Great Greeks Podcast

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with filmmaker ... George Zouvelos ! George is a multi award winning actor, screenwriter, and director of independent television and films. He studied Adler, Meisner, Hagan, and Chubbuck - and focused his Stanislavsky Method acting finishing his studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. George is a member of and also served as a Judge for the Emmy's at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He is a member of NYWIFT New York Women in Film and Television. During his public service career, George was awarded numerous life saving medals working for the New York City Emergency Services Citiwide. It is our pleasure to have him on The Great Greeks Podcast to chat with host Elias Kosmidis. Please join us for this awesome chat with George Zouvelos !________________________________________________________________His Instagram:@georgezouvelos  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Musician ... Angelina Alexon ! Angelina Alexon is a fresh new POP singer/songwriter that is exploding on the music scene. She possesses a 5 octave soprano vocal range and sings in 8 different languages. Her range, as well as her vocal tone and power is often compared to two of her biggest inspirations Mariah Carey & Celine Dion. Check out her Spotify page: Spotify And her YouTube channel: Youtube It is our pleasure to have her on The Great Greeks Podcast to chat with host Elias Kosmidis. Please join us for this awesome chat with Angelina Alexon !________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@angelina_alexon  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Ultra Marathon Runner and Author ... Dean Karnazes ! Named by TIME magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits.  His list of competitive achievements include winning the World’s Toughest Footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon, and winning the 4 Deserts Challenge, racing in the hottest, driest, windiest and coldest places on earth. A NY Times bestselling author, Dean is a frequent speaker and panelist at many running and sporting events worldwide. It is our pleasure to have him on The Great Greeks Podcast to chat with host Elias Kosmidis. Please join us for this awesome chat with Dean Karnazes !________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@ultramarathon  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Figure Skater / Musician / Filmmaker ... Dimitra Korri ! Dimitra is an independent filmmaker, international figure skater and singer. She is five time Greek national figure skating champion and has won numerous awards for her debut music video "Heaven Everywhere". It won Best Music Video at the 2019 Culver City Film Festival. Do yourself a favour and check out her music on: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1R6aen8tEQktlEQwxv0Z5A?si=PSdqqIvaTN6pqrv_-RlZrQ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEHrKphJws It is our pleasure to have her on The Great Greeks Podcast to chat with host Elias Kosmidis. Please join us for this awesome chat with Dimitra Korri !________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@dimitrakorri  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with singer / songwriter ... Antigoni ! Antigoni has Greek roots, hailing from the island of Cyprus and was raised in the UK in London. She is a singer/songwriter who was signed to Island Records when she was 19 and also owns her own record label. Antigoni was also cast on UK's Love Island in 2022. She is making waves across the music world with her unique voice and exceptional talent. Do yourself a favour and check out her music on: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/antigoni Apple Music https://music.apple.com/au/artist/antigoni/1486629008 YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTXbv0K2hnI0Wk3KlbJXqfA It is our pleasure to have her on The Great Greeks Podcast to chat with host Elias Kosmidis. Please join us for this awesome chat with Antigoni !________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@antigoni  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Olive Oil Sommelier and Producer. Marianna Devetzoglou ! Marianna manages Oleosophia in Greece where she organises and hosts olive oil tours, olive oil tastings, farm to table workshops and much more. If you want to learn about Olive Oil, the differences in quality of olive oil and antying else relating to the industry, join us for this podcast chat with Marianna. It is our pleasure to have her on The Great Greeks Podcast. Please join us for this awesome chat with Marianna Devetzoglou!________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@oleosophia  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Entrepreneur.. Anthony Orisses ! Anthony hails from Queens, New York in the USA and is founder of Rarecut, the patented pocket handkerchief that always stays up. It is our pleasure to have him on The Great Greeks Podcast. Please join us for this awesome chat with Anthony Orisses!________________________________________________________________His Instagram:@anthonyorisses  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Documentary Filmmaker.. Tasos Karantakos ! Tasos runs the youtube channel Unseen Voices where he visits communities around the world and gives them a voice with his real and genuine documentary style filmmaking. It is our pleasure to have him on The Great Greeks Podcast. Please join us for this awesome chat with Tasos Karantakos!________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@unseen.voices  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Olympian Fencer... Dora Goudoura ! Dora is a 2 x Silver and 1 x Bronze World Championship medallist fencer as well as a 2 x Bronze European Championship medallist fencer. She also represented Greece at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. It is our pleasure to have her on The Great Greeks Podcast. Please join us for this awesome chat with Dora Goudoura!________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@dora_goudoura  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Musician... Evangelia ! Evangelia is a Sony Music Entertainment signed musician who is currently working with big household names in Greece such as Konstantinos Argiros (Κωνσταντίνος Αργυρός) and has previously also collaborated with Eleni Foureira! Raised in both Crete, Greece and New Jersey, USA, she is one of the most exciting Greek talents of the last few years. Do yourself a favour and check out her single "Fotia" and new release single "Aphrodite" on Youtube, Spotify and all other major platforms and streaming services. Youtube:  Evangelia - Aphrodite (Official Music Video) Spotify: Evangelia - Aphrodite It is our pleasure to have her on The Great Greeks Podcast. Please join us for this awesome chat with Evangelia!________________________________________________________________Her Instagram:@evangelia  

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Canadian born Personal Trainer and Dance Instructor... all the way from Rethymnon Crete... Vicky Peraki. Vicky runs a dance instructor business in Crete, inspiring and motivating students to learn and perform live, enabling them to become more confident in themselves in the process. If you want to hear a success story about moving to Greece... this is the epsiode for you.   It is our pleasure to have her on The Great Greeks Podcast where Vicky tells us about her Canadian upbringing, family life and her passion for Greece.  Please join us for this awesome chat with Vicky Peraki! ________________________________________________________________Their Instagram:@vicky_peraki

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Greek born entrepreuner from Thessaloniki... Panos Sinaidis. Panos runs and owns several businesses including being CEO of Yachts Miami Vice, a succesful Yacht Charter Agency in Miami, Florida.    It is our pleasure to have him on The Great Greeks Podcast where Panos tells us about his Greek upbringing, family life and his passion for Greece and his Greek roots. His journey to the USA and overcoming the odds to build a succesful entrepreneurial life will inspire many, it certainly inspired us. Please join us for this awesome chat with Panos Sinaidis! ________________________________________________________________Their Instagram:@panosmiamivice

In today's episode of The Great Greeks Podcast we chat with Canadian born actor from Montreal, Quebec... Elias Toufexis Elias has starred as an actor in TV shows such as Star Trek Discovery, FBI Most Wanted, Criminal Minds, The Expanse, Supernatural, Smallville, Stargate Atlantis and more. Also a talented and sought after voice actor, he has worked on video games such as Deus Ex Human Revolution, the Assasin's Creed franchise including Assasin's Creed Odyssey, the Call of Duty series and TV Shows such as Spiderman and the more recent and popular Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus. Forbes Magazine called him a "voice-acting heavyweight"! It is our pleasure to have him on The Great Greeks Podcast where Elias tells us about his Canadian upbringing, family life and his passion for Greece and his Greek roots. Please join us for this awesome chat with Elias Toufexis! ________________________________________________________________Their Instagram:@realeliastoufexis

Where do we even begin …Our little show has been featuring some big guests lately, as you may or may not know,but Today’s Guest is HUGE for us !   On this week’s episode we proudly present Orianthi Panagaris out of Adelaide, Australia …w/ her middle name being Penny, she’s known mononymously as Orianthi , the extremely talented guitarist, singer & songwriter …   We’re honored to bring her back to her Greek roots here w/ the podcast for a quick chat. She was Michael Jackson‘s Guitarist on “This is It” ,but has been very prolific in collaborating and being featured by many artists such as Alice Cooper,Carlos Santana, Carrie Underwood, John Mayer, Mika, Kid Rock, Daughtry, Adam Lambertand Chris Brown just to name a few.   Orianthi has a NEW album dropping, titled “Live From Hollywood” on July 15th(which was recorded at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood earlier this year)… So be on the look out for that, along w/ video of the performance w/ her band, which will beavailable on Blu-Ray format as well. It’s a precursor to her next, as-yet-unannounced studio LP, which will be arriving at some pointlater this year, so stay tuned.   Please join us for this awesome chat w/ our Greatest Greek to date ! ________________________________________________________________Their Instagram:@iAmOrianthi  

We’re super excited for this one …our chat today with A-List writing duo Charley Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides … Two talented brothers originally from the Jersey Shore, who created and executive produced the Original animated series  BLOOD OF ZEUS  on Netflix and who are also known for the Films the  IMMORTALS  and  DEATH NOTE , to name a few. We feel that Greeks in Hollywood don’t necessarily get the credit they should,so it is our job to make sure these names become household names, not only in our Hellenic community, but across the globe as well. We are proud of these gentlemen right here because they are telling OUR stories ! Greek stories being told by actual Greek people and casting people who are actually Greek Actors. We love and support the Philhellenes as well, who continuously support our Greek initiatives, stories and creativity. We thank you for allowing our voice to be heard and believing in us. We’re humbled by you. Blood of Zeus is a Greek Mythological adult animated television seriesProduced by Powerhouse Animation Studios (Masters of the Universe, Castlevania, Sonic Origins)released on October 27, 2020. View Trailer here -> : Blood Of Zeus The show premiered on Netflix on October 27th, 2020 and stars: • Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley) • Melina Kanakaredes (The Resident) • Elias Toufexis (The Expanse) • Jason O’Mara (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) • Mamie Gummer (True Detective) • Derek Phillips (Friday Night Lights) • Jessica Henwick (Matrix 4)    and • Claudia Christian (Babylon 5) ________________________________________________________________Their Instagram:@BloodofZEUS@Cparlapanides@VlasParlapanides123 Their Website:https://AsiaMinorPictures.com the Great Greeks network:Email: GreatGreeksPodcast@gmail.com@GreatGreeksPodcast@EliasKosmidis@1Paparazzi