Stay Tuned with Preet

What do the January 6 Committee’s subpoenas to Rudy Giuliani and other Trump lawyers say about the progress of the investigation? What did we learn from New York AG Letitia James’ late-night court filing accusing the Trump family of “fraudulent or misleading” practices? Preet answers listener questions. Then, Preet interviews Masha Gessen, author and staff writer at The New Yorker. They discuss the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the motivation behind President Vladimir...

The Texas synagogue hostage situation, Aafia Siddiqui’s conviction, seditious conspiracy charges against the Oath Keepers, House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, and Rep. Matt Gaetz are making headlines this week. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the FBI’s response to the hostage situation and the demand made by the hostage-taker that Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui be released from federal prison, where she is serving an 86-year sentence for...

Linda Dunikoski, the Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Cobb County DA’s Office who served as the lead prosecutor in the trial of the three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery, speaks with Preet about the case. Dunikoski discusses several of her key strategic choices, including why she decided not to emphasize Arbery’s race to the jury. She also talks about her relationship to the Arbery family and her reaction when defense counsel used the phrase “long-dirty toenails” to describe Arbery’s...

Attorney General Merrick Garland, the January 6th committee, former President Donald Trump, and Fox News host Sean Hannity are making headlines this week. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the likelihood that Trump becomes Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2023 if Republicans take control of the chamber after the midterm election. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss the likelihood that the DOJ is investigating instigators of the...

What happens to the January 6th Committee’s investigation if Democrats lose the House in November? What does it mean that Don Jr. and Ivanka Trump have been subpoenaed by the New York AG? Preet answers listener questions. Then, Preet interviews Ian Bremmer, Founder and President of Eurasia Group, a leading political risk and research firm. They discuss Eurasia’s annual top global risks report and assess the most alarming political and economic areas for concern in 2022. For show notes and a...

The one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, the NY Attorney General’s and Manhattan District Attorney’s investigations into Trump’s business dealings, and the Elizabeth Holmes and Ghislaine Maxwell convictions are making headlines this week. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the likelihood that the instigators of the January 6th attack, including former President Donald Trump, will be held accountable. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce...

In honor of the late Harry Reid, who died December 28, 2021, a broadcast of Preet's interview with the former Nevada Senator, who rose from humble beginnings in the mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, to become one of the most consequential Senate Majority Leaders in American history. The interview originally aired on February 7th, 2019. The episode begins with Preet’s reflection on the life and legacy of Senator Reid, recorded after hearing the news of his death. For show notes and a...

Another year. An insurrection. A new president. A continuing global pandemic. Disheartening Supreme Court cases. Historic trials and verdicts. Moments of horror, and moments of pride. In this episode, Preet looks back on some of his conversations on Stay Tuned and the CAFE Insider podcast that defined this complicated, hard, and at-times-hopeful year. All of us at CAFE wish you a happy New Year, and look forward to coming back stronger in 2022. Thank you for supporting and engaging with our...

In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast recorded on November 16, Joyce speaks with prominent technology investor Roger McNamee. CAFE Insider is usually behind the paywall, but we’re taking it down for this episode due to popular demand. The conversation centers around the threat Facebook poses to democracy, and what happened when McNamee confronted Mark Zuckerberg following the 2016 election. They also discuss McNamee’s mentorship of Zuckerberg, how that relationship fell apart...

If Bannon and Meadows are convicted, what kind of sentences would they face? Could the January 6th Committee come to conclusions without interviewing particular witnesses? Preet addresses those questions from listeners, including one with a not-so-cheery answer: What is he most concerned about heading into 2022? Then, Preet interviews Jonathan Capehart, opinion writer at the Washington Post and the host of The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC. For show notes and a transcript of...

The January 6th committee, Mark Meadows, and the future of abortion are making the headlines this week. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s efforts to avoid complying with a subpoena from the January 6th committee. They also break down the information Meadows supplied to the committee, including a PowerPoint presentation that was shared among Trump allies, which shows the drastic measures that members of...

What role does the support staff play during government investigations and prosecutions? What is the scope of protections granted by the 5th Amendment? Preet answers listener questions. Then, Preet interviews Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle, the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/politics-as-activism-with-pramila-jayapal/ Don’t miss the Insider Bonus, where Jayapal answers a lightning round of...

Supreme Court abortion oral arguments, the January 6th committee, and the Oxford High School shooting are making the headlines this week. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down oral arguments in the high-profile abortion case in which Mississippi is asking the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Will the Court uphold the Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of gestation? Is Roe dead? In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss the latest...

Preet answers listener questions about Michael Cohen’s assertion that former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is “not the key” to the Manhattan DA’s investigation. He also addresses the news that former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows has decided to cooperate with the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack. Then, Preet interviews Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and host of The Prof G Pod and Pivot. They talk about how...

The Ahmaud Arbery murder, the Supreme Court abortion cases, and the Ghislaine Maxwell trial are making the headlines this week. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the murder convictions for the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, the potential issues the defense could raise on appeal, and the pending federal hate crime charges against the men. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss the forthcoming Supreme Court oral argument in a high-profile...

Preet interviewed Rep. Adam Schiff for a live event at Cooper Union in New York City on Monday, November 22nd. Schiff, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee and the lead manager in the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, is out with a book called Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/inside-the-fight-for-democracy-with-adam-schiff/ Don’t miss the Insider...

Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal and the Ahmaud Arbery killing trial are making the headlines this week. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the strength of Rittenhouse’s self-defense arguments and the rise of vigilantism. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down the impact of video evidence at the Rittenhouse trial and the judge’s handling of the case, which has attracted some controversy. They also discuss the latest developments in the trial for the...

Preet answers listener questions about why Steve Bannon wasn’t immediately arrested after being indicted, whether the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial acted inappropriately, and the likelihood of a civil war in the United States. Then, Preet interviews Tom Nichols, a professor of international affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and the author of a new book, Our Own Worst Enemy, which raises a new theory about the rise of anti-democratic movements: that our own narcissism is at fault....

In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce asks prominent technology investor Roger McNamee about the threat Facebook poses to democracy, and what happened when he confronted Mark Zuckerberg following the 2016 election. In the full episode, they discuss McNamee’s mentorship of Zuckerberg, how that relationship fell apart after Facebook changed its business model to maximize profit, and what can still be done to protect the public from exploitative technologies. They also dig into...

Head to cafe.com/news to receive a link to listen to a new special episode of CAFE Insider. Preet and Joyce discuss the news that a federal grand jury has indicted Steve Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6th insurrection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices