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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 | 19 Nov. 2025
The guest on the program was the Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, Maira Myrogianni, who spoke to us about the 2nd Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium, which will take place in Athens (25–28 November 2025). The program also featured Elias Konteas, who talked about the theater g...
“Faraway Words” with Natasa Vissarionos | 18 Nov. 2025
The program welcomed journalist Chara Agridioti from Paris, who guided us through the GrecDoc Greek Documentary Festival, taking place in the French capital from 21 to 23 November. Founded in 2019 by philhellene documentary producer Michel Noll and the Cine Club team, the festival aims to showcase the...
Faraway Words: Andreas Boukas on the Greek anti-dictatorship movement in Sweden | 17 Nov. 2025
The program welcomed Andreas Boukas, researcher and prominent figure of the Greek community in Sweden, who spoke about the impact of the Polytechnic Uprising on Greeks living in the country at the time. As he explained, during the dictatorship they learned news from Greece through the radio, Greek newspapers,...
“Faraway Words” with A. Strikos and T. Kotopoulos | 12 Nov. 2025
The program hosted Anastasios Strikos, conductor and pianist, a permanent resident of Vienna, who spoke about the tribute concert to Manos Hadjidakis taking place on Monday, November 17, in the concert hall of Austrian Radio, featuring the Ensemble Retro Vienna. The program also welcomed Triantafyllos...
“Faraway Words” about Cinema | 10 Nov. 2025
Journalist and author Despina Sotiropoulou was a guest on the program and spoke about the podcast “A Summer Morning”, which was included in the competition section of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The creator takes listeners on a journey from her quiet neighborhood, once the his...
“Faraway Words” on the Argo Awards and the Festival of Thessalians of Europe | 05 Nov. 2025
Spyros Pappas, President of the Network of Greeks in Brussels “Argo”, was a guest on the program, speaking about the Argo Awards 2025, which once again honored eight distinguished Greeks of the Diaspora for their achievements. Also featured was Antonis Koukouravas, President of the Federation of ...
“Faraway Words” with Natasa Vissarionos | 04 Nov. 2025
Two remarkable figures of the Greek Diaspora were featured on today’s program: Antigoni Tsiouli, prima ballerina of the Cairo Opera Ballet, and Kalliopi Brandstätter, President of the Hellenic Community of Hamburg, known for her significant philanthropic work - including donations of medical equipment an...
The Prima Ballerina of the Cairo Opera Ballet, Antigoni Tsiouli, on Voice of Greece | 04 Nov. 2025
The program “Faraway Words” featured a telephone interview with Antigoni Tsiouli, prima ballerina of the Cairo Opera Ballet. The occasion for the discussion was her participation in the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum, where she performed a unique choreography with ...
Faraway Words with Giannis Vassilakakos | 03 Nov. 2025
Dr. Giannis Vassilakakos, PhD from the University of Melbourne, former Lecturer in Modern Greek, Interpreting and Translation, and author, currently residing in Melbourne, was hosted in the studio of Voice of Greece.Dr. Vassilakakos spoke about his participation in the 53rd Book Fair at Pedion tou Areos,...
The initiatives of the International Hellenic Association on Greece’s frontier islands | 29 Oct. 2025
The program “Faraway Words” hosted Mr. Theodoros Spathopoulos, president of the organizing committee of the International Hellenic Association (IHA) for Greece’s border islands. Mr. Spathopoulos spoke about the goals and initiatives of this diaspora organization, which has been working over the past ...
“Faraway Words” with Giorgos Gstrein and Theodoros Spathopoulos | 29 Oct. 2025
This episode of “Faraway Words” introduced the International Hellenic Association (IHA) and its initiatives on Greece’s frontier islands, with guest Mr. Theodoros Spathopoulos, president of the IHA’s Organizing Committee for Small Frontier Islands. Also joining the program was Giorgos Gstrein, preside...
Stella Kokoli on Voice of Greece | 22 Oct. 2025
The President of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators, Ms. Stella Kokolis, spoke with Natasa Vissarionos about the “jewel” of Greek-language education, the St. Demetrios School in Astoria, as well as about the institution of charter schools, which are relatively unknown in Greece but, as she...
“Faraway Words” with Natasa Vissarionos | 22 Oct. 2025
-A small farewell to Dionysis Savvopoulos-The president of the Federation of Hellenic American Educators Mrs. Stella Kokolis talks about the diamond of Greek-language education the St. Demetrios School in Astoria about the charter schools which are relatively unknown in Greece about the problems of...
“Faraway Words” about the Greek International Women Awards | 21 Oct. 2025
Nana Tsoumaki, member of the Organizing Committee of the Greek International Women Awards (GIWA), visited the studio of Voice of Greece at 12:00, on the program “Faraway Words”, to talk about this international awards institution that honors Greek women who excel globally. The initiative aims to ...
Faraway Words with Christina Tsardikou from Argentina | 20 Oct. 2025
From Buenos Aires, Argentina, the president of the non-profit cultural organization “Nostos,” Dr. Christina Tsardikou, was a guest at the studio of Voice of Greece at ERT , invited by Natasa Vissarionos and Giorgos Keramidas. Dr. Christina Tsardikou is currently in Greece as president of the Ass...
“Faraway Words” on the exhibition “Greek Artists and the Shaping of American Art in the 20th Century” | 15 Oct. 2025
The program featured museologist and cultural diplomacy researcher Georgia Manolopoulou, who spoke about the Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, based in Patras and dedicated to documenting and promoting the work and legacy of Greek visual artists abroad. As she noted, the Foundation already holds around...
“Faraway Words” travel to China | 13 Oct. 2025
Performer Betty Harlafti is soon travelling to China, invited to sing at the opening ceremony of the Qintai Music Festival in Wuhan, an annual autumn event that hosts internationally acclaimed artists and leading symphony orchestras from around the world. Harlafti will perform works by Mikis Theodorakis,...
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