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It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?

Fiasco is a history podcast for the co-creators of Slow Burn. In our first season,

Bush v. Gore, we examine an unmistakable turning point in American politics, the 2000 election,

which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history.

So if you're trying to make sense at the present moment, check out Fiasco, Bush v. Gore.

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the return, the much Ballyhooed, return of Carmelo Anthony, and he was someone that put a

classical performance up at his Portland Trailblazers debut. It was vintage Carmelo Anthony.

Major League Baseball's commissioner has ended his vow of silence.

He's talking tough about the cheating Astros.

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