Faraway Words

The show hosted Giannis Melachrinoudis, director of the Greek Cultural Centre of Cairo and Simela Stamatopoulou, former president of the Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia and talked about how our expatriates went through the Easter days.

The show hosted Mr. Christos Bintoudis, associate professor of modern Greek language and literature at the University of Rome Sapienza. Mr. Bintoudis spoke about the 14th La Forza della Poesia poetry meeting that will take place May 4-12, 2024, in the Italian city of Frascati, located in the Italian...

The studio of "Voice of Greece" hosted actor and poet Lefteris Zampetakis, who was born in New Jersey, USA.\Mr Zampetakis talked about the unforgettable Easter celebrations he lived in the USA, the story of his grandparents who immigrated there and his professional career as an actor in America and...

The show referred to postal voting and the celebration of Palm Sunday by the Greek Diaspora, especially in Australia. In addition, actor and poet Lefteris Zampetakis, born in New Jersey, USA, was hosted in the studio. Mr Zampetakis talked about the unforgettable Easter celebrations he lived in America,...

The show hosted two young girls, two students, Nicole Maltezaki from Liverpool and Sofia Maltezaki from Madrid. They shared with us their difficulties, their dreams, moments from everyday life in Spain and England and talked about their artistic career. The show featured songs and music they have created...

"Voice of Greece" hosted David Connolly, an award-winning translator and professor of translation studies, who has been a naturalized Greek and has been living in Greece for about 35 years. The occasion for this radio conversation was the publication of the book "The Rock Song of Our Tomorrow" (Eora...

The show hosted Irini Dermitzaki, actress and writer who lived for a decade in London and talked about her life in the British capital, the decision to leave Greece, the decision to return and mainly about her experiences from her work in nursing homes in London. She captures her experiences with a...

The show hosted Eirini Dermitzaki, actress and writer who lived for a decade in London and talked about her life in the British capital, the decision to leave Greece, the decision to return and mainly about her experiences from her work in nursing homes in London. She captures her experiences with a...

The show hosted publisher Vasilis Hadjiiakovou, who talked about the cafes of Hellenism and the role they played especially abroad, on the occasion of the homonymous event that will take place on Tuesday, April 16th, at the "Book Bar by Kaktos" in the center of Athens. The general director of Mandoulides...

Eleni Winckel Moraitou, member of the International Commission of Ravensbrück (IRK-CIR) Embassy of Greece in Berlin, was a guest on this episode of ''Faraway Words'', where she spoke about the commemorative events organized for the 79th anniversary of the liberation of camp Ravensbrück. The s...

The show hosted the flutist with international presence, musician and researcher Natalia Geraki, who spends her time between Germany and Greece and talked about the collectible book/CD "OPUS ALEXANDRINUM – The music of the Greeks of Alexandria", which was based on her musicological research. The collector's b...

Anna Papageorgiou and Giorgos Stamou guided us through the GRis Festival that presents the wealth of Greek culture in New York, offering a rich program of events from Friday, April 12th to Sunday, April 21st, 2024. The show Faraway Words with Natasa Vissarionos covers top stories of the Greek...

The president of the Greek Association of Graz and Styria, Mrs. Theodora Hatzivasiloglou, was a guest on this episode of ''Faraway Words''. She spoke about life in Austria and the activities of the Association which, as she mentioned, was founded since 1969 and operated as the “Association of Greek S...

The show hosted the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Galata Greek School Foundation, Mrs Mary Comorosano, who talked about the past of the important educational institution of Istanbul and the actions it carries out as a cultural center.

The show hosted Eleftheria Tsiarta, who lives permanently in Berlin since 2015 and talked about the self-help group of Greek-speaking women that has been created in the German capital. The show Faraway Words with Natasa Vissarionos covers top stories of the Greek Diaspora, featuring interviews...

The show hosted Sofia Hiniadou Cambanis, who curated the photographic exhibition guides us through the exhibition “Poetry in stone. Images of Classical Greece by Robert McCabe” presented at the Sismanoglio Megaron. Also, on the occasion of April Fools' Day, the beloved singer Krinio Nikolaou talks to ...

The director and head of the theatrical group “Hellenic Theatrical Workshop” of Brussels and director and head of the theatrical group “Hellenic Theatrical Workshop” of Brussels, Tasos Nychas, joined the show by telephone on March 27. Mr.Nychas spoke about the celebration of World Theatre Day organiz...

Tudor Dinu, professor of Modern Greek studies at the University of Bucharest and honorary doctorate of the Democritus University of Thrace, joined the show by telephone on March 26. Mr. Dinu spoke about his book “The Greek Revolution of 1821 in Moldavia and Wallachia” (Proti Yli publications) which fil...