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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.

Posts in Greek
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.

Firewalkers

Greek Firewalkers have been accused of paganism, even satanism.  But nothing will shake the dedication of these devout Orthodox Christians to the seven hundred year old tradition of the Anastenária.

Glimpses of an Ancient Fire-Walking Ritual in Northern Greece

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GREECE: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHER TO WATCH INTERNATIONAL FIREWALKING CEREMONY. (1980)

FIREWALKING

Red Easter Eggs & The Meaning of Pascha

Why Orthodox call Easter Pascha, the spiritual symbolism of red Easter eggs - and how Greeks square off in an egg cracking competition that will leave one egg standing.

Closing music: Holy Thursday Hymn Simeron kremate epi xilou featuring Iro Saia

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Greek Easter Egg Fight

Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating Kit

Fresco of Mary Magdalene presenting red egg to Tiberius

Bouboulina Rebels Pt. 2

Rescues, betrayal, and assassination: a civil war in the middle of the Greek Revolution resulted in Greeks killing Greeks, nearly derailing the fight for Independence. Bouboulina’s heroic feats couldn’t save her.

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Bouboulina Rebels Part 1

Bouboulina rebels: Patriarchy, secret plots and the Ottoman Empire. A preamble to the Greek Revolution

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