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Diplas P. , Kontogiannis D.
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Irene Sarioglou, Beyond Borders Festival Creative Director, on “Imprint” | 27 July 2023
Irene Sarioglou, historian, Professor of Contemporary History at Istanbul University and Creative Director of Beyond Borders – Kastellorizo International Film Festival, is this week’s guest on the show Imprint. She talks about the program of films, the events and the collaborations of the 8th edi...
The miracle of Saint Paraskevi [Greek Audio]
One night, the evening of the festival of Saint Paraskevi, Giannis Badanis is driving in Naxos. Through the wind and the darkness, he hears voices from the sea, calling for help. Interviewee: Giannis Bardanis Field Reporter: Efthymia Papagiannopoulou Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound...
The night the Junta fell [Greek Audio]
On 24 July 1974, Dimitris Doukas, former director of Athens Airport, was called on to make an important decision: Should he allow the flight carrying Konstantinos Karamanlis, the first president of the 3rd Hellenic Republic, to land in Greece. Interviewee: Dimitris DoukasField Reporter: Dimitris...
I did the obvious thing: I saved human lives [Greek audio]
The tragic hours of the deadly forest fires in Mati in July 2018, experienced up close by a paramedic who threw himself into the flames from the very first moment. Manos Tsaliagkos from Rafina Civil Protection Service describes the battle with fire, the psychological effect and his permanent fears for...
My whole life through a grocery store [Greek audio]
A teenage boy piles up violent and hateful feelings as he spends his days working at the family grocery store. And yet he grows up to love the store, and cherish every single real life lesson it gave him. Interviewee: he has asked to remain anonymous Field researcher: Stefania Papoutsi Podcast...
I fought for the freedom of Cyprus [Greek audio]
The tragic moments of the battle of the Hellenic Force of Cyprus (ELDYK) in Nicosia through the recollections of Antonis Vrouhakis, a Cretan soldier who had only just stepped his foot on the island on the day the Turks invaded. Interviewee: Antonis VrouhakisField Researcher: Alexander NatsiPodcast...
Back when it all seemed much more innocent [Greek audio]
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...
The sea and a ‘loukoumi’ saved my life [Greek audio]
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:...
The pointy edge of the speargun [Greek audio]
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:...
Take Your Time | 14.07.2023
The episode of Friday, July 14, was dedicated to Tourism. We traveled to Chios where we talked with the president of the Hoteliers Association, Antigoni Maistrali, about the tourist traffic, the particularities of the island, which is traditionally addressed mainly to domestic tourism, prices...
Around the world on a bicycle [Greek audio]
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...
Hijacked to Cuba! [Greek audio]
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...
The chef who has cooked for Obama, Biden and the homeless [Greek audio]
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, ...
Lost in the Aegean Sea [Greek Audio]
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...
Syrna: The unknown island of the Resistance [Greek Audio]
Syrna is a small barren island in the middle of the Aegean, where a great chapter of history has been written. Eleni Sapsakou-Metaksotou, the offspring of the only family who inhabited the island at the time, remembers when allied ships and submarines took refuge there, the German troopers and the rescuing...
The Voice behind Gargamel, Lion-O and Winnie [Greek audio]
His voice brings back childhood memories: Akindynos Gkikas is the man who gave substance to the Smurfs, Thundercats' Lion-O, Winnie the Pooh and many more classic characters from kids' TV shows in the '90s.The Greek actor is now offering us a tour into the magical world of voice acting. Interviewee:...
The Bride Who Eloped with the Groom [Greek audio]
In Salamis in the 1950s, the father of a young girl discovers his daughter is secretly dating her neighbor and demands that they get married immediately. In the middle of the argument, she takes her beloved and they leave. Narrator: The narrator has asked to be pseudonymized Researcher:...
Myrtis: The Eleven-year-old of Ancient Athens [Greek audio]
During the construction of the Athens metro, the skull of a child who lost her life in the plague of the 5th century BC is discovered. Based on this skull, Professor Manolis Papagrigorakis, who was researching what ancient Greeks looked like, begins the reconstruction of the face of the little Athenian,...