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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.

And so it begins here.

So it begins.

Now, the NFL week is going to kick off.

This is our Thursday show.

On the West Coast, it's still Wednesday.

But we consider this our Thursday show.

It's very weird, I guess, the way it works.

But that's how we're doing. So for us, it's our Thursday show.

I always thought the new day starts when I wake up.

So for me, it's not Thursday, but I'm pretending it's Thursday.

And we got football.

We got NFL action.

And when the Rams and 49ers get together, America goes and watches.

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