Diogenes' Lamp

Good Evening listeners! Please join a myself and a couple friends of the pod as we set the stage for the Battle of Crete...a battle that will pit the exhausted but stubborn allies against the Nazi par...

5 Mar 202532min

On this episode I spoke with Dr. Yiorgo Topalidis, a Greek Immigrant with roots from the Pontus region, on his "Ottoman Greeks of the United States Digital Project". The project tracks the journey th...

26 Feb 20251h 15min

Hello Friends! Please join a myself and a friend of the pod, Nate, as we witness the last successful blitzkrieg of World War Two, the further humiliation of Mussolini, (always a plus!), heroic last s...

19 Feb 202544min

On this episode, we speak with founder and host of Hearth of Hellenism, a podcast and a publication that covers ancient Greek history, religion, and culture - along with reflections on contemporary th...

13 Feb 20251h 49min

Hello Friends! Please join myself and a friend of the pod, Jess, as we take a closer look at the what the death of Ioannis Metaxas means for the beleaguered Greeks freezing in the mountains of Alban...

21 Nov 20241h 11min

Hello Listeners! Join us today as we talk about Contingency G, (the invasion of Greece) and take a look at how well Metaxas's newly re-armed, reorganized Greek military reacts to the long awaited Ital...

28 Okt 202442min

Friends! Join us today as we take a closer look at Greece's neighbors, allies, enemies and frenemies, and talk a bit more about what a former rival in Asia Minor, and squatter of Greek islands, (led b...

28 Okt 202439min

Hello listeners! As Greece's enemies maneuver on all sides, Metaxas continues his rapid re-armament program, and does his best to deter and de-escalate tensions with Italy. Please take a few seconds...

28 Okt 202453min