Istorima

[English Voiceover] Studying in India, learning about Alexander the Great, Odyssey and Aesop’s Fables, Udaya believed she would never visit Greece. But she decided to take her destiny into her own hands and now she is a digital nomad living in Athens. Interviewee: Udaya MajjiInterview b...

Avraam Drakopoulos had to overcome many obstacles in his life before becoming a successful doctor: orphanhood, poverty and, above all, the certificate of political convictions, which described his father as a “communist” and closed the doors to him. However, his perseverance and his commitment to the...

Two accidents in childhood deprived him of his sight. Panagiotis Grammenidis overcame many obstacles to make his dreams come true. Narrator: Panagiotis GrammenidisResearcher: Manolis DelisPodcast Creator: Thanos PsychogiosSound Design: Giorgos RamantanisSound Editing: Dimitris Papadakis Istorima...

Tolkien wanted to create a mythology ''similar to that of the ancient Greeks'". Was the queen of the elves, Galadriel, inspired by Kirki and Calypso? Bilbo, from Ulysses? What does Aias has in common with Boromir and the fate of Atlantis with the fall of Númenor? Narrator: Dimitris KolovosInterview: ...

Maria Korma is the fifth generation of a family of powerful women who dared to defy the norms of their time and follow their hearts. Narrator: Maria Pelekanou-KormaInterview: Maya FilippopoulouPodcast Creation: Maya FilippopoulouSound Design: Iasonas Theofanou Audio Editing:...

[English Voiceover] In 1951, artillery gunner Nikitas Kotsiou finds himself among those selected to fight in Korea. Interviewee: Nikitas KotsiouInterview by: Georgia KakiProducer: Andreas PappasSound Designer: Giorgos RamantanisSound Editor: Dimitris PapadakisTranslator: Steve LeverVoiceover:...

[Greek Audio] Through dark adventures, endless parties of abuse and absolute misery, Lambros Tsagaris manages to find a way out for a new life. A journey from the hell of drugs and near death to his current paradise on earth. Narrator: Lambros TsagarisResearchers: Margarita DemeroukaCreating...

[Greek Audio] Rubble, flares, animals: just some of the things that Maria Nyfakou, who works in the municipal garbage trucks, finds every day in the garbage trucks. A hard but absolutely necessary job. Narrator: Maria NyfakouResearchers: Sofia MathioudakiPodcast creation: Andreas...

[Greek Audio] What happens to beers after they are consumed? Where do the empty bottles end up? A strange figure approaches groups of young people in the parks and squares of Thessaloniki, collecting their empty beer bottles. Narrator: The narrator has asked to be pseudonymizedResearcher:...

[Greek Audio] In the 1950s, little Katie Zazopoulou plays in the streets of Kokkinia old children's games. Narrator: Katie ZazopoulouResearchers: Ioli ApostolouPodcast Creation: Daphni MatziarakiSound Design: Nikolas KonstantinouAudio Editing: Spyros LymperopoulosPhoto Highlights: Nikos MandilasMusic:...

[English Voiceover] When her father surprises her with the announcement of her engagement to a man twenty years her senior, Chryssa runs away from home to secretly marry the man she loves. The ceremony is interrupted when the police knock on the door. Interviewee: Chrysa...

[Greek Audio] A pirate raid, a divergent cause, an unspoken love affair: The three elements of the Captain of Amorgos, a Halloween custom that helped love to overcome any obstacle. Narrator: Antonis RoussosResearcher: Efthymia PapagiannopoulouPodcast creation: Harris Pagonidou, Maya FilippopoulouSound...

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[Greek Audio] The pioneering translator and author Giorgos-Icaros Babassakis recounts some moments from his life, such as his first job, his favorite place to hung, his friendship with well-known poets and writers and an impending marriage. Narrator: Giorgos-Icaros BabassakisResearcher:...

What are the treasure hunters digging for? Vaios Seretis tells us about maps, signs, codes, and the places where rebels hid their treasure. Interviewee: Vaios SeretisInterview by: Stavros VlachosProducer: Stavros VlachosSound Designer: Iasonas ThofanouSound Editor: Dimitris PapadakisPhotos:...

[Greek Audio] In the 80s, a prosecutor visits the prison of Yedi Kule in Thessaloniki and discovers the inhumane detention conditions. So, he makes his life goal to shut them down, ignoring any personal and professional cost. Narrator: Konstantinos LogothetisResearcher: Iasonas...

[Greek Audio] At a time when many Greek families were struggling with each other, it was common for the first girls of families to marry by matchmaking and take the road of emigration. With their dowry in a trunk and the hope for a better life at heart, three young girls from different villages in...

[Greek Audio] What do the traditional slaughterhouses of Kastoria have in common with the bouzouki and night clubs of Thessaloniki? The good tripe, from the hands of an authentic “scavenger”, Efthimis Perdikis. Narrator: Efthymis PerdikisResearcher: Christina KaradimouPodcast Cre...