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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.
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Autocracy, Inc.
Anne Applebaum
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Trump's Radical Reign (with Anne Applebaum)
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
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Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough
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The 1929 Stock Market Crash: Can It Happen Again? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)
1929
Andrew Ross Sorkin
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The 1929 Stock Market Crash: Can It Happen Again? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)
The Great Crash, 1929
John Kenneth Galbraith
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The 1929 Stock Market Crash: Can It Happen Again? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)
The Day the Bubble Burst
Gordon Thomas
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The 1929 Stock Market Crash: Can It Happen Again? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)
Injustice
Carol Leonnig
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Vanquishing Justice at DOJ (with Carol Leonnig & Aaron Davis)
Doing Justice
Preet Bharara
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Elections: From Mamdani to Trump (with Astead Herndon)
The Torture Memos
David Cole
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Trump Admin Ramps Up Airstrikes (with Barb McQuade)
Interference
Aaron Zebley
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Inside the Mueller Report (with Aaron Zebley & Andrew Goldstein)
Vote With Your Phone
Bradley Tusk
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What If We Could Vote With Our Phones? (with Bradley Tusk)
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Stuart Woods' Smolder (A Stone Barrington Novel)
Jason Goldfarb read a lot of Stuart Wood's books during his time in prison as a form of escapism, as he found himself dealing with stressful situations.
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But, you know, honestly out there cause you're dealing with such crazy stuff. I read a lot of, um, fiction, a lot of Stuart Woods, a lot of, um, crime fiction.
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Episode: Criminal Justice, Part 3: The Defendant
Jason Goldfarb read a lot of Stuart Wood's books during his time in prison as a form of escapism, as he found himself dealing with stressful situations.
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But, you know, honestly out there cause you're dealing with such crazy stuff. I read a lot of, um, fiction, a lot of Stuart Woods, a lot of, um, crime fiction.
Capture or Kill
A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley (23)
Jason Goldfarb enjoyed reading Mitch Rapp books while in prison, as he felt they offered a temporary escape from his challenging circumstances.
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But, you know, honestly out there cause you're dealing with such crazy stuff. I read a lot of, um, fiction, a lot of Stuart Woods, a lot of, um, crime fiction. Yeah. Like John Corey and Mitch rap and...
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Episode: Criminal Justice, Part 3: The Defendant
Jason Goldfarb enjoyed reading Mitch Rapp books while in prison, as he felt they offered a temporary escape from his challenging circumstances.
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But, you know, honestly out there cause you're dealing with such crazy stuff. I read a lot of, um, fiction, a lot of Stuart Woods, a lot of, um, crime fiction. Yeah. Like John Corey and Mitch rap and those type of books.
The Maze (8) (A John Corey Novel)
Jason Goldfarb read a lot of John Corey books during his time in prison as a means of escaping the difficulties of his circumstances.
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But, you know, honestly out there cause you're dealing with such crazy stuff. I read a lot of, um, fiction, a lot of Stuart Woods, a lot of, um, crime fiction. Yeah. Like John Corey and Mitch rap and...
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Episode: Criminal Justice, Part 3: The Defendant
Jason Goldfarb read a lot of John Corey books during his time in prison as a means of escaping the difficulties of his circumstances.
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But, you know, honestly out there cause you're dealing with such crazy stuff. I read a lot of, um, fiction, a lot of Stuart Woods, a lot of, um, crime fiction. Yeah. Like John Corey and Mitch rap and those type of books.
At War with Ourselves
My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House
It was discussed as providing an inside view into Trump's psychological tendencies, his character, and his perspective on global conflict and military strategy. It also included stories about interactions between the author and other members of the Trump administration.
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It offers readers an inside look into Trump's psychology and character and his orientation towards global conflict and the military.
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Episode: Trump and National Insecurity (with H.R. McMaster)
It was discussed as providing an inside view into Trump's psychological tendencies, his character, and his perspective on global conflict and military strategy. It also included stories about interactions between the author and other members of the Trump administration.
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It offers readers an inside look into Trump's psychology and character and his orientation towards global conflict and the military.
in a disturbing but intriguing read, he meaning you, portrays his former boss as unfit for office
President Trump is flawed in significant ways.
it will take a long-term effort to restore what Donald Trump, his enablers, and those who encouraged him took from us that day
His insecurity made him susceptible to manipulation.
Stay Tuned
Conversations with Dad from the Other Side
The host mentioned that signed copies of his book, "Stay Tuned," were available in the Cafe merch shop.
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Reminder to check out the Cafe merch shop. You'll find some fan favorites like our signature Stay Tuned hoodie and coffee mug and also signed copies of my book, Stay Tuned
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The host mentioned that signed copies of his book, "Stay Tuned," were available in the Cafe merch shop.
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Reminder to check out the Cafe merch shop. You'll find some fan favorites like our signature Stay Tuned hoodie and coffee mug and also signed copies of my book, Stay Tuned.
1929
Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
This was Andrew Ross Sorkin's long-awaited second book, which drew on eight years of research and access to never-before-seen historical documents to provide a vivid and deeply reported account of the 1929 stock market crash.
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Last month, he released his long-awaited second book, 1929, Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation.
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This was Andrew Ross Sorkin's long-awaited second book, which drew on eight years of research and access to never-before-seen historical documents to provide a vivid and deeply reported account of the 1929 stock market crash.
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Last month, he released his long-awaited second book, 1929, Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation.
Very simply titled, 1929, Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation. It's a substantial book. It's a real book, Andrew.
The main character of this book, Charlie Mitchell, happens to have gotten himself in a real pickle or, frankly, a lot more than just a pickle, which is that his bank, because of actually some of the technological issues with the pricing and not knowing what was really happening in the moment, they had actually been trying to buy back their stock to try to actually keep it up at a certain level.
And on his way home from the United States in that fall of 1929, he wrote about the optimism of Americans and actually how the sort of optimistic nature of Americans was so different than the optimism or lack of optimism in the UK and other parts of the world.
There it is. 1929, Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation.
The Great Crash, 1929
This was cited as the classic famous book about the 1929 period, written by an economist, offering a perspective on economic cycles and systems.
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You know, there was a great book that was written in the 1950s by John Galbraith called The Great Crash. It's sort of the classic famous book about this period. It was written by Galbraith and he was...
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This was cited as the classic famous book about the 1929 period, written by an economist, offering a perspective on economic cycles and systems.
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You know, there was a great book that was written in the 1950s by John Galbraith called The Great Crash. It's sort of the classic famous book about this period. It was written by Galbraith and he was an economist. And so it sort of has a, you know, an economist perspective.
The Day the Bubble Burst
A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929
This book from the 1970s was mentioned as being very much focused on the October period and the year of 1929.
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There was a great book in the 1970s called The Day of the Bubble Burst that was very much focused on the October period and the year of 1929 more than anything else.
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This book from the 1970s was mentioned as being very much focused on the October period and the year of 1929.
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There was a great book in the 1970s called The Day of the Bubble Burst that was very much focused on the October period and the year of 1929 more than anything else.
Injustice
How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
The book was described as great but heartbreaking, detailing the weakening and undermining of the Justice Department under Donald Trump's first presidency. It offered a full history and included new, scoopy details about what happened inside the DOJ on January 6th.
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Now they're out with a new book, Injustice - How politics and fear vanquished America's Justice Department.
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The book was described as great but heartbreaking, detailing the weakening and undermining of the Justice Department under Donald Trump's first presidency. It offered a full history and included new, scoopy details about what happened inside the DOJ on January 6th.
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Now they're out with a new book, Injustice - How politics and fear vanquished America's Justice Department.
It is pessimistically labeled titled Injustice. How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.
And so quoting him seems appropriate since he is the beginning of the end.
We're actually seeing the subtitle we chose come true more and more every 12 hours.
There are people that held the line and I think there are people working now to hold the line in their own way inside and out. There are people who want to go back and make the Justice Department all the things that it was before.
The Torture Memos
Rationalizing the Unthinkable
This memo, sometimes referred to as the 'torture memo,' was created by John Yoo and blessed the torture of Al Qaeda prisoners to extract information relevant to combating terrorism.
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So there was some controversy about a couple of things. One was a memo sometimes referred to as the torture memo by John Yoo that blessed the torture of Al Qaeda prisoners to extract information that...
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This memo, sometimes referred to as the 'torture memo,' was created by John Yoo and blessed the torture of Al Qaeda prisoners to extract information relevant to combating terrorism.
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So there was some controversy about a couple of things. One was a memo sometimes referred to as the torture memo by John Yoo that blessed the torture of Al Qaeda prisoners to extract information that might be useful in combating terrorism.
Walden
Complete Edition with Original Illustrations
The book by the American philosopher was mentioned as context for his refusal to pay a Massachusetts poll tax in protest of slavery and the Mexican-American war.
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Henry David Thoreau, remember him? He was an American philosopher best known for his book On Walden Pond.
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The book by the American philosopher was mentioned as context for his refusal to pay a Massachusetts poll tax in protest of slavery and the Mexican-American war.
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Henry David Thoreau, remember him? He was an American philosopher best known for his book On Walden Pond.
Tough Love
Susan Rice mentioned writing her memoir, 'Tough Love,' where she discussed instances where colleagues tried to undermine her professionally. She noted that readers would need to read the book to find out the specific stories and names mentioned.
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I wrote a whole book. I wrote a memoir, Preet, called Tough Love, My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For. And in there, I mentioned a few.
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Susan Rice mentioned writing her memoir, 'Tough Love,' where she discussed instances where colleagues tried to undermine her professionally. She noted that readers would need to read the book to find out the specific stories and names mentioned.
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I wrote a whole book. I wrote a memoir, Preet, called Tough Love, My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For. And in there, I mentioned a few.
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