# Mexican-American War Unjustified? - ATM Make The Case - (8/24/2026)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/mexican-american-war-unjustified-atm-make-the-case-8-24-2026
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/mexican-american-war-unjustified-atm-make-the-case-8-24-2026.md
Podcast: [At The Mic Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299)
Published: 2026-08-24T05:30:00+00:00
Episode link: http://YouTube.com/@atthemicshow
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f72b15be-1561-4020-b9f8-1235a725d96d.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/episodes/mexican-american-war-unjustified-atm-make-the-case-8-24-2026
Duration seconds: 375

## Resource

When the Mexican-American War broke out in the mid 1800s, President James K. Polk justified it as a response to aggression on American soil. But future president Abraham Lincoln and many other Americans at the time are on record as opposing the call to war against their county's southern neighbor. Follow Keith on X: @KeithMalinak More episodes at ATMshow.com

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/episodes/mexican-american-war-unjustified-atm-make-the-case-8-24-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/mexican-american-war-unjustified-atm-make-the-case-8-24-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.