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 then turned to the Easter tradition of hot air balloons in Leonidio, Arcadia, on the night of Holy Saturday, with Mayor of South Kynouria, Manolis Dolianitis.
Following the newspaper front pages, the program returned to current affairs with Andreas Marathias, parliamentary correspondent for ERTnews Radio 105.8, who analyzed the OPEKEPE case and the next steps in Parliament, including the debate on lifting the immunity of MPs under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. The first hour concluded with international news from Ivana Djordjevic.
In the second hour, the program connected live with the island of Patmos to cover the opening of the washing of the feet ritual, a reenactment of the Last Supper performed by the monks and the abbot of the Monastery of the Apocalypse. The discussion featured Smaragda Mouliati, journalist at Patmostimes.gr.
The program then welcomed writer Thanasis Triaridis to the Voice of Greece studio for a wide-ranging conversation on contemporary realities, focusing on the absurdity of war, the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence, and humanity’s difficulty in confronting these challenges in order to feel truly free.
Shortly before the end of the broadcast, the program connected with Megara and spoke with Mayor Panagiotis Margetis about “Hand in Hand”, a new participatory project by the Municipality of Megara, running at Theognis Grove through Holy Saturday, 11 April. The initiative centers on the construction of a playground, in collaboration with Delta Dio AMKE and the German organization Kukuk Kultur e.V., with the participation of young people from the educational organization St. Josef Stuttgart through funding from the Greek-German Youth Foundation. It also involves members of the Hellenic Girl Guides of Megara and the 1st Sea Scouts of Megara, with additional support from the Lyceum Club of Greek Women (Megara branch).