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Faraway Words

Natasa Vissarionos

The show covers top stories of the Greek Diaspora, featuring interviews with Greek expats or natives who choose to leave Greece behind to travel, study, or work abroad.

“Faraway Words” with Natasa Vissarionos | 24 June 2026
Musician, singer, and songwriter Katerina Fotinaki, who has been based in Paris for many years, joined "Faraway Words" to discuss the lecture-performance "Someone, I Say, Will Remember Me – Women's Voices from Antiquity to the Present", which she will present alongside Theodora Psychogiou as part o...
“Κουβέντες μακρινές” με τον Νίκο Καστρινάκη | 23.06.26
Ο πρόεδρος του Παγκοσμίου Συμβουλίου Κρητών και πρόεδρος του παραρτήματος του Ιδρύματος Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος στην Αμερική κ. Νίκος Καστρινάκης ήταν φιλοξενούμενος στην εκπομπή με αφορμή το Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο Κρητών που θα πραγματοποιηθεί φέτος στα Χανιά από τις 21 Ιουλίου μέχρι και τις 26 Ιουλίου 2026 ...
“Faraway Words” on the bilingual magazine Desmos | 22 June 2026
Guests on the program were Yiannis Mavroeidakos, founder of the Desmos Bookstore and Publishing House in Paris, and Isabelle Tloupas, the publishing house’s principal translator. They discussed the latest double issue of the renowned bilingual magazine Desmos, dedicated to the theme of displacement t...
Giota Nakou on the Greek Library of London’s new home | 19 June 2026
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, "Faraway Words" welcomed Giota Nakou, founder and director of the Greek Library of London, to discuss one of the most important cultural institutions serving the Greek and Cypriot communities in the British capital. The conversation was sparked by particularly encouraging...
“Faraway Words” on the Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Brussels | 16 June 2026
The program featured Maria Karachaliou, Vice President of the Brussels branch of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women. She spoke about her decision to settle in Belgium and about the activities of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women in the Belgian capital since 1992. The discussion highlighted the organization’s c...
“Faraway Words” on Greek-Language Education at SAHETI School | 09 June 2026
Guests on the program from Johannesburg were Dr. Eleni Griva, Professor of Applied Linguistics and Vice Rector at the University of Western Macedonia, Director of the Institute of Greek Language, internationally recognized for her work in promoting Greek as a second/foreign language; Elena Piperidou,...
Faraway Words with laouto player Vasilis Kostas | 08 June 2026
The internationally acclaimed laouto player and composer Vasilis Kostas was the guest on "Faraway Words." The Grammy-nominated Greek musician, based in the United States and a graduate of Berklee College of Music, is returning to Greece for a special performance at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus with...
“Faraway Words” with Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou from Yale | 02 June 2026
One of the most distinguished Greek scientists of the Diaspora, Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou, was the guest on the program. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health, part of Yale University. Through his academic research, Dr. Vasiliou...
“Faraway Words” in Brisbane and Luxembourg | 26 May 2026
Guest on the program was Spyros Pilos, co-founder of the cultural organization “Mitos,” based in Luxembourg. Mr. Pilos spoke about the wide-ranging activities of the non-profit cultural organization, which seeks to strengthen the connection between Greece and Luxembourg and promote contemporary Gre...
“Faraway Words” with Harvard Professor Panagiotis Roilos | 25 May 2026
Guest on the program was Panagiotis Roilos, Professor of Modern Greek Studies and Comparative Literature and holder of the George Seferis Chair at Harvard University. He spoke about Greek-language education on the other side of the Atlantic, as well as the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, of which...
“The Sweet Life” with Nikos Ioannidis and Natasa Vissarionos | 22 May 2026
Guests on the program included: Nektarios Filippopoulos, who introduced listeners to the secrets of mushrooms, on the occasion of his special appearance at ARK. Georgia Panagopoulou and Giannis Tsiatsianis, who shared their passion for wine and wine tourism, revealing what visitors will experience...
“Faraway Words” on the Federation of Thracian Associations of Europe | 19 May 2026
In this episode of "Faraway Words", the program connected with Munich for a conversation with Christina Astrapidou, President of the Federation of Thracian Associations of Europe. A member of the Greek diaspora herself, Christina Astrapidou spoke about the Federation’s mission and activities, as w...
“Faraway Words” on “Music from Greece” | 18 May 2026
Angeliki Spiridakis was the guest on “Faraway Words”. She is the founder and director of Music from Greece, the nonprofit organization that now officially serves as Greece’s National Music Export Office. Ms. Spiridakis spoke about the organization and its efforts to promote contemporary Greek music...
“Faraway Words” with soprano Vasia Alati | 14 May 2026
Soprano Vasia Alati, a permanent resident of Vienna, joined us on the program and spoke about her professional journey, from Athens to Vienna and from there to some of the world’s major opera stages in Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, France, South Korea, Cyprus, and Albania. The occasion f...
“Faraway Words” with Dr Vassilis Adrahtas | 12 May 2026
Vasilis Adrahtas, Coordinator of the Greek Studies Program at the University of New South Wales, was welcomed to the studio of Voice of Greece. We spoke about his personal journey, from Australia to Athens and back to Australia, about Greek-language education in Sydney, as well as his professional...
Akylas on Voice of Greece ahead of the first Eurovision 2026 Semi-Final | 11 May 2026
One day before the First Semi-Final, Akylas speaks with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri about Ferto and the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026!
“Faraway Words” with Akylas and the Pontians Association of Reutlingen | 11 May 2026
Journalist Ariadni-Sofia Kouri joined the program to convey the atmosphere of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, while a telephone interview she conducted with Akylas, who is representing Greece in this year’s competition, was also broadcast. The program also featured Mr Alexandros Theodosiadis, p...
Praxis Oxford Greek Theatre Group on “Faraway Words” | 06 May 2026
Acclaimed director, actress and Artistic Director of the London-based Theatre Lab Company, Anastasia Revi, was a guest on the program and spoke about the Greek theatre group Praxis Oxford Greek Theatre Group of the University of Oxford and the play “The Secrets of My Failure” by Giorgos Iliopoulos, whi...
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