Gnosi S' Afton

What happens when you combine education with comedy? When you put together some serious guests with a jester host? Christos Athanasoulis welcomes scientists and other professionals to learn about the secrets of their area, while they learn the secrets of his area, since they record at his house.

Genre: Documentary, Crime,

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Creator: Christos Athanasoulis,

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Type: tv

Season: 2

Episode: N/A

Duration: N/A minutes

Release: 2019-11-07

Rating: 10

Season 1 - Gnosi S' Afton
2019-11-07
A pilot answers all our questions. How is it to fly a plane? How does it function? What are the myths of piloting and which of them are true? Our guest is Giorgos Dimitriadis, president of Aeroclub Thessaloniki. Comedy commentary by Bill Kateris.
2020-01-04
An astrophysicist answers all our questions. Stars, aliens, planets, flat Earth, astronomy, astrology, time travel. Our guest is Pantelis Papadopoulos, one of the greatest Greek astrophysicists, who has participated numerous international programs and works as a professor at Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Comedy commentary by Stelios Anatolitis.
2020-03-03
The podcast's first Special Episode, including all the information about the new corona-virus (SARS-CoV-2) as of now, late February 2020. An attempt to clear our minds from the ocean of fake news on the internet and the panic of TV.
2020-04-13
A psychiatrist answers all our questions, reversing a typical session. In the first part, he replies to the most common myths about a psychiatrist's job and we talk about some of the most common mental illnesses, such as depression. Our guest is Stergios Kaprinis, an experienced professor of psychiatry at School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Comedy commentary by Alexandros Harizanis.
2020-04-27
A psychiatrist answers all of our questions, reversing a typical session. In the second part, we talk about the most impressive subjects of psychiatry, like the common myth that mentally ill people are dangerous. Our guest is Stergios Kaprinis, an experienced professor of psychiatry at School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Comedy commentary by Zissis Roumbos.
2020-05-15
A YouTuber answers all of our questions. Most of the people have considered, at some time of their lives, the idea to start posting videos on YouTube -and as a result, to meet fame, glory, money and erotic partners. In this podcast, we find out how the platform actually works, how easy it is (or not) to make a living out of it and how one can cope with the consequences. Our guest is Mikeius, a professional YouTuber for the last 8 years and one of the first YouTubers in Greece. Comedy commentary by Thanasis Cain Samaras.
2020-06-07
The lion is thrown away from its throne. We discover which animal is the real king of the jungle, in what criteria people decide which animals to adore and, to what degree, jungles are at risk of vanishing as a result of human actions. It is the 2nd special episode of the podcast.
2020-07-26
An archaeologist answers all of our questions. The mysteries unravel. Penises and sexuality of Ancient Greeks, the grave of Alexander the Great, Atlantis, Stonehenge, the greatest civilizations of the ancient world, and much more. Our guest is Thodoros Papakostas, professor of archaeology and creator of the project "Archaeostoryteller". Comedy commentary by Xrysa Katsarini.
2020-09-02
Two paleontologists answer all of our questions. A science almost totally unknown in Greece, despite the globally acknowledged wealth of its fossils. Which are the most important fossil findings in Greece and what is their place in the world? Why did dinosaurs disappear? Could we possibly bring them back? How did the human species evolve through the years? Our guests are 1) Evangelia Tsoukala, professor of paleontology at Department of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2) Evangelos Vlachos, researcher at the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio (MEF) in Patagonia. Comedy commentary by Aristotelis Rigas.
2021-01-01
A computer scientist answers all of our questions. Artifficial Intelligence (AI), 5G, robots, cyborgs, hackers, deep web, but much more than that. The emotions of robots, the possibility of them taking over the world and some philosophical questioning. At the end, an experiment, in which we proved that AI's opinion about humans is that we are all paranoid beings. Our guest is Fotis Zantalis, a PhD researcher in Artifficial Intelligence and creator of the science communication project "Tech to me About it". Comedy commentary by Dimitris Dimopoulos.
2021-07-11
We are accompanying an astronaut on her journey, from liftoff, through space and back to Earth. We share her own experiences and feel her own feelings. A documentary with elements of fiction, or a fiction with elements of a documentary.
2022-05-16
A dentist answers all our questions. Why so many people hate dentists? Why do our gums bleed and our teeth hurt? Why does a dentist have an opinion on the way we are having oral sex? Our guest is Dimitris Andreadis, a professor of Stomatology (Oral Medicine) at the Department of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Comedy commentary by Vaggelis Moularas.
2022-06-03
SEASON FINALE. An environmental scientist answers to all our questions. Is it too late to save the planet from climate change? What is an ecological footprint? How renewable are the most famous renewable energy sources? How clean is the air that we breathe? Our guest is Dimitris Balis, a professor of atmospheric physics at the Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Comedy commentary by Giuseppe Vieri.

Season 2 - Gnosi S' Afton
2022-11-17
The planet is collapsing. All around are dead bodies, or bodies dying slowly. Only few things are left to remind of human presence. One of them is an old tape cassette, that no one would normally use. Unless it's their only companion, in the last hours of their life.