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Istorima

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)

“Hiding Mikis Theodorakis” | Tuesday, 21 April 2026
A few days after the Greek military junta of 1967, Evi and Nikos Makridis take on the task of hiding Mikis Theodorakis—wanted by the regime—in a house in Filothei. Until one day, they realize they have been betrayed. A gripping chronicle from the early days of the dictatorship. Narration: Evi Vas...
“My Arranged Marriage” | Tuesday, 07 April 2026
From the series “Parallel Lives” On Skyros in 1965, seventeen-year-old Kleanthi suddenly learns one evening that her father has arranged her marriage. A few years earlier, in Tsipiana Ilia, twenty-year-old Christina saw for the first time the man she was to marry—he in the living room with her f...
“A Child Migrates” | Sunday, 22 March 2026
From the new series “Parallel Lives” On Samos in 1969, thirteen-year-old Theodora boards a ship bound for the United States. In Albania in ’99, nine-year-old Ilda crosses the border into Greece. Two girls from different eras “meet” through their experiences and the shared reality of migration. Narration: Theodora ...
“Back to School at 70” | Sunday, 08 March 2026
Angeliki was forced to leave school at the age of 12 to help her parents in the fields. Fifty years later, her thirst for learning had not faded, and at the age of 60, she made the bold decision to return and complete her schooling—and not only that. Narration: Angeliki PavlopoulouResearch: Georgia Z...
The Vlach Wedding of Thebes | Clean Monday, 23 February 2026
Born and raised in Thebes, Nektarios Chatzidouros first wore the traditional Vlach costume while still in his mother’s arms. Ever since, he cannot imagine a year without taking part in the Vlach Wedding—one of the most distinctive Carnival customs, with Dionysian roots and rich symbolism. From Tsi...
“The Love That United Three Countries” | Saturday, 14 February 2026
When Anna leaves to study in Bulgaria, she never imagines she will live through a passionate love story with Hassan, from the United Arab Emirates. They face her family’s disapproval, clash with those around them, and are forced to lead a double life—eventually entering into a secret marriage. Today, thi...
“Stowaway on Agios Efstratios” | Wednesday 28 January 2026
From the series: The Unknown Story behind a photograph Vasilis Karahalios never knew his father, who was sent into exile on Agios Efstratios during the Greek Civil War, when Vasilis was still an infant. At the age of ten, at the port of Kavala, his mother secretly places him aboard the ship carrying...
“In Less Than an Hour, I Will Step onto the Top of the World” | Wednesday 14 January 2026
The Greek Woman of the Seven Summits The first Greek woman to climb Mount Everest and the other six highest peaks on the planet, Christina Flampouri delivers a powerful, fast-paced narrative about her adventures, trials, and achievements in the mountains—as well as about the importance of setting g...
“Christmas During the Occupation” | Friday 26 December 2025
In the darkness of the Occupation years, Artemis Hanlidou from Drama, Panagiotis Papaioannou from Piraeus, and Frosoula Gkini from Lavrio share their own Christmas stories—their personal “light” in those difficult times. Narration: Artemis Hanlidou, Panagiotis Papaioannou, Frosoula GkiniResearch & Interviews: Stelios Vasileiou, Sofia Papaioannou, Eirini KarampouPodcast Creation: Maya FilippopoulouSound Design: Giorgos RamantanisAudio Editing: Spyros Lymperopoulos, ... Read more
Trapped 700 Metres Beneath the Earth – A “Different” Christmas Story | Friday 12 December 2025
Series: The Untold Story Behind a Photograph At Christmas 2009, on the day he turns 31, Grigoris Anastassopoulos finds himself trapped in a cave shaft in France, 700 metres beneath the earth’s surface. A “different” Christmas survival story unfolds—an inward journey of self-discovery into the une...
“The MP’s child” | Friday 28 November 2025
Series: The unknown story behind a photographAt dawn on 21 April 1967, thousands of citizens labelled “dangerous” by the coup leaders were arrested and sent into exile. Many left behind families — roots, bonds, children. But what happened to the children of those exiled or imprisoned during the dicta...
“Our father’s canteen: Paramythia 1943” | Tuesday 28 October 2025
On 29 September 1943, in Paramythia, Thesprotia, 49 of the town’s most prominent residents were executed, each one selected by local collaborators of the Nazis. Among them was Charalambos Drimtzias, who left behind seven children, his wise counsel, and a canteen. Nearly eighty years later, his daughter V...
“Bringing 2,000 Children into the World” | Friday 17 October 2025
Births in the snow, births in tents, births of “unwanted” girls, births lit only by the moonlight: Liza Neofytou, a midwife in the isolated northern Evia of the 1950s, devotedly helped women bring their children into the world, continuing her mission until the age of 80. Narrator: Elisavet Neo...
“Let Me Pay You with a Song” | Thursday 25 September 2025
Thanasis Samaras was one of the first to bring stand-up comedy to Greece – and he’s probably the only comedian in the world who also drives a taxi.
“Today, there is no neighbor”: The Istanbul Pogrom of 1955 | Friday 12 September 2025
On the night of September 6th, 1955, a Turkish mob attacked the Greek neighborhoods of Constantinople, looting, burning, raping, killing. That dreadful night, a 19-year-old girl encountered both evil and kindness, in the faces of her Turkish neighbors, people she had known all her life. A story about...
Can You Take Me to the Colosseum? | Thursday 28 August 2025
Η Χρυσούλα Δημοπούλου εργαζόταν ως μεταφράστρια, μεγάλωνε μόνη της ένα δεκάχρονο παιδί κι έψαχνε ένα δεύτερο επάγγελμα, για να μπορεί βιοπορίζεται επαρκώς. Η κοινωνικότητά της κι η αγάπη της για τον τουρισμό την έστρεψαν στο ταξί, όμως για μεγάλο διάστημα χρειαζόταν να αποδεικνύει καθημερινά την αξία της, δουλεύοντας σε ένα από τα πιο ανδροκρατούμενα επαγγέλματα. Παρ’ όλες τις δυσκολίες, όμως, κατάφερε να έρθει πιο κοντά στο όνειρό της: να ξεναγεί επισκέπτες σε κάθε γωνιά της Αθήνας. Το podcast εντάσσεται στη σειρά Ταξί: Ιστορίες από το πίσω κάθισμα. Αφηγητής: Χρυσούλα Δημοπούλου  Συνέντευξη: Χρήστος Γεωργουδάκης  Δημιουργία Podcast: Χρήστος Γεωργουδάκης  Σχεδιασμός Ήχου: Σπύρος ... Read more
Growing up at Paschalia’s café in Ikaria | Thursday 14 August 2025
"Stou Paschalia" is one of the oldest cafés in Ikaria, in continuous operation since 1920. Zacharias Pedos “closes his eyes and remembers” the feasts, the unforgettable jokes, the aromas, and the simplicity of a time that no longer exists. Narration: Zacharias PedosResearch: Chrysanthi Foti...
Athens became his Office | Monday 28 July 2025
Yiannis Siarpas studied business administration, but office life didn’t suit him. Drawn instead to the energy of nightlife and the social side of bartending, he found his calling behind the bar. The early loss of his father, however, marked a turning point—prompting a complete shift in direction. Tha...
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