Panagiotis Lymperatos, who moved to Estonia in 2014 and has lived and worked there ever since, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” to discuss life in the Baltic country.
He spoke about its stress-free daily life, the cost of living, Estonians’ outlook, and the dig...
On Friday, 23 October 2026, we opened with a review of current affairs through online and newspaper headlines. Before the end of the first hour, we discussed political developments with Theoni Koufonikolakou, spokesperson for the Hellenic Left Alliance (EL.A.S.).
In the second hour, Thodoris Tsimpidis,...
The program welcomed Peter Ppiros, president of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, to discuss the Odyssey Greek Festival, which opened on 2 October and runs through 27 November.
Ppiros spoke about the festival’s diverse cultural program, describing it as the largest festival of its k...
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, we welcomed Despina Sinou, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law, Political and Social Sciences at Sorbonne Paris Nord University, to discuss student protests in France and the broader demands of young people in Greece and across Europe....
From the vacant lots of Piraeus to the skyscrapers of America, Stavros Tzouanakos left an indelible mark on Greek music. With more than 140 songs becoming hits, he earned a significant place in the history of rebetiko and laiko. Today, we explore little-known aspects of his life and the journey that...
Eleftheria Sofroniou joined the program to discuss her life in London and the city’s Greek Cypriot diaspora.
Sofroniou worked as a journalist for the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) and Hellenic TV in London, where she also completed her doctorate on the Greek Cypriot diaspora. Her research e...
On Friday, 16 October 2026, we reviewed the day’s news through the newspaper headlines before asking Dimitris Karaitidis, ambassador emeritus, to analyze President Donald Trump’s moves ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, energy challenges, and the deadlocks that U.S. policies have created on the maj...
Dimitris Tsikas, an IT professional who moved abroad in 2014, first to Iceland, then to Poland, and recently to Finland, compared the three countries in terms of culture, living costs, pay, and bureaucracy. He was speaking on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice,” hosted by Dimitris Kontogiannis.
Tsikas said ...
Manolis Galeos, who divides his time between Santorini and Chiang Mai in Thailand, a country he first visited in the 1990s, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.”
He spoke about the Thai people and their outlook on life, the local cuisine, the few Greeks he has met t...
Katerina Diakoumopoulou, associate professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” to discuss the main aim of the 2nd International Conference on Greek Diaspora Theater, taking place in Paris, and why the French capit...
Yiannis Mavroeidakos, founder of the iconic Desmos bookstore in Paris’s Montparnasse neighborhood, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” He discussed the idea that inspired him to open a bookstore devoted exclusively to Greek literature in 1983, the greatest challenges he face...
The program welcomed Ioanna Zacharaki, a woman whose work embodies community service, the spirit of the Greek diaspora, and humanitarian values.
She spoke with Natasa Vissarionos on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Academy of Values, the educational institution she founded in Germany to...
On the program broadcast on Friday, 9 October 2026, after reviewing online and newspaper headlines, we connected with Kasos and spoke with Giannis Fragkoulis, president of the Dodecanesian associations, about the 17th Panhellenic Small Islands Conference, taking place on the island from 8 to 11 October...
Anastasios Tamis, emeritus professor of Greek history based in Australia, discussed the history of Charalambos Kanellakis and the Galatis and Mavromaras families of Tianjin and Beijing, China, on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis.
He also spoke about the Greek commu...
Dimos Siokis, former president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, spoke on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about inflation, the high cost of living, and housing costs affecting New Yorkers, including the Greek community. He also discussed risin...
Stathis (Steve) Georganas, an Australian federal MP, spoke about the challenges facing Australians of Greek descent and the wider population, including the rising cost of living and housing, and the government’s measures to support households and businesses. Speaking on Voice of Greece’s “Our Globa...
Alexandros Delernias, an architect who has lived in Marseille for the past 38 years, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” about the situation in the city and across France, as school students held demonstrations in various parts of the country that day.
He discu...
Greek Australian Frank (Fanourios) Spartalis, originally from Adelaide and now living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, spoke on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about his decision to settle in the Southeast Asian country, his love of motorcycles, the other Greeks he has met t...
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