From “Colorful Cardigans” and “Punctuation Marks” to her new album, “Promise,” performer-songwriter Polyxeni Karakoglou combines the sensitivity of personal confession with incisive social commentary. Here, she joins “Ariadni’s Thread” to discuss love, coming of age, parenthood, solidarity, and the contradic...
Dimitris Kokkinis on “Saturday Shift”: “The Odyssey” and Greece’s maritime tradition | 19 Sept. 2026
Capt. Dimitris Kokkinis from Andros discusses his involvement in Christopher Nolan’s major film production “The Odyssey.” Through the nonprofit organization Proteus – Social Innovation and Development, he coordinated maritime logistics for filming in Greece as a member of the production’s internati...
The magic of Donoussa lies not only in its crystal-clear waters. It is also found in the feeling that time moves a little more slowly and gently here, closer to the sea and its people.
Production and presentation: Ariadni-Sofia Kouri
Author Vasia Tzanakari explores the hidden connections between literature and music. Together with her guests—figures from the world of books—she discusses the art of language and the realities of publishing, while sharing musical influences and personal favorites.
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“From 17 March 1948 to 13 April 1949, an important chapter in the collective struggle of working-class women was written at the Chios camp as they defended the right to freedom of thought and expression, and the new world that was emerging. Women and young children, detained because they were relatives o...
“Remarkable Personalities” continues its tribute to the Asia Minor Catastrophe of September 1922. Stavroula Karali welcomes historian and professor at the Hellenic Army Academy Nikos Kanellopoulos, co-author with Nikos Tombros of the book «Η Τραγική Ιστορία των Ελλήνων Αιχμαλώτων στη Μικρά Ασία 191...
“Unearthing life is not futile, an elderly poet who had been exiled on Makronisos once told me. And he was right, I thought. Immortality cannot die. It sets sail upon the waves and the wind. Like the poems by Ritsos that were buried in bottles in the hills of Makronisos and journeyed far across seas a...
Sofia Stavrianidou, the driving force behind The Greek Film Festival in Berlin, spoke on the program about “The Greek Film Festival GOES Frankfurt.” Films from the Berlin festival will be screened in Frankfurt on 19 and 20 September. As she explained, this is the fifth consecutive year the event has...
“Our Town”, presented by Themis Rodamitis, welcomes Thrasos Kaminakis.
The multitalented writer discusses his studies in Paris and the formative influence the city had on him. He also speaks about the invaluable contribution of his film mentors, Marc Ferro and Eric Rohmer, to his understanding of ...
A unique journey from Smyrna to the Piraeus of bygone days and present-day Greece, exploring the history, vitality, and enduring appeal of rebetiko.
Through songs, storytelling, and poetic references, Nikos Graigos, Natalia Dragoumi, and Sotiria Angelou come together on stage. “In the Beginning, T...
From Brazil’s Indigenous peoples and the Portuguese conquest of 1500 to the forced transportation of millions of enslaved Africans, independence, and the major waves of immigration: How did Brazil emerge as a multiracial and multicultural nation?
The program’s guests are constitutional law expert Dim...
“Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis welcomes Stefanos Nikolaos Theotokis to the Voice of Greece studio. The accomplished filmmaker, whose long career spans directing, screenwriting, cinema, and advertising, looks back on the defining moments of his creative journey.He discusses the major ERT production “Th...
Panagiotis Kountouras joins “Ariadni’s Thread” to discuss directing, the power of the image, the boundaries between documentation and storytelling, and how the director’s perspective is evolving today.
Produced and presented by Ariadni-Sofia Kouri
The magic of Donoussa lies not only in its crystal-clear waters. It is also found in the feeling that time moves a little more slowly and gently here, closer to the sea and its people.
Production and presentation: Ariadni-Sofia Kouri
Yannis Nomikos discusses his life and work, now on display at the Athens City Museum | 11 Sept. 2026
Greek American visual artist Yannis Nomikos joined Voice of Greece in the studio as a guest on “Take Your Time.” His retrospective exhibition, “Trilogy,” is currently on display at the Athens City Museum. Moving from Greece’s enduring cultural heritage to the present day, Nomikos returns to everyday ...
On this episode, poet and translator Myrsini Gana joins us for a conversation about Alice Oswald’s Memorial and the Odyssey, nostalgia and memory. We listen to music ranging from Death in Vegas and Daft Punk to Trisomie 21.
Produced and presented by Vasia Tzanakari
Historian and Hellenic Army Academy professor Nikos Kanellopoulos joins Stavroula Karali on Voice of Greece’s “Remarkable Personalities”. Together with Nikos Tombros, he co-authored the book «Η Τραγική Ιστορία των Ελλήνων Αιχμαλώτων στη Μικρά Ασία 1919-1924», published by Minoas Publications.
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“Time in Greece” and Nikolas Angelidis have the great pleasure and honor of welcoming acclaimed singer Adem Ekiz from Trabzon.
Born and raised in Turkey, the artist has made history with his Pontic Greek songs, which have enjoyed tremendous success around the world. He recalls his village, to whi...
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