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
December 4, 2025 • 82 mins
What do the Epstein emails reveal about our nation’s elite class? This week, writer, political analyst, and founder of the Substack publication, The Ink, Anand Giridharadas, joins Preet to unpack his latest article, “How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails.”
Then, Preet answers your questions about President Trump’s meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and how the Senate passed the...
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December 2, 2025 • 10 mins
Is President Trump weaponizing the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C., to further his immigration agenda? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down Trump’s latest plan to pause all migration from what he’s calling “third world countries,” after an Afghan man shot two members of the West Virginia National Guard, killing one of them.
In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss...
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November 26, 2025 • 58 mins
This week, we are sharing the latest episode of a new weekly national security and foreign policy podcast: The Long Game, hosted by Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer.
Jake and Jon discuss MBS’s visit to the White House and what Saudi Arabia walked away with after meeting with Trump. A major corruption scandal inside Zelensky’s government just as Washington pushes for a new peace plan for Ukraine. And a tabletop exercise mapping the ri...
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November 20, 2025 • 59 mins
Are we Sleep Walking into a War with Venezuela? Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer, former national security advisors to the president and co-hosts of “The Long Game” podcast, join Preet to discuss the escalating situation in Venezuela, including the Trump administration’s consideration of airstrikes, the possibility of targeting Nicolás Maduro, and the likelihood of a ground incursion. Plus, the latest on the Gaza peace plan and the expa...
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November 18, 2025 • 15 mins
Could the fight over the Epstein files mark a turning point for MAGA? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break with President Trump over his administration’s stonewalling of the release of Epstein documents. They also react to Trump’s directive to his Justice Department to investigate Democrats over alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein—while avoiding simila...
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November 13, 2025 • 64 mins
What can the 1929 stock market crash teach us today? This week, New York Times columnist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Preet Bharara to unpack his latest book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash In Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation, drawing on eight years of research and access to never-before-seen historical documents.
Then, Preet answers your questions on the legality of potential U.S. military action in Venez...
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November 11, 2025 • 13 mins
Will the Supreme Court expand presidential powers once again? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the oral arguments before the Court over President Trump’s tariff policy — specifically, how much power a president has to levy tariffs under emergency-powers laws.
In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss:
– The wave of subpoenas issued to Trump’s political opponents by the U....
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November 6, 2025 • 75 mins
Can DOJ survive Trump? On a new episode of Stay Tuned, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis join Preet Bharara to discuss their new book, Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department. They speak about the politicization of DOJ under the Trump administration, how career DOJ staff are resisting or enabling the weaponization of law enforcement, and the erosion of publ...
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November 4, 2025 • 11 mins
Can the Trump administration invalidate pardons issued by former President Biden? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss Attorney General Pam Bondi’s announcement that DOJ is reviewing Biden’s use of an autopen for pardons.
In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down:
– President Donald Trump’s appeal of his criminal conviction in New York, in which he cites the Supreme Court’s ...
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October 30, 2025 • 78 mins
What can we learn from the rise of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani? This week, Vox Media’s newest addition Astead Herndon joins Preet Bharara to discuss political coverage in a shifting media landscape, what today’s kitchen table issues say about American politics, and the surprising similarities between Mamdani and Trump.
Then, Preet answers your questions on whether the Speaker of the House has to swear in new members and w...
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October 28, 2025 • 13 mins
Are the U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug traffickers aboard vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific legal? Law professor and legal analyst Barb McQuade joins Preet to discuss in this excerpt from the Insider podcast.
In the full episode, Preet and Barb break down President Trump’s lawsuit against the Justice Department and an appellate court’s decision to overturn an order blocking the Trump administration from deploying National ...
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October 23, 2025 • 62 mins
How can we protect our democracy from President Trump’s overreach? Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a law professor at the University of Alabama, author of the popular Substack newsletter Civil Discourse, co-host of the #SistersInLaw podcast, and Preet Bharara’s co-host on the CAFE Insider podcast. Now, she’s a published author. She joined Preet for a live conversation organized by the 92n...
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October 21, 2025 • 11 mins
Will Jim Comey succeed in seeking dismissal of his criminal charges? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the former FBI Director’s motion to dismiss his indictment citing the unlawful appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the Eastern District of Virginia’s interim U.S. Attorney.
In the full episode, Preet and Joyce analyze Comey’s other motion to dismiss on the basis of selective and...
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October 16, 2025 • 76 mins
A fragile but momentous ceasefire has taken effect in Israel’s two year war against Hamas, following the terror group’s brutal attack on October 7th. With hostages and prisoners exchanged and hostilities paused, the hard work of forging a lasting peace begins. Dan Senor, host of the Israeli news and politics podcast, “Call Me Back,” joins Preet to discuss the diplomatic negotiations and military strategy that got us here and what’s...
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October 9, 2025 • 73 mins
The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ended decades of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Supporters argue the ruling restores colorblind fairness, while critics warn it risks undoing decades of progress toward equal opportunity.
On this week’s Stay Tuned with Preet, Yale Law Professor Justin Driver, author of The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of H...
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October 7, 2025 • 15 mins
The FBI has reportedly discussed staging a “perp walk” with former FBI Director Jim Comey. In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the legality of publicly arresting a high-profile criminal defendant and how this spectacle could help Comey’s defense.
In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss the next steps in the Comey prosecution. They also break down a federal judge’s opinion in K...
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October 2, 2025 • 69 mins
Antony Blinken was the 71st Secretary of State, serving under President Joe Biden. As the nation’s top diplomat, he worked on restoring U.S. ties with allies and multilateral institutions following Trump’s first term. He also led U.S. aid responses in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s war in Gaza after the October 7 Hamas attack. Both of those wars rage on today. Secretary Blinken joins Preet to discuss Trump’s ...
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September 30, 2025 • 14 mins
Is the Jim Comey indictment fatally flawed? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the weaknesses in the case against the former FBI Director, who was charged with making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
In the full episode, Preet and Joyce further discuss the Comey prosecution. They also break down the Justice Department’s decision to close an investigati...
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September 26, 2025 • 60 mins
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
In this recording from a Substack livestream, Preet and Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney and co-host of the Insider podcast, share their reactions to the Comey indictment and the danger of politicizing law enforcement, describing it as ...
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September 25, 2025 • 67 mins
How does common knowledge become… common knowledge? Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist and professor at Harvard University. He joins Preet to discuss his latest book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life, about how shared awareness shapes norms and shifts collective behavior.
Then, Preet answers your questions about America’s very first law enforc...
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