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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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This is the best of the Ben Mallor show on Fox Sports Radio.

Now, let me ask you a question. Do you watch morning television?

I don't.

Part of the reason I don't is because of my worst schedule, do an overnight show.

And I'm going to assume that you probably don't either.

Either you're up late and you sleep in or you're just doing stuff. Now, if you're like me and you do not partake in the trough of fluffery that is morning television,

you might not have heard about Johnny football popping up.

I'm going to assume you missed this.

Now, he spoke on Good Morning America,

which I guess is still a thing. And Johnny Mansell said that he is now sober and he wants to get

back to the NFL. Woo-hoo! Now, Johnny's been talking to a Canadian Football League outfit for the past several weeks.

There's been some flirtation, public flirtation.

There's a window.

There was an artificial deadline that Mansell had.

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