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Hello, and welcome to the very first issue of The Greek Talk!
You know that one relative who somehow knows everything happening in Greece and the entire diaspora? Consider us the digital version — minus the unsolicited life advice and aggressive plate refills.
We’re here to bring you the headlines, the absurdities, and the occasional identity crisis of Greeks everywhere. Politics, culture, trending islands, spicy memes — you’ll get it all, with a side of wit and just a splash of drama.
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🇬🇷 WHAT’S NEW IN GREECE
📱 Can’t stop scrolling? Athens just diagnosed your thumb with commitment issues. First global test for Tik Tok addiction developed by Athens University →Greek Reporter
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🏘️ Who needs savings when you’ve got square meters? Despite financial troubles, Greeks remain among Europe’s top property owners →pappas post
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🪦 Grave expectations: Archaeologists dig up a Hellenistic tomb in Corinthia and find it was less “rest in peace” and more “heal in pieces.” →pappas post
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⚔️ She came, she saw, she sabre’d. Despina Georgiadou wins Gold at Women’s Sabre Fencing World Cup in Egypt →Greek City Times
Greek City Times
🌎️ WHAT’S NEW OUTSIDE OF GREECE
🇬🇷 New York’s runway turned Blue and White this Sunday: Greek Independence Day parade took place on Fifth Avenue on Sunday →Greek Reporter
Greek Reporter
🇬🇷 🇺🇸 Opa for a cause: Trade your beach towel for a helping hand and support those in need with the Greek America Foundation → pappas post
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🎒 How a school in Cairo taught generations of Greeks their ABCs—and a little Cleopatra on the side: The story of the Greek school in Cairo →ekathimerini
ekathimerini
💎 CULTURAL GEMS
Just when you thought Greece had run out of stuff to dig up, archaeologists strike again - Top 5 Archaeological Discoveries in Greece in 2024: five archaeological finds from 2024 offer fresh perspectives on Greece’s rich history →Greece Is
When your 2,000-year-old home décor is trendier than your Airbnb. Greek Mythology Frescoes Unearthed in Pompeii After 2,000 Years →Greek City Times
Greek City Times
📆 BEST OF GREEK CALENDAR
🎭️June 27-29th, 2025: Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, Ulrich Rasche: Antigone, By Sophocles—>WORLD PREMIERE
🎭️July 4-5th, 2025: Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, Poreia Theater Dimitri Tarlow: Electra, by Sophocles
🎤October 2nd, 2025, Robbie Williams at the Panathenaic Stadium
🧳 TRAVEL NEWS
🏖️ Shhh… don’t tell Santorini, but there’s a quieter cousin stealing the spotlight. Karpathos is One of Europe’s Best-Kept Travel Secrets →Greece Is
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🌵 Europe’s only desert is apparently Greek—because of course it is.
Lemnos, an Aegean island known for wine, myth, and wild goats, also holds a little-known geographic oddity: Europe’s only true desert. The Pachies Ammoudies (Thick Sand Dunes) stretch out over 70 acres, a surreal landscape of golden hills that look more Sahara than Greece. Scientists believe the dunes are a result of glacial-era winds—locals just say Zeus got bored. Either way, it's another reason Lemnos should be on your travel list →Greek Reporter
Credit: Aggeliki Tsiona / Unsplash
Five lesser-known Greek islands to visit →Harpers Bazaar
🆕 OBSESSIONS
(Sofia Papastrati)
🍽️ These 10 historic tavernas in Athens and Piraeus have been dishing out comfort food and family secrets longer than most of us have been alive →ekathimerini
🫒 Mourga - delicious, cool, unpretentious - Thessaloniki →greekgastronomyguide
🎤Mporo Ki Ego - Eleni Foureira & Christos Mastoras
🌟 GREEK STARS
Greece, get ready to dust off your leather jackets—Notis is back →Newsbomb
Newsbomb
✨ TRENDING GREEK SOCIAL MEDIA
@elena_charalampoudi on Tik Tok : Greek mom vs Green-American mom— the Greek-American mom clings to tradition, and the Greek mom goes full foodie influencer.
💡 INSPIRATION
Greece is a good place for rebirths.
😂 MYTHIC MEMES
memegenerator.net
Hysteria.gr @filimonagis
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📌 RECS
✅ Visit the dragon houses on Mount Ochi, Evia—ancient mystery, zero crowds, decent leg workout.
✅ Climb the 999 steps to Palamidi in Nafplio and text your calves goodbye —because who needs a StairMaster with sea views?