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 I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Mr. Bruce will start there. It's one more thing.

Armstrong and Getty.

One more thing.

I'm going to parent teacher conferences for my son over the next couple of days.

And he's got one particular teacher that he does not particularly like.

Every kid has, I think, at that situation.

Sure.

And some of the examples he's given sound semi-unpalatable.

I mean, you know, eye the beholder.

Sure.

Oh, yeah.

But two sides, every story, of course.

I was thinking about some of the teachers that I did not like, as opposed to the teachers I liked.

I had many teachers that I liked a lot.

They were freaking awesome, and I wish I had had many teachers that I liked a lot. They were freaking awesome.

And I wish I had a way to get a hold of them or they were live.

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