About this episode

Jodi Kantor joins Preet Bharara to discuss the Supreme Court's shadow docket, her reporting on the #MeToo movement, and career fulfillment.

Jodi Kantor, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist, joins Preet to discuss her recent expose on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” documenting its origin story, dynamics among the justices, and the implications of Court secrecy on democracy. They also discuss the legacy of her seminal reporting on the #MeToo Movement and the future of work. Then, Preet answers a listener question about “8647” products on Amazon and shares his thoughts on Aziz Ansari’s Kash Patel impression on SNL. In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Kantor discuss how to build a fulfilling career, the importance of teachers, and why a good boss can make all the difference. Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter…

People in this episode

Host: Preet Bharara

Guest: Jodi Kantor

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• shadow docket
• #MeToo
• investigative journalism
• democracy
• career development

Keywords

• shadow docket
• #MeToo
• Jodi Kantor
• Supreme Court
• investigative journalism
• democracy
• career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, CAFE, Vox Media Podcast Network

Products: Amazon

Books & works: SNL

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