Ep. 605 — Ambassador Rahm Emanuel

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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This week marks a significant moment for The Axe Files: our final episode. We hope you have found these conversations to be as eye-opening and inspiring as we have, and we’ll miss sharing stories with you each week. For the final episode, David talked with his friend, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, who is finishing up his time abroad. Known for his brash, direct demeanor, some questioned his place as a diplomat in a country known for order and politeness. However, Amb. Emanuel had no problem putting his own spin on the job and grew to love Japan, as well. He joined David to talk about his time in Japan, China and the importance of America’s relationships in the Indo-Pacific region; his thought on the situation in the Middle East; where the 2024 presidential election lands in history; and what comes next once he returns home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.4	those words out loud is hard for me, because these conversations I've had and many of you have
1:01.7	shared just about every week these past nine years, been such a wonderful journey. Yes, we've
1:07.9	talked about issues and politics and even broke a little news now and then, but that
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