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The massacres of Mesovouno, in northern Greece, were among the bloodiest mass executions perpetrated by the Germans during the Occupation of Greece (1941-1944). On October 23 of 1941 , Wehrmacht troops rounded up all the village's men, and executed them by machine gun. They then set fire to the village....

Σειρά Οικογένεια είναι… Η Σωτηρία έχει δύο παιδιά. Η Σωτηρία είναι τυφλή. Δύο πράγματα που αν και δε συνδέονται, προκαλούν μόνιμα την «έκπληξη» και των «θαυμασμό» όλων όσων τη γνωρίζουν. Τι υποδηλώνει όμως αυτό για την ελληνική κοινωνία Αφηγήτρια: Σωτηρία ΑποστολήΕρευνήτρια: Νάντια ΜπαϊμπάΔημιουργία Podcast: Φένια ΧαλάΣχεδιασμός Ήχου: Ιάσονας ΘεοφάνουΕπεξεργασία Ήχου: Δημήτρης Παπαδάκης Istorima is the biggest ... Read more

It has hosted intellectuals, journalists, and artists, from Elia Kazan to Emma Stone, served as a refuge for students during the Polytechnic uprising, and has been the perfect place for meet-ups and marriage proposals. Giannis Alabanos, the owner of Galaxy bar in the arcade of Stadiou street, tells...

During the war, Lily is forced to flee from Thessaloniki to Athens and experiences a paradoxical captivity during the December events of 1944. Narrator: Lily TaliadorouResearcher: Fani KostidouPodcast Creation: Maya PhilippopoulouSound Design: Jason TheofanousSound Editing:...

How ‘easy’ is ‘easy money’ really? Giorgos Giannoulakis is living the high life, with money, luxury, and all the comforts, until he discovers the con being carried out by his favourite uncle, who is still on the run. Interviewee: Giorgos GiannoulakisInterview by: Artemis FasseaPodcast creator...

Vangelis Gonidakis embarks from Kythnos and sets off on an endless journey filled with adventures across distant seas and exotic lands. Narrator: Vangelis GonidakisResearcher: Angeliki AgalianouPodcast Creation: Fenia ChalaSound Design: Dimitris PalaiogiannisSound Editing: Dimitris PapadakisPhotographic...

Vangelis Gonidakis embarks from Kythnos and sets off on an endless journey filled with adventures across distant seas and exotic lands. Narrator: Vangelis GonidakisResearcher: Angeliki AgalianouPodcast Creation: Fenia ChalaSound Design: Dimitris PalaiogiannisSound Editing: Dimitris PapadakisPhotographic...

Series: Family Is... The image of two women raising a child together in the '90s seemed strange, even if these two women were not a couple but sisters. The child in question is Eleni, who grew up in a "typical society" from an "atypical family." The love from her mother and aunt compensated for the...

Christos Nikolakis narrates the story of his bookseller father, Kostas Nikolakis. His cart became synonymous with the corner of Heyden Street and Patission Avenue, and he himself has entered the realm of myth. Narrator: Christos NikolakisResearcher: Anastasia KaradimitriPodcast...

Not many people know that among the tragic victims of the Titanic disaster, which sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912, were four Greeks from a small village in Messinia called Agios Sostis. In this episode, the granddaughter of Panagiotis Lyberopoulos—the only survivor who left behind d...

Journalist Georgia Lagou shares her experience from the war zone in Ukraine, from the besieged Odessa to the revelation of the massacre in Bucha. Narrator: Georgia LagouResearcher: Anastasia ChatzikyriakouPodcast Creation: Fenia ChalaSound Design: George RamantanisSound Editing: Giannis Anagnostatos Istorima is ...

Natela recounts to Christos the early years of her life in Veria and her anxiety about reconnecting with Alex, who is still in Georgia as his residence permit for Greece has been delayed. Christos shares his own memories of Alex shortly before his disappearance. Narration: Natela Ichuadze, Christos...

In 1961, an eleven-year-old boy runs away from his home in Mytilene, sneaks aboard a ship, and ends up alone on a dock in Piraeus at night. There, he meets a "madam," one of the women in charge of the brothels in Trouba, who takes him under her protection. Narrator: The narrator requested anonymityResearcher:...

Giannis Tavladorakis explains how a prayer, a lullaby, and mantinades saved his life when he was thrown overboard in the sea off Crete. Interviewee: Giannis TavladorakisInterview by: Alkinoos MpagkerisPodcast creator: Maya FilippopoulouSound Designer: Dimitris PalaiogiannisSound Editor: Nikolas...

Natasa attends yoga classes in a multipurpose space in central Athens. After some time, a cheerful and smiling boy joins the class, whose actions lead her to question everything she believed about the society we live in. This is a story of sexual harassment, reminding us that people are not always what...

Christos suggests to Natela that they create a podcast about her life, and during their meetings, they could also play piano pieces for four hands, as they had previously given a small concert together, which often returns nostalgically to their memories. Natela recounts her upbringing in the Soviet...

Christos suggests to Natela that they create a podcast about her life, and during their meetings, they could also play piano pieces for four hands, as they had previously given a small concert together, which often returns nostalgically to their memories. Natela recounts her upbringing in the Soviet...

The family of Mohamed El Batta has established and maintained the "Sheikh Hafez El Batta Library" in Khan Younis, Gaza, for the last 300 years. Unfortunately, this library was destroyed during the latest military conflict. Narrator: Mohamed El BattaResearcher: Evangelos AthanasiadisPodcast...