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Our Global Voice
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Dimitris Kontogiannis

Dimitris Kontogiannis holds a Ph.D. in Macroeconomics and International Finance from the City University of New York; he is a journalist, a producer of a show about Greek expatriates on the Voice of Greece and a producer of a financial broadcast on ERT’s First Programme. Previously, he had worked with Reuters, ‘’Eleftherotypia’’ newspaper, and was a columnist for the English edition of ‘’Kathimerini’’ newspaper. He has been an associate of ‘’the Financial Times’’ for years and has written for several magazines, including ‘’Euromoney’’. He has also commented on Greek financial affairs on foreign networks such as BBC, BBC Radio, German ZDF, and the Chinese channel CCTV, among others. He has taught economics at American universities, like Baruch College and Hunter College. He is currently hosting the show Our Global Voice on the Voice of Greece, along with Petros Diplas.
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Antonis Klapsis about the Asia Minor Catastrophe on “Our Global Voice” | 16 Sept. 2024
Mr. Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of International History and Politics at the University of the Peloponnese, provided a historical overview of the events leading to the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the burning of Smyrna on September 14, 1922 (September 1 according to the old calendar). He referred...
Gabriel Petridis, Honorary Consul of Vietnam, on “Our Global Voice” | 10 Sept. 2024
Shipowner Gabriel Petridis, Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Greece for the past three and a half years, spoke about the recent ordeal Vietnam faced with Typhoon Yagi, the respect the Vietnamese hold for Greece and its history, the invitation of Vietnamese workers to Greece, and other topics related to...
D. Papastergiou, Minister of Digital Governance, on “Our Global Voice” | 09 Sept. 2024
The Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, discussed new digital applications that have been implemented or are underway in the Hellenic Cadastre, public health (such as the electronic patient record), and other sectors. He also touched on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the...
Othon Iliopoulos discusses politics, health and the economy on “Our Global Voice” | 03 Sept. 2024
Othon Iliopoulos, Associate Professor of Oncology at Harvard and former Member of Parliament for SYRIZA until last month, discussed a promising new drug for treating brain tumors, his parliamentary tenure, and the positive and negative aspects he observed during that time. He criticized the government's...
Dimitris Zannidis bids farewell to Veta Proedrou on “Our Global Voice” | 29 Aug. 2024
Journalist Dimitris Zannidis spoke about his late wife, Veta Proedrou—a theater and film actress, a singer with a velvety voice, known as the muse of Chairopoulos, whom the former President of the Republic and Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis often went to listen to— on Voice of Greece, on the...
Thalia Iakovidou of the National Under-20 Track and Field Team on “Our Global Voice” | 26 Aug. 2024
Thalia Iakovidou, a technical consultant for the National Under-20 Track and Field Team competing in the World Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Lima, Peru, spoke about the team's goals, her impressions of the Latin American country, Lima, and the Peruvians, the Greeks in Peru, and the Greek...
Alkman Granitsas of Democrats Abroad on “Our Global Voice” | 21 Aug. 2024
Alkman Granitsas, representative of the Democrats Abroad organization of the U.S. Democratic Party in Greece, discussed the Democratic National Convention taking place in Chicago and answered questions about Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris, the party’s positions on abortion, i...
Anastasios Tamis on “Our Global Voice” | 08 Aug. 2024
Researcher and emeritus professor of Greek Diaspora History, Anastasios Tamis, from Melbourne, visited the studio of Voice of Greece radio for the first time. He spoke in person about his own migration to Australia and provided a brief overview of the history of Greek migration to all continents except...
Soula Frantzezou Kotzia on “Our Global Voice” | 07 Aug. 2024
Soula (Anastasia) Frantzezou Kotzia, who was born in Brazil, spoke from Curitiba, the capital of the state of Parana, about her family's history, her husband's family, other Greeks in the area, including Florianopolis in Santa Catarina, the events they organize, and their efforts to preserve Greek customs...
Dr. Spyros Chouliaras from Qatar on “Our Global Voice” | 05 Aug. 2024
Spyridon Chouliaras, a gynecologist-obstetrician specializing in IVF at Sidra Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar, spoke about life in the Middle Eastern state during the summer, the Greek community in Qatar, regional events and their impacts, and the recent funeral of Hamas political leader Haniya. His...
John Kiesling about the post-Biden era in the United States | 22 July 2024
John Brady Kiesling, representative of the American Democratic Party in Greece (Democrats Abroad), spoke about the developments in his party and the political scene in the USA after President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw his candidacy for the US presidency next November, Vice President Kamala Harris,...
Antonis Klapsis about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 | 18 July 2024
In the third consecutive episode focused on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Antonis Klapsis, an associate professor of modern history and international diplomacy at the University of the Peloponnese, discussed developments in the Cyprus issue and Greek-Turkish relations from 1966 until the invasion...
Antonis Klapsis on “Our Global Voice”: The events of the 1960s before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus | 17 July 2024
In the second episode dedicated to the prelude to Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Diplomacy at the University of Peloponnese, spoke to "Voice of Greece" and the show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis. This...
Antonis Klapsis on “Our Global Voice” | the prelude to the invasion of Cyprus in the 1950s | 16 July 2024
Antonis Klapsis, Associate Professor of International History and International Diplomacy at the University of Peloponnese, recounted the events leading up to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974 on "Voice of Greece" and the show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis. Mr...
Jonathan Constantine, Chairman of the Hellenic Chapter, Republicans Overseas, on “Our Global Voice” | 15 July 2024
Jonathan Constantine, head of the Greek branch of the Republican Party of the USA, discussed the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and the aftermath of the Republican Party's convention in Milwaukee, where a Greek delegation participated for the first time. He shared his insights...
George Serafeim about the 2024 Clergy-Laity Assembly of Canada | 11 June 2024
George Seraphim from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada spoke, among other things, about the Clergy-Laity Assembly of the Holy Archdiocese of Canada, which took place in the city of St. Catharines, which is located next to the Niagara Falls and has Greek Orthodox community members from all over the country,...
MPs Steve Georganas and Filippos Fortomas on “Our Global Voice” | 10 July 2024
Stathis (Steve) Georganas, Federal MP in Australia and vice-president of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (PADEE) and Filippos Fortomas, Cyclades MP with New Democracy and Chairman of the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Greeks Abroad, referred to the challenges that the Greek D...
K. Papadimitropoulos from Argentina on “Our Global Voice” | 09 July 2024
Kostas Papadimitropoulos, who has been living and working for the last few years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spoke about the living conditions in the country of Latin America under the new president Milei and compared them with those that prevailed previously on the radio of Voice of Greece and the...