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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.

O Αριστείδης Franc στην εκπομπή “Κουβέντες μακρινές” | 29.10.26
Στο στούντιο της "Φωνής της Ελλάδας" βρέθηκε ο Αριστείδης Franc, γραμματέας στο γενικό προξενείο του Μπρνο και εκπρόσωπος του ελληνοτσεχικού επιμελητηρίου, γεννημένος στην Τσεχία από Ελληνίδα μητέρα και Τσέχο πατέρα. Στην εκπομπή μίλησε για την παροικία μας στο Μπρνο και στην Τσεχία γενικότερα. Όπως α...
Persa Koumoutsi on “Faraway Words” | 27 Oct. 2026
Award-winning author and translator Persa Koumoutsi joined “Faraway Words” to discuss her latest book, “Η τελευταία συνάντηση ή Απολείπειν ο θεός Κωνσταντίνον”. Co-written with acclaimed playwright Panagiotis Mentis, this theatrical monologue centers on Constantine Cavafy, the Alexandrian poet, i...
SAHETI School in Johannesburg on “Faraway Words” | 26 Oct. 2026
The program welcomed Elena Piperidou, a teacher and cultural activities coordinator at SAHETI School in Johannesburg. As she explained, 60% of the school’s students are of Greek heritage. Many families from other language backgrounds also choose SAHETI for its high academic standards. Speaking a...
Adelaide’s Odyssey Greek Festival on “Faraway Words” | 22 Oct. 2026
The program welcomed Peter Ppiros, president of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, to discuss the Odyssey Greek Festival, which opened on 2 October and runs through 27 November. Ppiros spoke about the festival’s diverse cultural program, describing it as the largest festival of its k...
Faraway Words: London’s Greek Cypriot diaspora | 20 Oct. 2026
Eleftheria Sofroniou joined the program to discuss her life in London and the city’s Greek Cypriot diaspora. Sofroniou worked as a journalist for the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) and Hellenic TV in London, where she also completed her doctorate on the Greek Cypriot diaspora. Her research e...
“Faraway Words” on Greece’s participation in WOMEX | 19 Oct. 2026
Just days before this year’s WOMEX in Spain, we welcomed Angeliki Spyridaki, head of Music From Greece, the national music export office, and Thanasis Zikas of Kadinelia, who will represent Greece at the event. The program also featured music by Alkyone and Kadinelia, this year’s Greek representatives at ...
“Faraway Words” explores the 2nd International Conference on Greek Diaspora Theater | 13 Oct. 2026
The program welcomed Thaleia Bousiopoulou, chair of the organizing committee for the 2nd International Conference on Greek Diaspora Theater, to be held at the Hellenic House in Paris from 15 to 17 October 2026. Bousiopoulou discussed the success of the inaugural conference in Brussels and this year’s e...
Ioanna Zacharaki on “Faraway Words” | 12 Oct. 2026
The program welcomed Ioanna Zacharaki, a woman whose work embodies community service, the spirit of the Greek diaspora, and humanitarian values. She spoke with Natasa Vissarionos on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Academy of Values, the educational institution she founded in Germany to...
Marilli Diamanti on “Faraway Words” | 06 Oct. 2026
“Faraway Words” welcomed author Marilli Diamanti for a conversation about her historical narrative “Argonaut, in the Depths of the Earth.” Drawing on extensive research into archives, immigrant lists, and forgotten documents, the book traces the life of her great-grandfather Panagis, who came fr...
“Faraway Words” on the 7th International Creative Writing Conference | 05 Oct. 2026
The program welcomed Triantafyllos Kotopoulos, Professor of Creative Writing and Modern Greek Literature and Director and Academic Coordinator of the Master’s Program in Creative Writing. The occasion for the conversation was the 7th International Creative Writing Conference, which will take place i...
“Faraway Words” explores the Greek school in Lubumbashi | 30 Sept. 2026
Teachers Anastasia Megalokonomou and Eleni Bakousi, along with students Maria-Eleni Koutoulaki and Panagiota Strompolakou, joined the program from Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They spoke about the Greek school and the event they organized there to mark the European Day of Languages,...
Kostas Papakostopoulos on “Faraway Words” | 29 Sept. 2026
Kostas Papakostopoulos, director and artistic director of the Greek-German Theatre of Cologne, traveled from Cologne to join us in the Voice of Greece studio. The acclaimed director discussed his forthcoming production of Samuel Beckett’s landmark play “Krapp’s Last Tape,” which will be staged in Colo...
“Faraway Words” with Natasa Vissarionos | 29 Sept. 2026
In the first part of the program, we welcomed Christos Michalakelis, president and co-founder of Study in Greece. He discussed the organization’s strategic contacts and partnerships in Korea, opening new avenues for Greek universities to expand their international reach and attract students from abroad. In t...
Christos Papadopoulos from Cairo on “Faraway Words” | 23 Sept. 2026
Distinguished lyricist, poet and teacher Christos G. Papadopoulos was a guest in the Voice of Greece studio. He has lived in Cairo, Egypt, for the past 20 years. There, he taught as a teacher seconded from Greece and served for many years as president of the Greek Cultural Center of Cairo. He runs the...
President of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal Vasilis Angelopoulos on “Faraway Words” | 22 Sept. 2026
Vasilis Angelopoulos, president of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal, joined the program by phone. He spoke about the community’s history as it marks 120 years since its founding, Greek-language education, and the challenges the organization faces today. The conversation followed a presentation b...
Chara Agridioti from Paris on “Faraway Words” | 21 Sept. 2026
Journalist Chara Agridioti joined the program from Paris to discuss two events bringing Greece into the spotlight in French public and cultural life. The first was Greece’s participation in the IFTM Top Resa 2026 international tourism trade show, held September 15–17 at Paris Porte de Versailles. The...
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...
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