The AMerican peopel have spoken, and for the most part, they've extended a metaphotical middle finger to Donald Trump. What happens when voters deliver a sharp rebuke to a president who wasn’t even on the ballot? How is Donald Trump taking it, and what were Americans really voting for, or against? Join Damon, a university professor in Seattle, for a lively discussion about the US midterms and what comes next. Democrats won big and are set to take control of both the House and the Senate in January, while Trump has pushed back on the idea that the result was a personal defeat. Damon will explain what the midterms decide, why control of Congress matters and how Trump can still be the main act in the American political circus even as his room to manoeuvre shrinks.

Then we’ll look ahead to the next two years. What can Democrats block, and what can Trump still do on his own? How might other countries deal with a president facing more resistance at home—and how might he deal with them? We’ll weigh the possibilities, from new investigations to impeachment, and unpack why being impeached and being removed from office are two different things. What would it take for either to happen, and under what circumstances might Trump choose to walk away? You don’t need to know a thing about US politics. Bring your questions, your predictions and a sense of humour: there’s plenty to laugh about in the spectacle, and plenty at stake beyond it.

美国人民已经发声了，而且大体上，他们冲 Donald Trump 竖了一个隐喻意义上的中指。当选民对一个根本不在选票上的总统发出这么尖锐的一记打脸，会发生什么？Donald Trump 是怎么接的，美国人到底在投票支持什么、又或者反对什么？跟着 Damon 来聊一场热闹的讨论吧。他是西雅图的一位大学教授。这次聊美国中期选举和接下来会发生什么。民主党大赢，准备在明年一月拿下众议院和参议院，而 Trump 不接受这个结果是对他个人的失败。Damon 会解释中期选举到底决定什么、为什么国会的控制权这么重要，还有为什么 Trump 哪怕腾挪的空间在缩小，仍然可以是美国政治这台大戏的主角。

然后我们会往前看两年。民主党能挡住什么，Trump 又能自己做什么？其他国家会怎么应对一个在国内遇到更多阻力的总统——而他又会怎么应对他们？我们会权衡各种可能，从新的调查到弹劾，也会拆一拆为什么“被弹劾”和“被罢免”是两件不同的事。要发生哪一种，需要什么条件，又在什么情况下 Trump 可能会选择自己走人？你完全不需要懂美国政治。带上你的问题、你的预测，还有一点幽默感：这场大戏里有的是好笑的，但戏外也有很多利害攸关的东西。