Sep 1, 2026 · 35 min · 16 segments
Jim VandeHei is co-founder and CEO of Axios, and before that he co-founded Politico — twice building some of the most influential media companies in Washington. In this episode, he argues AI backlash…
Brody MullinsHost
Lisa Camooso MillerHostthe single worst thing that you could do to the men that i know is have them not work this idea that they're going to go and read poetry and that they're going to learn a foreign language no porn gambling smoking drinking getting high polymarket kashi you're not going to have this romantic outcome
Behind every major policy decision, every corporate strategy, every Washington power play, are the insiders shaping the game and the new rules to win it.
The Deciders, with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Brody Mullins and veteran D.C. strategist Lisa Camuso-Miller.
Welcome to The Deciders, where we talk to the insiders rewriting the playbook for effective advocacy in Washington, D.C. Today, we're joined by Jim VandeHei, who's the co-founder and CEO of Axios.
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the single worst thing that you could do to the men that i know is have them not work this idea that they're going to go and read poetry and that they're going to learn a foreign language no porn gambling smoking drinking getting high polymarket kashi you're not going to have this romantic outcome
Behind every major policy decision, every corporate strategy, every Washington power play, are the insiders shaping the game and the new rules to win it.
The Deciders, with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Brody Mullins and veteran D.C. strategist Lisa Camuso-Miller.
Welcome to The Deciders, where we talk to the insiders rewriting the playbook for effective advocacy in Washington, D.C. Today, we're joined by Jim VandeHei, who's the co-founder and CEO of Axios.