Istorima

Series: Stories of coming of age From Athens to New York and back. A series of unlikely coincidences, a near-death experience and a great love affair lead Vassilis Bourtsalas to run his own life. Narrator: Vassilis BourtsalasInterview-Script: Andreas PappasPodcast Creation: Andreas...

In 2009 Anna Ellis, a lawyer from Boston, during a road trip to Greece, accidentally visits the village of Zitsa, looking for a house for couch surfers. There she meets Kostas, her host, who owns the village bakery. The next 24 hours change her life forever. Narrator: Anna Ellis Researcher:...

Cinephile, comedy, adventure, cartoons: Maro Hatzeleni, owner of the last video store in Chios, could guess every customer’s preferences the moment she saw them. She could tell by the way they walked and greeted her. She had funny and amazing moments, including outrageous demands and outbursts, moments o...

Digital Nomads in Greece Series Digital nomad Maya Sabri shares her love of finding unique bookstores and finds her vibe while making new friends clubbing in Athens. Interviewee: Maya SabriInterview by: Johnny PavlatosProducer: Johnny PavlatosSound Editor: Johnny Pavlatos Istorima is...

One of the most popular female DJs in Greece, Fofi Tsesmeli, tells her story of her journey in a male-dominated profession; stories from the Athenian club scene and queer scene from the 80s to today and meets with legendary names such as Catherine Deneuve, Nana Mouskouri and David Guetta. Narrator:...

Istorima is the largest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more

Istorima is the largest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more

Digital Nomads in Greece Series Digital nomad Joyce Nunez lands in Athens from Toronto Canada and with wit & humour takes on the challenges of the Greek language & Wi-Fi. Interviewee: Joyce NunezInterview by: Johnny PavlatosProducer: Johnny PavlatosSound Editor: Johnny Pavlatos Istorima...

Istorima is the largest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more

Istorima is the largest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more

Istorima is the largest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more

Istorima is the largest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more

Digital nomad Nicholas Leecock is escaping mundane life in London and dives into the incredible food of Athens and the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean. Interviewee: Nicholas LeecockInterview by: Johnny PavlatosProducer: Johnny PavlatosSound Editor: Johnny Pavlatos Istorima is the largest...

In 1922 in Pontos, women and children from Tokati villages were led on a death march by the Turks, in order to exterminate them. Among them, is a young mother. When they pass through a Turkish neighborhood, she makes the decision to abandon her child outside a bakery to save him. Years later, she goes...

Series: Occupation through the eyes of its children The flight of a bird leads us from the city of Veria to the neighboring village of Daskio. There, two village children, Vasilis and Giorgis, experience the Occupation differently than the children of the city, while for them the withdrawal of the...

A place where time did not count, a meeting place, a library: Chrysoula and her partner open a clock shop at Antigonidon street in Thessaloniki and in just 12 square meters, they discover a whole world. Narrator: Chrysoula PapadopoulouResearcher: Sissy PapadopoulouPodcast Creation:...

In February 2011, armed assailants robbed two banks in Fthiotida. This was followed by a cinematic chase by police officers, with a shootout and a deadly outcome. Narrator: Christos VlachosResearcher: George KaragiorgosPodcast Creation: Stavros VlachosSound Design: Dimitris PalaiogiannisAudio...

A funeral takes a unexpected turn in Skotani, when an old village custom is revived. Interviewee: Elisavet ChronopoulouInterview by: Konstantinos KokiasmenosProducer: Charis PagonidouSound Designer: Iasonas TheofanouSound Editor: Dimitris PapadakisTranslator: Eva KesserlingVoiceover: Melia Kreiling Istorima...