• Podcast series name: Revolution at Sea

• Podcast series description: Embark on a wondrous exploration of the human history of the sea as a resource, avenue, and arena. Presented by historian John Curtis Perry.

• Episode number: 25

• Episode title: Why Fight Spain?‬‬

• Episode description (short): Emotion pushes war. And Americans end with an empire stretching to the far Pacific.

• Episode description (long): Emotion pushes war. America goes to Cuba to fight a Spanish colonial government. The war spreads to Asia and the United States becomes a colonial power stretching into the far Pacific, filled with uncertain strategic implications.

• Duration: 19:47

• Publication date: February 12, 2021

• Credits:

Revolution at Sea is written and spoken by John Curtis Perry

With additional voicing by Jamie Rosenberg

Recording by Studio 1623, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Production and distribution by Albert Buixadé Farré

• Copyright license: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) (https://johncurtisperry.podbean.com/; archived)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Wikipedia articles related to the topic covered in this episode:
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • William McKinley
  • USS Maine (1889)
  • Spanish–American War
  • Battle of Manila Bay
  • George Dewey
  • Propaganda of the Spanish–American War
  • Spanish Empire
  • Manifest destiny
  • Unincorporated territories of the United States
  • Great White Fleet
  • Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
  • El Capitan (operetta)
  • History of the United States Navy

• Teaser for the podcast series as published in John Curtis Perry’s official website:

Let us explore together how humankind has engaged the world ocean

When surf toppled me, a small boy struggling on an Atlantic beach, the ocean's unexpected power seized my imagination. Many many years later, as a student and teacher of History, I began to study how humankind has interacted with the salt water world and its impact on our lives. Revolutionary changes have formed and reshaped those responses and my reflections are what I am going to tell you about.

- John Curtis Perry (https://www.johncurtisperry.com/; archived)

• File metadata:
  • File type: WAV
  • Audio channels: Mono
  • Bit depth: 16 bit
  • Sample rate: 44.1 kHz

PUBLICATION INFORMATION AND EXTERNAL LINKS

• Hosting platform:
  • Podbean: https://johncurtisperry.podbean.com/ (archived)
• Select distribution platforms:
  • Official podcast website: https://www.johncurtisperry.com/ (archived)
  • Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revolution-at-sea/id1517903965
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74YdniGPbH3vvDBPEgFLvf
  • Google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/revolution%20at%20sea