Connecting Greeks Podcast

We were so excited to get to chat with the amazing Jim Mirkopoulos! Jim is VP of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's largest owner and operator of film, TV and digital media production space, liaising directly with the production heads of major Hollywood studios and Canada's leading production entities. Jim and his family are wonderful individuals as well as wonderful Greeks! Join us in hearin...

We had the most amazing time speaking with the LEGENDARY John Kapelos! John was a major part of our pop culture upbringing and he is recognized around the world for the many, many roles he has played in iconic films and shows. There is no room to list them all but let's just say Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, Seinfeld, X Files, Home Improvement, Roxanne, and the list goes on and o...

What an amazing episode we have for you! Not only a fantastic guest but on Greek Independence Day as well! The one and only Costas Mandylor joins us for a chat on his life and career and what being Greek means to him. Two Americans, a Canadian, and an Australian come together to show how Greeks are all one! Costas is originally from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for Mobster...

George Kapiniaris is one of Australia's best loved comedy, music and TV stars - having had an incredible impact on Australian popular culture over the last thirty five years. His claim to fame was his starring role in the hugely popular stage show 'Wogs Out Of Work'. Since then, the Australian public has continued to see him use his Greek heritage as inspiration for future roles and performances....

We had a great time hanging out with author, filmmaker, director, writer, and all-around levendi Dannis Koromilas. We learned some amazing facts about our Greek history and our people's plight, but still had a few laughs along the way. Sit back with us as we get to know Dannis!   https://panmessinian.ca/ ​ https://greeceyearzero.com/ ​  Download the free Connecting Greeks app!

What a pleasure to have had the amazing Leon Logothetis on our show! His inspiring and hopeful message to the world gave us such a necessary and welcome feeling and we anticipate his word spreading everywhere! Before Leon became a global adventurer, TV host, motivational speaker, and best-selling author, he was living an uninspired and disconnected life as a broker in London. On the outside, it lo...

Join us as we chat with the multi-talented Anna Rezan! Anna was born in Athens, Greece, to a lawyer, who wanted to become an actress and to a federal judge who wanted to become a director. She is of Greek American Jewish (from her maternal grandparents), Spanish, Polish, and Greek from Izmir and Crete descent. Rezan grew up in Athens, Greece and began acting as a child on the stage of a Club Med w...

Talk about a great episode! We had renaissance man Harry Sideropoulos all the way from South Africa. Harry is an award-winning stage actor, singer, voice-over artist, speaker, business man and foodie, celebrating over 20 years on stage. He started his public career many years ago on 94, 7 Highveld Stereo’s Rude Awakening Breakfast Show and soon became an integral part of the show for 6 successful...

Dena Romios is the founder of Power Muse Productions, a Los Angeles based production company bringing Greek entertainment to the west coast since its launch in 2012. Power Muse Productions continues to bring Greece’s finest entertainers to the United States with their primary goal being to produce live performances spotlighting the most highly recognized performers in the Greek entertainment indus...

We hung out with the amazing and inspiring Johnny Birmpilis. After arriving in Toronto about a year ago, Johnny Birmpilis (5-0-0, 2KOs) has taken the Canadian middleweight division by storm, defeating domestic rivals Larone Whyte (4-3-0, 3KOs) and Justin Blades (3-2-0, 3KOs) to solidify his place in the Canadian fight scene. Birmpilis fought as an amateur in Greece, entering the punch-for-pay game...

We sat with Lazo Ioannidis, a Lyra virtuoso with a profound love of the melodic sounds of this ancient instrument, who has played with people like Glykeria, Alkaios, Pavlo, and even on Eurovision, and has gained a following throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Join us as we chat with Lazo! lazomusic.net

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 ac...

We got to spend time with the one and only comedian Jim Dailakis! In 1995, Jim left his home in Perth, Australia and traveled literally halfway around the world to land in New York. 25 years later, he’s been playing to sold out venues night after night leaving the audience on their feet realizing they have just enhanced their life through his comedy performance.  Memorable, talented, energeti...

We got to hang out with the absolutely fun, lovely, and talented Patricia Kara. She's a proud Chicagoan who lives in LA and her career is quite fascinating. She has done way too much to list here, but visit her IMDb and you'll see a long list of amazing projects, from Deal or No Deal to film to magazine shoots to music videos, she's done it all. Grab a kafedaki and join us! IMDb Instagram Download...

This is a good one! The incredibly talented singer/songwriter Vassy is our guest this week and she was so fun to hang out with! We talk about life and growing up Greek and all the craziness of a Greek upbringing. Whether you're from the USA, Canada, Australia, or anywhere else, we all have so much in common. Join us as we get to know the amazing Vassy! https://www.vassymusic.com

We had an amazing talk with the wonderful Eraklis & Vanessa Diamataris, publishers/editors of The National Herald and the long running ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ newspapers, about their life, family, careers, and the important work they do for the Greek community. Please join us in learning more about this great brother/sister team!   https://www.ekirikas.com/   https://www.thenationalherald.com/...

We had the absolute pleasure of spending time with the super talented and beautiful Ariana Savalas! She is the coolest person ever and we had a blast hanging out and chatting. Join us to learn more about the fabulous, funny, sexy, and very cool Ariana Savalas!   arianasavalas.com

We hung out for a chat with Australian legend Plastic EP aka Daniel Sam and discussed our love of Greece and all things Greek. Plastic has written over 2,000 songs and recorded dozens of albums in his career and he's also a darned proud Greek! Get to know Plastic EP with us!   Facebook Page

We got a chance to sit down at the virtual Greek table with the wonderful Shelly Papadopoulos. Shelly is the President of the Greek Heritage Society of SoCal and is the Co-Executive Producer of the documentary "The New Greek Americans". Join us in getting to know this proponent of the Greek culture! Greek Heritage Society of SoCal

We had an amazing time interviewing world renowned guitarist / musician / songwriter Pavlo! He is an incredible guy who is very humble, down to earth, and insanely talented! Join us as we chat with and get to know the one and only Pavlo! pavlo.com

We have chef and donut king Paul Delios join us for a great chat. Paul's company - Kane's Donuts - is a staple in the greater Boston area for decades, and Paul has traveled the world as a renowned chef. Join us for the conversation!

The unique and talented and always entertaining "Chairman George" Sapounidis joins us for a chat and we get to learn more about his fascinating life as a singer/bouzouki player/songwriter/bandleader and his huge following in China! Join us! Chairman George Website

Listen in as we hang out with rising young star Gus Constantellis. Not only is he a comedian, writer, and social media star, but he's also a proud Greek! Join us! Check out Gus on some of his social handles: Instagram Facebook Twitter

We got to spend some time with author, screenwriter, director, filmmaker, and all around renaissance man Christos Sourligas. This Greek-Canadian innovator talks to us about his life, being Greek, and his amazing Greek cookbook. Grab a kafedaki and join us! Big Fat Greek Cookbook Connecting Greeks

Angelo Tsarouchas, Ari Kalos, & Foti Stamos interview the great Giorgos Xatzipavlou - comedian extraordinaire from Greece. He lets us know how things are in the motherland and we get some great insight from a true Greek! Join us as we get to know Giorgos Xatzipavlou! Check out Giorgos on Youtube Support our show!