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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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So it is the hour of Kobe, and we continue the story that everyone's yapping about here.

The last couple of days, it has all been about the helicopter accident involving Kobe and eight other people.

Some of the people that listen to the show on a regular basis, the core base of the show, have started to turn on me.

I don't think I'm going overboard on the...

Well, let me explain here.

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