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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.

Note From Barb 11/16: A Power Grab in Ohio

6 mins; November 16, 2023

CAFE Insider 11/14: Supreme Conduct & Trump Trials

38 mins; November 14, 2023

Note from Elie 11/10: What Do We Do With Congressional Scoundrels?

9 mins; November 10, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 11/9: Sean Carroll

8 mins; November 09, 2023

Note from Rachel 11/09: The Road to Rahimi

9 mins; November 09, 2023

CAFE Insider 11/7: Trump Takes the Stand

39 mins; November 07, 2023

Note from Elie 11/3: Why Halfway Cooperation Doesn’t Work

10 mins; November 03, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 11/2: Adam Grant

9 mins; November 02, 2023

Note from Asha 11/02: Seeing the Five Eyes

6 mins; November 02, 2023

CAFE Insider 10/31: Trick or Trump

47 mins; October 31, 2023

Note from Elie 10/27: Watergate, Trump, and How History Speaks to Us

7 mins; October 27, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 10/26: Richard Haass

5 mins; October 26, 2023

Note From Joyce 10/26: The Check

7 mins; October 26, 2023

CAFE Insider 10/24: Pled

46 mins; October 24, 2023

Note from Elie 10/20: My Name

10 mins; October 20, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 10/19: Dan Senor and Adam Benforado

4 mins; October 19, 2023

Note From Barb 10/19: A Line in the Sand

5 mins; October 19, 2023

CAFE Insider 10/17: Super(seding) Tuesday

38 mins; October 17, 2023

Note from Elie 10/13: The Known Unknowns of Trump’s Immunity Defense

11 mins; October 13, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 10/12: Matthew Desmond

7 mins; October 12, 2023

Note From Melissa 10/12: SCOTUS Takes On the Administrative State

20 mins; October 12, 2023

CAFE Insider 10/10: Fraud & Bribery

52 mins; October 10, 2023

Note from Elie 10/6: Why Trump Opted Not to Seek Removal to Federal Court

9 mins; October 06, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 10/5: Dr. Vivek Murthy

11 mins; October 05, 2023

Note from Asha 10/05: 99 Problems and Hunter Biden’s Laptop Lawsuit

7 mins; October 05, 2023

CAFE Insider 10/3: A New SCOTUS Term (with Dahlia Lithwick)

58 mins; October 03, 2023

Note From Elie 9/29: The Prosecution’s Worst Witness

9 mins; September 29, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 9/28: Heather Cox Richardson

4 mins; September 28, 2023

Note From Joyce 09/28: What I Learned From Being Called Out by Trump on Social Media

7 mins; September 28, 2023

CAFE Insider 9/26: Trump’s To-Do Lists (with Elie Honig)

52 mins; September 26, 2023

Note from Elie 9/22: The Importance of Who Decides, and Where

10 mins; September 22, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 9/21: Ian Bremmer

14 mins; September 21, 2023

Note From Barb 9/21: The Self-Sabotaging Shutdown

6 mins; September 21, 2023

CAFE Insider 9/19: The President and His Son

54 mins; September 19, 2023

Note From Elie 9/15: The Forgotten Special Counsel

8 mins; September 15, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 9/14: Malcolm Gladwell

7 mins; September 14, 2023

CAFE Insider 9/12: “Karma Is…”

38 mins; September 12, 2023

Note from Elie 9/8: The End of Unprecedented

8 mins; September 08, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 9/7: Ryan Burge

7 mins; September 07, 2023

Note from Asha 9/07: NSFW: The Meadows Removal Hearing

9 mins; September 07, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 9/6: Looking Ahead: A Viewers’ Guide to Presidential Debates

14 mins; September 06, 2023

CAFE Insider 9/5: Musical Trials

45 mins; September 05, 2023

Note from Elie 9/1: Speedy Trials and High Stakes in Trump Georgia Case

7 mins; September 01, 2023

Note From Joyce 08/31: Donald Trump is Not a Serious Person

7 mins; August 31, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 8/30: Looking Ahead to 2024: Conventions, Caucuses, and the Balance of Democracy

12 mins; August 30, 2023

Note from Elie 8/25: The Purgatory of the Trump Co-Conspirators

8 mins; August 25, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 8/24: Chuck Rosenberg

7 mins; August 24, 2023

Note From Barb 8/24: Hitting Back on Hit Lists

5 mins; August 24, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 8/23: Pardons: Politics & Power

12 mins; August 23, 2023

CAFE Insider 8/22: Georgia on My Mind

48 mins; August 22, 2023

Note from Elie 08/18: The Problem With Pardon-Proofing

9 mins; August 18, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 8/17: Greg Ip

3 mins; August 17, 2023

Note From Melissa 8/17: An Ohio August Surprise

10 mins; August 17, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 8/16: The Women’s World Cup, Title IX, and Power

9 mins; August 16, 2023

CAFE Insider 8/15: The 4th Indictment

46 mins; August 15, 2023

Note from Elie 8/11: A Tale of Two Judges

7 mins; August 11, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 8/10: Margaret Hoover

3 mins; August 10, 2023

Note from Asha 8/10: The Indictment We’ve All Been Waiting For

7 mins; August 10, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 8/9: Telling Tales of History: The Florida Problem

16 mins; August 09, 2023

CAFE Insider 8/8: Protective Orders & Trump Defenses

48 mins; August 08, 2023

Note from Elie 8/4: Trump’s 3rd Indictment Is Really Not About Jan. 6

8 mins; August 04, 2023

Note From Joyce 08/03: Alabama’s Attorney General Wants to Control Your Access to Reproductive Medical Care

7 mins; August 03, 2023

CAFE Insider Special 8/2: Trump’s Third Indictment

34 mins; August 02, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 8/2: Unions, Strikes, and the Public: What Matters?

11 mins; August 02, 2023

CAFE Insider 8/1: More Trump Classified Docs Charges

53 mins; August 01, 2023

Note from Elie 7/28: Donald Trump and the “One More Thing” Defense

9 mins; July 28, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 7/27: Adam Frank

10 mins; July 27, 2023

Note From Barb 7/27: In Georgia, RICO Charges May Be Worth the Wait

9 mins; July 27, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 7/26: Barbie, G.I. Joe, and the Gang: Dolls Are Us

13 mins; July 26, 2023

CAFE Insider 7/25: Indictment Watch III

47 mins; July 25, 2023

Note from Elie 7/21: Why Fani Willis Should Stand Down

10 mins; July 21, 2023

Note From Melissa 7/20: Rookie of the Year

13 mins; July 20, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 7/19: The Third Party Problem

13 mins; July 19, 2023

CAFE Insider 7/18: Two Americas, One SCOTUS (with Michael Dreeben)

55 mins; July 18, 2023

Note from Elie 7/14: The Supreme Court: Conservative Outcomes, Activist Means

9 mins; July 14, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 7/13: Joshua Yaffa

3 mins; July 13, 2023

Note from Asha 7/13: Making Sense of the Affirmative Action Decision

9 mins; July 13, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 7/12: The Titan, the Sea, and What We See

13 mins; July 12, 2023

CAFE Insider 7/11: Trump Delays & Social Media Disinfo

47 mins; July 11, 2023

Note from Elie 7/7: Where’s Walt?

8 mins; July 07, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 7/6: Kate Shaw

10 mins; July 06, 2023

Note From Joyce 07/06: Protecting Guns, Not People

8 mins; July 06, 2023

Note From Elie 6/30: Why DOJ’s Trump Trial Should Go First

7 mins; June 30, 2023

Note From Barb 6/29: Trump's Trial Tactic — Playing Out the Clock

5 mins; June 29, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 6/29: Suzanne Nossel

6 mins; June 29, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 6/28: The American Nation and Indigenous Nations: Sovereignty & Struggle

8 mins; June 28, 2023

CAFE Insider 6/27: “Lordy, There Are [Trump] Tapes”

50 mins; June 27, 2023

Note from Elie 6/23: Skip the Outrage Over Hunter Biden

9 mins; June 23, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 6/22: Sally Jenkins

5 mins; June 22, 2023

Note From Melissa 6/22: Waiting for a Blow (from SCOTUS)

15 mins; June 22, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 6/21: Presidential Lawyer Problems

11 mins; June 21, 2023

CAFE Insider 6/20: Hunter’s Guilty Plea & Trump’s Admissions

51 mins; June 20, 2023

Note from Elie 6/16: Why Trump Was Charged in Florida, Not DC

6 mins; June 16, 2023

Note From Asha 6/15: The "Clinton Sock Drawer" — A Smart-Sounding Defense for Dumb People

8 mins; June 15, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 6/14: There's Something in the Water

11 mins; June 14, 2023

CAFE Insider 6/13: Legal Hurdles in the Mar-a-Lago Case

51 mins; June 13, 2023

Note From Elie 6/9: Bright Lights Can Make for Ugly Temptation

10 mins; June 09, 2023

Note From Joyce 06/08: The Silly Season

7 mins; June 08, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 6/8: Niobe Way

9 mins; June 08, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 6/7: Texas Tall-Tales, Ken Paxton…and Us

11 mins; June 07, 2023

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