In this pre-Holy Week episode of “The Sweet Life”, we explore the tradition of fasting and highlight Lenten dishes from various regions of Greece. With us:
– Nutritionist and dietitian Panagiota Karakasidou explains the health benefits of fasting and offers advice for safely transitioning back to me...
Filmmaker and author Stratos Tzitzis, a long-time resident of Berlin, visited the studio of Voice of Greece on the occasion of the release of his film "I Have Something to Say" in Greek cinemas, as well as the publication of his book "I Have Something to Say… Elements for a Theory of Completion", w...
On Monday, April 7, Klavdia was a guest on Voice of Greece ahead of representing Greece at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her song Asteromata.
In her conversation with Prokopis Agelopoulos and Natasa Vissarionos, she spoke about her lifelong passion for music, the path that led her to t...
Joining us is Giorgos Evgeniadis with his book “Simple and Different – Recipes Without Animal Products in a Different Light”, created in a way that reflects the thinking of his students—young people with disabilities and special educational needs.
Giannis Vogiatzis, president of the Greek Wine Fe...
The show featured filmmaker and author Stratoula Theodoratou, who spoke about her life in Germany, where she was born, her love for radio, and the themes she explores in her films and books. Naturally, the discussion also centered on her latest film, Fauna, which premieres in Greek cinemas on April...
This episode's guests:
Giorgos Darlas, on new varieties of retsina
Grigoris Michailos, wine expert
Michalis Kosmidis, halva maker
Michalis Doukas, on the ancient Greek oxymel
On the mic: Nikos Ioannidis and Natasa Vissarionos.
On World Theatre Day, the show hosted the following guests:
– Minas Vintiadis, writer and journalist, whose play "The Lower Side of Parthenon" will be broadcast that same day by Voice of Greece;– Anastasia Revi, director, actress, and artistic director of Theatre Lab Company, which has been based in ...
The show featured director and head of the Greek theatre group "Y-grec" in Brussels, Mr. Giannis Gavras. The discussion was inspired by the collective celebration of World Theatre Day (March 27) by all Greek theatre groups in Brussels.
As Mr. Gavras mentioned, this year’s celebration will take p...
The show hosted Sofia Stavrianidou, director of the Greek Film Festival in Berlin, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a rich program.
As the largest Greek film festival in Europe, it has been warmly embraced by audiences, consisting, according to Ms. Stavrianidou, of more than 50%...
This episode's guests:
– Panagiotis Nikas, certified Barista Trainer and author, joins us just ahead of the presentation of his latest book on the world’s favorite beverage, titled "Coffee, Just the Way You Like It."
– Panagiotis Sotiriou from Messolonghi shares insights into the unique Avgou...
Voice of Greece hosted Ms. Georgia Gouvalari, president of the Greek Community of Augsburg, who spoke about the history and activities of the community, which this year marks its 50th anniversary.
As she mentioned, around 5,000 Greeks once lived in Augsburg, primarily working in the city's textile...
The program hosted journalist and filmmaker Thomas Sideris, who spoke about his documentary The Return of Ivan, recently screened at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
The documentary follows Russian-speaking journalist and author Ivan Avramov, who currently lives with his family in Kyiv. Filmed...
Sakis Zafeiropoulos, the founder and creator of the campaign Speak Greek in March, was featured on "Faraway Words" with Natasa Vissarionos on Voice of Greece on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
This campaign, launched in Melbourne, aims to encourage the use of the Greek language in Australia throughout March....
Olga Ioannidou, a member of the Greek Reading Club and the NGO Mitos in Luxembourg, spoke on the show about this year’s participation in the 42nd Festival des Migrations, where the Greek pavilion hosted Aiōra Publications.
Ms. Ioannidou discussed the Reading Club, the NGO Mitos, as well as the fe...
Ελαιόλαδο και κρασί πρωταγωνιστούν σήμερα στη "γλυκιά ζωή".
Κοντά μας στο στούντιο είναι ο Senior Lecturer in Wines & Marketing, Γιάννης Κουλελής που από το 1988 έως και σήμερα, δραστηριοποιείται στον Ελληνικό αμπελοοινικό τομέα, ο Αντώνης Τιρπιντήρης, από ένα βιότοπο με χιλιάδες ελιές στο Σίγρι της Λέσβου και ο Αλέξανδ...
A special broadcast curated and presented by Katerina Batzaki and Natasa Vissarionos on the second anniversary of the Tempi railway disaster. The program featured many Greeks from the diaspora across various cities worldwide, as well as professors who analyzed the role of journalists and the media in...
The show hosted Mr. Konstantinos Konstantinou, the Greek Ambassador to Prague, who discussed the upcoming events titled “A Sip of Aegean“, set to take place in the Czech capital from Wednesday, February 26, until March 7, 2025. This innovative initiative, organized by StoryDoc in the Czech Republic, is supported and co-funded by the Hellenic Parliament and the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center (EKOME), under the auspices of the Greek Embassy in Prague and in collaboration with ERT. The program includes lectures on archaeological treasures, screenings of Greek documentaries, and a showcase of Greek wine. The initiative combines screenings of creative ... Read more
The show featured actor and director Dimitris Karatzias, known for his theatrical productions at Vault Theatre Plus, on the occasion of his award for his body of work as "International Foreign Director Of The Year" at the 10th Anatolian International Theatre Awards in Turkey.
He spoke about the...
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