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Co-hosts Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance help you to make sense of law and politics each week, plus weekly notes and bonus content exclusive to CAFE Insider members.
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Mar 4, 2022 • 7min
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

Mar 3, 2022 • 13min
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 you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai, David Kurlander.

Mar 2, 2022 • 10min
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 podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst.To access the full transcript of Melissa’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-melissa-the-sum-of-her-parchments

Mar 2, 2022 • 7min
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 at the University of Michigan, and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.To access the full transcript of Barb’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-barb-ask-the-experts/

Mar 1, 2022 • 47min
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 resignations of the two lead prosecutors in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings; and– President Joe Biden’s nomination of D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Mar 1, 2022 • 16min
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 invasion of Ukraine changes their perspective on American and global politics. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Feb 25, 2022 • 8min
Note from Elie: Manhattan DA Bragg vs. the Trump Investigators
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.

Feb 22, 2022 • 48min
CAFE Insider 2/22: Documents, Depositions & Durham
On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– Confirmation from the National Archives that former President Donald Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago instead of giving them to the Archives, as required by the Presidential Records Act;– A court order for Trump and his children, Don Jr. and Ivanka, to sit for depositions as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s investigation into Trump’s business dealings; and– Two new court filings from special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Feb 22, 2022 • 13min
Now & Then, Backstage, 2/22
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their own experiences with bullying and the patterns that belligerent actors tend to utilize for control. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-2-22

Feb 18, 2022 • 7min
Note From Elie: Where the Constitution is Silent
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.


