On this episode of “The Sweet Life”, the discussion opened on wine tourism, while the program also took a walk through the largest wild olive forest in the Mediterranean.
Can a winery be transformed into a living organism of culture? Can Romeiko, a grape variety from Chania, stand on equal footing in ...
Wine and gastronomy took center stage on “The Sweet Life.”
In the studio was Sofia Perpera, a wine professional with a strong presence on the international scene and a deep, hands-on understanding of Greek wine: how it stands, how it is tasted, and how it is judged beyond Greece’s borders. She s...
The program featured Penny Tsopanopoulos, a dance instructor from the Pontian Estia of Melbourne, who spoke about the celebration of Epiphany at the Church of Panagia Kamariotissa Church, and the festivities that followed with the group Mavrothalassites. She also referred to the wide range of activities...
Making the first on-air appearance of 2026 on Voice of Greece is writer and journalist Grigoris Chaliakopoulos, who for the past three and a half years has been working as editor-in-chief of the historic newspaper Alexandrian Courier in Alexandria. During the conversation, he speaks about Alexandria...
The first guest to set the tone in the studio was Haris Charalambidis, who took us on a journey to the City of Light, sharing impressions from a unique educational and gastronomic trip organised by Gastronomy Essentials for professional chefs.Haris Charalambidis also introduced us to the philosophy...
On Christmas Eve, Christina Xydi and Giorgos Lignos—Greek musicians from Brisbane—visited the studio of Voice of Greece. Giorgos Lignos grew up in his father’s conservatory and went on to pursue music and production professionally, while Christina Xydi studied musicology and choral conducting.
Eight years...
On the programme, author Konstantina Tassopoulou was a guest on the occasion of her Christmas children’s book The Ball. The conversation focused on children’s books and Christmas, while Natasa Vissarionos and Giorgos Keramidas shared personal memories of past Christmases and their own holiday traditions and...
The President of the Federation of Greek Communities in Germany (OEK), Panos Drosinakis, joined "Faraway Words" by phone from Hamburg to speak about his recent visit to Athens and the meetings he held regarding issues affecting the Greek community in Germany.
He noted that he met with Sofia Zacharaki,...
Guests in the Voice of Greece studio included Giannis Georgizas, CEO of the City of Athens Development Company, on the occasion of two major distinctions for Athens at the World Travel Awards 2025: World’s Leading Cultural City Destination and World’s Leading City Break Destination.
Wine expert and...
The program hosted Othonas Anastasakis, Director of the South East European Studies Centre at Oxford (SEESOX), who spoke about the research conducted by diaNEOsis on the Greek Diaspora in Germany.The study was designed and authored by Manolis Pratsinakis of Harokopio University and the University of...
In the studio of Voice of Greece, we welcomed guests from Adelaide Chryssoula Melissinaki and Panagiotis Mavraidis. They spoke about their decision, fourteen years ago, to migrate to Australia, a choice they say they have never regretted. The conversation also focused on Greek-language education — w...
“The Sweet Life” dressed up for the holidays, making three flavourful stops and closing with a strong wine-themed finale. We began with Ioanna Stamoulou, talking about the Christmas sweets that define the most aromatic season of the year. We then travelled to Cyprus with Florentia Kythreotou, discovering Cyp...
A protest on one side, a Christmas initiative on the other.
The program welcomed teacher Kalliopi Zarogianni, who spoke about the charitable project “The Flame of Christmas Love”, carried out for the fourth consecutive year by students from ten Greek schools in Germany.
Joining the conversation as ...
What could be more delightful than traveling to Vienna or Paris at Christmastime?The guest on the program was Panos Angelopoulos, translator, lecturer in Modern Greek in Paris, and cultural coordinator of the association “Voice – Writing.” He guided us through the 2nd Salon du livre grec, which will ...
The program welcomed Christos Gakoudis, conductor and artistic director of the Hellenic Choir of Brussels, who spoke about the Christmas concert DONA NOBIS PACEM (“Give Us Peace”) performed on Sunday evening in the reverent atmosphere of the Catholic church of Saint-Paul in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
The pro...
Alexia Kastro joined us in the studio and guided us through ProWein, the largest wine fair in the world, held every spring in Düsseldorf, Germany — an event that has significantly reshaped the international image of Greek wine.
Also in the studio was Michalis Marthas, a chef from Kalymnos, born in...
Writer, actress, and director Stella Roussaki joined us in the Voice of Greece studio on the occasion of the theatrical performance–presentation of her book “White Reality”, organized by the Consulate of Greece in New York with the participation of both Greek and American actors.
Also on the progr...
In this episode, "Faraway Words" welcomed two representatives of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Sydney: President Liana Vertzagia and Vice President Dimitra Michopoulou.
Liana Vertzagia’s family arrived in Australia in 1897. Raised with Greek customs, traditions, and culture, she became active i...
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