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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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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Stay Tuned Bonus 12/16: Jonathan Capehart 16.12.2021

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Jonathan Capehart answers a lightning round of 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; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, Sam Ozer-Staton.

CAFE Insider 12/14: PowerPoint Coup 14.12.2021

In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the Supreme Court decision that left in place SB8, the Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of gestation. They also discuss the latest developments in the January 6th committee investigation: former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s efforts to avoid complying with a subpoena, a PowerPoint presentation tha...

Note From Joyce: DOJ Has a Play to Make on Jan 6 14.12.2021

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-doj-has-a-play-to-make-on-jan-6/

Backstage, Now & Then, 12/14 14.12.2021

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their own relationships to religion and their concern over recent faith-based GOP rhetoric. 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-12-14

Note From Elie: Taking the Fifth: The Constitutional Cop-Out 10.12.2021

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.

Note From Preet: Time for a Rant 09.12.2021

Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

Stay Tuned Bonus 12/9: Pramila Jayapal 09.12.2021

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Rep. Pramila Jayapal answers a lightning round of 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; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai.

CAFE Insider 12/7: Stare Decisis Stench 07.12.2021

In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down oral arguments in the high-profile abortion case in which Mississippi is asking the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade , and the manslaughter charges brought against the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the Oxford High School shooter. They also discuss the latest developments from the January 6th committee investigation: Mark Meadows’s d...

Note From Barb: The Committee's Gambit 07.12.2021

"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-the-committees-gambit/

Backstage, Now & Then, 12/7 07.12.2021

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about how disinformation affects historical scholarship. 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-12-7

Note From Elie: The MAGA-for-lifers vs. The Prison-Averse 03.12.2021

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.

Note From Preet: The Stench 02.12.2021

Note From Preet is part of the CAFE Insider newsletter. Read, listen, and let us know your thoughts at letters@CAFE.com

Stay Tuned Bonus 12/2: Scott Galloway 02.12.2021

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Scott Galloway answers a lightning round of 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; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai.

CAFE Insider 11/30: Spatchcocking 30.11.2021

In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the murder convictions for the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery and the pending federal hate crime charges against them. They also discuss the forthcoming Supreme Court oral argument in a high-profile abortion case in which Mississippi is asking the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade , the start of the Ghislaine Maxwell sex traff...

Stay Tuned Bonus 11/24: Adam Schiff 24.11.2021

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Rep. Adam Schiff discusses his affinity for the Kennedy family and weighs in on his favorite kind of pizza.  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; Edit...

CAFE Insider 11/23: Vigilantes 23.11.2021

In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. They break down the strength of Rittenhouse’s self-defense arguments, the rise of vigilantism, and the judge’s handling of the case, which has attracted some controversy. Preet and Joyce also discuss the latest developments in the trial for the three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery: the i...

Note From Asha: The Conservative Ploybook 23.11.2021

"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. To access the full transcript of Asha's note, head to: https://cafe.com/notes-from-contributors/note-from-asha-the-conservative-ploybook/

Backstage, Now & Then, 11/23 23.11.2021

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their most memorable Thanksgiving holidays.  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-11-23

Note From Elie: Judicial Malpractice 19.11.2021

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.

Stay Tuned Bonus 11/18: Tom Nichols 18.11.2021

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet asks Tom Nichols a series of lightning round questions. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. To receive written content that’s included in the CAFE Insider membership, head to cafe.com/appleinsider to sign up for free. It includes the transcripts for episodes, show notes, a weekly newsletter featuring a Note from Preet, as well as essays...

CAFE Insider 11/17: Facebook & Unheeded Advice (with Joyce Vance and Roger McNamee) 17.11.2021

In this special episode from the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce asks prominent technology investor Roger McNamee about the threat Facebook poses to democracy, and what happened when he confronted Mark Zuckerberg following the 2016 election. They discuss McNamee’s mentorship of Zuckerberg, how that relationship fell apart after Facebook changed its business model to maximize profit, and what can still...

Note From Joyce: Hopefully Rittenhouse Won’t Be "Free as F**k" For Long 16.11.2021

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-hopefully-rittenhouse-wont-be-free-as-fk-for-long/

Backstage, Now & Then, 11/16 16.11.2021

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their own work experiences and about how we can inject more empathy into our national culture of work. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

CAFE Insider 11/15: Bannon Indicted, Again 15.11.2021

A federal grand jury has indicted Steve Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6th insurrection. On this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the news and the prospects for similar charges to be brought against Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, and other...

Note From Elie: Aural Closure in a Middle School Gym For All 12.11.2021

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.

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