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A podcast about all things Greek. History. Language. Lore. Culture. Food. Mythology. Family and more. From diners to the Ottoman Empire, from the history of baklava to Greek Independence. What it means to be Greek and how it shapes our world.

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Who Gets to Call Themselves Greek?
Who Gets to Call Themselves Greek?

Why the understanding of what it is to be Greek has changed over time. And why I’m here for it!

Who Gets to Call Themselves Greek?
Pamela Diotes Wood
civilization, culture, ethnic, Faith, food, Greek, Greek diaspora, Greek roots, history, Long live Greece, multiethnic, mixed cultures family, Orthodox Christian, Orthodoxy, Religion, traditionPamela Diotes Wood#greekdiaspora, #ethnicity, #greeklikeme, #greekhistory, #history, #ethnic, #greekroots, #greeksComment
Greek Vampires
Greek Vampires

Greece has always been a land of gods and monsters. But who knew there are more species of vampires in Greece than anywhere else in the world? We’ll dive into our tales of Greek man-eaters, murder and mayhem.

 
Greek Vampires
Pamela Diotes Wood
culture, ethnic, Goddess of witchcraft, Greek, Greek gods, history, mythology, Orthodox Christian, tradition, vampires, vrykólakes, lamias, Greek vampires, superstitionPamela Diotes Wood#greekvampires, #vrykólakes, #lamia, #gelloudes, #empusae, #greekmythology, #greekhorror, #greekorthodoxchurch, #santorini, #greekhistory, #podcast, #maneaters, #greekfolktales, #greeklikeme, #history, #ethnic, #greekroots, #ellines, #ελλινες, #greeksuperstitions, #superstitionsComment
Karagiózis
Karagiózis

How a Turkish shadow puppet evolved into a symbol of Greek suffering and resistance. Funny and subversive, Karagiózis connected Greeks in cities, villages and islands by keeping their music, culture and the seeds of resistance alive; sustaining Greeks through the Ottoman Occupation, the War for Independence, civil war, Nazi brutality and military oppression.

Ευγένιος Σπαθάρης Ο Καραγκιόζης Γιατρός

Karagiozis makes bullying

Karagiózis
Pamela Diotes Wood
Karagiózis, shadow puppet, Athens, culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek heroes, Greek insults, Greek politics, heroes, history, humor, Ottoman Empire, Political Protest, traditionPamela Diotes Wood#karagiozis, #shadowpuppettheater, #greekshadowpuppet, #karagöz, #ottomanempire, #socialsatire, #history, #greekhistory, #greekculture, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment
The Smyrna Catastrophe
The Smyrna Catastrophe

What led up to the ethnic cleansing of Anatolia and the destruction of Türkiye’s most beautiful and ethnically diverse city. Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians and Jews were erased from the region for the first time in 2,500 years. Guest Helen Vardakis shares her family’s escape in 1922 from Kemal’s blueprint for genocide.

1922 The Destruction of Smyrna

Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City

Asia Minor of Our Heart.02 Photos Until August 1922

The Smyrna Catastrophe
Pamela Diotes Wood
Smyrna, Greek genocide, Ethnic cleansing, Nationalist Turks, Anatolia, the 7 Churches, Armenian genocide, Refugees, culture, ethnic, Greek, history, Ottoman Empire, World War One, Greco-Turkish War, Treaty of Sévres, massacrePamela Diotes Wood#smyrna, #smyrna1922, #greekgenocide, #thesmyrnacatastrophe, #anatolia, #genocidesurvivors, #turkishnationalists, #kemal, #paradiselost, #gilesmilton, #theblightofasia, #thejewelofthemediterranean, #venizelos, #greco-turkishwar, #generationaltrauma, #ethniccleansing, #armenians, #assyrians, #worldwarone, #firstworldwar, #centralpowers, #ententepowers, #betrayal, #colonialism, #treatyofsévres, #treatyoflausanne, #theparthenonmarbles, #lloydgeorge, #georgehorton, #cityoftolerance, #deathofacity, #massacre, #neverforget, #podcast, #greeklikeme, #greekhistory, #history, #ethnic, #greekroots, #greekculture, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment
Melina Mercouri Part 4: Exile, Politics & the Parthenon Marbles
Melina Mercouri Part 4: Exile, Politics & the Parthenon Marbles

Overnight Greece went from democracy to military dictatorship, and Melina went from privileged society girl and actor to political juggernaut. How love of country launched her from star of the Broadway stage into battle for soul of Greece.

Melina Mercouri - The Last Greek Goddess

Greek actor/politician Melina Mercouri on being a national hero

Interview with Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri

Melina cafe bistro/ A Greek cafe dedicated to Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri Pt 4: Exile, Politics & The Parthenon Marbles
Pamela Diotes Wood

Our thanks to the Melina Mercouri Foundation for permission to use photos from their gallery

ancient ruins, Athens, Broadway theater, culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek film, Greek heroes, Greek politics, heroes, history, Melina Mercouri, the Parthenon, tradition, The Colonels Coup, Political Exile, Political Protest, Greek Parliament, UNESCOPamela Diotes Wood#melinamercouri, #greekmovies, #greektheater, #manoshajidakis, #julesdassin, #mikostheodorakis, #pattakos, #parthenonmarbles, #colonelscoup, #lordelgin, #exile, #militaryjunta, #thelastgreekgoddess, #essenceofgreece, #heritage, #eu, #unesco, #neveronsunday, #Illyadarling, #podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment