On Thursday, 15 October 2026, following a review of the day’s news and newspaper headlines, we spoke with Christos Rokas, a member of the Kypseli residents’ initiative, about the interim court measures secured in their campaign over damage to their properties caused by construction of the new metro line. We discussed residents’ concerns about the safety of apartment buildings that have developed cracks as a result of the tunnel boring work, as well as their next steps. The first hour concluded with international news presented by Ivana Djordjevic.
In the second hour, Giannis Basias, former chairman and CEO of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management company, discussed developments in Europe’s energy sector, the energy summit in Brussels, and the continent’s options for achieving energy independence in the years ahead.
We then met musician and lyre player Roza Fragkorapti, the Greek artist who contributed music to Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and spoke with her about the musical possibilities opened up by exploring the ancient lyre.
Finally, following the 7th International Conference on Creative Writing, held in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 8–10 October, Triantafyllos Kotopoulos, director of the postgraduate program in creative writing at the University of Western Macedonia, discussed the role of the written word today. He reflected on the need to continue writing as a means of expression and communication amid the new challenges posed by advances in artificial intelligence.
The program concluded with sports news presented by Antigoni Drakatou.