The episode featured Dr. Gerasimos Tzivras, a specialist in General Surgery, Proctology, Phlebology, and Medical Detoxification. Born in Argostoli, Kefalonia, he studied in Athens and later emigrated to Germany in the 1970s.
He is a board member of the Association of Greek Scientists of North Rhine-Westphalia...
Filippos Kotsaridis, President of the Hellenic Community of Brussels, was the guest on this episode of "Faraway Words", speaking on the occasion of the upcoming sold-out concert in tribute to the centenary of Manos Hadjidakis and Mikis Theodorakis, to be held in the Belgian capital on Saturday, 28 June.
Mr....
The program “Greeks Around the World – Greece in Argentina” with Dr. Christina Tsardikou welcomes Mr. Konstantinos Vergyris, president of the Mutual Aid Association and the “Agios Dimitrios” Nursing Home, both based in Buenos Aires.
The Mutual Aid Association Agios Dim...
On 20 June 2025, historian and leading researcher of the Greek diaspora, Professor Emeritus Anastasios Tamis, spoke on Voice of Greece and the radio show “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis, reflecting on the remarkable life of Zisis Dardalis.
Orphaned at a young age, Zisis Dardalis mig...
Thanos Tsiroukis, who has lived in the United States for over 40 years and works in the financial sector, spoke to Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis.
He offered insight into the current climate within the U.S., marked by deep political and social polarization, and...
Michalis Kazamias, a third-generation Greek expatriate living in Tanzania, joined “Our Global Voice” on Voice of Greece to share his remarkable story.
He spoke about his family’s forced departure from the country during the era of nationalizations — a time when they lost everything — as well as a...
In this episode of “Faraway Words”, guests included Mr. Panagiotis Matlis, President of the Greek Community of Berlin, and Mr. Vassilis Liogas, member of the ARGO Network of Greeks in Brussels and of the Belgian branch of the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis.
Mr. Matlis spoke abo...
Let’s explore the story behind “The News of Kyrgia”, the local newspaper of the village Kyrgia, in the region of Drama. For 35 years, it has been published against the grain of modern trends — a quiet act of resilience in a rapidly changing world.
From the rural heart of Drama, the paper reaches...
Ioanna Robyn Zalewa (Giannopoulou), who was adopted at 15 months old in 1958 by an American family in Houston, Texas, and who recently obtained Greek citizenship after a three-year struggle, spoke briefly about her story and the battle she fought against bureaucracy, as well as how deeply moved she...
The program featured theology professor and poet Anastasia Gitsi, speaking from Würzburg, Germany. She discussed her poetry collections, a new approach to poetic expression, and the video poems she recently presented at the Thessaloniki International Book Fair. She also spoke about the reasons behind ...
Despoina Ellen Lori Rubinstein, who was adopted at the age of four months in 1958 by an American Jewish family in New York, shared her personal story—starting from the orphanage in Patras where she was left with a note stating her name, Despo, and her date of birth, to finding her biological sister i...
The program featured the acclaimed Greek-French visual artist Olga Karadimou, who resides permanently in Paris. The conversation was sparked by her exhibition titled “Sauvage” (“Wild”), which opened on 1 June at the Historical Archives Museum of Hydra, curated by Louiza Karapidaki.
In this exhibit...
On this episode of “Faraway Words”, Dimitris Katsaros joined the show from Rotterdam to talk about the history and creative journey of the theatre group “Parakmi”, part of the Hellenic House of the Greek Union of the Netherlands.
Following last year’s acclaimed “A Shak3speare’s Night: Aspects of Hi...
On this episode of “Faraway Words”, author and journalist Giorgos Archimandritis joined the program to speak about a special tribute event dedicated to Manos Hatzidakis, marking 100 years since the composer’s birth. The event was scheduled to take place that same evening at the University of the Sorbo...
The program “Greeks Around the World – Greece in Denmark” with Elina Stamatatou welcomes Dr. Anastasios Giakoumis.
A specialist in Internal Medicine, Dr. Giakoumis holds a Medical Degree and a PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. With extensive and inter...
As part of the tribute series to notable figures of the Greek Diaspora, Professor Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Emeritus Professor of Diaspora History in Melbourne, shared the remarkable story of Theodoros Skalkos—an immigrant from Laconia who played a defining role in shaping Greek-language journalism i...
Filippos Georgopoulos, a gastroenterologist who has been living and working in Dubai for the past 13 years, spoke on the radio show Our Global Voice on Voice of Greece, with host Dimitris Kontogiannis.
He discussed life in the UAE — from the climate and everyday living to the growing presence of m...
The guest on the show was award-winning Cypriot composer Phyto Stratis, who resides permanently in New York. The conversation was sparked by his latest musical production, El Dorado - a work that offers a musical portrait of Edgar Allan Poe.
Phytos Stratis spoke about the upcoming world premiere...
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