Best Asha Rangappa Podcasts (2025)

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Raging Moderates: How Trump Remade American in Just One Year 49:29

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This week, while Stay Tuned is on break, we’re bringing you a special episode of the Vox Media podcast The Raging Moderates, hosted by author and professor Scott Galloway and political strategist and Fox News’s The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov. They break down how Trump’s return to office in 2025 reshaped the presidency, the economy, and U.S. instit…

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Can We All Be 10% Happier? (with Dan Harris) 1:07:26

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How can we make our disagreements more productive? This week, 10% Happier founder Dan Harris joins Preet Bharara to discuss how small consistent habits can change your life, how best to avoid echo chambers, and the key to healthy disagreements. Then, Preet answers your questions on what it’s like for prosecutors to see people they’ve convicted get …

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Trump's Law of War 12:06

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Is the United States at war with Venezuela? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the legality of the U.S.’s oil tanker seizure and the strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boats. Plus, if survivors remain after a strike, what does the law require the United States to do? In the full ep…

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Who Gets To Rewrite History? (with Jill Lepore) 1:06:04

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Is any historical decision in America truly settled? This week, historian, Harvard law professor, and The New Yorker staff writer, Jill Lepore, joins Preet Bharara to discuss the intersection between history and the law, how often laws should evolve, and why Lepore thinks the Constitution should be easier to amend. Then, Preet answers your question…

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Trump v. The Press (with Erwin Chemerinsky) 14:06

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What happens to a free press when a president takes steps that could discourage critical coverage? This week on the Insider podcast, Preet is joined by Erwin Chemerinsky, constitutional law expert and Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, while Joyce is out. In an excerpt from the conversation, they discuss the Trump administration’s record on the…

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Episode 151 | Trump Admin PANICS as Congress OPENS New PROBE | It's Complicated 50:05

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After a bombshell report that the U.S. military targeted and killed shipwrecked survivors of a Venezuelan boat strike, Congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle announced they’d be investigating the potentially illegal act. Asha and Renato speak with NYU law professor Ryan Goodman to find out if the Trump administration committed a war c…

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“The Epstein Elite” (with Anand Giridharadas) 1:22:25

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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 …

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From National Guard Tragedy to Immigration Battle 10:56

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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 Virgin…

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Episode 150 | Trump’s Retaliation Campaign Goes Off the Rails 46:24

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Several Democratic lawmakers recently released a video reminding members of the U.S. military that they can refuse illegal orders. An angry President Trump called the lawmakers traitors and accused them of sedition on Truth Social. After Trump’s post, the Pentagon announced it’s looking into allegations of “misconduct” by one of the lawmakers, Sen.…

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The Long Game 58:09

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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 Washingt…

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Episode 149 | Did Lindsey Halligan Just TORPEDO the Comey Case? 55:04

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It’s been a doozy of a week in the James Comey case, with a federal magistrate judge saying that “government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceeding.” On this episode of It’s Complicated, Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa analyze the litany of shocking mistakes made by newbie prosecutor Lindsay Halligan and point out Comey’s best chan…

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Are We Sleep Walking Into a War With Venezuela? (with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer) 59:43

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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 l…

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The Epstein Files Fight 15:32

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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 Departmen…

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Episode 148 | Trump & DOJ FALL APART in COURT as Judges CLOSE IN 57:49

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An Illinois federal judge says immigration agents’ use of force during Chicago protests “shocks the conscience” and has moved to rein them in, issuing a preliminary injunction that limits their use of tear gas and pepper balls. But the Trump administration is appealing, accusing the judge of overreach. Asha and Renato unpack the “separation of powe…

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The 1929 Stock Market Crash: Can It Happen Again? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) 1:04:28

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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, Pre…

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Tariffs and Presidential Power 13:49

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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 Joy…

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Episode 147 | Comey case is intensifying & SCOTUS skeptical of Trump's Tariffs 47:07

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The Jim Comey case is intensifying, from motions to dismiss to a missing transcript. Asha and Renato unpack the latest developments - including how Pam Bondi’s retroactive appointment of prosecutor Lindsey Halligan could upend the case - and that of Letitia James. The Supreme Court justices also seem very skeptical of Trump’s tariff arguments. Coul…

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Vanquishing Justice at DOJ (with Carol Leonnig & Aaron Davis) 1:15:57

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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 ar…

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The Trump Doctrine of Retribution 11:46

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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 app…

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Episode 146 | FBI Shocks NBA — Trump Pushes Limits Again 56:14

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The NBA is reeling after an FBI probe led to the high-profile arrests of Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier and exposed a widening gambling scandal inside the league. Asha and Renato break down the charges - from game-fixing to insider bets - and what it means for the future of sports betting and league integrity. Plus, Trump’s openly talking about …

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Elections: From Mamdani to Trump (with Astead Herndon) 1:18:42

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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 …

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Trump Admin Ramps Up Airstrikes (with Barb McQuade) 13:01

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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 deci…

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Episode 145 | The GOP’s Endgame: Destroying the Voting Rights Act 1:06:39

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The Supreme Court seems poised to gut the Voting Rights Act - a move that could cement Republican power and green-light racial gerrymanders for decades. Rick Hasen joins Asha and Renato to unpack what’s at stake in Louisiana v. Callais and what it means for democracy. Plus, breaking down the unprecedented Espionage Act indictment of John Bolton. Do…

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Giving Up Is Unforgivable (with Joyce Vance) 1:02:01

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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, sh…

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The Vindictiveness of Donald John Trump 11:45

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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, Pr…

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It's Complicated

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Raging Moderates: How Trump Remade American in Just One Year 49:29

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Can We All Be 10% Happier? (with Dan Harris) 1:07:26

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Trump's Law of War 12:06

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Who Gets To Rewrite History? (with Jill Lepore) 1:06:04

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Trump v. The Press (with Erwin Chemerinsky) 14:06

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Episode 151 | Trump Admin PANICS as Congress OPENS New PROBE | It's Complicated 50:05

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“The Epstein Elite” (with Anand Giridharadas) 1:22:25

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From National Guard Tragedy to Immigration Battle 10:56

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Episode 150 | Trump’s Retaliation Campaign Goes Off the Rails 46:24

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The Long Game 58:09

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Episode 149 | Did Lindsey Halligan Just TORPEDO the Comey Case? 55:04

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Are We Sleep Walking Into a War With Venezuela? (with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer) 59:43

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The Epstein Files Fight 15:32

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Episode 148 | Trump & DOJ FALL APART in COURT as Judges CLOSE IN 57:49

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The 1929 Stock Market Crash: Can It Happen Again? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) 1:04:28

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Tariffs and Presidential Power 13:49

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Episode 147 | Comey case is intensifying & SCOTUS skeptical of Trump's Tariffs 47:07

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Vanquishing Justice at DOJ (with Carol Leonnig & Aaron Davis) 1:15:57

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The Trump Doctrine of Retribution 11:46

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Episode 146 | FBI Shocks NBA — Trump Pushes Limits Again 56:14

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Elections: From Mamdani to Trump (with Astead Herndon) 1:18:42

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Trump Admin Ramps Up Airstrikes (with Barb McQuade) 13:01

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Episode 145 | The GOP’s Endgame: Destroying the Voting Rights Act 1:06:39

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Giving Up Is Unforgivable (with Joyce Vance) 1:02:01

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The Vindictiveness of Donald John Trump 11:45