Diogenes' Lamp

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

Patriots! Join us today, as what we have been anxiously awaiting for finally arrives to the mountains and shores of Greece. Mussolini delivers an ultimatum, and the tiny Hellenic State, led by Strongm...

28 Okt 202429min

Hello friends! On today's episode we zoom in on Metaxas's 4th Of August Regime, and take a closer look at the regimes ideology, organization, goals, and Metaxas's VERY tight grip over the press. So...

26 Sep 202457min

Hello! Join us today as we continue our look at the life of Ioannis Metaxas, following his rocky climb to the top of the Greek political realm, where he will earn the title as the "Chief of All Greeks...

12 Sep 202435min

Happy to say welcome to what will be the first episode of this project. On this Episode Tom and Basil kick off what will be an entire segment, (its own mini-series really) on the Greek Civil War. To m...

12 Sep 202440min

Hello again. Join us on today's Primer Part 2, as we navigate the fall out from the Asia Minor flop, and get a look at what the roaring twenties meant for Greece. We'll continue to work our way up to ...

12 Sep 202430min

Hey everyone! Join us as we continue to touch on the fall out from the Treaty of Lausanne, and talk about Venizelos's ambitious 4-year term and his attempts and stabilizing the chaos that was Greece i...

12 Sep 202449min