Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from radiotopia.

My name is Jody Avergan.

This day, March 13, 1916, 6,000 American troops are preparing to enter Mexico after being ordered

there by President Woodrow Wilson to capture Pancho Villa.

Wilson proclaimed that the troops were there to quote have a single objective

of capturing him and putting a stop to his forays. Forays is kind of a good word for what the

U.S. was up to as well because this is sort of an era where the US was being, I don't know what's the right word, adventurous, a little meddlesome in Mexican politics.

You know, we'll go through some of this backstory and of course what

Poncho Villia was was up to but you know the US had basically backed and

unbacked a whole series of different leaders within Mexico around this era including Pancho Villa himself.

So here to discuss the hunt for Pancho Villa American relations and interference with Mexico,

which is fighting for its independence around this era and lots more are as always

Nicole Hammer of Columbia and Kelly Carter Jackson of Wellesley. Hello there.

Hello Jody. Hey there. And I should say if I sound different I'm in a hotel room in Los Angeles recorded his pocket

last time I did this I'm only going out of my way to say this because last time I did this I got a bunch of emails from people being like

You sound different what's going it was like a a real, what's that, who moved my cheese moment?

It was just like, something sounds off, but anyway.

It's an outpouring of concern.

Yes.

Are you safe? I'm checking.

Blink twice on your podcast. Are you safe? Are you safe? I'm checking.

Blink twice on your podcast.

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