Greek-Canadian Gerry (Gerasimos) Sklavounos, former Deputy Minister of Health and Environment in Quebec, joined Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis to discuss the outcome of Canada’s federal elections and its potential impact on U.S.-Canada relations under Presi...
Gonda Van Steen, Professor and Koraes Chair in Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language, and Literature, as well as Director of the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s College London, joined Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice”, hosted by Dimitris Kontogiannis, to reflect on a lon...
For the sixth consecutive year, children and teenagers from Greece, Cyprus, and Australia come together for the festival “Theatre in Front of a Microphone” – Youth Theatre on Air, a cross-cultural celebration of radio theatre. The event is a collaboration between the Theatrical Visual Arts Center “Poup...
The show featured journalist and communications expert Chryssa Skodra, who has been living and working in Finland for the past 20 years. She spoke about life in the Scandinavian country, highlighting both its advantages and its challenges—among t...
Georgia Karantona, Director of the Greek Children’s Library of London, was a guest on Tuesday, April 22, on "Faraway Words" in the studio of Voice of Greece.
She spoke about the Greek Children’s Library of London, her participation in the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair, her l...
In this special post-Easter edition of the program, we focused on the major news dominating headlines: the death of Pope Francis and the unfolding process of his succession. Joining us were Maria Tamouridou, a Greek tour guide based in Rome, and Dimitris Moschos, Professor of Church History at the Department...
On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, Dr. Christina Tsardikou, on the program "Greeks Around the World – Greece in Argentina," welcomed Greeks from Argentina to share their experiences of celebrating Easter in Latin America. They sent heartfelt Resurrection greetings to their fellow countrymen around t...
Listen to the show “Take Your Time”, broadcast on Great Friday, April 18, 2025, exceptionally from 5 to 6 in the afternoon. This special tribute took listeners of Voice of Greece on a journey from Syros and Alexandria to Montreal, Buenos Aires, and Astoria, New York.
We learned how Hellenism aro...
George Rectsinis, a member of the Greek diaspora from Cairo, Egypt, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about how Greeks observe Holy Week in the large Muslim country.
He shared that they uphold the same customs and traditions as in Greece—such as th...
On the Holy Thursday edition of the show, April 17, 2025, following the morning newspaper headlines, we connected with ERT’s correspondent in Corfu, Giannis Andriotis, who gave us a glimpse of what Easter will be like this year on the island—one of the most beloved holiday destinations in Greece.
Next, Fat...
Michael Kazamias, whose family has lived in Tanzania since the early 20th century, shared a remarkable story on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis.
He spoke about a life-altering experience on his...
Nikolas Dovas, a Greek expatriate entrepreneur who has lived in Ecuador for over a decade, joined “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece to talk about the book “The Origins of Reason & the Forging of AI”, which he co-authored with his brother Vassilis.
The book explore...
On this day in 1890, the first ship bearing Greek immigrants reached the storied island of sighs and hope—Ellis Island, just off the coast of Manhattan. A haunting radio documentary retraces the footsteps of those who journeyed to America, chasing a dream.
The ordeal of securing a passage to the "...
On the Thursday, April 10th edition of the show, following the news headlines and a look at the day’s front pages, we spoke with Mr. Yiannis Loverdos, the new Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister responsible for Hellenism abroad. He reflected on his recent visit to the United States and his meetings with r...
Dimitris Katsaounis, who emigrated to Canada with his family in 2015, spoke on Voice of Greece radio and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the current atmosphere in the country following the 25% tariffs imposed by the U.S. on certain Canadian imports and President Trump’s invit...
Stella Xenopoulou, head of the Hellenic Community in Dublin, Ireland, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program Our Global Voice with Dimitris Kontogiannis about a special event held on Sunday, April 6. For the first time, the community combined the celebration of the Greek School’s March 25th commemoration w...
On Sunday, April 6, 2025, the Voice of Greece series “Greeks Around the World – Greece in Denmark”, hosted by Elina Stamatatou, welcomed translator Sotiris Souliotis as a guest. Sotiris Souliotis specializes in translating Scandinavian literature into Greek and Greek literature into Danish and Norwegian. Born in Thessaloniki, he studied Greek Philology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and comparative translation at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. His primary focus is translating Scandinavian and Baltic literature into Greek. In 2024, he received the Greek State Prize for the Translation of Foreign Literature into Greek (awarded for 2023) for his translation of the novel The Other Name (published by Gutenberg, Athens) by Norwegian Nobel ... Read more
On the Friday show, April 4, 2025, after discussing current events and reading the headlines from the newspapers, we had a conversation with Mr. Antonis Papagiannidis, journalist and lawyer, to comment mainly on political news.
In the second hour, we connected with Cairo, where we spoke by phone...
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