in a techron, and i know you're going to enjoy their company, so i'm welcoming now to the screen jess mchugh. hi, jess. hi, so happy to be here. and i will tell our listeners too. that what time is it where you both are one o'clock in the morning. that is correct. we're doubly glad to have you here and i can't wait to hear what you have to say. so peter, will you let me know when it's time to come back on and help us questions and answers sure. thank you and welcome. this is a treat. it's great to see you again, jess. and yes, we're a little bleary-eyed, but this is a great opportunity to talk about this book and first of all, congratulations for the great reception of this book the great attention that's been paid to it and the story that you tell i i kept thinking when i was reading this book. i it's hard to imagine that this hadn't been done before kind of alternative canon and that you have created that that explains so much about history and culture and but also about myth. and and yet we're not talking about literature right? we're not talking about the canon with a sort of capital c a

up next on book tv jess mchugh explores american history through the lens of best-selling books from different eras and then bloomberg investigative journalist peter robison reports on the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the boeing 737 max which killed 346 people. and later on our author interview program afterwards political scientists barbara walter examines the warning signs that often precede civil wars and what can be done to stop them. and now jess mchugh so before i introduce our guests, i do want to thank our sponsors like so many of our programs tonight's program is sponsored by the wish you well foundation and by connecticut public wnpr, and it's produced in part with support honoring the legacy of frank lord who was our beloved former trustee who was with us through some really rough times at the museum and had showed great leadership and compassion for the museum. so we're very happy to be able to honor him in this way. and now i want to introduce our guests. peter sokolowski is editor

him before and i know you're going to enjoy his company and he's going to be in conversation with jess mchugh author of americannon. she's a writer and researcher whose work has appeared across a variety of national and international publications including the new york times the wall street journal the washington posts and many many others. she's reported stories from four continents on a range of cultural and historical topics from present-day. liverpool punks to the history of 1960s activists in greenwich village, and i have spent some time with both of our guests in the green room and just now early in a techron, and i know you're going to enjoy their company, so i'm welcoming now to the screen jess mchugh. hi, jess. hi, so happy to be here. and i will tell our listeners too. that what time is it where you both are one o'clock in the morning. that is correct. we're doubly glad to have you here and i can't wait to hear what you have to say. so peter, will you let me know when it's time to come back on and help us questions and answers sure. thank you and welcome. this is a treat. it's great

jesse: i knew i tasted something they are. [laughter] >> the alligator is so liam mchugh can cook it and what you want.rd you talking about nutritional value earlier, it is great for people like me that are recovering from throat cancer. it allows us, for example, the calories in the alligator meat, it's 232 calories per 3.2 ounces serving. >> larry, it sounds like we should be serving this in school lunches. speak on telling you! the thing about it is, it is great for us who are recovering from cancer, and for people that want to be healthy. the protein alone, 46 grams from alligator meat. chicken, pork, meat. it's only 23 grams. >> i love it. larry, my first time eating eater, and it's delicious. thank you for coming on "jesse watters primetime." we might have to eat this at every meal if prices keep going to the sky. thank you, larry. we love it. >> we are here for you. >> go check them out. big pops. west virginia has a special message: dwarfs are very upset, and we are going to have to feed carly some gator. [laughter] yes. it was a tragedy. with knockoff batteries, little miss cupcake never stood