NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The host of a History Channel program is throwing a party on Friday to celebrate what some call the Maya apocalypse.

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, producer and host of the History Channel’s “Ancient Aliens” program, plans to descend onstage at the peak of the party in a mock spaceship created by a Mardi Gras group. While he is a leading proponent of the idea that ancient myths arose from visits by alien astronauts, Tsoukalos scoffs at the idea that the world will come to an end Friday.

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