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Historical Walks: “Precarious biographies and modern labor” with guest Giorgos Tsiolis | 11 Jan. 2025
This episode of “Historical Walks“ with Marilena Katsimi focuses on the realities of modern labor and its impact on people’s lives. Our guest is Giorgos Tsiolis, professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Crete and author of the book Precarious Biographies:  C...
When Math met Beethoven | 10 Jan. 2025
Listen to this radio documentary by Thomas Sideris, exploring how mathematics sheds light on the musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven’s music stands out for its beautifully balanced and symmetrical structure, often described through mathematical principles. Many of his compositions incorporate symmetries tied to the golden ratio, a concept celebrated for its connection to harmony in nature and art. His music is more than just a testament to his artistic genius—it’s also a perfect example of how math and art come together to create masterpieces. The proportions, structures, rhythms, and harmonies he used reveal a deep mathematical logic that amplifies the ... Read more
Unguarded Passage: The scientific achievements of 2024 | 03 Jan. 2025
As conflicts continue and humanitarian crises deepen in various parts of the world, scientists across the globe work tirelessly in universities, research centers, and institutions, dedicated to advancing humanity. The radio series “Unguarded Passage”, in its first episode of 2025, presents a pro...
A story of hijacking against the Junta | 02 Jan. 2025
The tale of a hijacking — a message of resistance against the Junta… January 2, 1969. Giorgos Flavouridis-Paravolidakis, a Cretan construction worker monitored and marked by the dictatorial regime, diverts an Olympic Airways aircraft, owned by Onassis, from its intended route to Athens and directs it ...
The most shocking aviation story… of all time | 23 Dec. 2024
For over two months, they survived under unimaginable conditions atop the Andes... 16 people, shattered, exhausted, cut off, and seemingly lost to the world, found their way back to life... by consuming the flesh of their loved ones to stay alive! A harrowing story unlike any other in human history......
Unguarded Passage: “Stories of Athenian apartment buildings” | 20 Dec. 2024
A captivating radio documentary featuring stories of Athenian apartment buildings. This anthropogeographic radio documentary explores the social space of urban living, sharing both historical and contemporary tales from neighborhoods such as Agios Panteleimonas, Kallithea, Ampelokipoi, Kypseli, and...
Unguarded Passage: The Diary of Mervan Berekat and Syria’s next day | 13 Dec. 2024
Mervan Berekat is Syria’s most prominent Kurdish poet. Displaced from his hometown of Afrin in 2018, Mervan became a refugee within his own country, trekking for three consecutive days and covering nearly 500 kilometers to escape armed fighters who relentlessly pursued h...
The first Greek woman ship radio operator | Sunday 08 December 2024
In 1974, Evgenia Rakitzi joins her fiancé working on tankers. She discovered a new profession along with storms, exotic ports, challenges, dangers, and a wedding on board. Interviewee: Eugenia RakitziField Reporter: Antonia MarkovitiProducer: Maya FilippopoulouSound Designer: ...
Unguarded Passage: The life journey of Christos Kosmidis | 06 Dec. 2024
A significant oral testimony is brought to light by the radio series “Unguarded Passage“, a testimony broadcast publicly for the first time by Voice of Greece. Christos Kosmidis, born in 1912, over 102 years ago in Pontus, spent the majority of his life as a refugee — first as a Pontic refugee and lat...
Time in Greece: Greek revolutionaries of Angola | 06 Dec. 2024
A gripping exploration of history. We travel all the way to Africa and the turbulent country of Angola. For centuries, Angola was under the colonial yoke of Portuguese colonizers... The oppressed rise up. The downtrodden of the earth... With the fall of the dictatorship in Portugal, the situation changes,...
Time in Greece: The “December Events” | 04 Dec. 2024
A tribute to the events known as the "December Events" ("Dekemvriana"). The real motives and actions of the British under General Ronald Scobie. The mass rally and general strike of December 4th, which ended in bloodshed. The first clashes between ELAS forces and the far-right "X" organization. The...
Rinio Missiou: Exile (Part I) | Monday, December 2, 2024
On April 21, 1967, the door of Rinio and Chronis Missiou's home is knocked, and the Security forces invade. Chronis manages to escape, but Rinio is arrested and taken first to the Hippodrome and then to Gyaros, along with thousands of citizens who were deemed "dangerous" to the dictatorship. She spends...
Unguarded Passage: Political Songs in the USA (Part II) | 29 Nov. 2024
Does political music still exist in the United States? With this thought-provoking question as a starting point, ERT journalist Thomas Sideris presents a podcast featuring 20 political songs — ten from the final quarter of the 20th century and ten from the first quarter of the 2...
Rinio Missiou: Chronis | Friday, November 22, 2024
The great love story of Rinio and Chronis Missiou, the legendary fighter and writer, and their shared journey through the turbulent years before the dictatorship. Narrator: Rinio MissiouInterview: Fennia Chala, Dimitris KolovosPodcast Creation: Maya FilipopoulouSound Design: Iasonas TheofanouSound...
Unguarded Passage: Political Songs in the USA (Part I) | 22 Nov. 2024
Does political music still exist in the United States? With this thought-provoking question as a starting point, ERT journalist Thomas Sideris presents a podcast featuring 20 political songs — ten from the final quarter of the 20th century and ten from the first quarter of the 2...
Unguarded Passage: The untold story of the radio stations of the protesting students | 15 Nov. 2024
Commemorating the anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising The radio series “Unguarded Passage” on Voice of Greece presents a radio documentary commemorating the anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising, shedding light on the untold story of the radio stations operated by ...
Unguarded Passage: Pain Clinics and Palliative Care | 08 Nov. 2024
On the occasion of Open Day for Pain and Palliative Care Clinics 2024, the radio series Unguarded Passage presents a compelling podcast on pain management in the palliative care centers of public hospitals. Journalist Thomas Sideris, with extensive personal experience in pain clinics, discusses with...
The founding of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) on this day, 106 years ago | 11 Nov. 2024
On this day, 106 years ago, on November 4, 1918, the founding congress of the Socialist Labor Party of Greece was held in Piraeus, which in November 1924 was renamed the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). A major feature explores the circumstances that led to the necessity of establishing the KKE during...