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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
CAFE InsiderDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 3 (with Bianna Golodryga)
In this CAFE Insider Bonus, Preet and CNN global affairs analyst Bianna Golodryga discuss the third episode of Preet's new narrative podcast series, Doing…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 2/9: Trial by Ire
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne break down the arguments raised in the pre-trial briefs of the Senate impeachment trial of former President…
CAFE InsiderNote From Joyce: Families Belong Together
CAFE is rolling out a slate of new contributors. "Note From Joyce" is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Joyce Vance is a former U.S…
CAFE InsiderUnited Security: Interview with Courtney Elwood
On this special episode of the United Security podcast, Ken Wainstein talks with Courtney Elwood, the General Counsel of the CIA for nearly the entirety of the…
CAFE InsiderNote From Elie: A Jury of Your Senators
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.
CAFE InsiderNote From Preet: Beyond Politics
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 2/4: Daniel Goldman and Adam Schiff
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Congressman Adam Schiff and Dan Goldman, both crucial figures in the first impeachment of Donald Trump, about…
CAFE InsiderDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 2 (with Bianna Golodryga)
In this CAFE Insider Bonus, Preet and CNN global affairs analyst Bianna Golodryga discuss the second episode of Preet's new narrative podcast series, Doing…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 2/2: Groundhog Day
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne break down former President Trump’s potential impeachment defenses, the charges being brought against…
CAFE InsiderNote From Barb: Left of Boom
CAFE is rolling out a slate of new contributors. "Note From Barb" is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S…
CAFE InsiderNote From Elie: Senate Trial Should Be “Thin to Win”
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.
CAFE InsiderNote From Preet: Impeachment (Pt. 2) Is No Criminal Trial
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 1/28: Dana Bash
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash talk about whether the business of cable news will change with Trump out…
CAFE InsiderDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 1 (with Bianna Golodryga)
In this CAFE Insider Bonus, Preet and CNN global affairs analyst Bianna Golodryga discuss the first episode of Preet's new narrative podcast series, Doing…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 1/26: Out With the Old, In With the New
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne look back on President Biden’s first week in office. They also break down former President Trump’s last-minute…
CAFE InsiderNote From Melissa: Woman Crush Wednesday
CAFE is rolling out a slate of new contributors. "Note From Melissa" is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Melissa Murray is an NYU Law…
CAFE InsiderUnited Security: Interview with Jim Clapper Part II
On this special episode of the United Security podcast, former Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper joins host Ken Wainstein for the second…
CAFE InsiderNote from Elie: Faith in Judges
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.
CAFE InsiderNote from Preet: Climbing the Hill
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 1/21: Evan Osnos
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and President Biden biographer Evan Osnos talk about their shared philosophy professor Michael Sandel and the political…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 1/19: The Final Countdown
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne break down President Trump’s second impeachment, the uncertainty of the Senate impeachment trial, the inspector…
CAFE InsiderNote From Asha: The New Big Lie
CAFE is rolling out a slate of new contributors. "Note From Asha" is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former…
CAFE InsiderNote From Elie: Get the Big Fish
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.
CAFE InsiderNote from Preet: From the Jaws of Defeat
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 1/14: Claire McCaskill
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet asks former Senator McCaskill about the social media bans on President Trump. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 1/12: Insurrection Aftermath
In this episode of CAFE Insider, “Insurrection Aftermath,” Preet and Anne discuss the aftermath of the insurrection at the Capitol, including the likelihood of…
CAFE InsiderNote From Joyce: The Cost of the Steal
CAFE is rolling out a slate of new contributors. "Note From Joyce" is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Joyce Vance is the former U.S…
CAFE InsiderUnited Security: Interview with Jim Clapper
On this special episode of the United Security podcast, Ken Wainstein interviews former Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper about his life in the…
CAFE InsiderNote from Elie: Impeach Trump (Again)
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.
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 1/7: Bryan Fogel
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, director Bryan Fogel talks about his journey from stand-up comedy to making a film about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Thank…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 1/5: Bad Call
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne break down President Trump’s controversial hour-long phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad…
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Live! (with Bill Browder)
On December 10th, Preet hosted Bill Browder — an investor and human rights activist who has become one of Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics — for a live…
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 12/23: Rachel Maddow
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, MSNBC host and prolific author Rachel Maddow discusses the controversy surrounding the Wall Street Journal op-ed piece…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 12/22: Special Counsel Kraken (with Joyce Vance)
In this episode of CAFE Insider, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Joyce Vance joins Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram to break…
CAFE InsiderCyber Space ft. Jeanette Manfra
In this episode of Cyber Space, John Carlin is joined by Jeanette Manfra, the former assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure…
CAFE InsiderNote from Elie: Lowering the Barr (Again)
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.
CAFE InsiderNote from Preet: Snowbound
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 12/17: Jeffrey Goldberg
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, discusses the time he spent in Israel during early adulthood, and the…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 12/15: Barr, Bye
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne break down Attorney General Bill Barr’s resignation, the Supreme Court’s rejection of an attempt by the Texas…
CAFE InsiderUnited Security - Interview with Matt Olsen
On this special episode of the United Security podcast, Ken Wainstein interviews former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Matt Olsen. Ken and…
CAFE InsiderNote From Elie: The Worst Lawyering I've Ever Seen
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.
CAFE InsiderNote from Preet: On the Hunter Biden News
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 12/8: "Hold-My-Beer Presidency"
In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne break down Attorney General Bill Barr’s assertion that DOJ has not found evidence of widespread fraud that…
CAFE InsiderCyber Space ft James Murray
In this episode of Cyber Space, James Murray, Director of the U.S. Secret Service, speaks with John Carlin about his professional journey to lead that agency…
CAFE InsiderNote From Elie: Death Row Sticks With You
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.
CAFE InsiderNote From Preet: Bitter Over Twitter
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 12/3: Jelani Cobb
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, Jelani Cobb, a staff writer at The New Yorker and professor at Columbia Journalism School, talks about Kamala Harris’s potential…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 12/1: Pardons, Proof, and the Pandemic
In this episode of CAFE Insider, “Pardons, Proof, and the Pandemic,” Preet and Anne break down President Trump’s pardon of former National Security Adviser…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 11/24: Turn the Page
In this episode of CAFE Insider, “Turn the Page,” Preet and Anne break down the GSA Administrator's letter informing President-elect Biden that the formal…
CAFE InsiderCyber Space ft. David Sanger
In this episode of Cyber Space, David Sanger, the Chief Washington Correspondent for The New York Times, discusses election security, how the government should…
CAFE InsiderNote from Elie: The Notorious RSB
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.
CAFE InsiderNote from Preet: Thankful to Fact-Checkers
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 11/19: Martha Raddatz
In this Bonus from Stay Tuned, Martha Raddatz, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent at ABC News and co-anchor of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,”…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 11/17: Sulkers & Losers
In this episode of CAFE Insider, “Sulkers & Losers,” Preet and Anne celebrate CAFE Insider’s two-year anniversary while breaking down President Trump’s…
CAFE InsiderUnited Security: Interview with John Brennan
On this special episode of the United Security podcast, Ken Wainstein interviews former CIA Director John Brennan. Brennan, who first joined the Agency in…
CAFE InsiderUnited Security: Interview with John Brennan (Bonus)
In this bonus from the United Security podcast, John Brennan tells Ken Wainstein about the lasting influence of his parents, and what life is like as a CIA…
CAFE InsiderNote From Preet: A Hopeful Limerick
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com
CAFE InsiderNote from Elie: Farewell to the Enablers
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.
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 11/12: Ian Bremmer
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Bremmer talks about the conservative media landscape and the possibility of Trump running again in 2024. Plus, he explains his…
CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 11/10: State of Denial
In this episode of CAFE Insider, “State of Denial,” Preet and Anne break down the presidential election and the related litigation, Attorney General Bill…