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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.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

We are back at it in the magic radio box, providing you with marginal sports talk radio,

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Well, coming up on today's edition of the podcast,

the Seattle Seahawks suffer a shocking, embarrassing, demoralizing loss to the L.A. Rams.

Are they a paper tiger?

And how does that happen when you look at the evidence?

The New Orleans Saints emasculated their defense by the 49ers' offense in their own building.

And Sean Payton has a lot of explaining to do.

Speaking of explaining, Bill O'Brien, the head coach of the Texans,

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