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CAFE Insider

CAFE Insider

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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.

Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The Legal Battles That Defined 2025
    Dec 23 2025

    This week, we’re sharing a recording of a live conversation between Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance on Substack. They look back on the biggest legal headlines from 2025, while sharing their predictions for 2026.

    We’ll be back with a new Insider episode in the new year. Wishing you all a happy holiday season.

    We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.

    Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.

    This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

    Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.

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    35 mins
  • What Gets in the Way of Happiness (with Dan Harris)
    Dec 18 2025

    What makes Preet happy? In the bonus for Insiders, 10% Happier founder Dan Harris turns the tables and puts a pointed question to Preet about what gets in the way of his happiness.

    Thank you for being a member of the Insider community.

    Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.

    Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.



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    5 mins
  • Trump's Law of War
    Dec 16 2025

    On the Insider docket:

    – Two grand juries declined criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James;

    – A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to end the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles; and

    – The legality of the U.S.’s aggressive actions against Venezuela, including the seizure of an oil tanker and multiple strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.

    Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.

    We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.

    Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.

    This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

    Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.

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    45 mins
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