Show More
goodreads recommended:
This was my intro to the podcast, and I was blown away with how open, vulnerable, and real the conversation was. Far reaching and so interes...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Ep. 322 - Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston is an actor, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his roles on Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle, and Seinfeld. He joins David to talk about acting as a catharsis, why ...Show More
jspinelle recommended:
I could listen to Bryan Cranston talk all day long. Such a sense of humility from someone who has been so successful.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Ep. 302 - Stanley McChrystal
Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general in the U.S. Army who led America’s Joint Special Operations Command and NATO forces in the War in Afghanistan. He joins David to share his view of Tru...Show More
6) Ep. 51 - Samantha Power
Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, chats with David in New York about growing up in Ireland, how she went from a sports reporter at Yale to writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on...Show More
7) Ep. 99 - Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors, sits down with David to discuss his upbringing in the Middle East, his father’s assassination in Beirut, his reaction to President-elect Trump’s vi...Show More
8) Ep. 590 — Don Rose
Much has been said about perceived parallels between this year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the 1968 convention, hallmarked by a violent response to anti-Vietnam War protestors and ...Show More
9) Ep. 128 - Sen. Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris, the newly-elected senator from California, talks with David Axelrod about the prospects for criminal justice reform legislation in Congress, why she believes President Trump’s Supreme C...Show More
10) Ep. 108 - President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama sits down with David Axelrod to discuss their shared history together, how President Obama managed to stay grounded during turbulent moments of his childhood and adolescence, wh...Show More