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USS Intrepid's Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) was one of the U.S. Navy's highest-scoring carrier units of World War II. Despite having only one combat veteran in its roster, its aviators were credited with shooting down more than 170 planes during their eighty-one-day tour of duty, earning the squadron the nickname "Two-a-Day 18" in newspapers nationwide. How did a novice unit with a comparatively short time in theater accomplish such a feat?

For me the most interesting man in the world was always my pops. Rock-n-roll through and through, he was a hippie New York city cab driver, then one of the first 10 employees of Ticketmaster, started a competing company that put that Ticketmaster out of business, sold the business to Ticketmaster and retired to Hawaii at 50. He is a dude with countless unbelievable stories, has lived a fascinating life and just a super interesting human. As he entered the 80th year of his life, I wanted to sit down and conduct a series of interviews with him. Welcome to Tuesdays with Pops.

Step into the time machine and rewind the glory (and the weirdness) of pro wrestling’s VHS era. Hosted by Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink, Grapple City Rewind dives deep into classic pay-per-views from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s—unpacking everything from five-star classics to glitter botches, fake Diesels, and forgotten squash matches.Each episode blends play-by-play recaps, backstage trivia, and plenty of sarcastic banter. Sometimes it’s reverence, sometimes it’s ridicule, but it’s always passionate. Whether we’re debating star ratings, laughing at signs, or reliving Shawn ...

Im Mai 1933 verbrannten Nazis in Deutschland zehntausende Bücher – und damit auch die Meinungsfreiheit. An der Organisation waren größtenteils Studierende beteiligt. Wie war das möglich und könnte das heute wieder passieren?In zahlreichen deutschen Universitätsstädten karrten die Nazis tausende Bücher aus Bibliotheken zusammen und verbrannten sie auf öffentlichen Plätzen. Es sind Werke bekannter Autor*innen wie Erich Kästner, Karl Marx, Anna Seghers oder Heinrich Mann. Auch in Hamburg wurden an fünf Orten Bücher verbrannt.„Es waren Studierende, wie du und ich“ Im Podcast ...