Greece Abroad

Today on Voice of Greece, we had the joy and honor of hosting a truly special guest… the one and only Angelo Tsarouchas! An artist who doesn’t simply deliver laughter, but conveys the deeper essence of what it means to be Greek—wherever you are in the world. Through a conversation filled with ...

Greek expatriate Pablo Avgoustis from Montevideo, Uruguay—a country known for its strong affinity for Greek culture—spoke about Holy Week and how it is observed there, despite the absence of a permanent priest. He also referred to the notable Greek influence in the country, with names such as Greece and...

Katerina Serifi was introduced to the audience of Voice of Greece. The occasion for her conversation with Natasa Vissarionos was her short story collection “Survival Kit”, published by Kastaniotis Editions. These are stories featuring protagonists living on the edge—of loss, love, silence, and v...

Nikos Frangos, President of the Hellenic Cultural Institute of Milan, described how Greeks experienced Holy Week in Milan and went on to speak about the events organized by the Institute—founded on 13 April 2018—both in the recent past and those planned for the near future. He was speaking on Voice of ...

Writer and editor-in-chief of the historic Greek newspaper “Alexandrian Tachydromos”, Grigoris Chaliakopoulos, spoke on the program “Distant Conversations” about his impressions from the festive days of Holy Week, the Resurrection, and Easter in Alexandria, where he has been living and working for the...

On the program, Natasa Vissarionos spoke with writer and editor-in-chief of the Alexandrian Tachydromos, Grigoris Chaliakopoulos, who shared his impressions from the holiday period within the historic Greek community of Alexandria. Also featured as a guest was singer Betty Harlafti, on the occasion...

His Eminence, the Metropolitan of Lilongwe and All Malawi, Photios, spoke about the celebration of Easter in the African country by the Greek community and other Orthodox Christians, as well as the history of the first Greeks who settled there.

Infinitely Curious with Katerina Batzaki travels far beyond Greece — all the way to Australia — in a deeply human exploration of identity, memory and what it truly means to be Greek. What happens to Easter when it crosses oceans?Do traditions grow stronger — or transform — in the diaspora?And can “Gr...

In this special one-hour broadcast, aired on the afternoon of Good Friday, 10 April 2026, the program aligned with the solemn spirit of the day. The show first took us to Corfu, to explore how Holy Week is observed on the island—one of the most popular destinations during this period, known for i...

Angelos Makrygiorgos, who was born in Australia to Greek parents, spoke about the differences between the Greek and Australian ways of life, as well as the contrasts in higher education systems between the two countries, based on his experience as a postgraduate student in Athens and an undergraduate...

On Holy Thursday, 09 April 2026, the program spoke with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Diaspora Greeks, Giannis Loverdos, about the arrival of the Holy Light in Greece on Holy Saturday, which will proceed as scheduled in accordance with the planning of the Greek authorities. The discussion...

On 12 July 1917, the owners of the mines in the city of Bisbee, Arizona, with the help of the sheriff and 2,000 armed vigilantes, arrested, detained, and deported all workers who had gone on strike. Among them were many Greek miners, who were separated from their families and children… It remains o...

Marios Polychronopoulos, a Greek expatriate entrepreneur, spoke about the current situation in Argentina and how the Greek community there is experiencing Orthodox Holy Week. He shared his insights on Voice of Greece radio, on the program "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis.

Guests on the show included: • Aristarchos Papadaniel from Vienna and Georgios Dovolos from New Jersey Georgios Dovolos, professor of Byzantine music, lead chanter, and philologist, spoke about the hymns of Byzantine music heard throughout Holy Week in Orthodox churches, as well as the customs a...

Eleni—Eleni Arapoglou—an artist who carries within her journeys, memories and sounds from across the world, yet always returns to where she belongs: the soul of Greek music. Through her new album "Xana", she reminded us how beautiful it is to reconnect with songs we have loved—to hear them diffe...

Seta Theodoridou, President of the Greek Community of Paris and Surrounding Areas, spoke about the recent visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the French capital, where he was inducted as a foreign member of the Académie Française, taking the seat of the late Pope Benedict. She also described h...

Guests on the show included: – Detached teacher at the Greek Language Department, Eleni Koletti, who spoke about the event they organized to mark the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi, as well as the activities of the Greek Language Department and her decision to teach abroad. – Int...

Guest on the show: • Composer and performer Pericles Kanaris, who spoke on the occasion of his return to New York and his appearance at DROM on 16 April, with the concert «Δρόμοι που Αγάπησα» ("Roads I Loved"). He also talked about his international career, the Near & Far Kastellorizo Intern...