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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 565 β€” Jeff Zeleny

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.6 β€’ 7.7K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Jeff Zeleny is one of America's very best political reporters, with decades of experience covering national campaigns for the Des Moines Register, the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, ABC, and CNN. David sat down with him the day of the New Hampshire primary to glean his insights into the current race. Their conversation also delved into Zeleny's personal journey – from his Nebraska farm childhood influencing his reporting to overcoming a lifelong speech impediment, establishing him as one of America's premier broadcast journalists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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the Axxwiles. With your host, The Axe Wiles.

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With your host, David Axelrod.

0:46.6

My friend and colleague Jeff Zellini is one of America's very best political reporters,

0:51.1

with decades of experience covering national campaigns for the

0:54.1

Des Moines Register, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, ABC and CNN. I sat down

0:59.4

with him the day of the New Hampshire primary to glean his insights into the current race, but it's his personal

1:04.4

story that inspires me from his childhood on a Nebraska farm and how that informs his

1:08.8

reporting to his lifelong battle with a speech and pediment he's overcome to become one of America's

1:14.8

crame year broadcast journalists. Here's our conversation.

1:20.0

Jeff Zellini, it is good to see you. It must be primary day in New Hampshire because you're not

1:30.1

naddy in your normal broadcast journalist suit, but you're wearing a sweater and looking

1:37.0

very much like the outdoors men.

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