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...
Speaking from the Netherlands, where she now lives, Greek flamenco singer Yota Baron joined “Faraway Words” to discuss her musical journey and her passion for flamenco.
The conversation was prompted by the 9th Hola Flamenco Festival, which she organizes and which returns to Greece for a third con...
Joining the program from Melbourne, Kaiti Alexopoulou, President of the Greek-Australian Cultural League (GACL), spoke about Antipodean Palette 2026, the annual exhibition the organization has been presenting for the past 16 years.
The exhibition showcases the work of Greek and Greek Australian visual...
Award-winning Greek Australian singer Penny Pavlakis, often described as the "Singer of the Singers," joined "Faraway Words" from Australia.
The conversation centered on her recent tribute concert at Sydney's historic State Theatre, widely regarded as the largest and most ambitious homage ever staged...
Writer, actor, director and artistic director of the Greek theatre group ...pros ton ilio (...Toward the Sun), Thodoris Limitsios joined "Faraway Words" from Vienna, where he has lived permanently since 2011. The conversation was prompted by the presentation of his latest novel, One Kiss, at a central...
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...
Nikos Kastrinakis, President of the World Council of Cretans and President of the American branch of the Eleftherios Venizelos Foundation, was the guest on “Faraway Words” to discuss the 2026 World Congress of Cretans, which will take place in Chania from 21 to 26 July 2026 at the Orthodox Academy of ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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