Eurovision politics: Israel, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, 'North Macedonia', Russia & Ukraine

Odyssey, Black Helen, and an Egg

💥 Did you know that Helen was murdered by another woman? That Hercules had African roots? That the gods used to make holograms? And what's the truth behind Nolan's "artistic license" with Black Helen? 👉🏻 Episode mentioned (Dune & ancient Greece): https://pod.fo/e/2c200b

Eurovision politics: Israel, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, 'North Macedonia', Russia & Ukraine

💥Now that the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is over let's go on an incredible ride into its politics! * How threatening could a song be to require a bulletproof vest? * Does Israel deliberately lose and finish in 2nd place? * Which country participated one and only time? * A bitter name dispute ends, and a scoreboard instantly explodes. Coincidence? * Which king banned his country to never return? * Could Greece's history teach Bulgaria something? *** 👉🏼 Let's stay connected (social media, books, acting profile): https://linktr.ee/onoufrios_dovletis

Turkey & Greece: the rise of the Sultan Erdoğan, his possible Greek roots and a genocide

💥Turkey's rhetoric against Greece is at its finest again. 💥At the same time, May 19 commemorates the Greek Pontic Genocide. 💥Let's find out a few things about the Turkish president who is dreaming of a 'blue homeland' and who could even have... Greek roots! * How does a boy who sold sesame bread on the streets of Istanbul become the most powerful man in Turkey? * Why would a poem be enough to throw him in prison? * How Turkish is Erdogan's homeland? * And how did one night in 2016 change the fate of 80 million people forever? *** 👉🏼 Let's stay connected (social media, books, acting profile): https://linktr.ee/onoufrios_dovletis

Love for Greece VS love for Turkey: Lord Byron VS Pierre Loti

💥 April 19th marks the anniversary since Lord Byron's death. 💥 In this episode, we compare the 🇬🇷 Greek-loving poet Byron 🇬🇧 and the 🇹🇷 Turkish-loving writer Pierre Loti 🇲🇫 * Did the gods Athena and Poseidon get their revenge in the 1800s? * How did a man who inspired a famous opera become a villain in Greek history? * Was Byron a true hero of the revolution, or just a bored aristocrat? * Why did a French officer feel more at home in a fake mosque? * Why did Lord Byron give his life for a reality that Pierre Loti tried to ignore? *** 👉🏼 Let's stay connected (social media, books, acting profile): https://linktr.ee/onoufrios_dovletis

Hagia Sophia VS mosques and catholic churches

💥 Who said that size doesn't matter? In this episode we compare the greatest Orthodox church with catholic churches and mosques! * How did a 6th-century church defined architecture for the next 1,000 years? * Did the Greeks build the world’s largest dome 1,800 years before Hagia Sophia? * Which European church "stole" the title of the largest church from Hagia Sophia? * Which modern mosque changed the Istanbul skyline just a few years ago? and * Which is really the biggest church in the world? 💥 Stick around until the end to find out the building that actually holds the world records today! *** 👉🏼 Let's stay connected (social media, books, acting profile): https://linktr.ee/onoufrios_dovletis