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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.

You saw it on Fox, the American League,

edging the National League, in home run derby.

Either strikeout or a home run.

Those are the outcomes.

And finally, to save baseball the indignity of having another tie, the Dodgers had to do what they had to do.

And they had to end the game. So they had to do it.

And they allowed Alex Bregman and George Springer to hit home runs there at the end.

And so the American League gets to feel good about themselves.

They win the extribution game.

By my count, the actual game itself was the third most interesting thing that happened.

This was supposed to be a coronation, a victory lap for the Dodgers,

who just hijacked the top available player available in the...

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