Natasa Vissarionos

We said farewell to October on “The Sweet Life”, celebrating both International Xinomavro Day and World Vegan Day. Oenologists Panagiotis Kyriakidis and Vasilis Georgiou guided listeners through the history and potential of this exceptional Greek grape variety, while Anestis Haitidis, also an oen...

The program “Faraway Words” hosted Mr. Theodoros Spathopoulos, president of the organizing committee of the International Hellenic Association (IHA) for Greece’s border islands. Mr. Spathopoulos spoke about the goals and initiatives of this diaspora organization, which has been working over the past ...

This episode of “Faraway Words” introduced the International Hellenic Association (IHA) and its initiatives on Greece’s frontier islands, with guest Mr. Theodoros Spathopoulos, president of the IHA’s Organizing Committee for Small Frontier Islands. Also joining the program was Giorgos Gstrein, preside...

In the wake of Dionysis Savvopoulos’s passing and the 100th anniversary of Manos Hadjidakis’s birth, “Sweet Life” fills the air with beloved melodies — and, as always, with words about the gastronomy and culture carried within flavors. Guests on the show include: Dimitris Theofilou, who takes...

The President of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators, Ms. Stella Kokolis, spoke with Natasa Vissarionos about the “jewel” of Greek-language education, the St. Demetrios School in Astoria, as well as about the institution of charter schools, which are relatively unknown in Greece but, as she...

-A small farewell to Dionysis Savvopoulos-The president of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators Mrs. Stella Kokolis talks about the diamond of Greek-language education the St. Demetrios School in Astoria about the charter schools which are relatively unknown in Greece about the problems of...

Nana Tsoumaki, member of the Organizing Committee of the Greek International Women Awards (GIWA), visited the studio of Voice of Greece at 12:00, on the program “Faraway Words”, to talk about this international awards institution that honors Greek women who excel globally. The initiative aims to ...

From Buenos Aires, Argentina, the president of the non-profit cultural organization “Nostos,” Dr. Christina Tsardikou, was a guest at the studio of Voice of Greece at ERT , invited by Natasa Vissarionos and Giorgos Keramidas. Dr. Christina Tsardikou is currently in Greece as president of the Ass...

In this episode, we ask how much physics can fit into a kitchen, leaf through 40 issues of Grape, and travel all the way to Monemvasia. Thaleia Kartali and Pinelopi Katsatou, creators of Grape — Greece’s first free-press wine magazine — join us in the studio for a conversation all about wine. Also in th...

The program featured museologist and cultural diplomacy researcher Georgia Manolopoulou, who spoke about the Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, based in Patras and dedicated to documenting and promoting the work and legacy of Greek visual artists abroad. As she noted, the Foundation already holds around...

Performer Betty Harlafti is soon travelling to China, invited to sing at the opening ceremony of the Qintai Music Festival in Wuhan, an annual autumn event that hosts internationally acclaimed artists and leading symphony orchestras from around the world. Harlafti will perform works by Mikis Theodorakis,...

"The Sweet Life" welcomes chef Stella Spanou, who introduces listeners to the rich cuisine of Thrace and Macedonia. The talented cook speaks about her collaborations, her experience as a culinary instructor, and her books, which showcase local gastronomy and the regional cuisines of Greece. Also...

Vrasidas Karalis, Professor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Sydney, author, and translator, with a distinguished contribution to the promotion of Greek culture in Australia, spoke on Voice of Greece about the project “Our People, Their Stories.”

The program hosted Georgia Karantona, PhD candidate in Children’s and Adolescent Literature at the University of Thessaly, educator at Greek community schools in London, and Director of the Greek Children’s Library of London. The discussion was inspired by a special tribute to rebetiko music, cur...

The program "Faraway Words" featured researcher and author Soula Bozi, on the occasion of her book “On the Wings of History” (Topos Publications), which brings to light twenty testimonies of uprooting from Ionia, Thrace, and Constantinople. Through the voices of men and women who experienced the...

Guest on the program “The Sweet Life” was Michalis Boutaris, who spoke about the initiative of the Yiannis Boutaris Foundation to establish the first Wine Library in Greece, located in Naoussa. As he explained, the Library aims to offer educational programs and provide a practical solution for the...

From Naousa and Zakynthos to China, Portugal, and Germany, “The Sweet Life” took us on a journey of flavors and traditions. – In the studio, we welcomed Michalis Boutaris, Secretary of the Boutaris Foundation, who introduced us to BIBON, Greece’s first Wine Library, set to open its doors in Nove...

Chrysa Voulgaridou, President of the Hellenic Association of Women for Culture and Tourism (HAWCT) and Varvara Athanasiou-Ioannou, President and founder of the Food For Thought Network based in Melbourne were guests at the studio of Voice of Greece, on the program "Faraway Words" with Natasa Vissarionos....