Stay Tuned with Preet

Stay Tuned with Preet

Join former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as he breaks down legal topics in the news and engages thought leaders in a podcast about power, policy, and justice. From CAFE Studios and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Episodes

Can Trump Do Whatever He Wants?

September 2, 2025 • 12 mins
In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss President Donald Trump’s threats that he will deploy National Guard troops to major cities. Trump has already done this in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles and has floated doing the same in Chicago, New York, and Baltimore.  In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down Trump’s efforts to expand the National Guard’s role in D.C. law enforcemen...
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Raging Moderates: How Trump Could Win a Nobel Peace Prize (ft. Hillary Clinton)

August 28, 2025 • 71 mins
Preet's out this week, so we're excited to share an episode of Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, which we think listeners of Stay Tuned will enjoy. We'll be back next week! Jessica Tarlov sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with Hillary Clinton to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time. They explore how Donald Trump could attempt to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, how Democra...
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With Putin, Trump Bends the Knee (with Tom Nichols)

August 21, 2025 • 69 mins
Trump’s recent meetings with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have raised urgent questions about America’s role in global affairs and the future of the war in Ukraine. Atlantic staff writer and national security expert Tom Nichols joins Preet to break down what’s at stake: the fragility of Western unity, the history behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and whether Trump can—or even wants to—deliver peace. They also discuss De...
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Law & Order, Hold the Law

August 19, 2025 • 11 mins
In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the agreement between the D.C. government and the Trump administration, facilitated by a federal judge, preserving the local government’s authority over its police force. The resolution stemmed from the D.C. Attorney General’s lawsuit challenging Trump’s takeover of the District’s police and his deployment of the National Guard. In the full episo...
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Why Good Laws Aren’t Enough (with Martha Minow)

August 14, 2025 • 66 mins
Should the law be more forgiving? Martha Minow, former dean of Harvard Law School, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation on what justice means today—inside and beyond the courtroom. They discuss the erosion of public trust in the legal system, the dangers of outcome-driven thinking, and why Minow believes we can’t “achieve” justice. Plus, they explore how self-interest in the Trump era has eroded our institutions, from the Su...
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Trump's DC Police Takeover

August 12, 2025 • 11 mins
Does President Trump have the legal authority to put Washington, D.C.’s police under federal control? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss Trump’s executive order declaring a crime emergency in DC to seize control of the city’s police and deploy the National Guard. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss:  – A federal judge’s decision to reject the Trump administration’s reque...
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Can Democrats Win Back Rural America? (with Joe Kennedy III)

August 7, 2025 • 69 mins
Joe Kennedy III is trying to rebuild Democratic power from the ground up—in places where the party has long been written off. The former Massachusetts congressman joins Preet to talk about his work with the Groundwork Project, an organization supporting grassroots organizing in rural America. They discuss what it means to do politics outside the spotlight, his disagreements with his uncle RFK Jr., and how Kennedy is navigating lega...
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Is Being Undocumented a Crime?

August 5, 2025 • 13 mins
What does it mean to be undocumented? And is it always illegal? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss whether violations of immigration law are treated as civil offenses or criminal acts under U.S. law. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down a new bill in Congress that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks. Plus, why president Donald Trump is exempt from the bill. CAFE In...
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DOJ's Shifting Sands on Epstein (with Mimi Rocah, Elie Honig & Asha Rangappa)

July 31, 2025 • 55 mins
Donald Trump and the Justice Department are at the center of bipartisan furor over the case files of Jeffrey Epstein and the administration’s about-face on publicly releasing them. Preet is joined by former Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah, former Assistant US Attorney Elie Honig, and lawyer and former FBI agent Asha Rangappa to discuss what’s potentially unfolding behind closed doors at the Justice Department. They also br...
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The Epstein Files (with Ben Wittes)

July 29, 2025 • 15 mins
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?  This is an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, where Preet Bharara is joined by Lawfare editor-in-chief Ben Wittes, while Joyce is out.  In the full episode, Preet and Ben break down: – The battle over unsealing grand jury testimony in ...
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Confessions of a Mogul (with Barry Diller)

July 24, 2025 • 60 mins
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 chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group. Diller’s new memoir, Who Knew, is a candid account of his family, his career, and his sexuality – long a source of public speculation and debate. He joins Preet to talk about what it was ...
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Epstein Fallout

July 22, 2025 • 12 mins
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 backlash from Trump’s supporters. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a report on Epstein’s birthday letters, including one reportedly bearing Trump’s signature, ...
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Remaining Hopeful Amid Political Chaos (with Jonathan Capehart)

July 17, 2025 • 56 mins
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 dissect the current state of our politics and how to remain hopeful amid the political chaos stemming from Trump’s presidency. Join the CAFE Insider community to stay informed without hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to ca...
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AI in Trump's America (with Nita Farahany)

July 15, 2025 • 15 mins
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 the ethical and legal implications of emerging technologies. In an excerpt from the episode, they discuss the U.S.’s failure to put in place proper safeguards for AI, and what Congress must do to keep pace with the growing risks.  In th...
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The Decline of Reality-Based Politics (with Anne Applebaum)

July 10, 2025 • 63 mins
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 political landscape. From the passage of the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill,” to the administration’s controversial immigration policies, they explore what is straining our democratic institutions and what could help restore them.  Then, ...
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Fighting Trump’s Asylum Ban

July 8, 2025 • 13 mins
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 effort to declare an “invasion” at the border to limit asylum access in the U.S.  In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss two recent Supreme Court decisions. The first case affords parents of elementary school children a religious ...
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Checks and Balances in the Balance at SCOTUS (with Melissa Murray, Trevor Morrison & Jack Goldsmith)

July 3, 2025 • 69 mins
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 the president’s power. Preet is joined by professors and Supreme Court experts Trevor Morrison, Melissa Murray, and Jack Goldsmith to discuss the implications of that decision, and other emerging themes from this Supreme Court.  Join ...
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SCOTUS to America: "You Deal With Him"

July 1, 2025 • 11 mins
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 and Joyce Vance break down the decision and its broad implications.  In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss the Justice Department’s lawsuit against all 15 federal district court judges in Maryland over an order pausing deportati...
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Did Bombing Iran Work? (with Jake Sullivan & Jon Finer)

June 26, 2025 • 64 mins
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 advisors, take Preet into the Situation Room and analyze the fragile situation in the Middle East. They discuss the actual damage done to Iran’s nuclear program, Trump’s split from the U.S. intelligence community, and the controversial quest...
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Deportations at SCOTUS

June 24, 2025 • 11 mins
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland. In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the latest decision from the Court’s notorious shadow docket.  In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down:  – A judge’s order releasing pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from custody while his deportat...
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