From the co-creators of Slow Burn comes a podcast documentary about politics, power, and uncertainty hosted by Leon Neyfakh. Fiasco season 1 takes listeners to the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida.

Introducing Fiasco: Bush v. Gore

How the largely forgotten race between Al Gore and George W. Bush roiled Florida long before anyone had ever heard of a hanging chad.  For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode <a href="https://fiascopod.wordpress.com/2019/05/23/fiasco-s1e1-homestead-bibliography/">visit our website</a>: <a href="https://bit.ly/3iX8h4o">https://bit.ly/3iX8h4o</a>

Episode 1: Homestead

We go behind the scenes of election night 2000, when an ad hoc network of statisticians, news producers, TV anchors, and political operatives tried to figure out what the hell was going in Florida -- and failed spectacularly.For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode <a href="https://fiascopod.wordpress.com/2019/07/03/fiasco-s1e2-real-numbers-bibliography/">visit our website</a>: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Io5W5I">https://bit.ly/2Io5W5I</a>

Episode 2: Real Numbers

What happened in Palm Beach County when a bitterly-contested national election came to town – and who paid the price.For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit <a href="https://fiascopod.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/fiasco-s1e3-ballot-with-butterfly-wings-bibliography/">our website</a>: https://bit.ly/3meXCEj

Episode 3: Ballot With Butterfly Wings

How public relations battles in the Florida recount yielded big legal wins for the Bush team.For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit <a href="https://fiascopod.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/fiasco-s1e4-spin-off-bibliography/">our website</a>: https://bit.ly/34fGQPa

Episode 4: Spin-Off

How Democrats and Republicans hoped for the best and planned for the worst as the Florida recount remained undecided weeks after election day.For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit <a href="https://fiascopod.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/fiasco-s1e5-contingencies/">our website</a>: https://bit.ly/3owYTbo

Episode 5: Contingencies

How the 2000 presidential election was distilled and decided in a case called Bush v. Gore.For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit <a href="https://fiascopod.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/fiasco-s1e6-no-precedent-bibliography/">our website</a>: <a href="https://bit.ly/3kITyLO">https://bit.ly/3kITyLO</a>

Episode 6: No Precedent

From the co-creators of&nbsp;Slow Burn,&nbsp;Fiasco&nbsp;is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events.&nbsp; Using original interviews with dozens of key players, host Leon Neyfakh brings to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present day. The new season of&nbsp;Fiasco&nbsp;goes deep on the AIDS epidemic in America, with a special focus on the early years of the crisis, when a diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence. The eight-part series looks at the mystery and missteps around identifying and treating a new, contagious disease, and what it took to get the public - and the government - to care. The complete 8-episode season of Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis is available on Audible at&nbsp;<a href="http://audible.com/fiascoeps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">audible.com/fiascoeps</a>.

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Introducing Fiasco: Bush v. Gore

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Episode 2: Real Numbers

Episode 3: Ballot With Butterfly Wings

Episode 4: Spin-Off