Connecting Greeks Highlight Reel

Connecting Greeks is a light-hearted streaming, video, and podcast show meant to unite and connect Greeks from all around the world. We love our Hellenic culture, and we use that as the basis to entertain, unite, enhance, and promote both the culture and its' people. We are made up of three friends: Angelo Tsarouchas, Ari Kalogeropoulos, and Fotios Stamos.

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TheGreekend's Christine Scolinos
We welcome Christine Scolinos to the show! Christine is the founder and creative force behind TheGreekend®, a modern Greek American community and lifestyle brand connecting Greeks through shared culture and experiences. What began as a grassroots idea to promote Greek events has evolved into a globa

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Author Shelley Dark
We welcome author Shelley Dark to the show! After a lifetime raising cattle on Queensland’s Granite Belt, Shelley and her husband swapped the bush for the Sunshine Coast of Queensland Australia. She's an award-winning Australian author who travels as often as she can and enjoys iPhone photography. S

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Tom & Nick from Ouzo Talk Podcast
We welcome Tom & Nick from the Ouzo Talk podcast to the show! Ouzo Talk is a Sydney-based podcast for Greeks of the diaspora. They bring the Ouzo-fueled conversations of ‘kafenia’ the Greek world over, right to your ears. From music, history and culture, to science, philosophy and everything in betw

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Opera / Classical Singer Stephanie Kacoyanis
The amazing and supremely talented singer Stephanie Kacoyanis joins us on Connecting Greeks to chat about her life & career, and what a career she has!  A quick bio: Critically-acclaimed contralto Stephanie Kacoyanis has been praised for her “majestic tone” (ArtsFuse), “vocal brilliance” and "spiritually rich performance" (Boston Musical Intelligencer). She is gaining recognition as an accomplished interpreter of opera, oratorio, and contemporary repertoire. Most recently, Stephanie appeared as Queen Mary in the world premiere of Arnold Rosner's The Chronicle of Nine (Odyssey Opera) under the baton of Gil Rose. The Boston Globe described her performance as "the standout moment of the evening", and there's so much more! Please visit her links below:

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Alexandros & Christophoros Benis of To Kinima Tou Ethnous (KTE)
We welcome Alexandros & Christophoros to the show! They are the founders of To Kinima Tou Ethnous, a Greek Diaspora organization that seeks to leverage Greece's greatest natural resource, its people, to influence Greek politics and involve the diaspora in the political process of Greece.

Peter Kypri AKA Cypriot Smurf
We welcome the very funny Peter Kypri to the show. Peter, also known as Cypriot Smurf, has a unique background and upbringing have had a profound influence on his perspective and creative endeavors. Born in London to a Greek Cypriot father and an Italian mother, he grew up in a multicultural household that was steeped in a rich tapestry of traditions, languages, and idiosyncrasies. However, it was at the age of 11 that his life took a significant turn as he moved to Cyprus, a move that would shape his sense of humor and artistic expression.

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Greeks and their coffee...
This is all of us

This is all of us

Russell Peters surprises us on a live recording
How awesome was it when superstar comedian Russell Peters popped up on Connecting Greeks in a surprise cameo? Watch how shocked our guest Dora was!

How awesome was it when superstar comedian Russell Peters popped up on Connecting Greeks in a surprise cameo? Watch how shocked our guest Dora was!

Pop Culture Hellenism - Lesbos on SNL
Continuing something we started way back in 2008, we like to feature any Greek references we see in pop culture. This time, Saturday Night Live talks about Lesbos!

Continuing something we started way back in 2008, we like to feature any Greek references we see in pop culture. This time, Saturday Night Live talks about Lesbos!

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