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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...