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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. Listen on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening to the best of the Ben Mallor Show podcast. Be sure to catch us

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Now, we could break down the NFL exhibition games.

I have a feeling we'll get to that at some point.

And the latest news of the day in baseball, for example, the New York Yankees, very braggadocious after sweeping the Baltimore Orioles,

the glorified minor league team who is wearing major league uniforms,

although this weekend they wore minor league uniforms in Baltimore all over baseball.

But we'll work our way towards that also.

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