So little perspective on this moment, its quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and of course also around the world have that this is an extraordinary unusual time something we are the time out of time, will be curiosity in the future people will look back and wonder about that very wonderment i think its an interesting phenomenon. When you think about today do you compare it to any period in history . Jill lepore as a historian im interested in analogies we have a cognitive tendency to enjoy analogies to find d one thing to be like another all the time. Just in the same way and the kind of person that sees likenesses and family members, and look at a new baby and say, that looks just like great grandma someone so. Have the same time, even as they say i recognize a lot of that is minded perception, my need for familiarity. I think there has been for most of my career as a historian the question to ask historians is what time is this like.
You today by your television profess provideer. And now on book tv we are live with author and Harvard University history professor jill lepore who over the next 2 hours will be taking your calls and comments. Professors book include secret history of wonder woman, these truths, history of the United States and the newly published if then, about the cold war origins of data mining and social manipulation. Harvard professor jill lapore, before we get into the substance of your book, as a historian, what is your contemporary view of how our world is going to be viewed . [laughter] guest i think we have so little perspective on this moment that it is quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and, of course, also around the world have that this is an extraordinary uni shall time is something that we are in a time out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that very sense alienation. I think that would be
Saxon reveals how a chance meeting led to the chance of a lifetime. Im, like, holy okay. Ill do it. And the video that proves always listen to mom. Why nothing says disaster look a hyper kid with a frisbee. This is video of a rescue in progress. Rescuers are trying to get to something caught in the drainage pipe. This shot here, look closely. Can you see what that is . Dog, possum. Puppies. Eight little newborn puppies that are stuck in this drainage pipe. If you notice, this is close to the ocean. Looks like the tide is coming in. Water is starting to fill up that drainage area. Rescuers spring into action, try to block off the water. They cant fit in to get the puppies. What do they do . Call. Call mama . Thats exactly what they do. Yes. And here is mama. They put the dog into this little drainage area, and, look, she gets them. In a few minutes, a matter of minutes, she comes back to the opening she has one of her little ones in her mouth. She takes the pup away. And according to re
Franklin roosevelt appoints him in the summer of 1941 aswhat eventually becomes the office of strategic services. Kind of a strange choice because donovan was a staunch republican, had run for governor of new york on an antiroosevelt, antinew deal platform. But he was also a man of irrepressible spirit, boundless optimism, full of ideas and, in a sense, hehe reflected the qualities of Franklin Roosevelt so he was named the head of our first spy service. Cspan as you know, they called him wild bill donovan. Tell us a wild story. Guest well, oneone of theone of the conclusions i reached about donovan was that he was a magnificent magnet for attracting talent. His oss attracted College President s, semanticists, philosophers, writers, journalists, photographers, actors, cameramen. Arthur goldberg had been an oss veteran, subsequently goes on the supreme court. Historian Arthur Schlesinger jr. Was with the oss. The french chef julia child was with the oss. But what kind of strstruck me abo
An when country super star brad paisley leads an impromptu jam session. Watch what happens. Now meet the lucky fan whose gopro played the guitar. Heres the camera. Theres little scrapes on the bottom which im stoked about. The isle manty is one of the worlds most dangerous motorcycle races. Its ridden through the streets. With all that danger out on the track you might think the pit might be a little bit safer. Thats not the case, at least for this guy, rider grant wagstaff, pulls into pit lane up to his pit box. Couple mechanics approach the bike and start fiddling around. Kind of funny to see the motorcycle pull up to a pit. Right. I dont know if ive ever seen that. Theyre putting fuel in the bike along with other things. But some of that fuel gets spilled. The bike has been out on the track and erupts in flames. The rider grant wagstaff on fire. Throws one of his mechanics in the background, also caught up in flames. Somebody jumps in with a fire extinguisher but looks like the mech