GreekPod101 Advanced Audio Blog S2 Curriculum

This 25-lesson series is entirely in Greek. Iro will tell you about popular Greek tourist destinations all while speaking natural native speed. Along the way, you’ll pick up sophisticated Greek expressions and advanced grammar. The transcript for each lesson can be found in the accompany PDF-lesson notes.

Lesson	Title	Topic	Summary	Cultural Fact	Vocab
1	Top Ten Tourist Destinations in Greece—Sithonia	Sithonia	Beautiful coasts, numerous cultural events, vibrant nightlife	Honey, candles, and wine	πόδι, μεσαία, οφείλω, λίστα, φτάνω, ζωντανή, ιππασία
2	Top Ten Tourist Destinations in Greece—Karpenisi	Karpenisi	Protected from winds by firs, changed hands many times throughout history, popular destination for skiing and other outdoor activities	The founders' meat thermometer	πρόποδες, ειδικά, πέφτω, ολοκληρωτικά, δοκιμάζω, νυχτερινό, ορειβασία
3	Top Ten Tourist Destinations in Greece—Meteora	The Meteora	Natural rock formations, stone monasteries	Village of Kastraki	οροσειρά, μοναστικό, μοναχός, κουφάλα, επιτρέπω, σχηματισμός, ανακηρύσσω
4	Top Ten Tourist Destinations in Greece—Mycenae	Mycenae	The acropolis, gigantic walls, the Lions' Gate, dome tombs	More than one Acropolis	υπερμεγέθης, απαιτώ, έμβλημα, ξακουστό, διάδρομος, κόσμημα, μάσκα
5	Top Ten Tourist Destinations in Greece—Patmos	Patmos	The Skala, villages of Groikos and Kampos, sacred history	How to get to Patmos's points of interest	ήσυχο, κρουαζιερόπλοιο, χαμηλή, αγγίζω, γράφω, ασφαλές, παλιά
6	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors—Theo Angelopoulos	Theo Angelopoulos	Born in Athens, studied many other subjects besides film, followed success of first film Reconstruction with many others, won Golden Lion and other movie awards	Emphasis on landscapes and chronology	σκηνοθέτης, κοινό, διαφωνία, κινηματογράφος, βραβείο, τέχνη
7	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors— "Z" -Kostas Gavras	"Z" - Kostas Gavras	Political thriller that concerns the development of the atomic bomb	θρίλερ, υπόθεση, πρωταγωνιστής, έρευνα, αναζήτηση, ξενόγλωσση	θρίλερ, υπόθεση, πρωταγωνιστής, έρευνα, αναζήτηση, ξενόγλωσση
8	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors— The Spring Gathering	The Spring Gathering	Tribute to Greek nature and lifestyle	εποχή, πεθαίνω, μίζερη, αδυναμία, κυνηγάω, ξεγλιστράω	εποχή, πεθαίνω, μίζερη, αδυναμία, κυνηγάω, ξεγλιστράω
9	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors— Pantelis Voulgaris	Pantelis Voulgaris	Born in Athens, helped found New Greek Cinema, broke out with The Matchmaking of Anna, won many awards for films that connect old with new	Voulgaris's movie Brides	σεναριογράφος, αποδεικνύω, βοηθός, ανανέωση, δράμα, ποιοτικός
10	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors— Drakos	Drakos	Drama about a bank clerk whom the police mistake for a gangster	The director and screenwriter	κατάληξη, συνηθισμένος, απαρατήρητος, μπερδεύω, μοναξιά, νόημα
11	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors - The Travelling Players	The Travelling Players	Huge 3-layered masterpiece about a family of actors performing the play "Gkolfo the Shepherdess"	The premiere	θίασος, παγκοσμίως, περιοδεία, πιστεύω, χρονολογική, αποσπασματική
12	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors - Stella	Stella	Drama about a pop singer's affairs and the doom they bring	Actress Melina Merkouri	έμπνευση, δεσμός, χωρίζω, γάμος, πάθος, μαχαίρι
13	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors - The Counterfeit Coin	The Counterfeit Coin	Series of sketches about a fake coin and the hands it falls into	About the director	κάλπικη, αποκτώ, επηρεάζω, απληστία, ζητιάνος, πλαστό
14	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors - A Touch of Spice	A Touch of Spice	An astronomer lives through four important decades of Greek history	The double meaning of "Constantinopolitan"	βιώνω, φακός, επιστήμη, πλανήτης, σκόνη, πρόσφυγας, γαστρονομικό
15	Top Ten Greek Films or Film Directors - Never on Sunday	Never on Sunday	An American admirer of ancient Greek culture tries to win a Greek prostitute away from her profession	The song "The Children of Piraeus"	ασπρόμαυρο, πόρνη, ανέμελος, επαναφέρω, παρατάω, απελευθερωμένη
16	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "Cloudy Sunday"	"Cloudy Sunday"	Status as a national anthem, controversy about credit, tragic inspiration	Universality of the lyrics	ηχογραφώ, εθνικός ύμνος, μπογιά, φασισμός, αίμα, ρεμπέτικο
17	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "Zorba's Dance"	"Zorba's Dance"	Written for film Zorba the Greek, based on two traditional Cretan songs, famous across the world	The (un)traditional syrtaki dance	ορχηστρικό, Κρητικό, άκουσμα, ξέφρενο, βήμα, μπερδεύω, πιασάρικη
18	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "A Magic Town"	"A Magic Town"	Written for film Magic Town about the two faces of Athens after its civil war	Sparse beauty of the lyrics	εμφύλιος πόλεμος, συναυλία, επαφή, διαφωνώ, ήδη, ανάμεσα
19	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "Erotic (With a Pirogue)"	"Erotic (With a Pirogue)"	Poetic elegy for lost love (and possibly lost national identity)	The "lost national identity" interpretation	ερωτικό, στίχος, χαμένο, αξιοθαύμαστο, ξανά, μοιράζομαι
20	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "1000 Doves"	"1000 Doves"	The slow, steady career of composer Zampetas	Zampetas's sense of humor	περιστέρι, αυθόρμητος, κρυφά, κοινωνική τάξη, διάθεση, ταλαιπωρώ
21	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "South"	"South"	Melodramatic love song about a relationship undone by jealous doubt	Machairitsas's rocky path to rock stardom	ευχάριστα, εκφωνητής, δόση, βάλτος, πνίγω, φθείρω
22	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "Cloudy Girl"	"Cloudy Girl"	Teenage lamentation of a passed-over boy	Savopoulos's murky journey to self-taught success	αθεράπευτα, ανεκπλήρωτος, ταυτίζομαι, καταγράφω, υποκοριστικό, απότομα
23	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "My Number One"	"My Number One"	Written for music contest Eurovision 2005, English lyrics, Greek themes, sung by idol Elena Paparizou	Eurovision	εκπροσωπώ, συμμετοχή, αμφιβολία, δοκιμασμένη, Σουηδία, είδωλο
24	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "Under My Shirt"	"Under My Shirt"	Collaboration of lyricist Pythagoras, composer Nikolopoulos, and singer Kazantzidis; played and replayed in anticipatory tribute to Kazantzidis; covered by many artists; written about a heart hungry for forgiveness	Composer Nikolopoulos	αθανασία, συνοδευόμενη, ρεκόρ, δημοτικότητα, χροιά, ξεπερνώ
25	Top 10 Greek Songs in Greece - "Come to Me"	"Come to Me"	Smash hit of Greece's biggest pop star	Media attention and Rouvas's relationships	ουρλιάζω, ρίγος, κάνω πάταγο, παραληρώ, γυμνασμένο