Diogenes' Lamp

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.  https://linktr.ee/DiogenesLampPodcast

  1. 1d ago

    Ep. 40: The Popov Mission, Soviet Interests, & The Caserta Agreement

    Hey Everyone! On today's episode, well take a stroll to the Greek Mountains of Thessaly for a drinking party, shoot over to Caserta Italy for negotiations on Government unity and demobilization talks, and see first hand just how influential Moscow can be to the KKE.  Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis Support the show Please Support Dr. Tsoutsoumpis's new book, for now in Greek language only.  EDES & ELAS: The Popular Armies of the Resistance: https://www.epbooks.gr/shop/biblia-gia-enilikes/istoria-martyries/edes-kai-ellas-oi-laikoi-stratoi-tis-a/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbjlUamNxUkZpbWtPZUFTR3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7dH90Z-3XqAJ_2dg2CxfDg0QfQ9L-VlRuZ_Qcp4Ylof3ac9uJvHdHhWLdLGA_aem_txF7YnH4GeNKTm856HSI7w Support the show Support the show Support the show Support the show

  2. Sep 30

    Ep. 39: More Government in the Mountains, The SB's & The Lebanon Conference

    Hey Everyone! On today's episode, well introduce ourselves to the Old Man of Democracy, George Papandreou Senior, re-visit the lovely men of the Security Battalions (SB's for short), and travel to Lebanon for a bit to take a look at the negotiations between EAM & Papandreou and the struggle to create anything that slightly resembles a unified government.  Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis Support the show Please Support Dr. Tsoutsoumpis's new book, for now in Greek language only.  EDES & ELAS: The Popular Armies of the Resistance: https://www.epbooks.gr/shop/biblia-gia-enilikes/istoria-martyries/edes-kai-ellas-oi-laikoi-stratoi-tis-a/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbjlUamNxUkZpbWtPZUFTR3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7dH90Z-3XqAJ_2dg2CxfDg0QfQ9L-VlRuZ_Qcp4Ylof3ac9uJvHdHhWLdLGA_aem_txF7YnH4GeNKTm856HSI7w Support the show Support the show Support the show

  3. Apr 30

    Guest Speaker Series Ep.18: Defense & Deterrence In the Eastern Mediterranean with Polity21

    Konstantino’s Article "Even Dead He Would Win": The Iran War and the Resurrection of the Joint Defence Area Doctrine" https://substack.com/@polity21blog/note/p-194110218?r=4cspa7&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web 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 Mediterranean.  The discussion we had was on an article Konstantinos wrote titled "Even Dead He Would Win": The Iran War and the Resurrection of the Joint Defence Area Doctrine" which zooms in on the Joint Defense Area Doctrine.  Aside from his article, we also covered a variety of topics, like international law, the realist view of international relations, Greek security concerns, treaties that outline the status of these islands (the Treaty of Laussane, the 1947 Paris Peace treaty, etc etc) Turkish aggression and expansionism in the Aegean, the limits of International law, in a world without a global police.  Please check out Konstantinos’s work on substack.com/@polity21blog  Thanks again, and please support the work of independent historians, researches, and journalists like the guests we have on this show. Support the show! link for Patreon, Youtube, Instagram,  https://linktr.ee/DiogenesLampPodcast Support the show !  Support the show Support the show

  4. Apr 16

    Ep. 38: The Government in the Mountains (PEEA) & The Middle East Mutiny

    Hey Everyone! On today's episode, we'll zoom in on EAM'S next big move, the Government in the mountains (the PEEA), and what is known as the Middle East Mutiny.  Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis Support the show Please Support Dr. Tsoutsoumpis's new book, for now in Greek language only.  EDES & ELAS: The Popular Armies of the Resistance: https://www.epbooks.gr/shop/biblia-gia-enilikes/istoria-martyries/edes-kai-ellas-oi-laikoi-stratoi-tis-a/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbjlUamNxUkZpbWtPZUFTR3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7dH90Z-3XqAJ_2dg2CxfDg0QfQ9L-VlRuZ_Qcp4Ylof3ac9uJvHdHhWLdLGA_aem_txF7YnH4GeNKTm856HSI7w Support the show Support the show

  5. Apr 9

    Ep. 37: Civil War, the SOE & the Plaka Agreement

    Hey Everyone! On today's episode, we'll zoom in on the hierarchical structure British intelligence/resistance operations inside of occupied Greece, take a look at the fallout from the ongoing inter-Ahndartiko conflict, and end the episode with the Plaka Agreement which ended the *first* round of the Greek Civil War.... Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis Support the show Please Support Dr. Tsoutsoumpis's new book, for now in Greek language only.  EDES & ELAS: The Popular Armies of the Resistance: https://www.epbooks.gr/shop/biblia-gia-enilikes/istoria-martyries/edes-kai-ellas-oi-laikoi-stratoi-tis-a/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbjlUamNxUkZpbWtPZUFTR3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7dH90Z-3XqAJ_2dg2CxfDg0QfQ9L-VlRuZ_Qcp4Ylof3ac9uJvHdHhWLdLGA_aem_txF7YnH4GeNKTm856HSI7w Support the show

  6. Apr 2

    Ep. 36: The First Round of the Greek Civil War

    Hey Everyone! On today's episode, we take a look at what is considered the start of the first round of the civil war. We'll zoom in on the actions of ELAS, EDES & the Germans, and will touch on a few smaller outfits as well.  Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis Support the show Support the show Support the show Support the show

  7. Mar 26

    Ep. 35: Bella Ciao, & the End of Italian Rule in Greece

    Hey Everyone! On today's episode, we continue our red march to civil war, and take one last look at the Spaghetti Eaters, the Makaronades...the Italians. We'll cover what the Italian occupation looked like on the ground, how their surrender and elimination was carried out, and what this means for our Ahndartes.  Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis Support the show Support the show Support the show

  8. Mar 19

    Ep. 34: A Dead Welshman, Operation Animals, & the Cairo Delegation

    Hey Everyone! On today's episode, we continue our red march to civil war, Myers and the SOE do their best to stop the Ahndartes from killing each other and to focus their energies on the occupiers, and a botched trip to Cairo shows the divergence in vision between those outside of Greece, and those within.  Enjoy! Sources: Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis Support the show Support the show Support the show Support the show

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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.  https://linktr.ee/DiogenesLampPodcast

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    Diogenes' Lamp
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    2024 - 2026
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