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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.

C. Melissinaki, president of the Greek Museum of Adelaide, on “Faraway Words” | 16 Sept. 2026
The program welcomed Chrysoula Melissinaki, president and founder of the Greek Museum of Adelaide. The interview focused on the museum’s current exhibition, which runs through 17 October 2026: “From the Phoenix to the Drachma and the Euro: The History of Money in Modern Greece.” The exhibition featu...
Sofia Stavrianidou and Antigone Gyra on “Faraway Words” | 15 Sept. 2026
Sofia Stavrianidou, the driving force behind The Greek Film Festival in Berlin, spoke on the program about “The Greek Film Festival GOES Frankfurt.” Films from the Berlin festival will be screened in Frankfurt on 19 and 20 September. As she explained, this is the fifth consecutive year the event has...
Greek Orthodox Community of NSW president Con Apoifis on “Faraway Words” | 14 September 2026
Con Apoifis, president of the Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales, visited the Voice of Greece studio from Sydney. During the interview, he spoke about his personal migration story and the evolution of the Greek community in New South Wales, from the 1950s, when he arrived in Australia at the...
Dr. Nikolaos Rigas from Berlin on “Faraway Words” | 09 Sept. 2026
Dr. Nikolaos Rigas, a distinguished neurologist, psychiatrist, child psychiatrist, and psychotherapist with extensive involvement in medicine, academia, Greek diaspora affairs, and politics, visited the Voice of Greece studio. Dr. Rigas spoke about his career in medicine, life in Germany during the...
Valia Tsaita-Tsilimeni from Geneva on “Faraway Words” | 08 Sept. 2026
Academic and poet Valia Tsaita-Tsilimeni, a permanent resident of Geneva, visited the Voice of Greece studio. Tsaita-Tsilimeni graduated from the Department of Medieval and Modern Greek Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki’s Faculty of Philosophy. She completed her postgraduate studies a...
Konstantinos Alsinos from London on “Faraway Words” | 07 Sept. 2026
Writer and actor Konstantinos Alsinos, who lives in London, visited the Voice of Greece studio to discuss migration, life in multicultural London, and his ties to the Greek community there. The conversation focused on his writing, prompted by his book “Λάμπα θυέλλης,” which blends elements of poe...
“Faraway Words” on the 3rd “Smart Islands” International Conference | 02 Sept. 2026
The program welcomed Evangelos Rigos, a representative of the organizing committee for the “Smart Islands” international conferences, organized by the International Hellenic Association (IHA), based in Delaware, USA. Rigos discussed in detail the third conference, which will take place on Gavdos on ...
“Faraway Words” on the first Greek woman to settle in Australia | 01 Sept. 2026
The program welcomed Foteini Papadimitriou, author of the historical novel “Η πρώτη έποικος,” published by Pigi Publications. As she explained, the book tells the true story of Katherine Plessou-Crummer, the first Greek woman to migrate to Australia, in 1835. The author discussed her research int...
“Faraway Words”: A student newspaper captures Greek life in Melbourne | 31 Aug. 2026
Year 11 students in Melbourne created a newspaper, researching and conducting interviews for articles that capture life in Australia’s Greek community. Odysseas Krypotos, a teacher at the schools of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria, and student Dimitra Vrettou joined the program to d...
“Faraway Words” on the Messinian Amphictyony and the 6th Dropull International Film Festival | 12 Aug. 2026
The program welcomed Panagiotis Bazigos, secretary of the Messinian Amphictyony, to discuss the summer gathering of Messinians from around the world, held in Kalamata on 4 August. As Bazigos noted, this was the first time all 13 members of the organization’s board had attended. He also discussed the c...
“Faraway Words” in Tilburg, the Netherlands | 11 Aug. 2026
The program welcomed Giorgos Salim, Vice President of the Greek Community of Tilburg and a member of the administration of the “Platon” Greek School, based in the Dutch city. Mr. Salim described his life journey, from Libya, where he was born (his mother is Greek and his father is Libyan), to Ath...
Alexandros Pouros on “Faraway Words” | 10 Aug. 2026
The programme featured a telephone interview with Mr. Alexandros Pouros, the parliamentary representative of the Greek ethnic community in Hungary. Mr. Pouros spoke about the Greek community in Hungary, Greek-language education, the 37 municipalities across the country where recognized Greek associations...
“Faraway Words” about the “Festum π” festival | 05 Aug. 2026
The program welcomed distinguished conductor Dionysios Dervis-Bournias, who is based in France and is the founder of the innovative “Festum π” festival. Combining music and mathematics, the festival was held in Chania for the fifth year, from July 26 to August 2, bringing together prominent scie...
“Faraway Words” about the Chios Festival | 04 Aug. 2026
The program welcomed the Artistic Director of the Chios Festival, Dimitra Moutzouri, who spoke about the festival's rich program, taking place on the island of Chios from August 24 to September 4, 2026, under the auspices of UNESCO and the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, in the presence of its...
“Faraway Words” with Vasilis Papastergiadis and Kostas Tatsis | 16 July 2026
The program featured Vasilis Papastergiadis, President of the Greek Community of Melbourne, shortly before his departure from Greece. He spoke about the meetings he held during his visit, including his meeting with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Konstantinos Tasoulas. He also discussed an initiative...
“Faraway Words” with Eirini Chioti from Riyadh | 14 July 2026
The program welcomed Eirini Chioti, Assistant Professor of English Literature at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She spoke about her life and career in the Middle East, the challenges of teaching at a university abroad, cultural differences, and her personal experiences. The conversation...
“Faraway Words” with Erini | 13 July 2026
Singer, songwriter, and producer Erini, who is based in New York, was the guest on “Faraway Words.” Drawing on both her Cretan heritage and her family's roots in Asia Minor, Erini has introduced audiences around the world to the richness of Greek traditional music—from Carnegie Hall and the class...
Despoina Sotiropoulou on her documentary about Arcadia | 07 July 2026
Journalist, filmmaker, and author Despoina Sotiropoulou spoke on “Faraway Words” about her documentary And There Was Light, a tribute to Arcadia. The documentary presents a rich and multifaceted portrait of Arcadia, tracing its story from mythology to modern history. It explores the region's nat...
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