The Greekspeek Podcast is a series of live-streams that examine the puzzling state of the world and to unpack its contradictions. Hosted by The Arkon and The Greek, it's a complement to this website and expands on the articles published on Greekspeek.com
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Ελληνικό podcast για το NBA
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Monthly series in which historical novelist Sarah Dunant delves into the past for stories and moments that help frame the present, bringing to life worlds that span the centuries.
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Welcome to the Alli Erickson podcast, where amazing things happen.
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Plutarch’s Greeks and Romans is a podcast inspired by Plutarch’s ancient collection of biographies of famous Grecians and Romans. Plutarch was both a Greek and a Roman citizen living during the Pax Romana - the Golden Age of the Roman Empire. Our podcast will explore 50+ persons Plutarch believed were most influential in the rise of Greek and Roman civilization, from legends such as Theseus and Romulus to conquerors like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. Plutarch had no shortage of grea ...
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A series of podcasts from students at the College of the Holy Cross that offer a modern take on the ancient environment.
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We'd love to hear from you Step into the fascinating world of Xenophon, a soldier, historian, philosopher, and adventurer from ancient Greece whose life reads like an epic tale. This podcast unpacks the extraordinary journey of Xenophon, a student of Socrates, a general in the Persian wilderness, and one of the earliest storytellers of history and …
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Episode 20: The life of Camillus - Part 2
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We'd love to hear from you In this episode, we complete our dive into the life and legacy of Marcus Furius Camillus, one of Rome's most celebrated military leaders and statesmen, often hailed as the "Second Founder of Rome." Camillus played a crucial role in shaping the early Roman Republic, guiding it through some of its most challenging periods. …
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Episode 19: The life of Camillus - Part 1
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We'd love to hear from you Furius Camillus, whom many historians, Plutarch included, say is the second founder of Rome and in my opinion is one of the greatest Roman leaders at least up until the Empire, and even then, still holds his own! Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes finishi…
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"Freaks & Greeks" I Επεισόδιο 28: Ένας Sarver λιγότερος
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, παμε στην Pacific Division για να αποχαιρετήσουμε συγκινημένοι τον Robert Sarver (not!), να εξετάσουμε τα απύθμενα χάλια των Los Angeles Lakers και τέλος να προβλέψουμε τί μέλλει γενέσθαι με τον Draymond Green. Διαθέσιμο σε Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube και όπου αλλού ακούτε podcast! Follow us…
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"Freaks & Greeks" I Επεισόδιο 27: Dame Time?
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, κάνουμε τη βόλτα μας στη Northwest Division. Παίρνουμε τα ρίσκα μας με τους Denver Nuggets, εξετάζουμε το supporting cast του Damien Lillard και διαφωνούμε (πάλι) ως προς το μέλλον των Oklahoma City Thunder. Διαθέσιμο σε Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube και όπου αλλού ακούτε podcast! Follow us on…
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"Freaks & Greeks" I Επεισόδιο 26: Running the Tankathon
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο ταξιδεύουμε στη Southwest Division. Εξετάζουμε πόσο καλύτερη είναι η φετινή έκδοση των Dallas Mavericks, αναλύουμε το αν είναι ρεαλιστικές οι προσδοκίες για τους New Orleans Pelicans και προετοιμαζόμαστε για το shameless tanking του Coach Pop! Διαθέσιμο σε Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube και όπου…
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"Freaks & Greeks" I Επεισόδιο 25: ATL, Florida Men και η απίστευτη μπάζα του Bradley Beal
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο πηγαίνουμε στη Southeast Division. Αναλύουμε γιατί οι Charlotte Hornets δεν έχουν ούτε παρόν αλλά ούτε και μέλλον, πάμε μια βόλτα στην Atlanta για να δούμε το νέο dynamic duo των Hawks και αποθεώνουμε τον Bradley Beal, που τα πήρε όλα κι... έμεινε! Διαθέσιμο σε Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube και…
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"Freaks & Greeks" I Επεισόδιο 24: Giannis and the Cavaliers phenomenon
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο τα λέμε όλα για την Central Division. Ανακηρύσσουμε τους Cleveland Cavaliers την πιο League Pass ομάδα της νέας σεζόν, εξηγούμε γιατί οι υγιείς Bucks είναι το φαβορί της Ανατολής και (επιτέλους) βλέπουμε το φως στο τούνελ των Detroit Pistons! Διαθέσιμο σε Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube και όπου …
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"Freaks & Greeks" I Επεισόδιο 23: Four weddings and a circus
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο κάνουμε φύλλο και φτερό την Atlantic Division. Τέσσερις ομάδες με φιλοδοξίες (76ers, Nets, Celtics, Raptors) και από κοντά τους οι New York Knicks... Διαθέσιμο σε Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube και όπου αλλού ακούτε podcast! Follow us on Instagram --> instagram.com/freaksandgreekspod…
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We'd love to hear from you Lysander's importance to history begins when he is appointed as admiral of the Spartan fleet in 407 BC. At this point Athens's navy has experienced a resurgence with the return of Alcibiades. Lysander takes command of the Spartan fleet at Ephesus and resolves to do what it takes to make it a match for the Athenian navy. A…
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Episode 17 - The Lives of Alcibiades and Nicias - Part 3
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We'd love to hear from you After suffering a disastrous setback in Sicily the situation once again looks grim for Athens. The Athenians would continue the fight however and the story of the Peloponnesian War would see a number of surprising twists - with Alcibiades playing a key role in each new turning point in the conflict. Thanks for listening C…
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 22: A total eclipse of the Suns
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, εξετάζουμε τις συνέπεις της υπόθεσης Ayton, χαιρόμαστε με την δυστυχία του Robert Sarver και εξηγούμε γιατί ο Ben Simmons είναι πρόβλημα για το μέλλον των Nets. Follow us on Instagram --> www.instagram.com/freaksandgreekspodAv Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 21: It's a new day, it's a new life
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Ελληνικό podcast για το ΝΒΑ. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, ξεψαχνίζουμεε τα φετινά draft, δίνουμε πράσινο φως σε μια δεύτερη ευκαιρία για τους Blazers και φυσικά γελάμε με την ψυχή μας με τα χάλια των Knicks και των Kings!Av Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 20: A Tale of Two Finalists
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, εξετάζουμε τα όσα έχουμε δει από τους Warriors και τους Celtics, προβλέπουμε τη συνέχεια της σειράς και αποκαλύπτουμε εντίμως το ποιος θέλουμε να φτεφθεί MVP των τελικών!Av Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 19: Doc Rivers, Best Friend for Winners
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, αποτιμούμε την έως τώρα εικόνα των playoff, προβλέπουμε τους τελικούς των περιφερειών και στάζουμε χολή για τον Doc Rivers!Av Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 18: The MVP Case of Giannis
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, ψάχνουμε χωρίς ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία να βρούμε το ταβάνι στις ικανότητες του Γιάννη Αντετοκούνμπο και λέμε και λίγα καλά λόγια για τους Timberwolves. Όλα αυτά γίνονται πριν αρχίσει η απαγγελία της ραψωδίας του Udonis Haslem...Av Freaks & Greeks
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Episode 16: The Lives of Alcibiades and Nicias - Part 2
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We'd love to hear from you In Part 2 of the Lives of Alcibiades and Nicias, these two polar opposites clash over Athenian foreign policy. With Sparta still a looming threat, Athenians must choose whether to listen to the ambitious Alcibiades or cautious Nicias. Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with al…
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Episode 15: The Lives of Alcibiades and Nicias - Part 1
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We'd love to hear from you For this episode it's going to be another two-for-one special as we will be covering two lives at once, and we will be picking up basically right where we left off. To jog everyone's memories, when we last left Athens the city had just been dealt a devastating blow in it's war with Sparta. Athens's lead citizen Pericles h…
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"Freaks & Greeks" II Επεισόδιο 17: Best. Trade. Deadline. Ever?
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, αναψηλαφίζουμε την trade deadline, εξετάζουμε τον αντίκτυπό της και διαφωνούμε για την ανταλλαγή Sabonis-Haliburton.Av Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 16: All-Star Selections
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Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, φτιάχνουμε τις δικές μας all-star ομάδες, προβλέπουμε ακόμα μια ανταλλαγή Wall-Westbrook και εξηγούμε γιατί συμπαθούμε αλλά δε θέλουμε στην ομάδα μας τον Collin Sexton.Av Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 15: Awards for All (West)
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Ελληνικό podcast για το NBA. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, στέλνουμε βραβεία στη Δύση. Αποθεώνουμε τους Warriors και τους Grizzlies, συμπαραστεκόμαστε στον Damian Lillard και εξηγούμε γιατί ο Γιώργος Ανατολάκης και ο Βασίλης Κικίλιας θα έπρεπε να έχουν τα δικά τους βραβεία στο ΝΒΑ!Av Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 14: Awards for All (East)
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Ελληνικό podcast για το NBA. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, μοιράζουμε απλόχερα τα mid-season βραβεία μας σε όλη την Ανατολή και αποθεώνουμε τους Sandro Mamukelashvili και David Duke Jr. για όλους τους λάθος λόγους.Av Freaks & Greeks
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Episode 14: The Life of Coriolanus - Part 2 - Season One Finale
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We'd love to hear from you Coriolanus was an orphan, a Patrician and a Roman with Roman-sized ambitions who wouldn't let anyone get in his way on the road to glory, fame and prominence. Hope you enjoy! Chris & Ryan Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes finishing up season two with Cam…
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 13: Collapsing and Rebuilding
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Ελληνικό podcast για το ΝΒΑ. Συζητάμε γιατί το Portland δεν έχει μέλλον, αναλύουμε την κατάσταση στην Indiana και, ως είθισται, γελάμε με τον Ben Simmons.Av Freaks & Greeks
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""Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 12: Manager Championship
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Ελληνικό podcast για το ΝΒΑ. Συζητάμε για την επικαιρότητα, αλλά - το κυριότερο - αναδεικνύουμε τα καλύτερα front offices του ΝΒΑ. Τρία tiers για την κάθε περιφέρεια και το top-5 όλης της λίγκας.Av Freaks & Greeks
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"Freaks & Greeks" || Επεισόδιο 11: Shooting...
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Ελληνικό podcast για το NBA. Συζητάμε για το βάρος που έχει η αγωνία του πρωταθλήματος, τη μετονομασία του Staples Center σε Crypto.com Arena, αλλά κυρίως τι σημαίνει "shooting" στις ΗΠΑ... Και όχι μόνο από τον θρυλικό Steph Curry...Av Freaks & Greeks
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Episode 13: The Life of Coriolanus - Part 1
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We'd love to hear from you Coriolanus was an orphan, a Patrician and a Roman with Roman-sized ambitions who wouldn't let anyone get in his way on the road to glory, fame and prominence. Hope you enjoy! Chris & Ryan Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes finishing up season two with Cam…
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Episode 12: The Life of Pericles Part 2
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We'd love to hear from you Pericles had reached heights of political power never achieved before in democratic Athens but the threat of war looms on the horizon for both the city and Greece as a whole. Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes finishing up season two with Camillus Part 2 …
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Episode 11: The Life of Pericles Part 1
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We'd love to hear from you With Cimon out of the picture for a while, more democratic figures would step up to fill the leadership vacuum, and Pericles would end up becoming the most prominent of these, eventually establishing a legacy as arguably the greatest statesman in the history of Athens. With Pericles as the lead voice in the Ecclesia, Athe…
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We'd love to hear from you Having narrowly survived the invasion of Xerxes massive Persian army, Athens would lean on the leadership of Cimon as it looks to establish supremacy in the Aegean Sea with a new alliance and a powerful navy. Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes finishing u…
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We'd love to hear from you With King Tarquin in exile, and support from the Roman people in hand, Poplicola is forced to play a high stakes game of diplomacy and warfare to secure the newly formed Republic and ensure the tyranny of the cruel monarchy would remain a past indulgence. The life of Poplicola as described by Plutarch makes it clear how t…
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Episode 8: The Lives of Themistocles and Aristides Part 2
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We'd love to hear from you The Persians are coming and Athens is doomed to destruction if the bold and clever Themistocles, and his rival the honorable Aristides, can't find a way to stop them Chris & Ryan Plutarch's Greeks and Romans Podcast Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes fini…
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Episode 7: The Lives of Themistocles and Aristides Part 1
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We'd love to hear from you Aristides and Themistocles came of age as tyranny in Athens was coming to an end and the world's first democracy was being established! It was a brave new world and would require brave new leaders. Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes finishing up season tw…
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We'd love to hear from you Numa Pompilius, a man whom never wanted to be King, a man with a deep faith in the Gods topped off with a philosophy abhorrently against an aggression and anger driven society forever at war depriving Rome’s citizens of more Godly and more peaceful societal improvements. If it’s said, Romulus gifted the Romans with a gran…
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We'd love to hear from you Solon was Athens' original wise man. Can his guidance and prudent laws help the city avoid disintegrating into civil conflict? For the life of Solon we return to Athens, where we started the podcast and learned about Theseus, the hero who the Athenians celebrate as their founder because he ended the tribute to King Minos …
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We'd love to hear from you The long awaited conclusion is here! Man or legend, you be the judge! Romulus begins the episode mounting a daring rescue of his brother Remus, kidnapped by Numitors herdsmen, and most certainly headed for personal disaster. With Remus rescued, Numitor on the throne, Romulus will rise to his legend and found Rome, her pol…
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We'd love to hear from you Lycurgus was the man who gave Sparta it's laws and transformed it into a polis like no other - a warrior-society which would produce the most fearsome soldiers of the Ancient World. Support the show Thanks for supporting our show Plutarch enthusiasts! We're back with all new episodes finishing up season two with Camillus …
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We'd love to hear from you In our very first episode, we covered Theseus, a legend himself, but today we get to meet the man whom most believe founded Rome, Romulus! Man or legend, you be the judge. Romulus was a towering figure to the ancient Romans who endured to bring glory to the Empire that Romulus set upon the world on April 21, 752 BC. Excer…
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We'd love to hear from you When Theseus arrives in Athens the city is in crisis. Can this monster-slaying, serial womanizer take his rightful place and set Athens on the path to greatness? Plutarch's Greeks and Romans is a bi-weekly podcast featuring biographies found in Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans! Checkout our blog and stay …
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Episode 10 - Coronavirus & Future Events + Timekeeping
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For the final episode of the Greekspeek Podcast, The Arkon and The Greek discuss the current health crisis that’s crippled the world. Thanks to an agent known as the "coronavirus", it’s caused an epidemic and forced many governments to quarantine their populations. The Greek offers some insight into the nature of the disease as well as potential co…
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Episode 9 - The Economy and Legal System
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As the podcast nears the end of it’s first season, The Arkon and The Greek dissect the economic and legal structures that govern the world by examining money, banks, lawyers and courts. Why was gold and silver historically used as legal tender, whereas we use mere paper today? What are the secrets behind how banks really operate, and how should we …
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Episode 8 - Politics and The Military
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The subject of Episode 8 is statehood, government and the military. What is really meant by a “state”, and how did Western states evolve out of their previous empires and kingdoms? What role did armies play in this and what is really the purpose of today’s military infrastructure, given the West’s professed adherence to democracy and the pursuit of…
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Episode 7 of The Greekspeek Podcast kicks off with The Arkon and The Greek discussing the nature of food, as well as the industries and ideologies that fuel the food industry. Various misconceptions are picked apart concerning diets, meat, grains, digestion and more. Also, The Greek gives some exposition on how to cook different foods, from salads …
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The Greekspeek Podcast continues with The Arkon and The Greek examining the puzzling nature of today’s scientific disciplines. What does the word “science” mean, where did it originate and why so much contradiction between its professed purpose and the actual results? We explore how “science” is a mere 500-year concept, and how it oftentimes gets m…
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Having reached the halfway point of the The Greekspeek Podcast, The Arkon and The Greek discuss the media landscape of the past few decades. Be it generated by large corporations or bedroom dissidents, the conversation examines themes like the duplicity of mainstream outlets, the (lack of) integrity in the alternative media, and how to orient onese…
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This month, Sarah Dunant looks at what history can tell us about irrationality. Conspiracy theories, anti-vaccination movements and climate change denial are modern examples of ideas that stubbornly cling on in the face of facts. Drawing on a range of historical moments, Sarah scrutinises the idea of the rational and irrational, showing that the bo…
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The Arkon and The Greek explore the subject of "education" by first discussing the nature of the modern school system, and then by examining how the processes of learning and teaching are playing out in the world. How effective is school really? What makes for a good teacher? Why are parents so seemingly ineffective at instructing their own childre…
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Consider the Walrus: what can history tell us about the climate crisis?
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This month, Sarah Dunant looks to the past to help us think about the most pressing issue facing the world today - climate change. Although the problem is a relatively modern one, humans have been grappling with the damage that they inflict on the environment throughout history. Scientists and campaigners are calling for urgent measures to halt the…
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This month, Sarah Dunant explores the history of fake history. In March this year, the Christchurch attacker invoked a twisted interpretation of medieval history and the crusades to justify his terrorist attack on a mosque. In this programme, Dr Levi Roach contextualises the Battle of Tours, the historical event invoked by the Christchurch attacker…
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The podcast returns for a third episode, this time to discuss the concept of "communication". What are the prevailing forms of communication today and how do these affect the state of mind we see among the masses? What should we make of how institutions send out messages to the public, and can it shown that today's populaces have been dumbed down b…
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