Finally, We Vote

<p>This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what they&#39;re paying attention to and what to expect on Election Day next Tuesday, how to understand the complex results of Israel&#39;s elections with guest <u><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ruth-margalit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ruth Margalit</a></u>, and what Anthropic&#39;s highly anticipated IPO prospectus says about the promise and peril of AI.</p><br><p><strong>Here are this week’s chatters:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Emily: Sam Levine for The Guardian: <u><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/james-comey-charged-doj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justice department charges ex-FBI director James Comey for third time</a></u>; Jordan Rubin for MS NOW: <u><a href="https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-doj-comey-case-statute-limitations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Trump DOJ can lose the new Comey case before it even starts</a></u>; Michelle Spear for The Conversation: <u><a href="https://theconversation.com/do-women-have-to-pee-more-often-the-answer-is-surprisingly-complex-258374" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Do women have to pee more often? The answer is surprisingly complex</a></u></p><br><p>John: CBC Podcasts: <u><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/2031-sea-of-lies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sea of Lies</a></u>; BritBox: <u><a href="https://www.britbox.com/us/show/Ludwig_153023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ludwig</a></u></p><br><p>David: Hulu: <u><a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/adults-09794373-fbd3-44fb-9f3b-869a2e976094" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adults</a></u>; Michael Johnston and Melissa de la Cruz for NPR: <u><a href="https://www.npr.org/2013/10/06/203284105/spell-bound-by-a-goofy-book-and-later-united-by-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&#39;Spell&#39;-Bound By A Goofy Book — And Later, United By It</a></u></p><br><p>Listener chatter from Bryan Bennett in Austin, Texas: Bryan Bennett for Walking Through the Data (Substack): <u><a href="https://walkingthroughthedata.substack.com/p/democrats-need-to-confront-the-length" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Democrats Need to Confront the Length and Depth of Distrust in Government and Institutions</a></u></p><br><p>For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the spat between Obama and Trump