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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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Hey, it's Ben, and it is Black Friday.

And good news.

The podcast is 100% off.

It's absolutely free today.

And you have gone above and beyond the call of duty by downloading the podcast on this, a day where no one's supposed to be downloading podcasts.

You're supposed to be out shopping, doing all that stuff.

So coming up on today's edition of the Ben Mallor show, choking on the turkey bone, the sorry state of the Dallas Cowboys.

Jerry Jones, though, giving a tepid endorsement to the Cowboys coach, Jason Garrett.

We discuss what that means.

If it's real, we also point out that the Clapper could actually be back next year.

I remind you of that.

And there's a great debate in Chicago, even though the Bears won on Thanksgiving.

Who's going to last longer?

Matt Nagy as coach or Mitch Trubisky as the quarterback.

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