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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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Asa Jennings & the Greek Genocide of Asia Minor Part 2
Asa Jennings & the Greek Genocide of Asia Minor Part 2

The Greek Genocide of Asia Minor wiped out two thousand years of Hellenic history in Anatolia. Refugees found hope in a sickly Methodist minister from New York State.

Greek Genocide Resource Center

Forgetting the Smyrna Fire

Anatolia, Asia Minor, ethnic, Ethnic cleansing, Greek, Greek genocide, heroes, history, Long live Greece, massacre, multiethnic, Nationalist Turks, Neruddin Pasha, Orthodox Christianity, Ottoman Empire, Refugees, Religion, Smyrna, Treaty of Sévres, Mustafa KemalPamela Diotes Wood#asiaminor, #greekgenocide, #smyrna, #history, #nationalistturks, #asajennings, #neruddin, #deathmarch, #armeniangenocide, #orthodoxchristians, #halseypowell, #admiralbristol, #kemal, #massacre, #rescueComment
Asa Jennings & The Greek Genocide of Asia Minor, Part 1
Asa Jennings & The Greek Genocide of Asia Minor, Part 1

600 years of brutal persecution by Turkish oppressors culminated in the Greek Genocide of Asia Minor. We’ll talk historical context and introduce Asa Jennings, the humble American who said “Enough!”

Anatolia, Ancient Greece, Ethnic cleansing, Faith, Greek, Greek genocide, history, Holocaust, massacre, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Occupation, Refugees, Smyrna, Spetses, World War One, The First Balkan War, Asia Minor, Neruddin PashaPamela Diotes Wood#asiaminor, #greekgenocide, #nationalistturks, #history, #massacre, #smyrnaComment
Mómos, the Greek god of Mockery
Mómos, the Greek god of Mockery

Mómos, Greek god of mockery, blame, scathing criticism and satire. How the Joan Rivers of Mt. Olympus became a vessel for social criticism and rebellion throughout time.

Ancient Greece, Athena, culture, Demons, ethnic, Greek, Greek gods, Greek roots, history, humor, mythology, Troy, Mt. Olympus, Mómos, The Women of Pindus, satire, The Trojan War, The CýpriaPamela Diotes Wood#momos, #greekmythology, #greekgods, #daimon, #greekculture, #greekhistory, #aesopsfables, #lucian, #lukianos, #callimachus, #thetrojanwar, #thecypria, #ancientgreece, #satire, #ancientgreekliterature, #greeklikeme, #podcast, #mockery, #socialcriticism, #socialsatire, #humor, #history, #historynerdComment
Homer, Ancient Greece, and the Father of Archaeology with Thaao Penghlis
Homer, Ancient Greece, and the Father of Archaeology with Thaao Penghlis

Join us for an intriguing conversation with Thaao Penghlis about the quest for Priam’s treasure, the Lion Gate at Mycenae and the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. We’ll talk about his travels. And his podcast, Thaao Penghlis’s The Lost Treasures, when he follows the path of 19th century Homer fanboy Heinrich Schliemann in his hunt to prove that the people and places of the Illiad were real.

Thaao Penghlis's The Lost Treasures Episode 1

Parthenon by Costa-Gavras

Thaao Penghlis, Archaeology, Ancient Greece, Homer, ancient ruins, civilization, culture, TroyPamela Diotes Wood#thaaopenghlis, #thelosttreasures, #ancientgreece, #theilliad, #theodyssey, #homer, #heinrichschliemann, #priam, #troy, #theliongateofmycenae, #robertbittlestone, #Ithaka, #alexanderthegreat, #egypt, #greece, #history, #greekhistory, #scienceComment
A Holocaust Survival Story
A Holocaust Survival Story

Over 80% of Greek Jews were annihilated during the Holocaust.  Renée Benmeleh joins us to share the stories of her fierce Yiayia who survived the Nazi machine against tremendous odds with tenacity, spirit, and a love of life

Sound Nourishment - Renée Benmeleh

Shoah Foundation - USC

Athens, culture, ethnic, Ethnic cleansing, German Occupation, Greece in WW2, Greek Jews, history, Holocaust, Auschwitz, Hidari, Concentration CampsPamela Diotes Wood#greekjews, #holocaust, #auschwitz, #nazis, #worldwar2, #survivalstories, #greece, #hidari, #athens, #deathcamps, #jewishhistory, #greekhistory, #history, #reneebenmeleh, #ethnic, #ellines, #ελλινες, #greeklikeme, #podcast, #soundnourishmentComment