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CAFE Insider
Co-hosts Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance help you to make sense of law and politics each week, plus bonus content exclusive to Insider members.
Episodes
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CAFE Insider 10/25: To Testify or Not to Testify
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The January 6 Committee’s subpoena to former President Donald Trump for testimony and document production; – The new…
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Note From Elie: Donald Trump’s Shot at History
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note from Joyce 10/20: Will There Be Anything Left of the Voting Rights Act?
Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 10/20: Michael Beschloss
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Preet discuss the historical precedent for the workings of the January 6th…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 10/19
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the complicated…
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CAFE Insider 10/18: Premeditated
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The January 6th Committee’s vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify; – The new evidence presented at…
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Office Hours: The First Amendment Is Alive (with Stuart Brotman)
Major First Amendment issues are making their way through the courts and their resolution by the Supreme Court could change long-standing free speech and free…
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Note from Elie: Time for DOJ to Do its Job on Jan. 6
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Barb 10/13: Case Closed — The January 6th Committee Will Rest
"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 10/13: Ruth Ben-Ghiat
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, NYU professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the politics of platforming voices like Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Thank…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 10/12
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather asks Joanne about the musical Hamilton…
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CAFE Insider 10/11: The “Mine, Mine, Mine” Defense
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – Former President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court filing asking the justices to permit the Mar-a-Lago special master to…
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Note from Elie: DOJ Subpoenas Mark Meadows (Sort Of)
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Melissa: Another YOLO Term for the Supreme Court
“Note From Melissa” is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny…
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CAFE Insider 10/4: The Cannons
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The Washington Post report that earlier this year, Trump lawyer Alex Cannon refused to sign a declaration that all…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 10/4
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about the complexities of…
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Note from Elie: Nobody Wins with the Special Master
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Asha: Trump’s Monkey’s Paw
"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 9/29: Julia Ioffe
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Ioffe assesses the Biden administration’s strategy to combat Putin’s latest military escalation. Thank you for being a member of…
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CAFE Insider 9/27: Art of the Steal (with Barb McQuade)
Joyce Vance is joined by guest co-host Barb McQuade while Preet is traveling. Barb served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 9/27
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their own familial…
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Note from Elie: Politics Mar Trump Lawsuit
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Joyce: No Cake For Trump
Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 9/22: Nina Totenberg
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg responds to listener questions about SCOTUS term limits, friendships on the Court, and…
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CAFE Insider 9/20: "Damoclean Threat"
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The appointment of Judge Raymond Dearie of the Eastern District of New York as special master to review the more than…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 9/20
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their memories of the…
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Note from Elie: Steve Bannon’s Joy Ride is Over
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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DOJ Has a Lot to Chew On
"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 9/15: Astead Herndon
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Astead Herndon breaks down whether cultural or policy preferences are more motivating for voters. He also discusses the…
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CAFE Insider 9/13: Subpoenas and Special Masters
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The New York Times report that DOJ has subpoenaed about 40 former Trump aides and seized the phones of two top Trump advisors; –…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 9/13
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the music of underdog…
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Note from Elie: The Real World Cost of Prosecutorial Delay
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Stay Tuned Bonus 9/8: Anne Neuberger
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Anne Neuberger, a top cybersecurity advisor in the Biden administration. They discuss how to rebuild American…
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CAFE Insider 9/6: “Outrageous Order” (with Maya Wiley)
This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance is joined by guest co-host Maya Wiley while Preet is at the Code Conference. Maya is the President and CEO…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 9/6
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss how they learned about…
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Note from Elie: All the Former President’s Lawyers
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Asha: Barr-a-Lago: A New Memo Reveals Lies, Deceit, and Treachery
"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 9/1: Mark Leibovich
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Leibovich sizes up Donald Trump's post-presidency and whether Ron Desantis is a strong candidate to lead the Republican ticket…
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CAFE Insider 8/30: "Are We Off Base?"
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – DOJ’s unsealed, heavily-redacted affidavit in support of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant and a memorandum of law…
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Note From Elie: Merrick Garland Holds the Line
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Joyce: The Magistrate Judge Doesn’t Have The Final Say
Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst…
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CAFE Insider 8/23: Skeletons In the Closet
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – Former President Donald Trump’s court filing challenging the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search on Fourth Amendment grounds and…
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Note From Elie: In Defense of the Fifth
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Barb: 45 Shades of Graymail
"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor…
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CAFE Insider 8/16: What's in the Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant?
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the unsealed search warrant and property receipt from the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 8/16
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss more childhood board…
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Note from Elie: Making Sense of Mar-a-Lago
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note from Preet: Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip, Explained (with Evan Osnos)
Preet spoke with Evan Osnos, the New Yorker staff writer who has won a Pulitzer for his coverage of China, about Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 8/11: John Avlon
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, John Avlon explains why he believes we need a Marshall Plan for 2022 and the similarities between Joe Biden and the fictional…
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Note From Melissa: Authoritarianism and Democratic Deliberation
“Note From Melissa” is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny…
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CAFE Insider 8/9: Mar-a-Lago Search
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the news that FBI agents executed a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 8/9
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss some intriguing…
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Note from Elie: A Chance at Redemption
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.
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Note From Preet: Understanding Monkeypox (with Dr. Kavita Patel)
Preet spoke with Dr. Kavita Patel, a primary care physician and health policy expert who serves as an on-air contributor to NBC and MSNBC, about the risks of…
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Stay Tuned Bonus 8/4: Franita Tolson
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Franita Tolson, a constitutional law professor at USC and election law expert, discusses felony disenfranchisement, the prospect…
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Mystery Inc: The Case of the Missing Secret Service Text Messages
"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior…
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CAFE Insider 8/2: DOJ Targets Trump
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The Washington Post report that confirmed, for the first time, that the Department of Justice is investigating former…
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Backstage, Now & Then, 8/2
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss how it feels to track…
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Note from Elie: Steve Bannon’s Moment of Accountability
Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.