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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.

CAFE Insider 6/6: Indictment, Part Deux

57 mins; June 06, 2023

Note from Elie 6/2: Trump’s Longshot Case for Federal Court

8 mins; June 02, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 6/1: Henry Grabar

10 mins; June 01, 2023

Note From Barb 6/1: Don’t Dunk on Your Opponent

6 mins; June 01, 2023

CAFE Insider 5/30: AI & National Security (with John Carlin & Chris Inglis)

57 mins; May 30, 2023

Note From Elie 5/26: George Santos and the Cold Reality of Consequences

9 mins; May 26, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 5/25: David Autor

4 mins; May 25, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 5/24: The American Wellness Continuum: Alternative Medicine

13 mins; May 24, 2023

CAFE Insider 5/23: Mifepristone In Jeopardy & U.S. Attorney Resigns

46 mins; May 23, 2023

Note from Elie 5/19: Durham Report - Four Years for This?

9 mins; May 19, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 5/18: Tom Nichols

7 mins; May 18, 2023

Note From Asha 5/18: Why the Durham Report Falls Short

10 mins; May 18, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 5/17: The American Wellness Continuum: Traditional Medicine

13 mins; May 17, 2023

CAFE Insider 5/16: Santos Scandals

38 mins; May 16, 2023

Note from Elie 5/12: What John Roberts Really Meant to Say

8 mins; May 12, 2023

Note From Joyce 5/11: The Supreme Court v. Federal Agencies

7 mins; May 11, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 5/10: Veep: The Real Story

10 mins; May 09, 2023

CAFE Insider 5/9: Trump, Tarrio & Thomas

48 mins; May 09, 2023

Note from Elie 5/5: The Justice Department’s Hunter Biden Conundrum

8 mins; May 05, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 5/4: Noah Feldman

5 mins; May 04, 2023

Note From Barb 5/4: Words That Kill

7 mins; May 04, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 5/3: Not a Joke: Humor as Politics

10 mins; May 03, 2023

CAFE Insider 5/2: Trump’s Trial & Roberts’s Tribulations

49 mins; May 02, 2023

Note from Elie 4/28: A Trump Trial Will Happen – But When?

9 mins; April 28, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 4/27: Jen Psaki

7 mins; April 27, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 4/26: Supreme Court Scandals: A Story of Justice

6 mins; April 26, 2023

CAFE Insider 4/25: Mifepristone, Bragg, & Baldwin

43 mins; April 25, 2023

Note from Elie: Decoding Dominion’s Settlement with Fox

8 mins; April 21, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 4/20: Joan Biskupic

6 mins; April 20, 2023

Note From Asha 4/20: Trump's Real Defense Team? House GOP

8 mins; April 20, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 4/19: Expulsions and Ousters: The Threat in Tennessee

13 mins; April 19, 2023

CAFE Insider 4/18: High Court Reckonings — Clarence Thomas & the Future of Mifepristone

49 mins; April 18, 2023

Note from Elie: Judge Merchan Is Admirable - But He Should Recuse

8 mins; April 14, 2023

Note From Joyce 4/13: What Year Is it?

6 mins; April 13, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 4/13: Maggie Haberman

5 mins; April 13, 2023

Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 07

23 mins; April 12, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 4/12: Hostages as Messages

9 mins; April 12, 2023

CAFE Insider 4/11: Bragg's Challenges, Abortion Pill Rulings & Thomas' Freebies

51 mins; April 11, 2023

Note From Elie: In the Trump Case, We’re All Courtroom Watchers

8 mins; April 07, 2023

Note From Barb 4/6: Equal Justice Under Law

5 mins; April 05, 2023

Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 06

35 mins; April 05, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 4/5: Canada and the One-Way Mirror

12 mins; April 05, 2023

Note From Elie: Prosecutors, Turf Battles, and Trump

22 mins; March 31, 2023

Note From Melissa 3/30: Telling Tales About Abortion

13 mins; March 30, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 3/30: George Packer

8 mins; March 30, 2023

Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 05

24 mins; March 29, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 3/29: District Attorneys: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

13 mins; March 28, 2023

CAFE Insider 3/28: Trump’s “Extortion" "Defense”

40 mins; March 28, 2023

Disrupting Digital Threats

33 mins; March 27, 2023

Note From Elie: What a Trump Indictment Could Mean for the Nation

9 mins; March 24, 2023

Preview of an Indictment Part II (with Joyce Vance & Barb McQuade)

16 mins; March 23, 2023

Note From Asha 3/23: It’s Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

8 mins; March 23, 2023

Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 04

14 mins; March 22, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 3/22: Why Americans Hate (and Love) Banks

9 mins; March 22, 2023

CAFE Insider 3/21 Programming Note

28 secs; March 21, 2023

Note From Elie: The Trump Hush Money Case: Bombshell or Dud?

9 mins; March 17, 2023

Note From Joyce: What About Standing?

8 mins; March 16, 2023

Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 03

22 mins; March 15, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 3/15: Women Journalists and Their Fight to Be Heard

13 mins; March 15, 2023

CAFE Insider 3/14: The 10th Justice (with Michael Dreeben)

68 hours 33 mins; March 14, 2023

Note From Elie: Nine Policymakers in Black Robes

8 mins; March 10, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 3/9: Zanny Minton Beddoes

7 mins; March 09, 2023

Note From Barb 3/9: The January 6 Choir is Not a Joke

5 mins; March 09, 2023

Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 02

7 mins; March 08, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 3/8: Trash and Pollution: Who Pays?

10 mins; March 08, 2023

CAFE Insider 3/7: Student Loans & Subpoenas

48 mins; March 07, 2023

Note From Elie: Speech or Debate — Breaking New Constitutional Ground

9 mins; March 03, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 3/2: Jia Tolentino

5 mins; March 02, 2023

Note From Melissa 3/2: Will the Supreme Court Break the Internet?

12 mins; March 02, 2023

Up Against The Mob - Bonus Episode 01

8 mins; March 01, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 3/1: Women Change Makers: Three Legal Battles

10 mins; March 01, 2023

CAFE Insider 2/28: Full Court Press

50 mins; February 28, 2023

Note From Elie: The Fulton County Grand Juror and the Irresistible Pull of the Spotlight

10 mins; February 24, 2023

Note From Asha 02/23: Don't Look Up

9 mins; February 23, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 2/23: Bianna Golodryga

9 mins; February 23, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 2/22: What UFOs Say About Us

7 mins; February 22, 2023

CAFE Insider 2/21: Gaetz Outta Jail Free

41 mins; February 21, 2023

Note From Elie: Mark Pomerantz, Self-Promoting Prosecutorial Turncoat

13 mins; February 17, 2023

Note From Joyce 02/16: On Abortion Rights and Conservative Hypocrisy

8 mins; February 16, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 2/16: Michael Morell

8 mins; February 16, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 2/15: Congressional Committees...and Power

11 mins; February 15, 2023

CAFE Insider 2/14: Subpoenas & Santos

37 mins; February 14, 2023

Note from Elie: How to Get Rid of George Santos

8 mins; February 10, 2023

Note From Barb 02/09: Investigating the Investigators

6 mins; February 09, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 2/9: David Remnick

11 mins; February 09, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 2/8: Asian American Identities: A National Story (with Mary Lui)

9 mins; February 08, 2023

CAFE Insider 2/7: Imminent Charges & Involuntary Manslaughter

40 mins; February 07, 2023

Note from Elie: How Powerful People Get Away with It

25 mins; February 03, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 2/2: Elie Honig

6 mins; February 02, 2023

Note From Melissa 02/02: Leaky Blinders

9 mins; February 02, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 2/1: Advisors and Chiefs of Staff: The Powers of the President’s People

10 mins; February 01, 2023

CAFE Insider 1/31: Tyre Nichols & Pence Documents

43 mins; January 31, 2023

Note from Elie: Bad Faith in Pursuit of a White Whale

9 mins; January 27, 2023

Note From Asha 01/26: Step Right Up, the GOP Circus is in Town

8 mins; January 26, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 1/26: Frank Bruni

8 mins; January 26, 2023

CAFE Insider 1/24: Biden, Baldwin & SCOTUS Breach

52 mins; January 24, 2023

Note from Elie: DOJ & the Coming Constitutional Showdown

9 mins; January 20, 2023

Note From Joyce 01/19: Trump in Civil Trouble

7 mins; January 19, 2023

Stay Tuned Bonus 1/19: Tim Heaphy

7 mins; January 19, 2023

Now & Then Backstage 1/18: Horses, Cats, and Chickens: Animal Power and Us

9 mins; January 18, 2023

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