In this episode of “Faraway Words”, guests included Mr. Panagiotis Matlis, President of the Greek Community of Berlin, and Mr. Vassilis Liogas, member of the ARGO Network of Greeks in Brussels and of the Belgian branch of the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis.
Mr. Matlis spoke abo...
Summer festivals that connect history and gastronomy with the unique character of a place give us the perfect reason to travel through The Sweet Life.
The 4th Wine Festival of Thebes is taking place at the city’s Archaeological Museum, and Vasianna Papadopoulou shares details about the events o...
The program hosted soprano Maria Devitzaki, a permanent resident of Luxembourg. The occasion for this conversation was a concert–tribute to Mikis Theodorakis, taking place in Luxembourg to mark the 100th anniversary of the great composer’s birth. She spoke about Theodorakis’ connection with the Grand...
Journalist and Director of the SBS Greek Program, Themis Kallos, was a guest on "Faraway Words" to mark 50 years since the very first Greek-language radio broadcast of Australia's public broadcaster SBS, which aired on 09 June 2025. He spoke about the early days of those broadcasts, the response they...
The program featured theology professor and poet Anastasia Gitsi, speaking from Würzburg, Germany. She discussed her poetry collections, a new approach to poetic expression, and the video poems she recently presented at the Thessaloniki International Book Fair. She also spoke about the reasons behind ...
Guests of the day:
– The “sushi chef”, Eirini Kalountzoglou, joins us in the studio to share the secrets of sushi and introduce us to the art of Japanese cuisine.
– Diamantis Pierrakos, speaking from Virginia, USA, explains how an olive oil from Laconia rose to global fame, winning 622 quality...
The program featured the acclaimed Greek-French visual artist Olga Karadimou, who resides permanently in Paris. The conversation was sparked by her exhibition titled “Sauvage” (“Wild”), which opened on 1 June at the Historical Archives Museum of Hydra, curated by Louiza Karapidaki.
In this exhibit...
On this episode of “Faraway Words”, Dimitris Katsaros joined the show from Rotterdam to talk about the history and creative journey of the theatre group “Parakmi”, part of the Hellenic House of the Greek Union of the Netherlands.
Following last year’s acclaimed “A Shak3speare’s Night: Aspects of Hi...
On this episode of “Faraway Words”, author and journalist Giorgos Archimandritis joined the program to speak about a special tribute event dedicated to Manos Hatzidakis, marking 100 years since the composer’s birth. The event was scheduled to take place that same evening at the University of the Sorbo...
Joining us is Stelios Boutaris, who is taking the helm of the Greek Wine Federation. He shares with us the challenges, goals, and future prospects of the Greek wine sector.
Also in the studio is nutritionist Evangelos Zoumpaneas, with his newly released book “Nutrition for Young Champions”, offering ins...
Accordion soloist and composer Zoe Tiganouria was a guest in the studio of Voice of Greece, in a conversation inspired by her latest project: the soundtrack for the Hollywood film Forbidden Tango, a comedy that has already garnered awards at several international film festivals.
During the interview,...
The guest on the program, joining from Cairo, was poet and lyricist Christos G. Papadopoulos. The conversation was prompted by the radio show he produces and hosts on Egyptian National Radio’s Greek-language service, titled "Once Upon a Time... in Cairo."Mr. Papadopoulos spoke about his program, which e...
The guest on the show was award-winning Cypriot composer Phyto Stratis, who resides permanently in New York. The conversation was sparked by his latest musical production, El Dorado - a work that offers a musical portrait of Edgar Allan Poe.
Phytos Stratis spoke about the upcoming world premiere...
Guests on the show include:
– Konstantinos Leontarakis, President of the Federation of Beekeeping Associations of Greece, who will join us on the occasion of World Bee Day (May 20) to share insights about these incredible creatures—the bees—that are essential to our survival, as well as the healt...
Greek-American filmmaker Julia Speropoulos was the featured guest on the show, speaking about her latest animated short film titled “Agapi” (Love).
The film centers on the genocide of the Pontic Greeks, with a particular focus on the devastating "white death marches." As Speropoulos explained, it ...
The program featured Aliki Soulioti, head of the Victoria commemorations committee for the anniversary of the Pontian Greek genocide. She spoke to us about the events that began on Wednesday, May 14, and will continue until May 29.
Notably, on May 19, the central building of the Greek Community of...
In the studio with us: nutritionist Vasilis Katsilas, presenting his new book that urges us to stop dieting, and Anthea Kotsi, who will talk about the 7th Lemnos Philema Festival of Gastronomy & Wine, this year focusing on sustainable tourism and its connection to gastronomy, as well as the 4th...
The program welcomed Giorgos Lignos, a musicologist and music producer from Brisbane, Australia, who spoke about an upcoming tribute event honoring Mikis Theodorakis. The event will feature a lecture by Lignos on the universal significance of Theodorakis’ work, performances by the Brisbane-based Greek c...
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