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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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Sep 21, 2021 • 14min
Backstage, Now & Then, 9/21
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne reflect on their personal relationships with New York City. 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-9-21

Sep 17, 2021 • 9min
Note From Elie: The January 6 Committee is On the Clock
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.

Sep 16, 2021 • 6min
Stay Tuned Bonus 9/16: Ken Burns
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns talks about why he doesn’t often choose obscure subjects and how that reflects on his larger historical philosophy. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/stay-tuned/stay-tuned-bonus-9-16-ken-burns

Sep 15, 2021 • 24min
Insider Bonus: Liberty’s Last Champion
In this bonus for CAFE Insiders, Elie Honig and Safeena Mecklai take listeners behind the scenes of the second episode of Up Against the Mob. They discuss the qualities that make Murray Richman a superior defense attorney, the head-to-head battle between Richman and Elie at trial years ago, and why Richman is disenchanted with the criminal justice system. 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. New episodes drop every Wednesday. 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.

Sep 14, 2021 • 50min
CAFE Insider 9/14: State (Malef)actors
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss DOJ’s lawsuit challenging Texas’s restrictive abortion law. They also break down President Biden’s latest COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal workers and businesses.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; Nat Weiner – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer

Sep 14, 2021 • 8min
Note From Barb: Dangerous Rhetoric Fuels Domestic Terrorism
"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-dangerous-rhetoric-fuels-domestic-terrorism/

Sep 14, 2021 • 14min
Backstage, Now & Then, 9/14
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their attendance at the 1989 Mobilize for Women’s Lives march in Washington D.C. and the importance of reproductive rights to their political perspectives. 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-9-14

Sep 10, 2021 • 5min
Note From Elie: A Personal Reflection on 9/11
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.

Sep 9, 2021 • 7min
Note From Preet: Lessons From 9/11
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

Sep 8, 2021 • 23min
Insider Bonus: The Cooperator
In this bonus for CAFE Insiders, Elie Honig and Safeena Mecklai take listeners behind the scenes of the first episode of Up Against the Mob. They discuss the challenge of flipping a mafia member to become a cooperating witness and how Elie would speak to his young children about his job prosecuting organized crime. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.To listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, click here. To listen and subscribe on Spotify, click here.


