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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.

Agni Stoumpouli on ”Faraway Words” | 19 Mar. 2024
Agni Stroumbouli narrates Greek fairy tales and myths in a unique way, preserving and promoting our folk tradition. The occasion for this radio conversation with her is the three-day storytelling workshop and the performance “Kapote rizonoun kai ta logia” (Once the words take root) that will be giv...
”Faraway Words”… out of a book | 12 Mar. 2024
Guests on the show were the Director of the Directorate of Letters of the Ministry of Culture, Sissy Papathanasiou, who spoke about Greece's participation in the London International Book Fair, which has just started. The author Vivian Avraamidou Ploumbi from Prague spoke about her book “The Silence o...
Faraway Words with Michalis Tsianikas from Adelaide | 11 Mar. 2024
The show hosted Michalis Tsianikas, professor for 30 years at Flinders University in South Australia. He talked about his book “Cavafy: Last Tango in Alexandria” which is a long research and a new perspective on the work of this universal poet and at the same time an autobiography, a work of life. ...
”Faraway Words” in Munich | 06 Mar. 2024
The show hosted Archimandrite George Siomos of the Greek Orthodox parish of All Saints based in Munich and talked about the various activities of the parish and the Greek cultural center. In the same episode, a small tribute was presented to Melina Merkouri for the 30th anniversary of her death and...
”Faraway Words” with Dionysia Mousoura from Melbourne | 05 Mar. 2024
The show hosted the expatriate writer Dionysia Mousoura from Melbourne who talked about her books “Of Little Life and Beautiful Youth” and “Ordinary People” which will be presented on March 10th in Melbourne. He also remembered with emotion the reasons he emigrated to Australia and the experience of the ...
Faraway Words for ‘L’Heure d’Hiver’ festival | 06 Mar. 2024
The show hosted Maria Patakia, poet and member of the cultural organization “Kyklos” based in Brussels and talked about the Greek Film Festival “L’heure d’hiver”, co-organized by Cinema Galleries, Bozar Films and “Kyklos” and dedicated to Athens. The festival will begin on March 13th and end on Marc...
“Faraway Words” with Nikos Graikos from Paris | 04 Mar. 2024
On Monday, March 4th, 2024, Nikos Graikos who has been living in Paris since 1984 was hosted on the show. For the last 40-years, he has worked as a teacher of Greek as a foreign language, a writer and an artist.He talked about the performance “Questions” based on his book: “Questions. A life full of qu...
Greek-german choir ‘Polyphonia’ on “Faraway Words” | 04 Mar. 2024
On Monday, March 4th, the show hosted by telephone from Berlin the professor and Director of the Greek-German choir, Ursula Vryzaki. The choir was created in Berlin 15 years ago and consists of 50 members, Greek and German, who sing exclusively Greek songs. The occasion for this radio conversation was...
“Faraway Words” about the 42nd Greek Festival of Sydney | 27 Feb. 2024
Nia Karteri, president of the Sydney Greek Festival and vice-president of the Greek Community of New South Wales, was a guest on the show. She spoke about the Festival opening that took place on February 24th and 25th, as well as about the rich program that showcases modern Greek culture in the heart...
“Faraway Words” with Vasilis Kolonas about Smyrna | 26 Feb. 2024
The show hosted emeritus professor at the department of architects of the University of Thessaly, Mr. Vassilis Kolonas, who spoke about the publication “Smyrna (1870-1922) City and Architecture. The contribution of the Greeks” published by Univercity Studio Press. He spoke about his many years of ...
”Faraway Words” with Justine Frangouli-Argyris | 14 Feb. 2024
Journalist and writer Justine Frangouli-Argyris was hosted on the show and spoke about the show “Women in Light” which was successfully staged in Toronto and will also be shown in Montreal. The show is based on the Lefkada trilogy, which she wrote herself.
Filmmaker George Siougas about his film ”The One Note Man” | an exclusive interview by VoG collaborator Eliana Nunes | 14 Feb. 2024
George Siougas was born in Athens. Knowing that he would follow a film directing career from the age of 17, he studied at the prestigious London Film School in England, where he directed 5 short films that competed in more than 30 international short film festivals. His impressive CV includes other...
Faraway Words celebrate World Radio Day 2024 | 13 Feb. 2024
World Radio Day is on February 13th and Voice of Greece is celebrating! "Faraway Words" host the General Manager of Melbourne Radio 3XY Radio Hellas, Mr. Spyros Alatsas, who will talk to us about the past and present of Melbourne's favorite Greek radio and radio producer Odysseas Krypotos, with extensive...
”Faraway Words” in Torino | 12 Feb. 2024
We travel today to Turin, where the Honorary Consul General of Greece in Turin, Fivos Valachis and the President of the Italian-Greek Cultural Organization for Education "microkosmos", Dr. Sofia Mastrokoukou talk to us about their actions for the International Greek Language Day.
Faraway Words with London’s ‘Theatre Lab Company’ | 07 Feb. 2024
The performance "Alice at the Asylum" by the London-based Theatre Lab Company is coming to Athens for three unique performances and today, Wednesday, February 7th, the special director and artistic director of the Theatre Lab Company Anastasia Revi and actor Manolis Emmanuel came to the studio and talked...
Faraway Words with G. Vlachos from Johannesburg | 06 Feb. 2024
Guest on the show was the coordinator of Greek Education in South Africa, Giorgos Vlachos, who on the occasion of the International Greek Language Day spoke to Natasa Vissarionos about the Online Conference "Modern practices in teaching Greek as a second/foreign language" where 130 presentations took...
Faraway Words with Natasa Vissarionos | 05 Feb. 2024
The show hosted the Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Flinders in South Australia and author with rich academic work Angeliki Taligarou, who talked about her new book with which she introduces Nikos Kazantzakis to young readers.Moreover, actress Natalia Georgosopoulou shares her experience from...
”Faraway Words” with Greek comic artist Soloup | 30.01.2024
Cartoonist and comics creator Soloup (Antonis Nikolopoulos) was Natasa Vissarionos’ guest. They talked about the creation of the graphic novel "Zorbas, beautiful green stone"; about his contact with the Greeks of the Diaspora and his trip to Canada, which will take place in the following days; about b...