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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.

Rather than talk about conference tournaments and college basketball, which I always love, I know they're big when they're played in front of empty arenas.

I know the event's very big.

It doesn't get any bigger than thousands of empty seats and your favorite college basketball team playing.

It's just absolutely marvelous.

But what's gone on right now, you know, I'm not a plumber.

My grandfather, I come from the loins of a plumber.

My grandfather from Springfield, Massachusetts, he was a plumber, hardworking man.

Growing up, he would hang out at the house and all that when I was a kid.

And so I didn't really pick up much because I was too young. I didn't learn the trade of plumbing. But I do know when you

have a leaking faucet, it's going to drip, drip, drip into the sink. And the NFL has a leaking

faucet right now. And it's effing great.

It is marvelous.

And if you've not been paying attention, shame on you.

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