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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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Feb 8, 2022 • 43min
CAFE Insider 2/8: "Trump Is Wrong"
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss:– The latest January 6th developments, including reports that former President Donald Trump took presidential documents to Mar-a-Lago instead of giving them to the National Archives, the GOP’s classification of the 1/6 attack as “legitimate political discourse,” and the January 6th Committee’s reported meeting with former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark in which he invoked the 5th Amendment more than 100 times; – The lawsuit filed by Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (ret.), a witness in Trump’s first impeachment, against Donald Trump Jr. & Rudy Giuliani for witness intimidation; and– The conviction of lawyer Michael Avenatti for defrauding his former client, Stormy Daniels.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. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Matthew Billy – Senior Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer

Feb 8, 2022 • 13min
Now & Then, Backstage, 2/8
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about the role of forbidden books in their own lives.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-2-8

Feb 4, 2022 • 9min
Note from Elie: Why Age Matters on the Supreme 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.

Feb 3, 2022 • 7min
Note From Preet: Touching the Face of God
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

Feb 3, 2022 • 2min
Stay Tuned Bonus 2/3: Indra Nooyi
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi weighs in on whether the American dream still exists.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: Noa Azulai, Sam Ozer-Staton.

Feb 2, 2022 • 6min
Note From Barb: It’s Only Racist If You Think So
"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-its-only-racist-if-you-think-so/

Feb 1, 2022 • 40min
CAFE Insider 2/1: Fake Electors & Plea Deals
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down:– Justice Breyer’s retirement and President Biden’s forthcoming nomination of Breyer’s successor;– The reported scheme to subvert the Electoral College process and put forth fake, pro-Trump electors from states Trump lost in the 2020 election; – Trump saying he’d pardon January 6th rioters and his reported involvement in a scheme to seize voting machines following the 2020 election;– The January 6th Committee’s efforts to compel John Eastman, the author of a memo outlining methods for Trump to overturn the election results, to comply with a subpoena; and– A judge’s decision to reject a plea deal in the federal hate crimes case against Ahmaud Arbery’s killers, who were already convicted of murder in a Georgia state case.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. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Matthew Billy – Senior Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer

Feb 1, 2022 • 14min
Now & Then, Backstage, 2/1
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their economic journeys during the 1980s. 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-2-1

Jan 28, 2022 • 7min
Note from Elie: Rudy’s Downward Spiral
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.

Jan 27, 2022 • 26min
CAFE Insider Special 1/27: Breyer Retires
In this special episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court, and reflect on his legacy. President Biden now faces the tough question of nominating Breyer’s replacement. Who will it be? What will the confirmation process look like? And what does it mean for the 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. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Nat Weiner – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer


