The Hillsborough Disaster: A Fatal Crush, Soccer Hooligans, and a Massive Cover-Up

6/9/202636 min

On April 15th, 1989, 95 men, women, and children were crushed to death during a soccer match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest – two additional victims would later die of their injuries. The Hillsborough Disaster ruined lives and communities. But Hillsborough wasn’t just a disaster. It was a fight for justice. It was a war between the establishment and the people, and a cover-up on the largest scale – one that exploited hooligan culture in order to assassinate the character of thousands. And once the dust settled on the very public and very contentious collision of fandom and greedy capitalism, soccer – and, for that matter, all sports – would never be the same again.

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First 90 seconds

Bowen Yang0:01
This is exactly right.
Jake Brennan· Host0:03
Double Elvis.
Matt Rogers0:11
This is Matt Rogers from Lost Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.
Bowen Yang0:17
This is Bowen Yang from Lost Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.
Matt Rogers0:20
You know when people try a new food and suddenly it's like, "Okay, hold on. I got a new favorite food."
Bowen Yang0:26
That's the reaction a lot of people are having when they first try Kewpie mayo.
Matt Rogers0:30
Yeah, it's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it at the grocery store.
Bowen Yang0:34
And this mayo is different.
Matt Rogers0:36
Mm-hmm. Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. Kewpie only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper, almost buttery.
Bowen Yang0:44
Once people try it, they start putting it on everything: egg sandwiches, fries, burgers.
Matt Rogers0:49
Chefs use it. Restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it.
Bowen Yang0:53
Put it on just about anything.
Matt Rogers0:54
Then you'll understand.
Bowen Yang0:56
Kewpie, the original Japanese mayonnaise.
Reese Witherspoon0:58
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Matt Rogers1:22
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Speaker 51:26
Based on the bestselling novel

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