Podmootiun: The Armenian History Podcast Podmootiun
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The Armenian History Podcast. Father Tadeos Barseghyan and Peter Hajinian are two friends who found that every time they got together, they’d end up talking about Armenian history. There must be other people that also talk about Armenian history, they said. So they started this podcast.
Podmootiun is a pun based on the Armenian word for “history”— “badmutiun.”
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Episode 37 King Pap
Episode 37 - King Pap. He made an appearance in our episode on Arshak II, but now we’re telling his story. His reign was only about 5 years, but there’s plenty of Persians, Romans, and Mamikonians. Get updates and more on www.facebook.com/podmootiun/, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review (which helps more people find Podmootiun).
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Episode 36 Nor Julfa
Episode 36 - Nor Julfa. Also called Nor Jugha and New Julfa, this city in Iran has an interesting story and history. We talk about the original city of Julfa in Nakhichevan, why Shah Abbas moved over a hundred thousand Armenians to be near his imperial capital, and how some Armenian families of New Julfa became known even in the Far East. Get updates and more on www.facebook.com/podmootiun/, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review (which helps more people find Podmootiun).
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Episode 35 Sayat Nova
Episode 35 - Sayat Nova. Gusan, troubadour, itinerant bard. We talk about the life, loves and music of one of our greatest poets. Get updates and more on www.facebook.com/podmootiun/, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review (which helps more people find Podmootiun).
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Episode 34 Queen Zabel
Episode 34 - Queen Zabel. As the daughter of Levon the Great, and grandmother to a grand total of 5 kings, this Cilician queen is the only Armenian queen to make it onto a coin. But despite leaving quite a legacy, her life wasn’t exactly easy. We cover it all on this episode, including who Gundstable was. Get updates and more on www.facebook.com/podmootiun/, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review (which helps more people find Podmootiun).
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Episode 33 Yeghishe Charents
Episode 33 - Yeghishe Charents. Who was Yeghishe Charents? We were both surprised to learn the answer. Living during the pivotal and chaotic world of the early 20th Century, Charents captured the spirit of the Armenian people in his poetry. He also suffered a lot. We cover it all in this episode. What’s your favorite Charents poem? Get updates and more on www.facebook.com/podmootiun/, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review (which helps more people find Podmootiun).
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Episode 32 Coronation Of Levon The Great
Episode 32 - Coronation of Levon the Great. In this episode we talk about the coronation of the first king of the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia in January of 1198 AD. Find out about the events that lead to this crowning, why he’s called “the king of great works”, and why Barbarossa plays a role in Armenian history. Check out our Facebook page for a picture of a Levon the Great coronation tram, updates and more on www.facebook.com/podmootiun/, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review (which helps more people find Podmootiun).
Customer Reviews
Insightful
Great podcast, I wish I knew about it earlier watching all the episodes now and very informative and well produced. Looking forward to more episodes
A casual trip into antiquity!
I’m so happy to see a podcast like this out there, for such a multifaceted and rich history to cover one needs humor and friendly banter to enter into it. What makes a great podcast is a compelling topic and authentic hosts, and Father Tadeos and Peter are excellent at doing both. This podcast covers the greatest hits of Armenian history but also celebrates the broad span of that history and accurately portrays the psyche of many contemporary Armenians grasping the meaning of our patmutyun. They do a great job of covering each episode in a natural conversational manner which makes the topics approachable and interesting to anyone not familiar with Armenia History.
Great and necessary topic in history
This is a great story about the Cicilian Kingdon. Also, The Armenian Merchants is a related topic people should know about it because they extended commerce from Asia to the Mediterranean. I would recommend to improve the sound quality to give it 5 stars . Great podcast.