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Istorima was created by the journalist Sofia Papaioannou and the historian Katherine Fleming and is implemented with a founding grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

The pointy edge of the speargun [Greek audio]
A spearfisher has only just emerged from the sea, with a large fish in his arms, when he hears a clacking sound and sees his spear sticking out of his chest; an unusually cheery recollection of an accident, still traveling by wordof mouth among the fishermen of Schinoussa island. Interviewee:...
Around the world on a bicycle [Greek audio]
Vasilis Mesetidis is the one and only Greek person who crossed the four continents on two wheels. Interviewee: Vasilis Mesetidis Field Researcher: Kostis Kotsonis Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou, Haris Pagonidou Sound Recording: Iasonas Theofanou, Dimitris...
Hijacked to Cuba! [Greek audio]
On January 9, 1969, a newlywed Greek couple is flying from New York to the Bahamas when a young man at gunpoint diverts the plane to Cuba. The passengers end up in the Havana of the embargo, just a decade after the Cuban Revolution… rview by: Efrosyni Kyriazi Producer: Efrosyni K...
From Boston to Zitsa, driven by love
In 2009 Anna Ellis visited Zitsa, a small village in western Greece, while couchsurfing with her sister. There she met their host, Kostas, the village’s baker. She spent only 24 hours there, but it changed her life forever. Interviewee: Anna EllisInterview by: Giannis Koutroudis, Sofia P...
The chef who has cooked for Obama, Biden and the homeless [Greek audio]
Every morning she wakes up thinking about what recipes she is going to make, about what she has to offer. She has catered for Presidents such as Obama and Biden, as well as homeless people during the pandemic.Chef Maria Loi began cooking from a young age at her hometown, a little village of Aetoloakarnania, ...
Lost in the Aegean Sea [Greek Audio]
When his fishing boat runs adrift due to a mechanical failure, Giannis Bardanis finds himself lost at sea into the troubled waves of the Aegean. Interviewee: Giannis BardanisField Researcher: Efthymia PapagiannopoulouPodcast Creation: Stavros VlachosSound Recording: Dimitris PaleogiannisSound...
Syrna: The unknown island of the Resistance [Greek Audio]
Syrna is a small barren island in the middle of the Aegean, where a great chapter of history has been written. Eleni Sapsakou-Metaksotou, the offspring of the only family who inhabited the island at the time, remembers when allied ships and submarines took refuge there, the German troopers and the rescuing...
The Voice behind Gargamel, Lion-O and Winnie [Greek audio]
His voice brings back childhood memories: Akindynos Gkikas is the man who gave substance to the Smurfs, Thundercats' Lion-O, Winnie the Pooh and many more classic characters from kids' TV shows in the '90s.The Greek actor is now offering us a tour into the magical world of voice acting. Interviewee:...
“Greek Babies for Adoption”: Finding my Roots
The only thing Karin knew about her origin was that she had been adopted from Greece in 1963, after being found on the doorstep of an orphanage in Athens. That was until she started looking for the true story behind her adoption. Karin never expected what she would discover. Interviewee:...
The Bride Who Eloped with the Groom [Greek audio]
In Salamis in the 1950s, the father of a young girl discovers his daughter is secretly dating her neighbor and demands that they get married immediately. In the middle of the argument, she takes her beloved and they leave. Narrator: The narrator has asked to be pseudonymized Researcher:...
Myrtis: The Eleven-year-old of Ancient Athens [Greek audio]
During the construction of the Athens metro, the skull of a child who lost her life in the plague of the 5th century BC is discovered. Based on this skull, Professor Manolis Papagrigorakis, who was researching what ancient Greeks looked like, begins the reconstruction of the face of the little Athenian,...
I Was Shipwrecked in Tanzania [Greek audio]
In a one-of-a-kind account, seafarer Giannis Nanos transports us to the fateful journey of the cargo ship that set out from Piraeus, caught fire and sank off the coast of Tanzania. Narrator: Giannis Nanos Researcher: Maria Katti Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos, Daphne Matziaraki Sound...
Escape from Children’s Town [Greek audio]
Vasilis Siametis grows up in poverty after the war and ends up in a children's town in Ziros, Filippiada. It all goes well, until the day of King Paul's death. Narrator: Vasilis Siamettis Researcher: Peny Vasilaki Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design:...
Chef Maria Loi: What to eat in Greece
Maria Loi, who has has cooked for celebrities and Presidents, is working to change the world - one healthy bite at a time. Interviewee: Maria LoiInterview by: Sofia PapaioannouProducer: Charis PagonidouSound Designer: Dimitris PalaiogiannisSound Editor: Vassilis TrigkrisPhotos: The Life of Loi:...
Shadows in Fonias Gorge [Greek audio]
The story is intertwined with the local legend of the Crusades era and a dark love story lends its name to the famous gorge of Samothrace. Narrator: Rodanthi Dimitresi Researcher: Katerina Pistola Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: Iasonas Theofanou Sound...
Klidonas and the Silent Water [Greek audio]
On the eve of the celebration of Saint John in 1950, bonfires are lit in the streets of refugee Kokkinia and young girls start to get the silent water for Klidonas. Narrator: Kaiti Zazopoulou Researcher: Ioli Apostolou Podcast Creation: Daphne Matziaraki Sound Design: Dimitris...
The Night the Sea Took Our Father [Greek audio]
On a quiet evening, with calm seas, a boat with three people sets out for open sea fishing, never to return. An unknown visitor shortly after, adds even more mystery to the case. Narrator: Achilleas Ntoutsis Researcher: Sissy Papadopoulou Podcast Creation:...
The Giant Deinotherium of Crete [Greek audio]
While a girl is gathering greens in a field in Sitia, she notices something that resembles a fossil. This fortuitous event would lead to the discovery of the largest land animal that ever lived in Greece, 8.5 million years ago. Narrator: Charalampos Fasoulas Researcher: George Gounezos Podcast...