CAFE Insider

Mar 06 2025 1261 ep. 20 mins 611
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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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Bonus: Language in This New Trump Era (with Frank Bruni, Joanne Freeman, & Jonah Goldberg)

Mar 06 2025 6 mins  
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Yale history professor Joanne Freeman, columnist Frank Bruni, and political commentator Jonah Goldberg join me to discuss the use of language in the Trump era. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a

DOGE Legal Drama

Mar 04 2025 41 mins  
On the CAFE Insider docket: – The resignation of New York’s top FBI official after he resisted President Trump’s effort to purge his office; – DOJ’s pushback against the interim D.C. U.S. Attorney’s reported efforts to open an investigation into comments made by Senator Chuck Schumer about Supreme Court justices; – Legal challenges to DOGE’s controversial initi

Democracy in the Trump Era: Special Live Event

Feb 27 2025 51 mins  
Preet discusses Democracy in the Trump Era with co-panelists Laura Coates, CNN’s chief legal analyst; Melissa Murray, NYU law professor and expert on constitutional law; and Andrew Weissmann, former senior prosecutor with the Mueller investigation. The live conversation was moderated by Thane Rosenbaum and hosted by the Forum on Life, Culture & Society, and the 92nd Street Y.

Bongino for FBI & DOGE Email

Feb 25 2025 44 mins  
On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Donald Trump’s controversial appointment of conservative podcaster and former Fox News host Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI; – Trump’s nomination of Ed Martin, a former defense lawyer for January 6 defendants, as D.C. U.S. Attorney; – DOGE initiatives that are causing uncertainty and confusion among federal employees,

Bonus: Measuring Social Progress (with Michael Sandel)

Feb 20 2025 9 mins  
How do we measure social progress? In this bonus from Stay Tuned, political philosophy Harvard professor Michael Sandel answers a question from a Stay Tuned listener. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned

Resignations Rock DOJ

Feb 18 2025 45 mins  
In a new episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance and CAFE Contributor Elie Honig, former SDNY Assistant U.S. Attorney, discuss the turmoil at the Department of Justice stemming from the Trump administration’s decision to seek dismissal of the criminal prosecution of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Joyce and Elie break down: – The resignations of interim SDNY U.S. Attorney Danie

Bonus: Does Charisma Change History? (with Francis Fukuyama)

Feb 13 2025 4 mins  
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama to discuss the great man theory of history. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to y

Coup, There It Isn’t

Feb 11 2025 46 mins  
On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiatives, which have prompted many federal judges across the country to order DOGE to stop taking such drastic actions; – The Trump White House policy loosening guidelines that limited communications with DOJ prosecutors about specific cases; and – The memos issued by Attorney General

Bonus: Will AI Ever Become Sentient?

Feb 06 2025 7 mins  
Will AI ever become sentient? In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet breaks down the possibility with entrepreneur, investor, and author of Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future?, Reid Hoffman. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247

Trump’s FBI Loyalty Test

Feb 04 2025 56 mins  
On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Donald Trump’s retaliation against federal law enforcement officials for investigating and prosecuting crimes related to January 6; – Trump’s attempt to downsize the federal workforce by offering “deferred resignation” to millions of civil servants; and – Trump’s decision to temporarily freeze many federal grants and loans