Stealthgreek
0
Logo for Greek Like Me.jpg

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 ethnic
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, 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

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

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
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

Links

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
Melina Mercouri Part 2: Stage, Film & Civil War
Melina Mercouri Part 2: Stage, Film & Civil War

We’ll talk about Melina’s rising star on the stage, while chaos and Civil War rocked the country. And how she finally made her way into film.

Links:

Melina Mercouri, come Stella, canta Hadjidakis

Melina Mercouri - Έχει Ο Θεός

Melina Melinaki

Athens, culture, ethnic, Greece in WW2, Greek, Greek heroes, Greek politics, Greek theater, history, Melina Mercouri, tradition, Greek Civil WarPamela Diotes Wood#melinamercouri, #greekmovies, #greektheater, #greekcivilwar, #michaelcocayiannis, #manoshajidakis, #marikakotopouli, #bouzouki, #julesdassin, #podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment