Podcast Episodes

The Epstein Files (with Ben Wittes)

Deputy AG Todd Blanche met with Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. How unusual is that and where does this development fit within the ongoing Epstein files saga? 

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Confessions of a Mogul (with Barry Diller)

Media executive Barry Diller, one of the industry's most successful moguls, is behind some of America’s most popular films and TV shows, from Home Alone to The Simpsons to Roots. He’s now the chairma…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Epstein Fallout

In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down President Donald Trump’s push to unseal grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein case following weeks of …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Remaining Hopeful Amid Political Chaos (with Jonathan Capehart)

Preet recently sat down with Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss his new memoir, Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home. They also di…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

AI in Trump's America (with Nita Farahany)

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by CAFE contributor Nita Farahany, while Preet is out. Farahany is a professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School and a leading expert on t…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Decline of Reality-Based Politics (with Anne Applebaum)

If Trumpism is a reaction to an earlier era of politics, what will be the reaction to the reaction? Preet is joined by Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, to examine today’s broader polit…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fighting Trump’s Asylum Ban

What qualifies as an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico Border? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down a federal judge’s ruling blocking President Trump’s e…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Checks and Balances in the Balance at SCOTUS (with Melissa Murray, Trevor Morrison & Jack Goldsmith)

The Supreme Court just wrapped its term, handing down many consequential decisions, including in the birthright citizenship case which significantly limited the ability of lower court judges to check…

Published on 2 months ago

SCOTUS to America: "You Deal With Him"

In another 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority limited district court judges’ power to issue nationwide injunctions. In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara …

Published on 2 months ago

Did Bombing Iran Work? (with Jake Sullivan & Jon Finer)

Days after the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear sites, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer, President Biden’s two senior-most national security advis…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago