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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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Oct 19, 2021 • 47min
CAFE Insider 10/19: Trump v. January 6th Committee
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the latest developments in the House select committee’s investigation into the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol: former president Trump’s lawsuit that seeks to block the release of documents from the National Archives, a potential criminal contempt of Congress charge against former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena, and the committee’s subpoena of former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark. They also break down DOJ’s appeal to the Supreme Court asking the justices to reinstate a temporary ban on enforcement of Texas’s restrictive abortion law.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; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Mathew Billy – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer

Oct 19, 2021 • 8min
Note From Joyce: Bannon's Gotta Go 2.0
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. To access the full transcript of Joyce’s note, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-joyce-bannons-gotta-go-2-0/

Oct 19, 2021 • 15min
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 their own experiences with dominance politics and reflect on the reactionary culture of 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-10-19

Oct 15, 2021 • 7min
Note From Elie: Trump Has Mastered The Art of 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.

Oct 14, 2021 • 6min
Note From Preet: "Discourse" -- Your Thoughts
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

Oct 14, 2021 • 5min
Stay Tuned Bonus 10/14: Darren Walker
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet asks Ford Foundation president Darren Walker a series of lightning round questions.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Stay Tuned with Preet is produced by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, Sam Ozer-Staton.

Oct 13, 2021 • 28min
Insider Bonus: The Real Goodfellas
In this bonus for CAFE Insiders, Elie Honig and Safeena Mecklai take listeners behind the scenes of the sixth and final episode of this season of Up Against the Mob. They discuss why Goodfellas is the perfect film to illustrate the real-life modern day mafia, the central role of nicknames and food in mob culture, and what Elie hopes listeners take away from Season One of the podcast. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Up Against the Mob is produced by CAFE Studios and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producers: Matthew Billy; Composer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, David Kurlander, Sam Ozer-Staton, Jake Kaplan.

Oct 12, 2021 • 45min
CAFE Insider 10/12: Extraordinary Measures
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the latest developments in the Department of Justice’s challenge to Texas’s restrictive abortion law, including the district court order temporarily blocking enforcement of the law and the Fifth Circuit’s reinstatement of the law. They also break down the indications that former Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon plans to defy the subpoena to testify before the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, and the Senate Judiciary Committee’s report that revealed new details about former President Trump’s efforts to pressure DOJ officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election.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; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Mathew Billy – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer

Oct 12, 2021 • 6min
Note From Barb: Hawley's Hollow Howls
"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-hawleys-hollow-howls/

Oct 12, 2021 • 16min
Backstage, Now & Then, 10/12
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their research of Henry Clay and the fundamentals of political research. 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-10-12


