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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 Vasoula Christodoulou | 11 Mar. 2026
Greek Cypriot journalist Vasoula Christodoulou joined the program by phone from London. Ms Christodoulou has had a notable career in journalism. She produces the podcast “Hellenic Voice”, where she speaks with members of the Greek diaspora and philhellenes, on London Greek Radio (LGR). She also pre...
“Faraway Words” on Robotics | 10 Mar. 2026
In this episode, we met the “I. Tsiamoulis” Robotics Team, which won the FIRST LEGO League Greece Championship 2024, distinguished itself at the FIRST LEGO League World Festival in Houston (ranking among the top 10 teams worldwide), and received an award at the FIRST LEGO League World Robotics Olympiad in ...
“Faraway Words” on the closure of Deutsche Welle’s Greek service | 09 Mar. 2026
On 01 January 2027, the Greek-language program of Deutsche Welle will cease operations, as the broadcaster has announced. A few days ago, an official petition calling for the preservation of Deutsche Welle’s Greek service was submitted to the Bundestag, the German parliament. Mr. Kostas Tatsis, h...
“Faraway Words” on the 10th Student Conference in Constantinople | 09 Mar. 2026
On the program, the director of Zographeion Lyceum, Mr. Yiannis Demirtzoglou, spoke from Constantinople about the 10th International Student Conference on Literature, which will take place from 11 to 15 March in Constantinople. The conference is dedicated to the Asia Minor writer Dido Sotiriou. Thirty-five...
“Faraway Words” with Giannis Kofopoulos from Moscow | 04 Mar. 2026
The program featured musician and artist Giannis Kofopoulos, a permanent resident of Moscow. He spoke about his musical journey in Russia, which began with his participation in the show The Voice of Russia, where he won over both the judges and the audience by performing the song Misirlou in Greek....
“Faraway Words” in Vienna and Melbourne | 03 Mar. 2026
On the program, Ms. Zografia Pipinou from the Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Vienna was a guest and spoke about the event they are organizing on Friday, 6 March, on the occasion of International Women’s Day. It is a music-theatre performance dedicated to the life and work of Sofia Vembo. Also featured o...
“Faraway Words” with Justine Frangouli-Argyris and Daphne Teleioni | 17 Feb. 2026
On the program, journalist, author and President of the Montreal branch of the Lyceum of Greek Women, Justine Frangouli-Argyris, spoke from Montreal, Canada. Ms. Frangouli-Argyris participated in her capacity as Chair of the Anniversary Committee marking the 120th anniversary of the founding of the...
“Faraway Words” with Soloup and M. Sipetzis | 16 Feb. 2026
The program featured political cartoonist and comics creator Soloup, who spoke about his latest graphic novel “Babel.” Artfully blending reality with fiction, the book journeys to the last Greek kafeneio in Molenbeek, wanders through the streets of Brussels, and descends into the depths of the earth, int...
“Faraway Words” with Betty Larda and Georg Gstrein | 11 Feb. 2026
On the program, Betty Larda, Head of the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs (OEC) in Milan at the Embassy of Greece in Italy, spoke about the exhibition on the Antikythera Mechanism, which was inaugurated at the Milan Planetarium a few days ago. Also featured was Georg Gstrein, President of...
“Faraway Words” with Christina Tsardikou and Margarita Dalamanga | 14 Jan. 2026
The program was exceptionally hosted by Prokopis Agelopoulos. He welcomed by phone Christina Tsardikou, President of the cultural association Nostos in Argentina. She spoke about the European Union–Mercosur agreement, focusing primarily on issues related to the cost of agricultural and livestock products i...
“Faraway Words” with Melissanthi Mahout and Penny Tsopanopoulos | 06 Jan. 2026
The program featured Penny Tsopanopoulos, a dance instructor from the Pontian Estia of Melbourne, who spoke about the celebration of Epiphany at the Church of Panagia Kamariotissa Church, and the festivities that followed with the group Mavrothalassites. She also referred to the wide range of activities...
“Faraway Words” with Grigoris Chaliakopoulos | 05 Jan. 2026
Making the first on-air appearance of 2026 on Voice of Greece is writer and journalist Grigoris Chaliakopoulos, who for the past three and a half years has been working as editor-in-chief of the historic newspaper Alexandrian Courier in Alexandria. During the conversation, he speaks about Alexandria...
“Faraway Words” with Christina Xydi and Giorgos Lignos from Brisbane | 24 Dec. 2025
On Christmas Eve, Christina Xydi and Giorgos Lignos—Greek musicians from Brisbane—visited the studio of Voice of Greece. Giorgos Lignos grew up in his father’s conservatory and went on to pursue music and production professionally, while Christina Xydi studied musicology and choral conducting. Eight years...
“Faraway Words” with Konstantina Tassopoulou | 23 Dec. 2025
On the programme, author Konstantina Tassopoulou was a guest on the occasion of her Christmas children’s book The Ball. The conversation focused on children’s books and Christmas, while Natasa Vissarionos and Giorgos Keramidas shared personal memories of past Christmases and their own holiday traditions and...
“Faraway Words” with Panos Drosinakis, President of the Federation of Greek Communities in Germany | 22 Dec. 2025
The President of the Federation of Greek Communities in Germany (OEK), Panos Drosinakis, joined "Faraway Words" by phone from Hamburg to speak about his recent visit to Athens and the meetings he held regarding issues affecting the Greek community in Germany. He noted that he met with Sofia Zacharaki,...
“Faraway Words” on Greek Migrants in Germany | 17 Dec. 25
The program hosted Othonas Anastasakis, Director of the South East European Studies Centre at Oxford (SEESOX), who spoke about the research conducted by diaNEOsis on the Greek Diaspora in Germany.The study was designed and authored by Manolis Pratsinakis of Harokopio University and the University of...
“Faraway Words” with Chryssoula Melissinaki and Panagiotis Mavraidis from Adelaide | 15 Dec. 2025
In the studio of Voice of Greece, we welcomed guests from Adelaide Chryssoula Melissinaki and Panagiotis Mavraidis. They spoke about their decision, fourteen years ago, to migrate to Australia, a choice they say they have never regretted. The conversation also focused on Greek-language education — w...
“Faraway Words” on Greek-language education in Germany | 10 Dec. 2025
A protest on one side, a Christmas initiative on the other. The program welcomed teacher Kalliopi Zarogianni, who spoke about the charitable project “The Flame of Christmas Love”, carried out for the fourth consecutive year by students from ten Greek schools in Germany. Joining the conversation as ...
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