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I Took the Photo of the Tank at the Polytechnic | Sunday, November 17, 2024
The story behind the iconic photograph of the tank at the Polytechnic's entrance during the early hours of November 17, 1973, captured by photojournalist Aristotelis Sarrikostas. Narrator: Aristotelis SarrikostasResearcher: Konstantinos MichailPodcast Production: Fenia ChalaSound Design: Iasonas...
Poet of the Week: Ilias Papakostantinou | 16 Nov. 2024
Every week, seven poems are broadcast, with one Greek poem read each day, traveling across the frequencies of “Voice of Greece” to the far reaches of the world where Greek voices can be heard. Ilias Papakostantinou was born in Desfina, Fokida, and has published 10 books of poetry and prose, as wel...
Rinio Missiou: Exile | Friday, November 15, 2024
On 21 April 1967, the day of the coup in Greece, the police comes knocking on Rinio and Chronis Missios’s door. Chronis has already escaped, but Rinio is arrested and taken first to the racetrack and then to the barren island of Gyaros, together with thousands of other citizens considered ‘dangerous’ to th...
Poet of the Week: Ilias Papakostantinou | 15 Nov. 2024
Every week, seven poems are broadcast, with one Greek poem read each day, traveling across the frequencies of “Voice of Greece” to the far reaches of the world where Greek voices can be heard. Ilias Papakostantinou was born in Desfina, Fokida, and has published 10 books of poetry and prose, as wel...
Poet of the Week: Ilias Papakostantinou | 14 Nov. 2024
Every week, seven poems are broadcast, with one Greek poem read each day, traveling across the frequencies of “Voice of Greece” to the far reaches of the world where Greek voices can be heard. Ilias Papakostantinou was born in Desfina, Fokida, and has published 10 books of poetry and prose, as wel...
Poet of the Week: Ilias Papakostantinou | 13 Nov. 2024
Every week, seven poems are broadcast, with one Greek poem read each day, traveling across the frequencies of “Voice of Greece” to the far reaches of the world where Greek voices can be heard. Ilias Papakostantinou was born in Desfina, Fokida, and has published 10 books of poetry and prose, as wel...
Rinio Missiou: The childhood I (never) experienced [Part II] | Wednesday, November 13, 2024
During the Greek Civil War, the father of a young girl joins the rebels, and her mother is sent into exile. Left alone with her siblings, she grows up “like a stray.” The childhood that Rinio Missiou (never) experienced is a harrowing tale of survival in a time of extreme hatred and violence. Narrator: Rin...
6:30 a.m., off the coast of Brazil (video)
The Ship's Log | 13 Nov. 2024 Captain Michalis Antoniou Hatzipetros sends his greetings and love from the southern hemisphere, off the coast of Brazil, along with the following video during his journey with the M/V GALLOWAY en route to Cartagena, Colombia. We would like to thank Captain Michalis,...
Poet of the Week: Ilias Papakostantinou | 12 Nov. 2024
Every week, seven poems are broadcast, with one Greek poem read each day, traveling across the frequencies of “Voice of Greece” to the far reaches of the world where Greek voices can be heard. Ilias Papakostantinou was born in Desfina, Fokida, and has published 10 books of poetry and prose, as wel...
Rinio Missiou: The childhood I (never) experienced [Part I] | Monday, November 11, 2024
During the Greek Civil War, the father of a young girl joins the rebels, and her mother is sent into exile. Left alone with her siblings, she grows up “like a stray.” The childhood that Rinio Missiou (never) experienced is a harrowing tale of survival in a time of extreme hatred and violence. Narrator: Rin...
Poet of the Week: Ilias Papakostantinou | 11 Nov. 2024
Every week, seven poems are broadcast, with one Greek poem read each day, traveling across the frequencies of “Voice of Greece” to the far reaches of the world where Greek voices can be heard. Ilias Papakostantinou was born in Desfina, Fokida, and has published 10 books of poetry and prose, as wel...
Poet of the Week: Penny Milia | 10 Nov. 2024
Seven poems every week, one Greek poem each day, travels through the frequencies of THE VOICE OF GREECE, reaching the far corners of the earth where there are Greek voices.The week from 04/11/2024 to 10/11/2024 is dedicated to the poet Penny Milia. Penny Milia was born and lives in Athens. She is...
90-year-old marathon runner | Sunday, November 10, 2024
Do youth bring achievements, or is it the other way around? The life of Stelios Prassas, who started running at the age of 59, resembles an extraordinary marathon, with the finish line being a love for life itself. Narrator: Stelios PrassasResearcher: Kalliopi KoniariPodcast...
Poet of the Week: Penny Milia | 09 Nov. 2024
Seven poems every week, one Greek poem each day, travels through the frequencies of THE VOICE OF GREECE, reaching the far corners of the earth where there are Greek voices.The week from 04/11/2024 to 10/11/2024 is dedicated to the poet Penny Milia. Penny Milia was born and lives in Athens. She is...
They bombed us with napalm in Grammos | Friday, November 8, 2024
On August 15, 1947, 20-year-old Despo Ouzounidou fled her village to join the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). As a second lieutenant in the Battle of Grammos, she witnessed the first use of napalm bombs in Europe after World War II. Narrator: Despo OuzounidouInterview by: Georgia StafylidouPodcast...
Poet of the Week: Penny Milia | 08 Nov. 2024
Seven poems every week, one Greek poem each day, travels through the frequencies of THE VOICE OF GREECE, reaching the far corners of the earth where there are Greek voices.The week from 04/11/2024 to 10/11/2024 is dedicated to the poet Penny Milia. Penny Milia was born and lives in Athens. She is...