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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 Beaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf...

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 Beaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184s Greece, the Decade of War, David Brewer R ed Acropolis, Blac...

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 f...

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 Beaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184s Greece, the Decade of War, David Brewe...

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 Beaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184s Greece, the Decade of War, David Brewer R ed Acropolis, Black...

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 Beaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5z2bf7oavY&t=1184s Greece, the Decade of War, David Brewer R ed Acropolis, Black Terror, Andre Gerolymatos Ionian Vision, Michael Llewelyn-Smith Please take a few seconds and...

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 sk...

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,...

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...

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 com...

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 Mazower https://providencemag.com/2023/07/when-turkey-cruelly-press-ganged-christians-and-jews-during-wwii/ Greece, the Decade of War, David Brewer https://allthatsinteresting.com/ustase https://greekheral...

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 Mazower https://providencemag.com/2023/07...

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 reaso...

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 Carr https://www...

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 Joine...

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 Carr https://www.historynet.com/battle-of-crete-it-began-with-germanys-airborne-invasion-operation-mercury/ Greece, the Decade of War, David...

On this episode I spoke with Dr. Yiorgo Topalidis, a Greek Immigrant with roots from the Pontus region, on his "Ottoman Greeks of the United States Digital Project".  The project tracks the journey that many Ottoman Greeks took from Asia Minor, Eastern Thrace, and other parts of the dying Ottoman Empire, to the skyscrapers of New York and other cities and towns in the US. Aside from talk...

Hello Friends!  Please join a myself and a friend of the pod, Nate, as we witness the last successful blitzkrieg of World War Two, the further humiliation of Mussolini, (always a plus!), heroic last stands and other characters taking batshit actions in response to the impending doom that is the fall of mainland Greece.  Sources: Popular Autocracy, P.J. Vatikiotis The Defense and Fall of Greece, Jo...

On this episode, we speak with founder and host of Hearth of Hellenism, a podcast and a publication that covers ancient Greek history, religion, and culture - along with reflections on contemporary theolatry (polytheism). Topics include Hellenism, in ancient times and today, Polytheism, and Cultural Appropriation in and outside of popular media.   Please take a few seconds and leave a review, and...

Hello Friends!  Please join myself and a friend of the pod, Jess, as we take a closer look at the what the death of Ioannis Metaxas means for the beleaguered Greeks freezing in the mountains of Albania, and of course relishing in the stupidity and incompetence of Mussolini.  Sources: Popular Autocracy, P.J. Vatikiotis The Defense and Fall of Greece, John Carr The Greco-Italian War, Roy Morris, Jr...

Hello Listeners! Join us today as we talk about Contingency G, (the invasion of Greece) and take a look at how well Metaxas's newly re-armed, reorganized Greek military reacts to the long awaited Italian aggression.  Please 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, on our patreon, and follow us on IG, You...

Friends! Join us today as we take a closer look at Greece's neighbors, allies, enemies and frenemies, and talk a bit more about what a former rival in Asia Minor, and squatter of Greek islands, (led by Mussolini) means for Greece and Metaxas.  Please 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, on our patreo...

Hello listeners! As Greece's enemies maneuver on all sides, Metaxas continues his rapid re-armament program, and does his best to deter and de-escalate tensions with Italy.  Please 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, on our patreon, and follow us on IG, YouTube, and TikTok. Your support means a lot...

Patriots! Join us today, as what we have been anxiously awaiting for finally arrives to the mountains and shores of Greece. Mussolini delivers an ultimatum, and the tiny Hellenic State, led by Strongman Metaxas, decides to choose a path that will earn him, and all Greeks a spot on history, once again.  Please take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you really like what you hear become a memb...

Hello friends! On today's episode we zoom in on Metaxas's 4th Of August Regime, and take a closer look at the regimes ideology, organization, goals, and Metaxas's VERY tight grip over the press.  Sources Metaxas Myth, Marina Petrakis Metaxas Project Ionian Vision, Michael Llewellyn-Smith Popular Autocracy, P.J. Vatikiotis Red Acropolis Black Terror, Andre Gerolymatos AUTHORITARIANIS...