Best of The Axe Files: Alastair Campbell

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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This week, we're revisiting a conversation from the early days of The Axe Files, way back in 2015, featuring Alastair Campbell. He served as the communications guru for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Campbell, a prolific author and speaker, shares poignant insights into his own struggles with mental illness, in addition to delving into political matters. They explore various topics, including the emerging candidacy of Donald Trump, who was embarking on his unlikely journey to the presidency at the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.2	With your host, David Axelrod.
0:45.6	Anyone who listens to this podcast knows that I have a special and very personal interest
0:49.8	in mental health.
0:51.3	So I want to replay one of the first episodes of the
0:53.6	axe files from way back in 2015 it's with Alistair Campbell who was the
0:59.0	communications guru behind former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
1:03.5	In it, Alister, who has written several brilliant books and spoken widely on the subject,
1:08.8	speaks movingly about his own battles with mental illness.
1:12.4	And yes, we talk politics as well including the
1:14.9	candidacy of Donald Trump who was just beginning his improbable climb to the
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