This week's Dispatches from Planet Albany episode features content that couldn't fit on the radio, but is perfect for political nerds looking for inside baseball conversations.

We peppered state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about his political ambitions, who he's backing for governor in 2026, the debate over aging elected officials, and how he'll approach oversight of the new CDPAP contract.

And Richard Rifkin, legal director for the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, gets into the weeds on the court ruling that upheld COELIG and shares some reflections as a former ethics watchdog.