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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
Greek nights when you're over 30
I should really listen to my wife, especially concerning Greek nights...
Hairy pair of WHAT???
Excuse me, can you please repeat that?
Drunk singing along with a zebekiko
We've all tried to sing along to our favorite zebekiko song after a few drinks only to end up like this...
The Most Greek Man in the World
This isn't just a video — it’s a vintage love letter to the chaos, charm, and chain-smoking brilliance of a man who is, without a doubt, more Greek than a frappe at a name day. In this cinematic satire, we enter the world of a man so unapologetically Hellenic, his DNA test came back 100% myt
Fasting for 40 days?
Every year we try, and every year we fail...
Tsipouro can be useful
The best way to help a friend out who's had a rough day...
Greek Christmas carol
A modern Greek Christmas carol for all you kids out there!
Talking goat!
Have you ever heard a goat speak Greek? Here you go!
When I'm at church and see my friend and I have juicy gossip
Do we all have this face when we have some good gossip?
Greek kids trying to sneak Christmas cookies
μαμά always told us don't touch the cookies until everyone comes over or we finish giving them out. But this was us every time...
Brave Greek dad protecting his kids!
There is no terror that a Greek dad won't face for his kids!
Baba's punishment after Mama yells at you
Dad has to play it cool!
June 29, 2026
US sale of F110 engines to Turkey separate from F-35 issue
US President Donald Trump has personally intervened to clear the way for the sale of US-made F110 engines to Turkey, while simultaneously ordering a legal review of whether the statutory conditions exist for a future transfer of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara.
June 29, 2026
Family ordered to pay €360,000 over teen’s shotgun death
A court in the northern city of Thessaloniki has awarded €360,000 to the family of a teenager who died in a shotgun accident at a friend's home.
June 29, 2026
Police blow the whistle on superior for assaulting prisoner
A police officer has been arrested after his colleagues saw him allegedly assaulting a man in custody at a precinct in the Greater Athens region and notified authorities.
June 29, 2026
A stronger Union for the Mediterranean for a stronger Mediterranean
They say no man ever steps in the same river twice. The universe is in a constant state of flux: such is my sentiment as I reflect on my mandate at the Union for the Mediterranean, an organization I see as being more relevant today than ever.
June 29, 2026
Thessaloniki, Mykonos police operation nets 17 arrests in drugs, guns crackdown
An ongoing police operation, launched early Sunday morning in Thessaloniki and Mykonos with the aim of dismantling a criminal organization, has so far led to the arrest of 17 individuals facing a series of charges, including drug and weapons possession.
June 29, 2026
Crete: Man jailed for torching his flat, stoning rescuers
A court on the southern island of Crete on Monday jailed a local man it found guilty of setting his apartment on fire and stoning firefighters who turned up to extinguish the blaze, state ERT television reported.
June 29, 2026
Ex-PM Samaras urges Athens to leverage Israel’s Armenian genocide recognition
Former prime minister Antonis Samaras has called on the Greek government to diplomatically utilize Sunday’s decision by Israel to unanimously recognize the massacres of Armenians during World War I as genocide, pressing for corresponding recognition of the genocide of Greeks by the Ottoman Empire.
June 29, 2026
Firefighting aircraft deployed to three wildfires
Water-bombing aircraft took off Monday to help firefighters on the ground battle three wildfires in the southern Peloponnese region and in northern Greece, the Fire Service said Monday, amid warnings of a high fire risk from strong winds.
June 29, 2026
Probe into far-left activists’ claim of ‘anti-Zionist patrol’
A Thessaloniki prosecutor on Monday ordered a preliminary investigation into far-left activists’ claims to have carried out an “anti-Zionist patrol” in the northern port city to protest Israeli investments in Greece.
June 29, 2026
Trump ‘did not really know’ what the war objectives were in Iran
John Bolton served as national security advisor to Donald Trump from 2018 to 2019. Since then, the “tough” diplomat has become one of the US president’s fiercest critics.
June 29, 2026
Athens police continue drink-driving crackdown, violations low
Athens traffic police have continued their road safety campaign, carrying out nearly 26,000 breathalyzer tests between June 22 and the early hours of Monday, leading to 217 drink-driving violations and the detention of 10 motorists who were found to be well above the legal alcohol limit.
June 29, 2026
Two-month price freeze promised as profit cap expires
A profit cap imposed on dozens of key consumer goods amid the war in the Persian Gulf will not be renewed when it expires Tuesday, but manufacturers and retailers have agreed not to increase shelf prices for the next two months, officials said.
June 29, 2026
Eleven years ago today, on the evening of June 28, 2015, Greeks rushed to ATMs across the country after the government a...
June 29, 2026
American lawmakers are working to build a congressional firewall against Turkey rejoining the F-35 program, after Presid...
June 29, 2026
When Nazi officers marched into Athens' National Archaeological Museum in the spring of 1941, they expected to walk out ...
June 29, 2026
Turkey's Foreign Ministry fired back at Israel on Sunday after the Israeli government formally recognized the Armenian G...
June 29, 2026
Greece is making a serious push into the global space industry. The government unveiled HELLAS-SPACE 2.0, a national spa...
June 29, 2026
Israel's government voted unanimously on Sunday to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, a direct challenge to Turke...
June 29, 2026
Greece's fire service fought 32 separate wildfires in a single 24-hour period on Saturday, June 27, with the country ope...
June 29, 2026
Greece is mandating that its own defense industry take at least 25% of every new military procurement contract, a policy...
June 29, 2026
The NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8 is shaping up to be one of the most consequential in the alliance's recent history...
June 29, 2026
Greece's first astronaut is heading to the International Space Station within the next two years. Adrianos Golemis, a 39...
June 28, 2026
A 25-year-old Turkish man was shot dead in broad daylight in Athens' Exarchia district on June 13, and Greek police now ...
June 28, 2026
The American Hellenic Institute sent a formal letter to President Trump this week urging him to block a proposed $700 mi...
June 24, 2026
The Greek Freakout is over. Time for the Boston Brownout
June 23, 2026
Inside Boston's Hottest New Greek Restaurant: Avra
June 16, 2026
Hundreds gather on Boylston for 30th annual Boston Greek Parade
June 12, 2026
Could 'The Greek Freak' actually come to Boston??
June 12, 2026
Alpha Omega Council Hosted Greek Heritage Night with the Boston Red Sox June 2
June 8, 2026
Alpha Omega Council Celebrates 2026 Greek Heritage Night with Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park
June 5, 2026
Happening this weekend: Family Fun Day Boston, Salem Arts Festival, Arlington Greek Festival
June 4, 2026
Greek Heritage Night at Fenway Park celebrates diaspora tradition
May 30, 2026
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Visit Boston
May 23, 2026
Alpha Omega Council Hosts 2026 Greek Heritage Night with Boston Red Sox on June 2
May 22, 2026
Alpha Omega Council Hosts Greek Heritage Night with the Boston Red Sox June 2
May 21, 2026
Visit of Greece’s Ambassador to the United States, Antonis Alexandridis, to Boston






