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 IHeart

Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hey guys, Saga and Crystal here.

Independent Media just played a truly massive role in this election, and we are so excited about what that means

for the future of this show. This is the only place where you can find honest perspectives from the

left and the right that simply does not exist anywhere else. So if that is something that's

important to you, please go to breakingpoints.com, become a member today, and you'll get access

to our full shows, unedited, ad-free, and all put together for you

every morning in your inbox. We need your help to build the future of independent news media,

and we hope to see you at breakingpoints.com.

Good morning, everybody. Happy Monday. We have an amazing show for everybody today. What do we have,

Crystal? Yes, we do. So we do. Thank you. I appreciate it. Had an amazing trip. Love Japan. Oh, hi, Gosai,

Mas, as they say in Japan in terms of good morning. Very difficult language and incredible

country. For everybody out there, if you have the opportunity, please do. Especially if you

live in California. It's the same flight time to Europe. What are you doing? Why are you flying to Paris or London? Go to Tokyo. Same flight time. I would love to go to Tokyo.

It is hands down, my favorite country I've ever visited. I think I'm going to do a monologue tomorrow about everything that they do correctly and everything that we do wrong. So you saw some breakers in Tokyo. Yeah, thank you. Arigado. So it's, yeah, really showing off my conversational

Japanese that I was able to pick up. But no, it was, it is one of the most stunningly beautiful

countries I have ever visited. Unique culture, cuisine, history, sites, everything about them. I love

the way that they live life. So thank you, Japan. Thank you for

...