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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Special Episode - David Axelrod

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2017

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

The tables have turned as David joins hosts Katie Couric and Brian Goldsmith on the Katie Couric podcast to talk about his career in politics and journalism, what the election of Donald Trump means for the country, how he feels about the attempted undoing of Obama's legacy, and much more.

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0:00.0

And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your

0:12.6

host, David Axelrod.

0:16.3

So for two years, I've been having conversations with people about their lives, their careers,

0:22.3

their views on current events.

0:25.0

And then something frightening happened.

0:28.1

My buddy, Kitty Kurek, called me and said that she wanted me to come on her podcast and

0:34.1

turn the mic on me.

0:36.3

And it turns out she and her sidekick, can I call you a sidekick?

0:41.1

You can call me a sidekick.

0:42.1

The Robin Quiver, sometimes.

0:43.6

The Brian Show, yeah.

0:46.2

Double team me, which I never do.

0:48.5

I want to point out.

0:49.6

Thank you.

0:50.6

But we had a great conversation.

0:52.3

So I'm going to run this as an Axviles.

0:55.0

So Axviles listeners can learn about Axe.

0:59.6

And it will run on.

1:00.6

You sound like Donald Trump, all of a sudden.

1:02.3

Yeah, I know.

1:03.3

I can't repeat myself.

1:04.3

Maybe we should re-record.

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