This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson concerning polls for Democrats, women protesting Iran’s regime, and the trial of Arkansas’ law targeting trans kids.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Roya Hakakian for The Atlantic: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/09/iran-headscarf-protest-mahsa-amini/671555/">The Bonfire of the Headscarves</a>”<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525656065/?tag=slatmaga-20">A Beginner’s Guide to America for the Immigrant and the Curious</a>, by Roya Hakakian Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: “<a href="https://www.slowboring.com/p/pre-registering-some-takes-on-the">Pre-Registering Some Takes On The Midterms: Why I Think Democrats Will Undershoot Their Polling And What It Means</a>”Kelli María Korducki for The Atlantic: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/09/mahsa-amini-death-iran-revolution/671589/">'I Think the Women Are Winning': Roya Hakakian on Iran</a>” Here are this week’s chatters:John: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJHGLLRB/?tag=slatmaga-20">The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump</a>;  Michael Wines and Neil Vigdor for The New York Times: “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/us/florida-voter-fraud-arrests-video.html">Videos Show Confusion as Florida Police Arrest People on Voter Fraud Charges</a>”Emily: Emily Heil for The Washington Post: “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/10/19/olivia-wilde-salad-dressing-jason-sudeikis/">Olivia Wilde Solves Salad Dressing Mystery With A Nora Ephron Recipe</a>”David: Jeff Maysh for The Atlantic: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/10/viktor-gjonaj-michigan-lottery-scam-wire-fraud/671741/">The $30 Million Lottery Scam</a>”Listener chatter from Lara Lowenstein: <a href="https://newenglandfilm.com/festival_film/2020/the-mountain-dogs">The Mountain Dogs</a>For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John discuss Ye buying Parler. Tweet us your questions and chatters <a href="https://twitter.com/slategabfest?lang=en">@SlateGabfest</a> or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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