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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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And coming up on today's edition of the radio show podcast, should we take the Philadelphia Eagles seriously? They did win the Monday night game over

the Giants, even though they trailed all the way in to the very end of regulation before

pulling it out. They're a team that could make the playoffs, but they certainly don't look like

a very good team. We examine that. Also, the much-Ballyhooed return of Elijah Manning.

Apparently, the media has said is not to watch the second half.

The NBA pushing back against the Rockets, the appeal of that James Hardin Dunk did not go the way of the rockets.

Did the NBA make the right call?

The money train has left the station in baseball.

Steven Strasbourg gets paid.

And will he live up to that contract over the next seven years?

We examine that.

The New England Patriots have been accused of a new cheating scandal.

This time it involves the Bengals?

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