Voice of Greece

Closed societies, strict values and strong discipline, accompanied with sweet and nostalgic memories. What is hapiness, after all, and how deeply can the passing of time affect our impressions of the past? Interviewee: Maria- Soy Hatzieleftheriou Field Researcher: Vasiliki...

Voice of Greece radio presents a major tribute to Maria Callas, on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of her birth (included in UNESCO's list of anniversary celebrations for the year 2023.)It is a collaboration between ERT’s International Program Department, the General Secretariat for Greeks A...

On January 9, 1969, a newlywed Greek couple is flying from New York to the Bahamas when a young man at gunpoint diverts the plane to Cuba. The passengers end up in the Havana of the embargo, just a decade after the Cuban Revolution… Interviewee: Morela Koufaki-AvdiInterview by: Efrosyni K...

Traditional 'loukoumia' producer Dina Sykoutri-Andreiomenou has made endless piles of loukoumia in her copper cauldrons through the years, ever since she was a little girl. And yet, every single stir echoes back the same thought: How she had to drop school against her will. Interviewee:...

A spearfisher has only just emerged from the sea, with a large fish in his arms, when he hears a clacking sound and sees his spear sticking out of his chest; an unusually cheery recollection of an accident, still traveling by wordof mouth among the fishermen of Schinoussa island. Interviewee:...

Vasilis Mesetidis is the one and only Greek person who crossed the four continents on two wheels. Interviewee: Vasilis Mesetidis Field Researcher: Kostis Kotsonis Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou, Haris Pagonidou Sound Recording: Iasonas Theofanou, Dimitris...

On January 9, 1969, a newlywed Greek couple is flying from New York to the Bahamas when a young man at gunpoint diverts the plane to Cuba. The passengers end up in the Havana of the embargo, just a decade after the Cuban Revolution… rview by: Efrosyni Kyriazi Producer: Efrosyni K...

Voice of Greece radio presents a major tribute to Maria Callas, on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of her birth (included in UNESCO's list of anniversary celebrations for the year 2023.)It is a collaboration between ERT’s International Program Department, the General Secretariat for Greeks A...

In 2009 Anna Ellis visited Zitsa, a small village in western Greece, while couchsurfing with her sister. There she met their host, Kostas, the village’s baker. She spent only 24 hours there, but it changed her life forever. Interviewee: Anna EllisInterview by: Giannis Koutroudis, Sofia P...

Every morning she wakes up thinking about what recipes she is going to make, about what she has to offer. She has catered for Presidents such as Obama and Biden, as well as homeless people during the pandemic.Chef Maria Loi began cooking from a young age at her hometown, a little village of Aetoloakarnania, ...

When his fishing boat runs adrift due to a mechanical failure, Giannis Bardanis finds himself lost at sea into the troubled waves of the Aegean. Interviewee: Giannis BardanisField Researcher: Efthymia PapagiannopoulouPodcast Creation: Stavros VlachosSound Recording: Dimitris PaleogiannisSound...