Salman Rushdie's Defiance (with David Remnick)
David Remnick, the longtime editor of the New Yorker, has written a new profile of the novelist Salman Rushdie. In 1989, Iran’s Supreme Leader declared Rushdie’s book, “The Satanic Verses,” blasphemou...
9 Feb 20231h 9min
CAFE Insider 2/7: The Case Against Alec Baldwin, Explained
In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the involuntary manslaughter charges brought against actor Alec Baldwin for allegedly shooting and killing a cinemat...
7 Feb 202310min
In Brief: Hail to the Chief (of Staff) (with Chris Whipple)
President Biden has a new chief of staff: Jeff Zients. Zients replaces Biden's longtime aide Ron Klain. Preet discusses the transition with Chris Whipple, the author of The Gatekeepers: How The White ...
6 Feb 202322min
Above the Law? (with Elie Honig)
Elie Honig is a former federal and state prosecutor. He’s currently a CNN senior legal analyst and a contributor and host of Up Against The Mob at CAFE. He joins Preet to discuss his new book “Untouch...
2 Feb 20231h 12min
CAFE Insider 1/31: Charges in the Tyre Nichols Killing, Explained
In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the fatal Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols captured on videos, and the resulting indictments of the officers i...
31 Jan 202316min
In Brief: It's a Debt Trap (with Justin Wolfers)
What is the debt ceiling? And how concerned should we be about the national debt? Preet speaks with Justin Wolfers, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan. Stay Tune...
30 Jan 202329min
Politics, Punditry, and Restaurants (with Frank Bruni)
Longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins Preet to discuss a few of his favorite topics: food, politics, language, and culture. Bruni also talks about several of the recent changes in his li...
26 Jan 20231h 8min
CAFE Insider 1/24: Why Charge Alec Baldwin with Manslaughter?
In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the decision by a New Mexico District Attorney to seek involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin f...
24 Jan 202316min
