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Nicholas Kourtis Chair of the Marathon Essay Awards Program
The spirit of Hellenism, achievement, and community takes center stage on this week's Boston Greeks Podcast!Join us as we sit down with Nick Kourtis, proud member of the Alpha Omega Council and board member of the 26.2 Foundation, who sits on one of the dedicated chairs of the prestigious Marathon E

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Greek Heritage Night 2026 with John Mokas & Costas Sideritis
It's a Greek Celebration with custom Greek Jerseys at this year's Greek Heritage Night at Fenway Park, Boston! Get ready to channel your inner warrior because Boston’s biggest Greek celebration is taking over Fenway Park! In this high-energy episode, we sit down with John Mokas, the powerhouse from

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The Hellenic Initiative Executive Director Mike Manatos
We had the honor and pleasure of welcoming the great Mike Manatos to the show! Mike serves as the Executive Director of The Hellenic Initiative (THI). He stepped into this leadership role to mobilize the global Greek diaspora and Philhellene community. THI focuses on driving sustainable economic rec

26:05

Director of the MBC Panos Coufos
We welcome the awesome Panos Coufos to the show! Panos is the director of the wonderful Metropolis of Boston camp, which he first attended when he was eight years old and has taken part in every single youth and young adult ministry offering of the Metropolis of Boston. For 8 years, he has served as

31:03

FHASNE President Eleni Vidalis
We welcome the awesome Eleni Vidalis to the show! Eleni is a respected Greek American community leader, media professional, and civic advocate based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is widely recognized for her decades-long commitment to the preservation and advancement of Hellenic culture, faith, and

45:48

Editor / Actor / Musician Bill Galatis
We welcome Bill Galatis to the show! Bill studied cinema, animation, film production, photography as well as developing into quite a cinephile. Bill also paralleled as a rock musician; performing, writing and recording all over New England and New York.From 2006-2018, Bill was involved with a premie

27:58

Entrepreneur & Honors Gala Co-Chair Bill Galatis
We welcome the great Bill Galatis to the show! Bill's resume and experience is so vast and impressive we would need another episode just to talk about his accomplishments. A quick summary includes his entrepreneurial skills as a Dunkin' co-franchisee and director of multi-unit network in Greater and

25:20

Entrepreneur Irina Kapetanakis
FREE CLASS AT RUMBLE BOXING: Go to rumbleboxinggym.com and select SINGLE CLASS, then use promo code BOSTONGREEEKS for your FREE CLASS!Irina Kapetanakis is a dynamic entrepreneur, wellness advocate, and award-winning business leader dedicated to transforming lives through community-driven fitness. As

29:40

"The Duke" Author Scott Kerman
We welcome the amazing Scott Kerman to the show! Scott, among his many credits, has authored a fascinating book about Michael Dukakis called, "The Duke: Weekly Conversations With The Last Honest Politician. A Political Giant And A Comedian Walk Into A Kitchen...". Join us as we chat about the great

21:10

26.2 Foundation President & Founder Tim Kilduff
We welcome the awesome Tim Kilduff to the show! Tim is the president and founder of the 26.2 Foundation, whose signature project is the building of the International Marathon Center. As race director of the Boston Marathon from 1983-1984 he organized and led a small team that saved the Marathon duri

24:47

Professor / Author Loren J. Samons
We welcome the wonderful Jay Samons to the podcast! Jay is Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University and Chief Academic Advisor and Executive Director of the Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts at The American College of Greece in Athens. Born in Arkansas and educated at Ba

36:08

Chris Damianakos of Cashunt Games Company
We welcome Chris Damianakos to the show! Chris has been a creating fun experiences as long as he can remember. Chris was born an only child, and a slew of imagination came along with him. As long as he can remember he kept creating experiences for friends - be it a game or some sort of theatrics jus
June 17, 2026
Drunk driver who abandoned crash scene said he was seeking his dog
A court in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday convicted a local man of causing a traffic accident while drunk, hitting a car with a mother and a toddler in it and running away from the scene to avoid arrest.
June 17, 2026
Boy allegedly forced to hand over mother’s jewelry in extortion case
Police have identified three suspects accused of extorting a 14-year-old boy in the coastal town of Porto Rafti, east of Athens, and forcing him to steal jewelry from his mother under threats of violence.
June 17, 2026
Police locate, destroy remote cannabis farm
An illegal cannabis plantation that could have yielded marijuana with a street value of some €164,000 has been located and destroyed in a remote, mountainous area of central Greece, authorities said Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
Police arrest seven in illegal TV streaming investigation
Police said Wednesday they had dismantled an alleged criminal network that operated an illegal internet television service, generating more than €7 million in illicit profits and causing losses exceeding 50 million euros to legitimate providers.
June 17, 2026
String of arrests for illegal power hookups
Ten people were arrested for illegal power hookups Wednesday during a police raid on Roma camps east of Athens, authorities said.
June 17, 2026
‘60 Minutes’ in crisis under Trump
Lowell Bergman, now 80 years old and officially retired, remains highly active. In recent years, following his retirement from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2019, his main preoccupation has been the unwillingness of the United States to impose any meaningful regulatory framework o
June 17, 2026
Major fake passport, ID factory rumbled in Athens
Police in Athens said Wednesday they have broken a ring that produced high-quality fake identity and travel documents on an industrial scale and sold them to migrants, while two people have been arrested.
June 17, 2026
EU condemns Turkey’s ‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine, weighs sanctions on officials
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a sharply worded resolution on Turkey, condemning what it described as continued violations of the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus and criticizing Ankara’s “Blue Homeland” maritime doctrine.
June 17, 2026
Tempe trial prosecutor recommends rejection of lawyers’ requests
The prosecutor at the Tempe railway disaster trial in the central city of Larissa on Wednesday recommended that the court should reject two requests tabled by lawyers attending proceedings in support of the prosecution.
June 17, 2026
Corinth Canal reopens to shipping after months of works
The Corinth Canal, separating the Peloponnese from southern mainland Greece, reopened to shipping Wednesday, slightly ahead of schedule, following more than half a year of work to address landslides and rockfalls.
June 17, 2026
Raises for good faith
There are two possibilities regarding the steep raises foreseen in the Finance Ministry’s latest omnibus bill for the salaries of the Greek archbishop and the Church’s metropolitan archbishops: Either the government thought the measure would not come to the public’s attention, or it accepted that it
June 17, 2026
What to know about opposition in Albania to a Trump family-linked resort development
A coastal development project in Albania linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is facing growing opposition from environmental advocates which has led to daily protests in the capital, Tirana.
June 17, 2026
The European Commission confirmed today that Greece has signed a 700 million euro agreement under the EU's SAFE program,...
June 17, 2026
Cypriot members of the European Parliament stood on the floor of the Strasbourg chamber Tuesday and demanded the EU stop...
June 17, 2026
Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli publicly called on Britain to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece on Tuesda...
June 17, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the opening ceremony of Ankara's new VIP airport to make a pointed claim abo...
June 17, 2026
The European Parliament declared Tuesday that Turkey's EU membership process cannot be restarted under current condition...
June 17, 2026
The Angelicoussis Group, one of the world's largest privately owned shipping companies, recently hosted a group of marit...
June 17, 2026
A video going viral online shows Japanese football fans celebrating their national team's World Cup match in the middle ...
June 17, 2026
Greece has become the first EU country to legally bind artificial intelligence use in secondary school classrooms, annou...
June 17, 2026
On June 11, 1821, Greek revolutionary forces captured Vrachori, the city now known as Agrinion, ending a siege that had ...
June 17, 2026
A 55-year-old nurse at Nafplio Hospital in Greece died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest following a confrontation w...
June 16, 2026
Poland recently granted official national minority status to its Greek community, and the story behind that recognition ...
June 16, 2026
A Yale University professor of public health says extra virgin olive oil can measurably shift the composition of gut bac...

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