This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the results of the midterm elections and what they tell us about the state of the country, what kind of balance new Democratic majorities in the House and Senate should strike between legislation and investigations of the Trump administration and what this means for the 2028 conversation already underway, and what ballot initiatives say about voter sentiment on issues like abortion and AI.Here are this week’s chatters: Emily: Jacob Stern for The New York Times Magazine: He Ran a Youth-Basketball Empire. He Also Had a Massive Drug Operation.John: Kiran Stacey for The Guardian: Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transportDavid: Bullock Texas State History Museum; Exhibit: Building the Lone Star IdentityListener chatter from George Twigg in Jericho, Vermont: Bill Donahue for Offrange: Moose TracksFor this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss their picks for obscur
