Diogenes' Lamp
Please join hosts Tom, Basil, and other friends of the pod, navigate Hellenic history, culture and other niche and forgotten historical events, all while being constantly reminded of the depravity, uprightness, and incompetence of men. Good laughs are always welcome.
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Podcasting since 2024 • 29 episodes
Diogenes' Lamp
Latest Episodes
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 9: Libya, Greece a& Gas: More Than Just Lines in The Sea
Hey everyone! For today’s episode I was able to bring onto the pod Konstantinos Kolokotronis. Konstantinos is an independent journalist and researcher who focusses on geopolitics and contemporary power politics in the Aegean and Eastern Mediter...
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Episode 29
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Ep. 20: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 3
Sup Plebs!Today were going to learn a lot more about someone we've heard so much about: King Alexander I. Well also get a bit into the Asia Minor Campaign, Venizelos being in charge after the Noemvriana, and why its a bad idea to allow d...
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Episode 28
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Ep. 19: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 2
Hey Everyone!Join us today as we continue to work through our mini Greek Monarchism primer series, and introduce ourselves to King Constantine and learn a bit more about the political climate of the time and the challenges the royal fami...
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Episode 27
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Ep. 18: Bread, Olives & King Constantine, Greek Monarchism: Part 1
Hello Listeners!Join Basil and I today as we get a formal introduction to the Greek Royals and the Glucksburg dynasty, the longest running Greek Dynasty.Sources:Greece, Roderick Beaton
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Episode 26
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Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 8: Satire, Politics and Weekly Attempts at Drawing Laughs
Hey everyoneFor todays episode I was able to bring on a good friend of the Pod, and the founder of Waadl, or WAADL, which stands for Weekly attempts at Drawing Laughs, which is a growing collection of sketches and cartoons that are in ma...
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Episode 25
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