[laughter] i'm also delighted to be introducing jess bruder this morning for nomadland. jess goes out with the people who are really the untold story of the great recession, people who are underwater on mortgages, people for whom social security is just not going to make ends meet, and they give up a lot of their safety net. they give a lot of family ties, social ties, health insurance up to go travel the country and try to find work. they are new form of migrant workers, they are also potentially a new form of what retirement looks like in america. and jess went out with them and tells us their story. so please put your hands together for jess bruder. [applause] >> oh, my goodness, all right. this is my first time in madison. and i think this is a larger group of people than were in attendance when i actually launched the book in brooklyn, which is kind of my home turf. so forgive me if i've got deer in the headlights eyes. i'm so excited that you're here, and i really appreciate it. wanted to thank conor and the library and the festival for holding something that draws