# athenian (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover athenian. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Tale of Two Summer Houses](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-summer-houses) _2026-08-07 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ Notes on light, gardens, outdoor showers and what actually makes a house in the sun feel like paradise — as I renovate my own on Tinos ## [KALO MINA! It's August and I'm on the precipice of something huge](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/kalo-mina-live-like-a-yiayia-and) _2026-08-01 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ An announcement, plus hot tips for this month from the Mediterranean ## Teaser: A League By Choice? (Patreon) _2026-07-25 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ This is a teaser of the bonus episode, "A League by Choice?" found over on Patreon. A voluntary alliance can feel like freedom right up until the day you try to leave. After the Greek victory over Persia in 479 BC, more than a hundred islands and coastal city-states align themselves with Athens in what becomes the Delian League. We walk through why that choice makes sense at the time and why it… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/19513857-teaser-a-league-by-choice-patreon.mp3) ## [Don't Buy Souvenirs, Buy Greek](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/dont-buy-souvenirs-buy-greek) _2026-07-24 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ A list of everything you SHOULD be taking home from Greece with you this year ## 106: Persian Successions _2026-07-24 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ A king is murdered, a throne becomes a prize, and the world’s biggest empire has to prove it can still hold together. We pull away from the Peloponnesian War just long enough to track the Persian succession shocks that set the stage for Persia’s return to Greek politics, starting with the assassination of Xerxes and the hard-won rise of Artaxerxes I. Along the way, we sort Babylonian cuneiform… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/19478324-106-persian-successions.mp3) ## [How not to mess up your Spanish omelette](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/how-to-make-the-perfect-spanish-tortilla) _2026-07-10 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ A time-perfected recipe passed between matriarchs, landing in your inbox ## [The Village is Gone, and I'm Barely Hanging On](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/where-did-all-the-grandparents-go) _2026-07-03 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ A coffee-cup prophecy, a sailor husband, and the modern collapse of the multigenerational village ## Teaser: Themistocles Pt 4 _2026-06-29 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ Athens wins at Salamis, but what happens when the man most associated with that victory becomes politically untouchable? We close out our Themistocles series by following the messy aftermath of the Persian Wars, where glory fades fast and the real fight becomes reputation, alliances, and survival inside Athenian democracy. We walk through Themistocles’ return to power and his vision for rebuilding… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/19340012-teaser-themistocles-pt-4.mp3) ## [Casa Kefi Chronicles: Why Building on a Greek Island Is a Beautiful Nightmare](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/snakes-pirates-and-a-400-year-old) _2026-06-26 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ Why meeting the right people is EVERYTHING on a Greek island ## 105: Aftermath of Sicily _2026-06-26 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ Athens doesn’t just lose a battle in Sicily, it loses the foundation of its power. We start with Thucydides’ brutal assessment of the Sicilian Expedition: a fleet shattered, an army trapped, commanders executed, and survivors driven into captivity. Then we follow the story where it gets even more unsettling, back home in Athens, as rumors arrive that sound too impossible to believe. A city that… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/19279109-105-aftermath-of-sicily.mp3) ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G6tqPM6UiaFf) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [She Never Said I Love You. She Made Me Fish & Chips.](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/she-never-said-i-love-you-she-made) _2026-06-19 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ What Mediterranean grandmothers are really teaching us — and why we're running out of time to learn it. ## [Your new alternative to Gwen's GOOP 🤮 CASA KEFI](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/matriarch-eats-becomes-casa-kefi) _2026-06-16 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ A rebrand for zesty, wholesome Mediterranean living ## [Visiting Corfu this summer? Here's where locals hang out](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/back-by-popular-demand-my-insiders) _2026-06-13 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ An updated summer guide packed with places to stay, eat and explore on my island ## [KALO MINA! My hot tips for the month of June](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/kalo-mina-hot-tips-from-the-mediterranean) _2026-06-02 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ A love letter from the Med to your inbox ## Teaser: Themistocles Pt 3 (Patreon) _2026-05-25 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ This is a teaser of the bonus episode, "Themistocles Pt 3 found over on Patreon. Themistocles doesn’t just “win” the Battle of Salamis, he engineers the conditions that make winning possible. We pick up the story with Athens’ high-stakes decision to pour wealth and politics into sea power, expanding to a fleet of triremes that will soon face Xerxes’ massive second Persian invasion. Along the way,… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/19174989-teaser-themistocles-pt-3-patreon.mp3) ## [I bought an old house in Tinos, here's the story](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/i-bought-an-old-house-in-tinos-heres) _2026-05-22 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ One of many renovation updates, for anyone who's interested ## 104: The Disaster Of Sicily _2026-05-22 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ Athens didn’t just lose in Sicily. It ran out of time, ran out of space, and finally ran out of choices. We pick up the story at the moment the expedition is already wobbling, when Nicias can see the danger but can’t bring himself to force the clean decision that might save the army. From there, every delay becomes a gift to Syracuse and every half-measure turns into another locked door on the way… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/19138880-104-the-disaster-of-sicily.mp3) ## [LIVE LIKE AN ATHENIAN: 5 Where you should eat in Athens right now](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/live-like-an-athenian-series-5-inside) _2026-05-15 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ Athens' hottest new restaurants and what to order there ## [LIVE LIKE AN ATHENIAN SERIES: 4 The Kafeneion & Meze](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/live-like-an-athenian-series-4-the) _2026-05-08 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ If you want to live like a Greek, you have to drink coffee like a Greek. ## [KALO MINA! Here's how to live like an Athenian this month](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/kalo-mina-greek-summer-is-upon-us) _2026-05-01 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ A May day love letter from the Med to your inbox ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QL46kuDmkPMd) _2026-05-01 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Why Nonna Maxxing would make most Nonnas Cringe](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/why-nonna-maxxing-would-make-most) _2026-04-28 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ Maybe I'm a bit late to the party but I've just got to weigh in on this one... ## Teaser: Themistocles Pt 2 (Patreon) _2026-04-27 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ This is a teaser of the bonus episode, "Themistocles Pt 2" found over on Patreon. A single line from Delphi forces Athens to gamble everything: “the wooden wall.” Is it an old barricade on the Acropolis, or is it the fleet Themistocles fought to build? We pick up our Themistocles series at the moment his naval policy becomes more than politics, it becomes survival, as the second Persian invasion… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/18973903-teaser-themistocles-pt-2-patreon.mp3) ## [LIVE LIKE AN ATHENIAN SERIES: 3 Athens with Kids](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/live-like-an-athenian-series-3-athens) _2026-04-24 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ Contrary to popular belief, Athens is a great city to visit even when you're with children... ## 103: Defeat of the Athenian Navy _2026-04-24 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ Athens is the greatest naval power in Greece, yet in Sicily it starts to feel helpless. We pick up the story at the moment Nicias sends a careful, politically protective message home and the Athenian Assembly hears what it wants to hear: send more ships, send more men, and force victory. That decision to double down shapes everything that follows, because it gives Syracuse and Gylippus time to do… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/18956501-103-defeat-of-the-athenian-navy.mp3) ## [What I'm eating this Easter: Mediterranean menu of dreams](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/a-big-fat-menu-for-the-ultimate-greek) _2026-04-03 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ Just in the nick of time if like me, you're celebrating both Easter weekends ## [Kalo Mina! A monthly love letter from the Med.](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/kalo-mina-a-monthly-love-letter-from) _2026-04-01 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ All that I'm loving here in Greece right now, wrapped up in one. ## [For my Inner Circle only...](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/for-my-inner-circle-only) _2026-03-27 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ Here's my top secret list of the most authentic tavernas in Athens ## [LIVE LIKE AN ATHENIAN SERIES: Inside the Taverna](https://casakefi.substack.com/p/live-like-an-athenian-2-the-taverna) _2026-03-27 · Anastasia Miari · Casa Kefi by Anastasia Miari_ My favourite thing about Greece and where to find the most authentic tavernas in Athens ## Teaser: Themistocles Pt 1 (Patreon) _2026-03-25 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ This is a teaser of the bonus episode, "Themistocles Pt 1" found over on Patreon. Athens doesn’t wake up one day as the master of the Aegean. It gets argued into that future, one hard political fight at a time, and Themistocles is the kind of figure who can win those fights. We follow his rise from an obscure early life to the point where he becomes the driving force behind a maritime strategy… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/18885917-teaser-themistocles-pt-1-patreon.mp3) ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AexgAH7IsBcH) _2026-03-25 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## 102: Athens Doubles Down _2026-03-24 · Casting Through Ancient Greece_ A general sends home a letter that sounds like a warning and Athens treats it like a challenge. Nicias lays out the ugly reality at the Siege of Syracuse: stretched supply lines, sickness in camp, fading morale, and a siege that is slipping out of his control. He offers two paths, reinforce hard or abandon the Sicilian Expedition, but the city’s leaders hear the part they can live with… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/809024/episodes/18885896-102-athens-doubles-down.mp3)