E. Jean Carroll and the Mob Boss Presidency (with Barb McQuade)

Cancer, GLP-1s, and Vaccine Hesitancy (with Atul Gawande)

Atul Gawande is a surgeon, a best-selling author, and a longtime contributor to The New Yorker. He also served as the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID under President Biden. He joins Preet to discuss new medical breakthroughs from cancer to GLP-1s, and the crisis of faith in our healthcare establishment.  Then, Preet answers listener questions about whether Trump’s DOJ Anti-Weaponization Fund is really dead. He also shares his thoughts on President Trump’s acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte and Hunter Biden’s newly revived X account. In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Gawande discuss affordability and the original sin of our healthcare system.  Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website [https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-podcast/].  You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom] and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront [https://amzn.to/3KnsELW]. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE [https://cafe.com/about-us/] and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Iran, Bolton, Pulte & Blanche (with Ben Wittes)

The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution halting U.S. military action against Iran. In this excerpt from the Insider podcast, Ben Wittes joins Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance to discuss its legal and political significance. Wittes is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Lawfare and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In the full episode, they cover:  – A reported plea deal between the Justice Department and President Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton; – Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence; and – Trump’s appointment of Todd Blanche as Attorney General. To support the show and gain access to full Insider episodes, become a member at cafe.com/insider [http://cafe.com/insider] or staytuned.substack.com/subscribe [http://staytuned.substack.com].  CAFE Insiders click HERE [https://cafe.com/insider-podcast/iran-war-powers-congress-bolton-pulte-blanche-slush-fund/] to listen to the full analysis.  Subscribe [https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom] to our YouTube channel. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE [https://cafe.com/about-us/] and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

E. Jean Carroll and the Mob Boss Presidency (with Barb McQuade)

Barb McQuade is a former U.S. Attorney, MS NOW legal analyst, law professor, and author of The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government. In this live episode taped at the 92NY in New York City, Barb joins Preet to discuss President Trump’s mob-style tactics, the $1.8 billion “slush fund” for January 6 defendants, threats to the rule of law, and how Americans can reclaim democratic accountability. Then, Preet answers listener questions about lawsuits challenging President Trump’s slush fund, whether acting officials can be impeached, and a court ruling barring arrests from being made in New York City immigration courts.  In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and McQuade discuss restoring public faith in the Justice Department, the most important lesson for law students, and whether RICO is a viable legal tool for holding the Trump administration accountable.  Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website [https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-podcast/].  You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom] and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront [https://amzn.to/3KnsELW]. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE [https://cafe.com/about-us/] and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Trump Blocked: Slush Fund & Kennedy Center

A federal judge has blocked Trump’s efforts to add his own name to the Kennedy Center, a performing arts institution that honors the legacy of President John F. Kennedy. In this excerpt from the Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the court’s legal reasoning and larger takeaways from this development.  In the full Insider episode, they cover:  – Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund, and a federal court decision that effectively reopens Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS; and – Reports that the Justice Department is investigating E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assault and won two defamation lawsuits against him, for allegedly committing perjury.  To support the show and gain access to full Insider episodes, become a member at cafe.com/insider [http://cafe.com/insider] or staytuned.substack.com/subscribe [http://staytuned.substack.com].  CAFE Insiders click HERE [https://cafe.com/insider-podcast/trump-slush-fund-irs-kennedy-ejean-carroll/] to listen to the full analysis.  Subscribe [https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom] to our YouTube channel. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE [https://cafe.com/about-us/] and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Republicans Finally Break With Trump - But Why Now? (with Dan Goldman)

Rep. Dan Goldman is a Democratic congressman from New York and a former federal prosecutor. He joins Preet to discuss Trump’s $1.776 billion “weaponization” fund, the future of Democratic oversight in Congress, his primary race, and the politics of Israel and Gaza. Then, Preet answers listener questions about the sentence commutation of Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk convicted of breaching election equipment, and about the original meaning of Memorial Day.  In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Goldman take on the impossible challenge of choosing DOJ’s worst offense yet.  Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website [https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-podcast/].  You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom] and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront [https://amzn.to/3KnsELW]. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE [https://cafe.com/about-us/] and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]