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Greek Like Me

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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Melina Mercouri Part 3: Never on Sunday, Garbo & Broadway!
Melina Mercouri Part 3: Never on Sunday, Garbo & Broadway!

Melina becomes a worldwide film star with Never on Sunday, flops as Lady MacBeth and meets her hero, Greta Garbo. Then she and new hubby, Jules Dassin, open Illya Darling! on Broadway

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Stella (1955)

Never on Sunday (Nuncio en Domingo)

"Never on Sunday" Trailer

Mes amis d'hier Melina Mercouri

Athens, culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek politics, Greek theater, history, humor, Melina Mercouri, tradition, travel, Broadway theater, Greek film, blacklistingPamela Diotes Wood#melinamercouri, #greekmovies, #greektheater, #michaelcocayiannis, #manoshajidakis, #marikakotopouli, #bouzouki, #julesdassin, #neveronsunday, #Illyadarling, #titovandis, #podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment
Plaka: The Oldest Neighborhood in Greece
Plaka: The Oldest Neighborhood in Greece

Why Plaka is known as “the neighborhood of the gods,” and how war, invasion, occupation and Greek freedom made it what it is today.

 
culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek Independence, history, language, mythology, Orthodox Christian, Ottoman Empire, Religion, tradition, travel, ancient ruins, civilizationPamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #travel, #travelgreece, #greekhistory, #historynerd, #ottomanoccupation, #ancientruins, #plaka, #anafiotika, #romanempire, #agora, #hadrianslibrary, #towerofthewinds, #monumentoflysicratesComment
The Cats of Greece
The Cats of Greece

Why are there so many cats in Greece? Where did they come from? We turned to Greek history, mythology, and the island nation of Cyprus looking for answers.

 
culture, ethnic, Greek, history, Orthodoxy, Ottoman Empire, Religion, rituals, tradition, travel, cats of Greece, cats of Cyprus, mythology, cat rescuePamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #cats, #catsofgreece, #cattourofgreece, #catrescuegreece, #catadoptiongreece, #aegeancats, #, #cypriotcats, #catsofcyrpus, #catsinantiquity, #ancientcats, #nativecatsofgreece, #catsinmythology, #greekmythologyComment
Travels in Greece
Travels in Greece

We’re back after a 2 week hiatus with an episode about finally getting to the mother country! We’re sharing a few highlights and what we learned on our trip to make travel around Athens and a few of the islands easier.

Bonus Greek phrase: Χάσαμε το λεοφορείo! (Hà-sa-meh toh lay-o-for-ee-o)We missed the bus!!

culture, ethnic, food, humor, language, Orthodoxy, tradition, travelPamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #travel, #Greektravel, #travelingreece, #vacation, #traveltipsComment
Speak Greek
Speak Greek

Speak Greek

It’s fun learning a few words in another language. It impresses the waiters, tickles the love interest, and makes the natives sit up and take notice. But misunderstandings and malapropisms are bound to happen, in English and in Greek. And pronunciation matters!! MaryAnne Kokidis brings some helpful suggestions - and warnings - to the table when we Speak Greek.

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Greek, culture, ethnic, language, travel, humorPamela Diotes Wood#podcast #greek #culture #ethnic #greekamerican #greeklikeme #americangreek #greekdiaspora #greekroots #greekculture #yiasou #agape #ellines #ελλινες, #learninglanguages, #speakgreekComment