News, commentary and interviews about the World, Europe and Greece. Analysis of current events laced with thought provoking commentary on issues facing Greece and the U.S., gives listeners a unique perspective and practical point of view. The podcast is an entertaining fusion of news, interviews, geopolitics, personal finance, lessons from Greece’s classical heritage and American pop culture. Stamatis N. Astra is co-host of Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM, a 70 year old Greek American program se ...
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Trumps selects RF Kennedy Jr for Health Secretary - UFO Sightings - and Germany's Scholzfaces calls to abandon his re-election bid.
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Republicans sweep Elections in White House and Congress - Matt Gaetz the pick for Attorney General - Sudan death toll over 60,000 people
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Trump is picking his cabinet - Bitcoin & Stocks hit records - Germany Elections set for February
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - The Justice Department announced federal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump - Russia and Ukraine have exchanged record numbers of drone strikes
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Trump picks Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff. Wall Street expects pro-business policies and growth, and Israel will collect soccer fans from Amsterdam after apparent antisemitic attacks.
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - All eyes on new cabinet members - Payday for Musk - Germany's alliance government collapses
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Trump wins big in both popular vote and electoral college - GOP wins the Senate as well; close to a trifecta - Stocks jump 3%
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - The world watches the US voters; will the polls be wrong? Will we know the winner tonight? US Congress and Senate close races will determine the balance of power in DC
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Surprise poll in Iowa - If young men will vote, Trump has advantage - Sorrow and anger in Spain
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Only 2% undecided - Bad job reports numbers - AI pays off for big tech
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Last week of campaigning - US air carriers must pay up for cancelled flights - LA is one win away
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Polls show a tie at 48% - Israel attacked Iran and LA Dodgers lead NY 2-0
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Polls show a tie at 48% -
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Secretary of State Blinken in Israel trying to get a hostage deal; Celtics raise banner #18
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Middle East awaits Israel's response to Iran, and Boeing strike ends.
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The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. George Gerapetritis, visited Boston and talks about the comprehensive Greek Foreign Policy.
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Rep Jake Auchincloss (D, MA) talks about “how to strategically defeat Russia”, “a hard winter” and “the best speech he ever heard”
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Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA), representing the 4th MA district in the US Congress, says to Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550AM “the Greek Prime Minister’s speech was the best Speech he heard in the House of Chambers”. He talks about the importance of Greek security in the Mediterranean and how to strategically defeat Russian aggression in the Ukrain…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Gorbachev passes away, UN inspectors at Ukraine's nuclear facility, DOJ is showing photos of Top-Secret files at Mar-a-Lago.
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighboring countries in 10 days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that the U.S. is preparing new sanctions targeting Russia. Russia’s Ukraine conflict, big inflation report will keep the stock mark…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Street fighting broke out in the center of Kharkiv as Russian troops entered Ukraine’s second-largest city. Putin orders his country’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert. Germany announces $100 Billion defense plan and policy shift. Ukraine's resistance stops Russian forces…
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Daily Global News - FRI FEB 25th - Russian missiles strike Ukrainian capital as invasion advances
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is progressing as missiles struck the capital city of Kyiv this morning. Putin says he will commence dialogue once Ukraine surrenders. Moscow is feeling financial repercussions as Russian stocks crashed and the ruble hit a record low against the US d…
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The Greek Demographic problem and the opportunities in senior tourism. An interview with Fay Makantasi, Dianeosis Research Director
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Fay Makantasi, Research Director of Dianeosis, https://www.dianeosis.org/en/ explains the main challenge that Greece is having - demographic problem - and the main opportunities - senior & therapeutic tourism.
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A discussion with Professor Emeritus at University of Athens - Pediatrics - Dr. Christos Bartsocas. His life journey in medicine and philanthropy from Boston to Athens.
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The U.S. will release 50 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the White House said. With just a few days to go before Thanksgiving, Covid-19 cases are on the rise across the US. The Biden administration is weighing sending military advisers and new equi…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Millions of American drivers have acutely felt the recent surge in gas prices, which last month hit their highest level since 2014. In Austria, which is averaging 10,000 cases a day, a lockdown begins tomorrow. The House approved the sweeping social policy bill after weeks of ne…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. "Respectful and straightforward." A "healthy debate." That’s how officials described the virtual summit between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The US intelligence community is struggling with an intelligence blind spot as it continues to monitor irregular Russ…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. A $1 trillion infrastructure bill is heading to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Glasgow to call for urgent climate action. A federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s Covid vaccin…
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Daily Global News - FRI NOV 5th - Job creation roars back in October as payrolls rise by 531,000 & Pfizer COVID pill
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 531,000 in October, beating the estimate of 450,000. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6%, a new pandemic low and better than expectations. Global warming could be kept to 1.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels if all the pledges and promises…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. After more than a year and a half of intense economic stimulus measures, the Federal Reserve is finally -- gently -- applying the brakes on bond buying and other economic supports. At least 20 countries have agreed to end financing for fossil fuel projects abroad in a deal that’…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. World leaders exchanged promises and deadlines at the first full day of COP26 talks in Glasgow. US voters will head to the polls today to decide a series of races and policies that will test the national political landscape a year into President Joe Biden’s administration, and a…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Happy Halloween. At least 89% of vaccinated American adults will qualify for coronavirus booster shots. American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights this weekend , citing weather and staffing shortages. China and the United States are the world's two biggest greenhouse gas emi…
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Daily Global News - THU OCT 21st - Climate Change bill and Trump starts Social Media Company
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Biden works with legislators to wrap up negotiations on his domestic spending priorities, he’s made it clear some sort of climate deal needs to be done. California's governor has issued an executive order to address the shortage of truck drivers and container storage. Former Pre…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Vaccine opposition is causing division everywhere from schools to police forces. The death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died of Covid-19 complications despite being fully vaccinated, further underscore the need for widespread vaccination; Powell was immunocompr…
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Daily Global News - FRI OCT 8th - Job's report disappoints - South China Sea nuclear sub accident
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. September’s jobs creation comes up short with gain of just 194,000, expectation was over 500,000. The Senate voted 50-48 Thursday evening to extend the nation's debt limit through early December. A US nuclear powered submarine struck an object underwater in the South China Sea o…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. A solution to avert a default may be coming after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly floated two potential options. Pfizer asks FDA to authorize its COVID 19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has he was "surprised and humbled" to be …
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower whose complaints about the company have raised new questions about the platform’s impact, appeared before a Senate subcommittee yesterday. President Joe Biden has urged Dems to shoot for a range of $1.9 trillion to $2.2 trillion instead…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The deadline to suspend or lift the debt ceiling is October 18, but President Joe Biden said he couldn't guarantee the debt ceiling will be lifted. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency yesterday in response to the oil spill currently coating parts of the So…
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Daily Global News - FRI SEP 17th - France is upset with AUKUS - FDA decides for booster shot
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. European allies are grumbling over the new US security deal with the UK and Australia. France in particular is upset over the agreement, which includes a deal for the US to furnish nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. The White House has primed governors on how many Afghan r…
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Daily Global News - THU SEP 16th - Australia, UK, US agree on strategic arms deal - Simone Biles accuses the system
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Acclaimed gymnasts who were abused by former physician Larry Nassar testified yesterday in a powerful Senate hearing. Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman all accused the FBI of botching its investigation into allegations against Nassar and called out in…
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Daily Global News - WED SEP 15th - CA Gov Newsom survives recall election - A woman of color will be new Boston mayor
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. California Gov. Gavin Newsom will hold on to his seat, after a partisan-driven recall effort. Democrats turned out in droves for yesterday’s election, swatting down the possibility of Newsom being ousted in favor of his most prominent GOP challenger, talk show host Larry Elder. …
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Daily Global News - TUE SEP 14th - California elections, Norway moves center-left, Covid hits children
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The California gubernatorial recall election gets underway today. Covid-19 cases among US children have risen almost 240% since July, American Academy of Pediatrics data shows. Kids now account for 29% of all cases reported nationwide. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared …
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 -- and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that changed the world. Agencies that required Covid-19 vaccines before President Biden’s push have seen early success. California recall vote is on Tuesday. Red Sox w…
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Daily Global News - FRI SEP 10th - Biden lays out new vaccine rules - Justice Department sues Texas
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Biden has imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt to contain the latest surge of Covid-19. Biden's Justice Department has sued Texas over its new six-week abortion ban, saying the state law is …
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Taliban announced the formation of a hard-line interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with veterans of the militant group who oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition. President Biden is set to deliver a major address tomorrow on the nex…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Pretrial hearings in the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been accused of being the lead plotter behind the September 11 attacks, and four other detainees at Guantanamo Bay are set to resume today. Covid-19 cases have been on the rise in much of the US, and the seven-day …
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Daily Global News - SUN SEP 5th - Extreme Weather exposes US vulnerability - US new Geopolitical strategy
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Hurricane Ida’s path of destruction exposed a harsh climate reality that the U.S. is not prepared for extreme weather. Students are returning to classrooms, and anxiety is rising over the coronavirus.In the chaotic finale of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a Biden Doctrine…
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Daily Global News - FRI SEP 3rd - Deadly Ida claims 46 - Texas law bans abortions after six weeks
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Communities are mourning and trying to clean up after floodwaters turned highways and homes into death traps in the Northeast. The remnants from Hurricane #Ida pummeled cities with unprecedented rainfall in some areas, leaving at least 46 people dead in six states. More than 80%…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Michalis “Mikis” Theodorakis, a prolific Greek composer and leftist political activist whose musical meditations on his homeland ranged from the sun-drenched bliss of “Zorba the Greek” to brooding anthems about the country’s many upheavals and struggles, died Thursday. He was 96…
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the US’ longest war and ushering in a new era of uncertainty for a country under resurgent Taliban rule. Flooded roads and impassable debris are hampering initial recovery efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane …
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Daily Global News - SUN AUG 29th - More terror threat in Kabul - Hurricane Ida is moving towards Louisiana
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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Evacuation flights from Kabul’s airport are winding down as President Biden warned of another attack in the closing days of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. Ida could strike the state today as a Category 4 hurricane — with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour — on the …
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