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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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Jun 1, 2021 • 44min
CAFE Insider 6/1: Defendant Trump?
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down former President Donald Trump’s ongoing legal battles, including Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s decision to convene a special grand jury to consider evidence of potential wrongdoing by Trump and his associates, and Trump’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to hold him responsible for inciting the Capitol insurrection. They also discuss DOJ’s efforts to keep secret a 2019 memo that former Attorney General Bill Barr used to justify his decision to absolve Trump of obstruction of justice.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Matthew Billy – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial ProducerREFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Jun 1, 2021 • 8min
Note From Joyce: On Prison Reform
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. 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-will-chauvin-get-the-sentence-he-deserves/

Jun 1, 2021 • 12min
Backstage, Now & Then 6/1
“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then, exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this first episode of “Backstage,” Heather and Joanne talk about watching TV during the Vietnam era and discuss the dearth of foreign policy knowledge and media coverage in the contemporary U.S. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references and supplemental materials, head to CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-6-1/

May 28, 2021 • 9min
Note From Elie: How Much Is Too Much?
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.

May 28, 2021 • 7min
Note From Preet: Remembering Tulsa
Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

May 27, 2021 • 11min
Stay Tuned Bonus 5/27: Matt Levine
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Bloomberg Opinion financial columnist Matt Levine discusses whether we should worry about insider trading, and breaks down the implications of the recent “SPAC” boom. References and Supplemental Materials can be found at CAFE.com: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/stay-tuned-bonus-5-27-matt-levine/ Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

May 25, 2021 • 44min
CAFE Insider 5/25: Investigating Trump
In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the New York Attorney General’s criminal investigation into The Trump Organization, the debate in Congress over launching a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, and the Supreme Court’s decision to review a major abortion case.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Matthew Billy – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial ProducerREFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

May 25, 2021 • 9min
Note From Barb: We Owe It To History
"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-we-owe-it-to-history/

May 21, 2021 • 7min
Note from Elie: Ain’t No Sin to Be Glad to Be Alive
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.

May 20, 2021 • 1min
Limerick from Preet: A Moment of Zen
Limerick From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com


