On Monday, June 9, 2025, “Our Town” hosted renowned journalist Olga Bakomarou.
In a heartfelt conversation with host Themis Rodamitis, Bakomarou revisits key moments from her fascinating career in print media (“Gynaika,” “Eleftherotypia”).
Live in the studio, the guest talks about her early days and the highlights of her journey—how she earned trust and came close to iconic figures of culture (such as Hadjidakis, Lountemis, Katrakis, Koun, Tsarouchis, Mytaras, Kampanellis, among others) and politics (Papandreou, Mitsotakis, and others) through her in-depth interviews.
She also speaks in detail about her most recent book, Αριστερά, Κάποτε…, which features 16 interviews with people who fought for their beliefs and paid the price through persecution, exile, prison, and marginalization. Among them are Mikis Theodorakis, Manolis Glezos, Ilias Iliou, Leonidas Kyrkos, Babis Drakopoulos, Aleka Papariga, Michalis Papayiannakis, and more.
As Stathis Tsaggarousianos once aptly wrote in Eleftherotypia: “I deeply miss Bakomarou’s flawless interviews. No one has ever matched their musical balance—a kind of innocent curiosity that could coax even the most reserved ‘beast’ out of hiding. The authority of a journalist who speaks as an equal, without posturing or stealing the spotlight. Curiosity at its finest.”
She also shares her tastes in music, literature, her travels, and her favorite cities.
Produced and presented by Themis Rodamitis