Fiasco

Dec 22 2024 22 ep. 40 mins 281
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Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country's most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. 

 

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Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Legacy.

Dec 22 2024 18 mins  
The late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talks about his memories of Bush v. Gore, and why the ruling’s legacy, years after the fact, looks even worse than he thought it would.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Lawfare

Dec 15 2024 33 mins  
Attorneys David Boies and Ted Olsen, who represented the Gore and Bush sides, respectively, talk about the unique challenges that came with representing their clients before the Supreme Court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Bonus - What If…

Dec 08 2024 24 mins  
An interview with Ralph Nader on his role as a “spoiler” in the 2000 election, and historian Mary Frances Berry, who led the 2001 commission looking into the impact that ballot box irregularities involving Black voters may have had on the outcome in Florida.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Information Wars

Dec 01 2024 22 mins  
A conversation with Craig Waters, spokesman for the Florida Supreme Court, about becoming the face of an embattled, apolitical institution during a partisan battle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Inside the Florida Secretary of State’s Office During the 2000 Recount

Nov 24 2024 39 mins  
Conversations with Florida’s former Secretary of State Katherine Harris, the Bush supporter who presided over the 2000 recount, and self-described Republican operative and “Bush liege” who embedded in Harris’s office during the recount and helped her bring the election “in for a landing.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Bonus - A Mile In Their Shoes

Nov 17 2024 26 mins  
An interview with Brian Noyes, who worked on the Bush 2000 presidential campaign, and what it was like to feel like an election is being stolen. Noyes oversaw an oral history project with recount alums from the Bush campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Episode 6 – No Precedent

Nov 12 2024 53 mins  
In the season finale: How the 2000 presidential election was distilled and decided in a case called Bush v. Gore. For a full list of sources, check out the Fiasco website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Episode 5 – Contingencies

Nov 05 2024 46 mins  
Democrats and Republicans hope for the best and plan for the worst. For a full list of sources, check out the Fiasco website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Episode 4 – Spin-Off

Oct 29 2024 53 mins  
How public relations battles yielded big legal wins for the Bush team. For a full list of sources, check out the Fiasco website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bush v. Gore: Episode 3 – Ballot With Butterfly Wings

Oct 22 2024 55 mins  
What happened in Palm Beach County when a bitterly-contested national election came to town–and who paid the price? For a full list of sources, check out the Fiasco website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.