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  • Phil Cousineau: Turning travel into pilgrimage

    September 12, 2024 · 30 min

    Niala Boodhoo walked nearly 80 miles along the Camino de Santiago this summer, an ancient Christian pilgrimage that's been meaningful for millions. A growing number of Americans—including non-Christians—are taking up this and other…

  • Barak Ravid: Israel and Hamas closer to perpetual war than a ceasefire

    September 5, 2024 · 23 min

    Hundreds of thousands have been taking to the streets in Israel, ever since the bodies of six murdered Israeli hostages were found last week in a tunnel in Gaza. It marked an escalation by Hamas, Axios' Barak Ravid tells Niala Boodhoo…

  • Karthick Ramakrishnan: AAPI voters could tip the scales

    August 29, 2024 · 23 min

    Before Vice President Harris became the Democratic nominee, Asian American voters were unenthusiastic about then-candidate Biden. But Harris has since energized the fastest-growing voter group in the U.S.: AAPI voters. Now, data suggests…

  • Shawn Fain: The fight against corporate greed

    August 22, 2024 · 26 min

    UAW President Shawn Fain got a coveted spot speaking opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to share his message of fighting against corporate greed. With one million active and retired members, Democrats are hoping…

  • Viet Thanh Nguyen: Defiant storytellers and scholars of memory

    August 15, 2024 · 22 min

    Growing up an immigrant in the U.S., writer Viet Thanh Nguyen tried to make sense of the Vietnamese story. "There were these two very different versions of history and memory that were going around, and I was growing up very confused about…

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  • Tim Heaphy and Sen. Eric Schmitt: Balancing safety and free speech in the public square

    August 8, 2024 · 22 min

    The last school year saw the First Amendment tested across college campuses. Protests over Israel's treatment of Gaza dominated headlines and disrupted commencements, while antisemitic and anti-Muslim incidents on campuses rose. As another…

  • Kaitlyn Schiess: America's Bible-haunted history and the way ahead

    August 1, 2024 · 22 min

    Americans have long used the Bible to justify their politics. That's in part why today, younger Christians are rethinking their relationship to their faith, and the Bible's place in American political life. Kaitlyn Schiess says that's a…

  • Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei: A brand new presidential race

    July 25, 2024 · 21 min

    "Nothing, nothing, can come in the way of saving our democracy. That includes personal ambition." President Biden explained his move to the American people in an address Wednesday night. Now, a new race lies ahead -- one no longer so…

  • Alex Thompson: A newly unified GOP

    July 18, 2024 · 20 min

    Based on this week's Republican National Convention, the assassination attempt on former President Trump seems to have unified the GOP. Alex Thompson is national political correspondent for Axios, and he says while conventions often put…

  • Noah Feldman: What it means to be a Jew today

    July 11, 2024 · 21 min

    The October 7th Hamas terrorist attack and Israel's ensuing war in Gaza have made Jews around the world look closer at the core of their faith and the role of Israel. Legal and religious scholar Noah Feldman has been digging into his own…

  • Jeff Rosen: SCOTUS's dramatic vision of judicial supremacy

    July 4, 2024 · 21 min

    As we celebrate 248 years of being a democracy, has the U.S. Supreme Court become the most powerful branch of government? We put that to Jeff Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, who in his latest book delves deep…

  • Maha Jweied: Businesses must lead on second chance hiring

    June 27, 2024 · 22 min

    One in every three adults in the U.S. has some kind of criminal record. That makes finding a job much harder, and has consequences not just for individuals and communities, but also takes a major economic toll on the country. One leader…

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About the show

Axios podcast host Niala Boodhoo digs deep with leaders you know — or need to know — in business, politics and culture. Every week, all in under 20 minutes. About Axios: Axios is a digital media company launched in 2017. Axios helps you become smarter, faster with news and information across politics, tech, business, media, science and the world. Subscribe to our newsletters at axios.com/newsletters and download our mobile app at axios.com/app.  About Niala Boodhoo: Niala Boodhoo is the host of 1 big thing and previously hosted Axios Today She was the founding Host and Executive Producer of the award-winning news program The 21st. An alum of Reuters, The Miami Herald and WBEZ/Chicago, Niala was a 2019-2020 Knight-Wallace fellow.