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Hey Everyone For today’s episode I had on the pod Angelo from Hearth of Hellenism, and we talked about Polytheism, specifically speaking we talked about worshiping the Ancient Greek Gods. Random conversation I know…but this is something that we had on the to do list for a while now, so it was good to make some time and chat with a friend of the pod. So why did we have a conversation about polytheism and the Gods of Olympus? Well for one, Angelo is practicing Polytheist, Something you do...
Ep. 28: The SOE, Organizing Guerillas, & Gorgopotamos, Part 1 (00:22:59)
Hey Everyone! On todays episode we are going to revisit our friends in the SOE, who are hard at work trying to get the guerilla groups of the left right and center on the same page. Additionally, we will introduce ourselves to the team that will carry out the well known Operation Harling, and what that operation actually looked like on the ground in practice. Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos...
Ep. 27: Getting to Know Aris Velouchiotis & Napoleon Zervas (00:27:54)
Hey Everyone! On todays episode we will get a closer look at the lives of TWO people who are a big part of our story going forward. Thanasis Kalaras, (AKA Aris Velouchiotis) and Napoleon Zervas. They are both controversial figures in their own way, and they are both regarded as everything ranging from traitors to patriots, depending on who you ask. Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hit...
Ep. 26: Introducing the Andartiko Alphabet Soup: EAM, ELAS EDES, & Others (00:56:34)
Hey Everyone! Today we (our guest co-host Dustin, and myself included) will get a brief introduction to the alphabet soup of acronyms that is the Greek Guerilla Resistance movement, or also known as, the Andartiko. This is meant just as a introduction of sorts, as all of these groups will come up in our story going forward. Some much more than others. Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside ...
Ep. 25: SOE, MI6, & The British (01:32:02)
Good Morning! Today, Dustin from NoneTaken Podcast and myself will look into British Foreign Policy towards Greece, the role of British secret intelligence services in the organization of Greek resistance bands, and what the British endgame in Greece looked like in the early early 1940's. Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Support the show !!! Support the show
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 11: Revisiting & Reflecting on the "Big NO" (01:01:49)
Hello Everyone! Long Live the No! Happy Ohi Day! For today's episode we have once again Dr. Dale Pappas, and we had a frank conversation about how the events leading up to and including the big NO are remembered by the Hellenic Nation. We also talked a lot about the legacy of the Ohi (NO), and what legacy Metaxas left behind as his controversial status of the man who helped deliver one of the greatest military victories in Hellenic History, and as a Dictator. Enjoy everyone! Support the show
Ep. 24: Cats, Commies & Castor Oil - The Communist Party of Greece (01:16:33)
Good Morning Comrades! Today, (with our special guest Dustin, from NoneTaken podcast!) we will be getting properly acquainted with a group of people we have heard so much about, but not formerly met: The Communists. This faction within the Greek political scene will end up playing a major role , so I knew it was important to give you (the listeners) a thorough rundown. On this episode well cover just who these dirty Commies are, what they believe, what they want, their struggles and near exti...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 10: What's a Venizelist? (00:57:33)
Hey everyone, For today’s episode,Ii had on the Pod, someone who has been on here almost half a dozen times now, Dr. Dale Pappas. If you’ve been following the Greek Civil War segment that we’ve had running, you’ve seen for yourself what a moving force Venizelos and Venizelism was, but I don't think I've ever given, the listeners, a proper introduction and a bit of a summary of, just what the heck is a Venizelist? What is Venizelism? Aside from tackling what a Venizelist is and the legac...
Ep. 23: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 6 (00:42:43)
Hello Fellow Revolutionaries! Today we'll be continuing through the drama that was the "Trial of the 6", which will then culminate with the "Execution of the 6", and will then be followed by the Second Hellenic Republic. We'll also get a formal introduction to King George II, a closer deeper dive on relations between the King and Metaxas during the 4th of August regime, which will then land us back at the Axis occupation of Greece and the King's relocation from Egypt to London. Sources:...
Ep. 22: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 5 (00:26:50)
Hello Comrades! Following the loss of the Venizelists in the elections, the Royalists are back in power, and the King has returned from exile! We'll cover everything from some of the political maneuverings of Venizelos, the diplomatic quagmire of the Asia Minor Campaign and the coup immediately following the Catastrophe. Sources: Greece, Roderick Beatonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184sGreece, the Decade of War, David BrewerRed Acropolis, Black Terror, Andre Gerolym...
Ep. 21: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 4 (00:32:14)
Hey everyone! Today we get into the state of affairs immediately following Alexanders death, what that meant for the Asia Minor Campaign, the political tit for tat between Venizelists and anti-Venizelists and the consequences of the election of 1920. Sources: Greece, Roderick Beatonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184sGreece, the Decade of War, David BrewerRed Acropolis, Black Terror, Andre GerolymatosIonian Vision, Michael Llewelyn-SmithPlease take a few seconds and leave a...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 9: Libya, Greece & Gas: More Than Just Lines in The Sea (00:46:23)
Hey everyone! For today’s episode I was able to bring onto the pod Konstantinos Kolokotronis. Konstantinos is an independent journalist and researcher who focusses on geopolitics and contemporary power politics in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, and founded Polity 21 on Substack, where he writes about Greek Foreign policy, Defense, and developments in the domestic Greek arms industry. The focus of today’s episode was on primarily on an article he wrote title : “ Turkey’s “Blue Hom...
Ep. 20: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 3 (00:32:03)
Sup Plebs! Today were going to learn a lot more about someone we've heard so much about: King Alexander I. Well also get a bit into the Asia Minor Campaign, Venizelos being in charge after the Noemvriana, and why its a bad idea to allow dogs and monkeys to interact. Sources: Greece, Roderick Beatonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184sGreece, the Decade of War, David BrewerRed Acropolis, Black Terror, Andre GerolymatosIonian Vision, Michael Llewelyn-SmithPlease take a f...
Ep. 19: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 2 (00:39:45)
Hey Everyone! Join us today as we continue to work through our mini Greek Monarchism primer series, and introduce ourselves to King Constantine and learn a bit more about the political climate of the time and the challenges the royal family faced. Sources: Greece, Roderick Beatonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184sGreece, the Decade of War, David BrewerRed Acropolis, Black Terror, Andre GerolymatosIonian Vision, Michael Llewelyn-SmithPlease take a few seconds and leav...
Ep. 18: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 1 (00:42:01)
Hello Listeners! Join Basil and I today as we get a formal introduction to the Greek Royals and the Glucksburg dynasty, the longest running Greek Dynasty. Sources: Greece, Roderick Beatonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184sGreece, the Decade of War, David BrewerRed Acropolis, Black Terror, Andre GerolymatosIonian Vision, Michael Llewelyn-SmithPlease take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you really like what you hear become a member of the Diogenes's Lamp community, ...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 8: Satire, Politics and Weekly Attempts at Drawing Laughs (01:14:40)
Hey everyone For todays episode I was able to bring on a good friend of the Pod, and the founder of Waadl, or WAADL, which stands for Weekly attempts at Drawing Laughs, which is a growing collection of sketches and cartoons that are in many cases accompanied with long form articles that get deep into the inspiration and meaning of the sketch. And as you can gather from what WAADL stands for…the sketches are satirical in nature. In the words of the founder of WAADL and quote “ WAADL is committ...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 7: Zourafa Isle, The Imia of the North Aegean (00:39:35)
Hey everyone! For today’s episode I was able to bring onto the pod Konstantinos Kolokotronis. Konstantinos is an independent journalist and researcher who focusses on geopolitics and contemporary power politics in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. The discussion we had was on an article Konstantinos wrote titled ‘Zourafa Isle: The Imia of the North Aegean In” which zooms in a tiny Greek isle, and hundreds of other islands whose sovereignty is not under debate by anyone, except...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 6: The Ikarian Revolution (01:00:33)
Hey everyone! For todays episode I was able to Dr. Dale Pappas back on the Pod once again to talk about an article he wrote in May of 2024 titled "How One Tiny Island Took On the Ottoman Empire, and Won". As you may be able to tell from the title of this episode, that tiny island is none-other, than Ikaria. Today Ikaria is mostly known for its big debut on the Netflix show "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones", but thats not what we will be talking about today. We will get into the weeds a...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 5: The Second Italo-Abyssinian War (00:25:54)
Hey Everyone, For todays episode, well be talking about a place a bit down the ways from Greece, but with connections and roots to Hellenism that go back thousands of years: Ethiopia…And well specifically be talking about the Yekatit Massacre which occurred during the Second Abyssinia War This was when Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, and occupied it until 1941. Obviously a topic like this is completely out of my wheelhouse, so I brought in an expert on the topic, and a good friend...
Ep. 17: The Masochists, the Spaghetti Eaters, & the Axis Occupation of Greece Part 2 (01:00:55)
Good Day Friends! Join us today as we continue our close up look at the depraved and brutal axis occupation of Greece, and try to make sense of it all. Sources: Inside Hitler's Greece, Mar Mazowerhttps://providencemag.com/2023/07/when-turkey-cruelly-press-ganged-christians-and-jews-during-wwii/Greece, the Decade of War, David Brewerhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/ustasehttps://greekherald.com.au/culture/apostolos-santas-wwii-hero-and-manolis-glezos-partner-in-crime/https://www.ijrhss.or...
Ep. 16: The Masochists, the Spaghetti Eaters, & the Axis Occupation of Greece Part 1 (00:52:31)
Good day fellow Pleb! Join us today as we get to meet the new order of things in Greece, which will be ruthlessly implemented by the trio of the Germans, the Italians, and the Bulgarians, who as we will see, will absolutely plunder and ravage this tiny country, pushing humanity to the brink of what can be endured. Sources: Inside Hitler's Greece, Mar Mazowerhttps://providencemag.com/2023/07/when-turkey-cruelly-press-ganged-christians-and-jews-during-wwii/Greece, the Decade of War, David...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 4: Interwar Cyprus: War, Union & Empire (00:58:11)
Hello Listeners! Hey everyone. For today’s episode We have on the pod once again, Dr Dale pappas, who as you know we had on for the NoemvrianA episode. On this episode we’ll be talking about a place with great importance in the Hellenic world: Cyprus,;the birthplace of Aphroditi, and where Zeno of Kition, the founder of the stoicism is from… Unfortunately we all know Cyprus today for another reason, the brutal Turkish invasion, and occupation of the northern Third of the island, where to this...
Ep. 15: Battle of Crete Part 2 (00:32:53)
Good Morning Patriots! Join us today as we finally get down to business and witness the battle for Crete. But instead of the locals showing traditional Cretan hospitality, the battle of Crete will spark a mass civilian uprising in what will cost the Nazi's dearly, earning Crete the name, "The Graveyard of Paratroopers". Sources: The Defense and Fall of Greece, John Carrhttps://www.historynet.com/battle-of-crete-it-began-with-germanys-airborne-invasion-operation-mercury/Greece, the Decad...
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 3: Venizelos, The King, and The November Events (01:18:10)
Hey everyone! I had the pleasure to speak with Dr. Dale Pappas, a Greek-American author and educator based in Miami, Florida, and Athens, Greece. Dr. Pappas holds a PhD in Modern European History, and researches the history of tourism in the Mediterranean and the political history of Modern Greece. We talked specifically about an article he wrote, titled "The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WW1", which is about the Noemvriana, or the November Events. This event, while often ...
Ep. 14: Battle of Crete Part 1 (00:32:31)
Good Evening listeners! Please join a myself and a couple friends of the pod as we set the stage for the Battle of Crete...a battle that will pit the exhausted but stubborn allies against the Nazi paratroopers. Sources: The Defense and Fall of Greece, John Carrhttps://www.historynet.com/battle-of-crete-it-began-with-germanys-airborne-invasion-operation-mercury/Greece, the Decade of War, David BrewerPlease take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you really like what you hear...
