About this season
Leading Axios journalists highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology – and the big topics shaping the future. Each edition features coverage of a timely big issue, followed by documentary shorts, illuminating interviews with major newsmakers and trustworthy insights delivered with Axios’ signature “Smart Brevity” in a succinct, shareable format.
Episodes (20)
1. Axios 14
Aired 1 March 2020 • 30 min
Axios political reporter Alexi McCammond sits down for an in-depth interview with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., whose office oversaw the criminal prosecution of Harvey Weinstein, for a conversation about this week’s guilty verdict and the evolving challenges of sex crime prosecution.
2. Axios 15
Aired 8 March 2020 • 30 min
In this edition, AXIOS looks at the verdict in the Harvey Weinstein criminal case, highlighted by an interview with Manhattan D.A. Cyrus R. Vance Jr.; plus, Mike Allen talks with recently convicted political consultant Roger Stone; an inside look at a Trump rally; a conversation with former Presidential candidates Gary Hart, Michael Dukakis and John Kerry.
3. Axios 16
Aired 15 March 2020 • 30 min
In this edition, DNC Chair Tom Perez talks about the coronavirus and its impact on the Democratic Presidential Primary Race; House Majority whip James Clyburn on supporting Joe Biden and his views on the Republican party; a real-time discovery of the first case of COVID-19 in Nepal; and more.
4. Axios 17
Aired 22 March 2020 • 30 min
This edition features an interview with China's U.S. Ambassador Cui Tiankai on the novel coronavirus and U.S.-China relations; plus, Texas Senator Ted Cruz discusses the pandemic and the political state while self-quarantined; Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald on what's ahead for the industry; a conversation with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; and more.
5. Axios 18
Aired 27 April 2020 • 30 min
This edition features an interview with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; plus, chef Dan Barber on the pandemic's impact on the farm-to-table movement; an interview with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon; and Joe Walston of the Wildlife Conservation Society on the origins of COVID-19.
6. Axios 19
6.0Aired 11 May 2020 • 30 min
This edition features U.S. Vice President Mike Pence; Salesforce founder, Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff; U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL); physician, lawyer and bioethicist Dr. Jacob M. Appel.
7. Axios 20
Aired 25 May 2020 • 30 min
In this edition: Alex Karp, CEO and Co-founder of Palantir, a data analytics company; Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan; Christina Paxson, President of Brown University.
8. Axios 21
7.0Aired 8 June 2020 • 30 min
This edition dives into conversations around race, policing and equal justice in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd, and about the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as parts of the country begin to re-open. Interviews include Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms; Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church; Rep. Val Demings (D-FL); and Robert Fullilove, EdD.
9. Axios 22
8.0Aired 22 June 2020 • 30 min
This edition examines the future of police reform, economy, public safety and the 2020 election, featuring interviews with: Former Minority Leader Georgia House of Representatives Stacey Abrams; Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian; Presidential Advisor and Director of the United States National Economic Council Larry Kudlow; and Yale University Sociologist and expert on race, punishment and policing Philip McHarris.
10. Axios 23
9.0Aired 3 August 2020 • 30 min
This episode features an exclusive interview with President Trump. Axios National Political Correspondent, Jonathan Swan speaks with the president about multiple topics including the coronavirus crisis, the Black Lives Matter movement, the November election, and U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan, China, and Russia.
11. Axios 24
Aired 17 August 2020 • 30 min
In this edition: interviews with Chad Wolf and Julian Castro; Washington state's mail-in ballot system; and C. Nicole Mason, P.H.D.
12. Axios 25
Aired 31 August 2020 • 30 min
An exclusive interview about the impending "red mirage" on election night; Eli Lilly Chairman and CEO David Ricks; DoorDash CEO Tony Xu
13. Axios 26
Aired 8 September 2020 • 30 min
Axios co-founder Mike Allen interviews Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a candid and wide-ranging conversation.
14. Axios 27
8.0Aired 14 September 2020 • 30 min
In this edition: interview with Melinda Gates; documentary on Trump campaign flags, boats and bikinis; a conversation with Matthew Desmond.
15. Axios 28
Aired 28 September 2020 • 30 min
In this edition: Bob Woodward; plus, Dr. Andre Perry; Planned Parenthood's Alexis McGill Johnson on Roe v. Wade; Marjorie Dannenfelser.
16. Axios 29
Aired 12 October 2020 • 30 min
Guests in this edition: Bernard Looney – CEO of BP; Gene Ludwig – Chair of LISEP; Sen. Kevin Cramer – R-ND.
17. Axios 30
Aired 26 October 2020 • 30 min
In this edition: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN); Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX); American biochemist Jennifer Doudna.
18. Axios 31
7.0Aired 9 November 2020 • 30 min
Interviews include: Valerie Biden Owens; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA); Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA); Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Jon Ossoff.
19. Axios 32
Aired 23 November 2020 • 30 min
Guests: Charles Koch, Brian Hooks, Gary Kelly, Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Tal Zaks.
20. Axios 33
9.0Aired 7 December 2020 • 30 min
Guests: Alex Azar, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; Christopher Krebs, Former CISA Director.