Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University, where he specializes in the study of poverty. His 2016 book Evicted won the Pulitzer Prize for its incisive examination of poverty and housing policy in America. He joins Preet to discuss his new book, Poverty, by America, and the many ways poverty is entrenched in one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Plus, new reports say Trump shared additional classified information with foreigners, and does the right to a speedy trial ext...
Oct 12, 2023•58 min
In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden as part of the classified documents probe. They also break down the reporting by ABC News that special counsel Jack Smith has obtained testimony that former President Donald Trump shared classified information about U.S. nuclear submarines with an Australian billionaire at Mar-a-Lago. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The start of Trum...
Oct 10, 2023•10 min
John F. Harris is the co-founder and Global Editor-in-Chief of Politico, where he has written about former Speaker McCarthy’s tumultuous Speakership in his “Altitude” column. Harris joins Preet to discuss why insurgent GOP Representatives ousted McCarthy last week – and what McCarthy’s fall can tell us about the state of the Republican Party. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or lea...
Oct 09, 2023•19 min
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins Preet to discuss his role and pressing public health issues, including America’s loneliness epidemic, the use of AI in healthcare, and the rise of health misinformation. Plus, former president Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has begun in Manhattan, the potential for jury nullification in Trump’s upcoming criminal trials, and advice for law students. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Dr. Murthy discuss the Surgeon General’s approach to curing cancer...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 14 min
This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce preview the upcoming Supreme Court term with SCOTUS expert Dahlia Lithwick. She’s a senior editor at Slate, where she writes about the courts and the law, and hosts the legal podcast Amicus. In this excerpt from the show, Preet, Joyce, and Dahlia discuss the upcoming Rahimi case, which could gut protective gun legislation, and the prudence of applying a “history and tradition” legal analysis to contemporary challenges. In the full episode, P...
Oct 03, 2023•15 min
Dr. Renee Wegrzyn is the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, (ARPA-H), a new federal agency with a $2.5 billion budget. Modeled after DARPA, the agency is tasked with taking big risks in biomedical research that seem beyond the reach of the private sector. Dr. Wegrzyn joins Preet to discuss how ARPA-H is promoting innovation, and their goal to “end cancer as we know it.” Stay Tuned is nominated for a Signal Award…and you’re in the jury box! Head to cafe.com/signal...
Oct 02, 2023•24 min
Heather Cox Richardson, a Boston College history professor and author of the “Letters From An American,” newsletter, joins Preet to discuss her new book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.” They discuss the origins of the terms “liberal” and “conservative,” a 1937 anti-FDR manifesto that presaged today’s GOP ideology, and the ways in which the nation might move beyond the chaos of the Trump years. Plus, a bombshell ruling against Trump in the New York State fraud case, and NJ S...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance is joined by guest co-host Elie Honig while Preet is out. Elie served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, and he is now a CAFE contributor, the host of CAFE’s Up Against the Mob podcast, and a senior legal analyst at CNN. In this excerpt from the show, Joyce and Elie break down reporting from ABC News that Trump directed his former assistant to tell investigators that she did not know that he was storing classifie...
Sep 26, 2023•18 min
Errol Louis is the host of NY1’s Inside City Hall and the podcast “You Decide with Errol Louis.” He joins Preet to discuss New York City’s recent influx in migrants. Since last spring, over 113,000 migrants have arrived in the city from all over the world. And the city’s one-of-a-kind “right-to-shelter” law, which guarantees anyone who needs emergency housing will get it, is being debated among city and federal officials. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network...
Sep 25, 2023•23 min
Ian Bremmer is the founder and president of Eurasia Group, a political risk consulting firm, and GZERO Media. He joins Preet to discuss the geopolitics around the recent G20 summit, the relationships between Biden, Xi, and Putin, and the shifting global order. Plus, special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a Trump gag order, a split RICO trial in Georgia, and gun charges against Hunter Biden. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Ian discuss the death of Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigo...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min
In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the indictment of Hunter Biden on three federal gun charges in a case brought by special counsel David Weiss. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden launched by House Republicans; and – Developments in Donald Trump’s election interference federal case, including Trump’s motion to recuse the judge overseeing the case, and prosecutors’ motion seeking a g...
Sep 19, 2023•15 min
Nilay Patel is the Editor-in-Chief of The Verge, and host of the Decoder podcast. He joins Preet to discuss the risks that artificial intelligence poses to intellectual property rights, and the recent slew of lawsuits filed against AI developers, accusing them of infringing copyrights and trademarks. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysi...
Sep 18, 2023•25 min
Malcolm Gladwell is a bestselling author and longtime New Yorker staff writer. He’s also the co-founder and president of the audio-production company Pushkin Industries, where he hosts Revisionist History, a podcast about things “overlooked and misunderstood.” He joins me to talk about gun culture, and what we get wrong about firearms in America. He also reflects on some of his older writing on policing, epidemics, and first impressions. Plus, former Trump aide Peter Navarro’s sentencing is set ...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 1 min
In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the Fulton County, Georgia special purpose grand jury’s newly unsealed report from the Trump election interference investigation, which revealed that jurors recommended charges against Senator Lindsey Graham and other Trump allies who ultimately were not charged. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The order by a federal judge rejecting former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s bid to...
Sep 12, 2023•8 min
Carol Rosenberg is a senior reporter at The New York Times who’s been reporting on Guantanamo Bay and the legal proceedings of the accused 9/11 terrorists for more than two decades. She joins Preet to discuss why the five suspects, including the mastermind behind the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have yet to face trial. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-2...
Sep 11, 2023•26 min
How does religion influence our politics? Preet speaks with Ryan Burge, a pastor, data analyst, and political science professor at Eastern Illinois University focused on religion and politics. They discuss the rapid decrease in American religious affiliation, how religious groups are becoming more polarized, and what it all means for our elections. Plus, Preet reacts to testimony by former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows who is seeking to transfer the Georgia state prosecution to federal court...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 9 min
In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the speedy trial demands filed by some of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia prosecution. They also break down Trump’s opposition to the expedited trial schedule and his motion to sever his case from the co-defendants seeking a speedy trial. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s testimony at a hearing on his request to rem...
Sep 05, 2023•15 min
Longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins Preet to discuss a few of his favorite topics: food, politics, and language. Bruni also talks about an unusual medical ailment that inspired him to write a book, and how AI tools like ChatGPT will impact the field of writing. This episode first aired on January 26, 2023. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/revisiting-politics-punditry-and-restaurants-with-frank-bruni/ Tweet your questions to @Pree...
Aug 31, 2023•52 min
After the US army tested the world’s first nuclear bomb in New Mexico in 1945, residents of the surrounding area suffered severe health issues due to radioactive fallout. Last month, the Senate passed an amendment to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to make Trinity Test “downwinders” eligible for compensation. Preet speaks with Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, about the downwinder’s movement for acknowledgement and justice. Stay Tuned in Brief is pres...
Aug 28, 2023•25 min
Chuck Rosenberg, a veteran of the Justice Department, has held many roles including US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Acting Administrator of the DEA, and Chief of Staff and Counsel to two FBI Directors. He and Preet discuss the four Trump prosecutions, the unusual developments in the Hunter Biden investigation, and whether the repeated use of special counsels undermines the integrity of the Justice Department. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Rosenberg explain how p...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s notice of removal to transfer the criminal case against him in Georgia to federal court and stop the state from proceeding any further in the matter. They also discuss the unique tenets of Georgia’s criminal procedure rules, including the publication of grand jurors’ names in an indictment. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – Why the timing of Tr...
Aug 22, 2023•16 min
False alarms sounded recently about the discovery of a room temperature superconductor by way of a material called LK-99. Since then, there has been a surge in interest in the topic: what exactly is a room temperature superconductor? How would one change our lives? And just how close are we to discovering one? Preet speaks with physicist and superconductor expert Dr. Richard Greene of the University of Maryland. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please w...
Aug 21, 2023•24 min
Greg Ip is the chief economics commentator at The Wall Street Journal and has reported on the economy for decades. He and Preet discuss the likelihood of a US recession, whether inflation will stay contained, and President Biden’s strategy to stimulate growth by targeting specific industries integral to the economy. Plus, Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed David Weiss as special counsel to continue overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation, and prosecutors press for a “speedy trial” ...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min
To listen to a free special episode of CAFE Insider discussing the 4th indictment of Donald Trump, head to cafe.com/Georgia and enter your email. In this episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the Fulton County, Georgia indictment of Trump over his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state. They discuss: – The decision by Fulton County DA Fani Willis to level racketeering charges against Trump and 18 co-defendants; – The overlap between this case and s...
Aug 15, 2023•56 sec
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Mississippi’s lifetime felon voting ban. The court held that the Jim Crow-era law violates the 8th Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.” What could this new legal justification mean for enfranchisement across the country? Preet speaks with Sean Morales-Doyle, Director of the Voting Rights Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. P...
Aug 14, 2023•21 min
Margaret Hoover is a political commentator and host of Firing Line, the PBS weekly public affairs show started by the conservative icon William F. Buckley in 1966. Hoover also served as associate director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the White House under President George W. Bush. She and Preet discuss if any of the Republican presidential primary candidates can challenge Trump, what to expect from the GOP debates, and the legacy of her great-grandfather, Herbert Hoover. Plus, Preet discusses...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 7 min
In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss two issues from Donald Trump’s 2020 election criminal case making the headlines: (1) whether a judge should adopt the government’s version of a protective order to limit Donald Trump’s ability to make details of the case public; and (2) Trump claims that he cannot receive a fair trial in D.C. suggesting that Judge Tanya Chutkan should recuse herself given her past rulings, and that the case should be moved from ...
Aug 08, 2023•17 min
New York could soon become the first city in the U.S. to implement congestion pricing. Preet speaks with Nick Klein, a professor of city and regional planning at Cornell University, about the policy and its far-reaching impacts. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: Professor Nicholas J. Klein, Cornell University Ana Ley, “Congestion Pricing Plan in New York City Clears Final Federal Hurdle,” NYT, 6/26/23 New Jersey’s Complaint against the federal government, filed 7/21/23 Stay Tuned in Brief is ...
Aug 07, 2023•20 min
David Ignatius is the longtime foreign affairs columnist at The Washington Post. He’s also the author of 11 spy thriller novels that draw on decades of experience reporting on espionage and spying. He joins Preet to discuss the escalating race between the US and China to control space, how artificial intelligence could influence the future of warfare, and his latest four part novella published in the Washington Post. In lieu of answering listener questions, Preet is joined by his CAFE Insider po...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min
To listen to a free special episode of CAFE Insider discussing the Trump indictment, head to cafe.com/Trump and enter your email. In this episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the third indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges that stem from alleged attempts to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. They discuss: – Trump’s potential defenses and the challenges prosecutors will face in this unprecedented case; – Special counsel Jack Smith’s decision not to charge th...
Aug 02, 2023•1 min
