Unguarded Passage: Poetry in the Interwar Period _ Maria Polydouri and Anna Akhmatova | 21 Mar. 2025
On Friday, March 21 (World Poetry Day) Thomas Sideris presents a two-part tribute to two of the most significant poets of the interwar period, Maria Polydouri and Anna Akhmatova, as part of the radio series “Unguarded Passage”
The first part, titled “Life, how did you surrender me with a kiss...
The distinguished and award-winning composer Pigi Lykoudi, who recently set Socratic discourse to music, and writer Maria Maragkou were the guests of Giannis Papoutsakis on the radio show Journeys Basking in Greek Light on March 20. Together, they embarked on a journey through the language of Homer...
The distinguished singer Petros Gaitanos was hosted by Giannis Papoutsakis on the radio show Journeys Basking in Greek Light on March 19. He spoke about his musical journey, his great collaborations with Theodorakis, Markopoulos, and Chatzinasios, his concert at the Pyramids of Egypt, the documentary...
Charalambos Bouchos… The notorious underworld enforcer and "protector" of hardline right-wing politicians. A man of the underworld, a prison veteran, and the undisputed boss of the era’s top bouzouki club, the infamous Dasos (The Forest) owned by Vlachos in Votanikos.
He bragged that he was the one...
The history and songs of Stavros Pantelidis, the pioneer of Smyrnaic music. Alongside Toundas, Papazoglou, and Ogdontakis, he is one of the legendary figures whose music journeyed from Smyrna to Greece along with the refugees.
A personality not widely known, yet with a mythical presence in the earliest...
“Our Town” presents the theme “The Sea in the works of Odysseas Elytis through language as a vehicle.”, exploring concepts and words from Odysseas Elytis' major works while tracing their roots from Homer’s era to Elytis’ poetic expression.Guest in the studio, author and researcher Maria Marangou, disc...
The radio show Heliotrope with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 17 was dedicated to the Nobel Prize-winning poet of the Aegean and Axion Esti, Odysseas Elytis, marking 29 years since his journey into eternity.The program featured musical adaptations of his poetry and lyrics set to music by Mikis Theodorakis,...
Our beloved singer Elpida was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on March 16, where she talked about her life, her beginnings in music, the people who believed in her, her major collaborations, the Thessaloniki Festivals, Eurovision, and other international...
Is hope a radical act?Can stories change the world?On this episode of “Infinitely Curious”, the English-language show of ERT and Voice of Greece, Katerina Batzaki explores hopepunk—a literary and narrative movement that turns optimism into resistance.
Joining the discussion are:
🎙 Alexandra Rowland&nbs...
The significant performer of Greek folk music and art song tradition, Giota Vei, talks about the key milestones in her personal and artistic journey.
Dubbed “the Callas of Greek folk song” by Yannis Ritsos, Vei will brings to life memories of her childhood in Loutra Platystomou, her lif...
The Egyptian Greeks are perhaps the most well-known Greek community in the world. What is the historical origin of the settlement of Greeks in this country? What were the motivations behind this human mobility of Greeks towards Egypt?
What was the identity – economic, political, and cultural –...
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, “Our Town” hosted Chloe Akritaki and Katerina Koskina.
On the occasion of Chloe Akritaki’s photography exhibition “Encounters”, curated by Katerina Koskina, an engaging discussion took place about the portraits she has captured, featuring significant personalities. Through her ...
Although today when we say “surfing” we refer to browsing the internet rather than the practice that originally gave the term its name, surfing remains such an interesting and complex topic… The connection between original surfing and the internet lies somewhere in metaphorical language, so wh...
A stunning monologue about the life and actions of the legendary Manto Mavrogeni (Mavrogenous... as we learned her in school).
Born in Trieste, with roots from Mykonos, a heroine of the Greek revolution and also an aristocrat, a woman with beauty inside and out and a passion for struggle and achievements...
On Thursday, 13 March 2025, Dimitra Koutroumanou was a guest on the show "Imprint" with Fuli Zavitsanou, on the occasion of the book Disobedient Mom: A Feminist Perspective on Motherhood by Esther Vivas (Oposito Publications).
They discussed the phenomenon of obstetric violence, the normalized and...
The radio show Journeys Basking in Greek Light with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 12 was dedicated to Stavros Kougioumtzis and Manos Eleftheriou, marking the anniversary of the death of the former and the birth of the latter. The guest on the show was actor Manos Tsivilis.
On Monday, March 10, 2025, “Our Town” hosted Fenia Papadodima.The talented performer and actress, with a distinctive career in the arts and pioneering performances, discussed her new project “WOMEN’s Prayers,” where she will bring to life the “voices of women” from around the world. It is a tribute to...
The distinguished author Ioanna Ganetsa was featured on "Heliotrope" with Giannis Papoutsakis, on the occasion of her new novel Thio Doro (Divine Gift).
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