There will be no new podcast episode this week. The podcast will return next week with episode 131, “This Wellsian Wonder.”
Month: September 2018
130: He Kept Us out of War
Woodrow Wilson runs a hard-fought re-election campaign against Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes. Wilson’s war policy is a major issue in the campaign.
Listen:
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“The Liberty Bell”
Composed by John Philip Sousa in 1893. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Marine Band. Public domain recording. Source.
“Semper Fidelis”
Composed by John Philip Sousa in 1888. Public domain.
Performed by the Oldham Music Centre Youth Wind Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
New Short Story
My short story, “The Boy Who Didn’t Know How to Recognize a King,” is now available to read free online at this link. Let me know what you think in the comments.
129: Everywhere and Nowhere
The United States responds to Pancho Villa’s attack on Columbus, New Mexico with a military expedition into Mexico, commanded by Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing.
Listen:
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“The Army Goes Rolling Along”
Composed by John Philip Sousa in 1917. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Army Band. Public domain recording. Source.
“It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary”
Composed in 1912 by Jack Judge and Harry Williams. Public domain.
Public domain recording. In the alternative, it is asserted that the use of the recording here constitutes fair use under copyright law. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
128: A Portuguesa
After the fall of German Kamerun, German East Africa became the only German colonial possession still under German control. British efforts to invade and occupy the territory were assisted by Portuguese, South African, and Belgian forces.
Listen:
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Tic Tac Fado
Used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Source.
“A Portuguesa”
Composed by Alfredo Keil in 1907. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Photo by Wikimedia contributor Floflo62 used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Source. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.