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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The best surviving fragments of lost Ancient Greek plays, collected in one exceptional book of ancient wisdom, humor, and the Greek mindset. Learn why so many manuscripts were lost, and how some may be on the verge of recovery.
Big Nobody is a brutally funny novel about teenage loss, trauma, and resilience in the Greek-Cypriot community in 1970s London. Alex Kadis talks immigrant parents, feeling like a misfit, and embracing her Greek identity.
Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote a self-improvement guide that still resonates. Aaron Poochigian’s fresh, relatable translation of Meditations is perfect for these outrageous times.
Rockets rain down on Greek churches every Easter in the Rocket War of Chios.
Angie Xidias of One Bean Marketing and artist Ramona Pintea spotlight the impact of women on the Greek Revolution, in a groundbreaking exhibit at the Hellenic Museum of Michigan, March 19 - May 17, 2026.
Comedian and gay icon Gus Constantellis rocketed to fame impersonating his Greek mom on social media. After she died, he wrote My Greek Mom’s Recipe in tribute. Part memoir, part cookbook, it’s a funny, heartbreaking glimpse into their complicated relationship, and in managing grief, the Greek way.
Hephaestos: Mighty lord of fire and metalwork, inventor and metal-smith of the gods. Cheated on, rejected, and ridiculed, like a country music anti-hero, he keeps looking for love in all the wrong places.
Kathryn Gauci’s quest to find traditional Greece drew her to the Dodecanese Islands in 2005. Her memoir, An Aegean Odyssey, intertwines history, cuisine, traditions, and breathtaking landscapes with stories of the people she meets along the way as she explores the road less traveled.
He was a consummate character actor in films, an iconic TV detective, a storyteller, a gambler, a singer, a family man, a lover. He was larger than life and when ethnics were still being stereotyped, he made it cool to be Greek.
We’re sharing some of the most popular Greek customs for New Year’s through Epiphany. Καλή Χρονιά και Χρόνια Πολλά!
Where else can you take part in ancient traditions, sing Byzantine Christmas songs while lighting bonfires and evading evil Christmas goblins? Join us for a very Greek Christmas.
Sean Bryan was a nineteen year old backpacker in Athens, Greece in November 1973, when he witnessed what became a pivotal moment in modern Greek history: the student uprising that led to the eventual overthrow of the military regime.
November 17, 1973, a Greek army tank crashed the gate of the Polytechnic Institute of Athens, where students were protesting the military dictatorship crippling Greece. It was the largest public protest against the regime, which toppled 8 months later. Today we celebrate those students and their sacrifice. ζήτω η Ελλάδα!
When the Underworld goddesses of vengeance are invoked, nothing will stop them. Then things get Phríke: Tales and terrors of the Erinyes, hounding heroes to their doom.
Her colleagues denounced the celebrated actress as a collaborator. Was she a traitor, a hero, or the victim of her rivals’ greed and ambition?
Independent filmmaker Laurie Criego talks about her first feature length film, screenwriting, Greek gods, the environment and having hope in difficult times.
St. Kassiani was a brilliant theologian, masterful poet, rebel, feminist, brutal social commentator. She continues to instruct the Orthodox faithful to this day.
Influential hymnographer, poet, and champion of her faith, St.Kassiani was a devout, fearless, badass holy woman, and feminist.
Award-winning Photographer George Tatakis travels throughout rural Greece documenting Greek culture, traditions, and traditional dress. He shares his adventures, what he’s learned about our culture, and why black and white.
Why Greeks bound the fight for independence to the Feast Day of the Annunciation. And how the sacrifice and faith of the Virgin Mary resounded with the Greek fight for liberty.
Where did stuffed grape leaves originate? Who started the ancient fad of rolling up food in leaves? it’s another food fight, as we investigate claims and age old recipes.
A tragic tale of a love lost, and one man’s heroic effort to use the only weapon he has to persuade the Lord of Death to give her back: his music.
Join us for an episode of restless dead, vengeful wraiths, protective spirits, and ghosts summoned to serve the living.
A man of conscience continues to push the Greek Orthodox faithful in America to take a stand for justice and equal rights in the 1960s and beyond. And scholars' take on the bizarre “reverse empathy” of today’s conservative Greeks.
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.
