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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

27:53

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 16, 2026
ELTA’s lost decade of restructuring
A decade after Greek postal operator ELTA was described as standing “on the edge of a cliff,” the organization remains mired in many of the same problems despite repeated restructuring efforts, hundreds of millions of euros in public support and major operational changes.
June 16, 2026
Prosecutor seeks guilty verdict for ND MP, ex-ministry official over ’email gate’
A prosecutor in Athens has recommended a guilty verdict for a ruling New Democracy party lawmaker and the former secretary-general of Interior Ministry over the leak of emails belonging to diaspora Greeks, a scandal known as “email gate.”
June 16, 2026
‘The Aegean is shared’
Ahmet Davutoglu, who currently leads the Future Party and is widely regarded as the chief architect of Turkey’s foreign policy, speaks about the legislation being drafted by Turkey to codify the “Blue Homeland” doctrine.
June 16, 2026
Italian culture minister tours ancient art exhibition in Athens
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, guided by the director of the Acropolis Museum, Nikos Stampolidis, look at artwork during the inauguration of the exhibition "Inspirations. Ancient Greek Art living in Italy."
June 16, 2026
House renovation platform launch
The government is offering property owners money for the renovation of their assets, with the online platform for eligible applicants going live on Monday. A total of €480 million will be distributed.
June 16, 2026
EU has received ‘assurances’ from Albania on Kushner-linked luxury investment
The European Commission said it has received assurances by the Albanian government that the planned controversial €1.4 billion investment project on the Adriatic coast, linked to the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, will fully comply with European environmental rules, in an attempt to allay
June 16, 2026
Zemenides invited to join CFR
Endy Zemenides, the executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), has been invited to become a member of the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR).
June 16, 2026
Man arrested for illegal sale of antiquities online
A 56-year-old man was arrested in Athens on Monday for illegally importing, possessing and selling antiquities online, police said in a press release.
June 16, 2026
Two nabbed in Mykonos for stealing construction equipment
Police in Mykonos have arrested two men for allegedly stealing tools and equipment from construction sites in various areas of the Cycladic island.
June 16, 2026
EU lawmakers maintain compensation paid to passengers for flight delays
European lawmakers agreed on Monday to European Union member states' proposal to keep the current three-hour flight delay threshold for compensation in the EU's next set of airline passenger rights, ending a decade-long debate.
June 16, 2026
Behind Rhodes’ forgotten door
A long-forgotten archaeological site on Rhodes was reopened on Monday, with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni inaugurating a Hellenistic-era shipyard, the Medieval Gardens of the Palace of the Grand Master.
June 16, 2026
New framework ends ad hoc animal rescue in disasters
The government has launched a National Animal Protection Mechanism for natural disasters, unveiled Monday with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in attendance.
June 16, 2026
Archaeologists have discovered an entire underground city beneath Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and the scale of it caught e...
June 16, 2026
In 1941, a 19-year-old law student climbed the Acropolis in the dark and tore down the Nazi swastika flag that the Germa...
June 16, 2026
A Greek language program in Amman, Jordan wrapped up its school year with a ceremony organized by the Greek Embassy in c...
June 16, 2026
A 36-year-old man from Thessaloniki completed a 2,200-kilometer walk from Cologne, Germany to his home city on Sunday, J...
June 16, 2026
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama declared he will not resign and vowed to push forward with the controversial Svernica r...
June 16, 2026
Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi declared on June 6 that Turkey would one day witness "the liberation of Jerusa...
June 16, 2026
Cyprus is set to direct around 800 million euros toward joint defence programmes with France, representing roughly two t...
June 16, 2026
Four elderly siblings, three women and one man, were found dead early Sunday after the makeshift container they called h...
June 16, 2026
A 25-year-old Turkish man was shot dead in cold blood in the Exarchia neighborhood of Athens on Sunday night, with polic...
June 16, 2026
A 35-year-old Bulgarian national was arrested in Thessaloniki on espionage charges after police found thermal imagery of...
June 15, 2026
Greece's economy is on track to beat the Eurozone average for three consecutive years, according to ING Group, the Dutch...
June 15, 2026
A major French private equity firm has made its first move into the Greek hospitality market, acquiring the Radisson Blu...

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