To mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, Voice of Greece’s “Historical Walks” explores the history of psychiatry in Greece through one of its most emblematic institutions: Dromokaiteio.
On 1 October 1887, 139 years ago, the “Zorzis and Tarsi Dromokaitis Asylum” opened its doors in Haidari. ...
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Alongside her highly successful music career, Pavlina Voulgaraki has increasingly devoted herself to psychology and music therapy in recent years.
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, at 10:00 Athens time, these two strands of her journey come together on “Ariadni’s Thread.”
In a conversation that takes...
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, at 08:00 Athens time, Voice of Greece’s “Fair Winds and Following Seas – Saturday Shift” will broadcast a special two-hour program from the Heroic Island of Kasos, dedicated to the 17th Panhellenic Conference of Small Islands.
The annual conference brings together mayors ...
Ithaca, synonymous with Odysseus, longing for home and the return journey, has passed from mythology into literature and, from there, into our collective imagination as a symbol of the destination—and of the journey itself.
Behind the myth, however, lies a real island: small, lush, peaceful and d...
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, at 12:00 Athens time, “Imprint” with Fuli Zavitsanou welcomes Yannis Ktenas, who holds a PhD in political philosophy and social theory from Panteion University, to the Voice of Greece studio. The occasion is the recent release by Plithos Publications of the Greek edition of ...
“Time in Greece” bids farewell to an outstanding figure of the Greek diaspora with a special tribute.
For decades, Michalis Daniel delighted the Greek community in America, bringing endless celebrations to life with his bouzouki, accordion, and voice. His passing leaves a remarkable legacy of sig...
Kostas Angelis, author of “Lefteris Kiosses: Hail, Greece, Mother of Heroes — Kaisariani, 5 June 1942,” published by Historical Quest, is this week's "Remarkable Personality" on Voice of Greece on Wednesday, 7 October, at 22:00 Athens time.
The author reveals the little-known story of Lefteris Kioss...
The third and final installment of Voice of Greece’s tribute to rebetiko, on “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali, traces the genre’s journey from censorship under the dictatorship of Ioannis Metaxas and the years of the occupation to the postwar period.
Through the work of Vasilis Tsitsanis, who bro...
What do we inherit from those who left home before us — a language, a memory, a sense of belonging… or perhaps simply a song?
This Sunday, Infinitely Curious travels from Greece to Sydney and back again through the stories and music of Greek migration.
Joining Katerina Batzaki from Sydney is ...
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, from 12:00 to 14:00 Athens time, Voice of Greece’s “Our Town,” hosted by Themis Rodamitis, presents the second part of its tribute to Mary Linda.
The program focuses on the celebrated singer’s collaborations with Manolis Chiotis and Thanasis Vasilas, as well as her wor...
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, from 19:00 to 20:00 Athens time, Voice of Greece’s “Narratives”—“Stories and fairy tales for children and adults” remembers 1922 and the Asia Minor Catastrophe. The program features excerpts from the second part of “Tzieri mou 1922” (“My dearest, 1922”), by author and award...
To mark World Animal Day, observed each year on 4 October, the latest episode of“Historical Walks” is dedicated to horses, donkeys, and mules.
For centuries, these animals were an integral part of human life, providing transport, working the land, carrying goods, and serving in wartime. Today, as ...
How many different lives can an actress inhabit over the course of her career? What does it take to understand another person and give them a voice and a physical presence? And what stays with you when the performance ends?
From Didymoteicho and her studies in philology in Ioannina to the National...
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, from 12:00 to 13:00 Athens time, Voice of Greece’s “Our Town,” hosted by Themis Rodamitis, welcomes composer and pianist Stavros Sofianopoulos.
The guest will reflect on key moments in his artistic journey—a career marked by integrity, a love of music, and a distinctive melodic...
To mark World Heart Day, we speak with Julia Grapsa, Professor of Cardiology and Director of Cardiology Education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, about women’s heart health and the inequalities that persist in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular dis...
On Wednesday, 30 September, at 13:00 Athens time, journalist Nasia Bouloukou welcomes Ioulia Grapsa to “The Practice of Living” on Voice of Greece. Grapsa, a professor of cardiology and director of cardiology education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is internationally recog...
“ Voices and Music” welcomes emerging artist Savina to the studio for a live conversation.
The discussion takes us back to her childhood in Kalamata and explores how her Albanian heritage shaped her identity. It also turns to her deeply personal song “Charlotte,” which addresses the trauma of dome...
On Wednesday, 30 September, at 22:00 Athens time, Maria Stambouloglou joins Stavroula Karali on “Remarkable Personalities” on Voice of Greece. A philologist, she is the author of «Το Ρεμπέτικο Τραγούδι και η Ιστορία του», published by Baltas Editions.
The episode explores the history of music from Asi...
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