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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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Note From Asha: What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About the Marketplace of Ideas
"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 5/10: “Hellish Dystopian Nightmare”
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss the latest developments from the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade…
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Note from Elie: Merrick Garland is Running Out of Time
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: Underestimate at Your Peril
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Stay Tuned Bonus 5/5: Symone Sanders
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Symone Sanders, former senior advisor to President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Senator Bernie Sanders, discusses the value…
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Note From Joyce: The Virtue of Transparency
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 5/3: Reversing Roe
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss the leaked Supreme Court opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, which, if adopted by the Court…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 5/3
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about the difficulties in…
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Note from Elie: Dishonest but Not Dumb
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: Code Red
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Note From Barb: Sunday Night Massacre
"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 4/26: An Interview with Associate AG Vanita Gupta
In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, United States Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta joins Joyce Vance to reflect on her first year in…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 4/26
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss Anne Frank’s impact on…
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Note from Elie: On Hunter Biden, Let DOJ Do its Job
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: Of Musk & Monkeys
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Stay Tuned Bonus 4/21: Bill Browder
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Bill Browder, the investor, activist, and prominent Vladimir Putin critic, tells Preet what he really thinks about lawyers…
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Note From Melissa: The Art of the Judicial Long Game
“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 4/19: “The Devil Made Me Do It”
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The obstruction of Congress conviction of a January 6th defendant who tried to blame former President Donald Trump for…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 4/19
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about how philanthropic…
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Note from Elie: Criminal Referral: The Ultimate Sugar Rush
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 4/14: Daniel Yergin
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Pulitzer Prize winning author Daniel Yergin discusses whether individual nations can become self-sufficient energy producers and…
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Note from Asha: When the Right-Wing Eye of Sauron Landed on Me
"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 4/12: Kidnapping & Contempt
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The court filing in which New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt for…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 4/12
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather discusses her experiences with same-sex…
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Note From Preet: When Joy is on the Run
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Note from Elie: A New Rule for Confirming Supreme Court Justices
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 4/7: David Frum
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, David Frum, the Atlantic staff writer and conservative political commentator, addresses Sarah Palin’s bid for Congress and a…
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Note From Joyce: Don’t Leave Your Common Sense at the Door
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 4/5: DOJ Pressure & January 6th
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The reports indicating that the Department of Justice is expanding the January 6th investigations to include people who…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 4/5
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss how they might create a…
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Note From Elie: Refuse to Recuse – A Bad Look for Justice Thomas & The Court
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 3/31: Tim Urban
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Tim Urban, the blogger who writes “Wait But Why,” tells Preet why he thinks artificial intelligence is a more existential issue…
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Note From Barb: The Patriotism of Public Defenders
"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 3/29: Trump Trouble & Thomas Texts (with Dan Goldman)
This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Dan Goldman guest co-hosts with Joyce Vance. Dan served as House Majority Counsel during the first impeachment of Donald…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 3/29
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their own reckonings…
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Note from Elie: Defending the Defenders – Judge Jackson's Unique Perspective
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: Reading the Room
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Stay Tuned Bonus 3/24: Jeffrey Rosen
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Jeffrey Rosen, the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, discusses his concerns about the increased…
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CAFE Insider 3/22: SCOTUS Hearings & Hunter's Laptop
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson; – Steve…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 3/22
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss how social media has…
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Note from Elie: Lessons from Prosecuting the Nazis
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: Distrust & Verify
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Stay Tuned Bonus 3/17: Cori Bush
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Missouri Rep. Cori Bush discusses why she voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the politics of compromise. Thank…
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Note From Asha: I Want You to Do Me a Favor, Though
"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 3/15: DOJ Report Card
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The completion of Merrick Garland’s first year as Attorney General; – The conviction of the first January 6th rioter to…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 3/15
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their own experiences…
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Rap On Trial (with Andrea Dennis & Alex Spiro)
Hip hop artists are finding their rap lyrics and videos used against them in criminal court proceedings across the country. A group of celebrities and scholars…
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Note From Elie: Three Reasons for DOJ's Delay on Meadows
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: A Date Which Will Live
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Stay Tuned Bonus 3/10: Jonathan Karl
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, ABC Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl talks about the time President Trump compared him to his teenage son, Barron…
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Note From Joyce: Trump in the Pincers of DOJ & the January 6th Committee
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 3/8: "Ticks & Turns"
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – A new court filing in which the January 6th Committee argues that former President Donald Trump and his allies may have…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 3/8
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the imperfection of…
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Note from Elie: Bill Barr's Revisionist BS
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: An Unlikely Hero
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
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Stay Tuned Bonus 3/3: Ira Glasser
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Ira Glasser discusses the evolution of the ACLU and what happens in countries like Germany without the First Amendment. Thank…
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Note From Melissa: The Sum of Her Parchments
“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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Note From Barb: Ask the Experts
"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 3/1: The Future of the Manhattan DA Trump Investigation
On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The Department of Justice’s role in combating potential cyberwarfare relating to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; – The…
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Now & Then, Backstage, 3/1
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne reflect on how Russia’s…