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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 serving the community of Boston New England and is the beacon for Hellenic culture, language and music.

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    Daily Global News - FRI FEB 27th - Pakistan bombs targets in Afghan cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 10:53


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - First time Pakistan attacks Taliban military facilities- Clinton testify at Epstein file inquiry - Anthropic & Pentagon at an impasse - Inflation hotter than expected, DOW down 1%

    Daily Global News - THU FEB 26th - Nvidia Beat the Bubble Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 9:12


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Nvidia's stock sees only marginal gains after better-than-expected results - Iran promises flexibility at nuclear talks- Hillary Clinton set to testify today in Epstein probe

    Daily Global News - WED FEB 25th - Trump pumps up economy in address

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 10:51


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump in State of the Union address "the golden age of America" - China and Germany want to deepen cooperation-Gates apologizes to Foundation staff over Epstein ties

    Daily Global News - SUN FEB 22nd - Blizzard conditions to hit New England

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 9:39


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Up to 22' of snow to hit New England - Trump to hike global tariffs to 15% from 10%, ‘effective immediately' - DHS pauses TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs shutdown

    Daily Global News - FRI FEB 20th - Police search royal mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 9:06


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - As the week draws to a close, we find ourselves at the intersection of old-world geopolitics and the digital future, from meetings in Geneva to New Delhi - Trump threatens Iran - 4Q US GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3%

    Daily Global News - THU FEB 19th - Former Prince Andrew Arrested

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 10:21


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - In a stunning operation King Charles' brother Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct - US has massive naval force around Iran, peace through strength dogma - Sam Altman declared that the world "urgently" needs a global regulatory body for Artificial Intelligence

    Daily Global News - WED FEB 18th - Iran talks show progress; Ukraine's stall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 10:04


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -  Ukraine peace talks end quickly after Zelenskiy says Russia is stalling - Iran and the US reached an understanding on main "guiding principles" - Zuckerberg to testify in social media addiction trial

    Daily Global News - TUE FEB 17th - All eyes in Geneva

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 7:56


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Iran first then Ukraine all eyes are on Geneva as US talks are held-Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at age 84

    Daily Global News - SUN FEB 15th - Navalny killed by poison

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 9:34


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Alexei Navalny was almost certainly killed by a poison derived from a rare frog toxin, European governments said - Europeans welcome Rubio's warm words in Munich, others remain cautious-Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos compete for the moon

    Daily Global News - FEB FEB 13th - DHS shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 10:13


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Rubio is striking a warmer tone as he heads to a global security summit in Munich-Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler will step down after files showed her as a close ally of Jeffrey Epstein-U.S. is sending its most advanced aircraft carrier to the Middle East

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    Daily Global News - THU FEB 12th - US Labor force tectonic shifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 10:23


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Health care is fueling labor markets - Mexican cartel drones become flashpoint in US - Peru port in Trump's crosshairs - Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualified from Winter Olympics for helmet featuring athletes killed

    Daily Global News - WED FEB 11th - Canada in shock after deadly school shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 9:36


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Ten people including the shooter are dead at a high school in western Canada in one of the country's deadliest mass casualty events - Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin and talk about Iran

    Daily Global News - TUE FEB 10th - Trump wipes out US Climate Regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 9:59


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump administration is planning its most far-reaching rollback of U.S. climate policy to date - Starmer seems to survive Epstein scandal for now but this is not over-rump is threatening to block the opening of a new bridge connecting the US and Canada

    Daily Global News - SUN FEB 8th -Japan's Takaichi wins big

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 10:40


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Dow closes over 50,000 - whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard - Super Bow l Will it be Seattle? Or New England helping itself to another ring?

    Daily Global News - FRI FEB 6th - US talks with Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 9:10


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Winter Olympics start in Italy - Iran and US negotiate in Oman over Tehran's nuclear program -  TrumpRx.gov, is now live

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    Daily Global News - THU FEB 5th -Savannah Guthrie pleads for mom's return

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 9:51


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump to make it easier to discipline and fire career officials - Will UK PM Keir Starmer survive the fallout from the Mandelson Epstein scandal? -  US and Iran have agreed to hold talks in Oman

    Daily Global News - FRI JUN 30th - Kevin Warsh New Fed chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 10:39


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump named Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed Chair, Warsh supports tariffs and low rates - MSFT lost 10% as it bets on long term AI - OpenAI to go public in Q4 - Putin agreed to a personal Trump request to halt strikes until FEB 1

    Daily Global News - THU JAN 29th - Trump vs Iran... again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 10:33


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests -Starmer and Xi have strategic trade agreement - ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with 'agitators' - Meta shines while MSFT stumbles & Tesla moves to robots

    Daily Global News - WED JAN 28th - Trump to De-escalate in Minnesota

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 10:54


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump said he plans to "de‑escalate" tensions in Minnesota - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady - Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs - Dollar is getting lower, Trump seems ok with it

    Daily Global News - TUE JAN 27th - EU and India sign Free Trade Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 10:45


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - No Tariffs for India and EU in a landmark trade deal, Trump replaces ICE official in Minnesota - Israel Recovers Remains of Final Hostage, marking the start of a "tricky new phase" of the peace process

    Daily Global News - SUN JAN 25th - Another Minneapolis ICE Shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 9:55


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Protests have erupted in Minneapolis after ICE agents fatally shot 37-year-old - Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods

    Daily Global News - FRI JAN 23rd - Ukraine, Russia, US hold talks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 9:21


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Russia, Ukraine to tackle land dispute at UAE talks; no sign of compromise - TikTok officially established a joint venture and can stay open - A massive winter storm affects over 160 million in the US

    Daily Global News - ΤHU JAN 22nd - Trump's Board Of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 11:25


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Busy at Davos : Trump Announces Board Of Peace, framework deal about Greenland, and had a meeting with Zelensky- SCOTUS skeptical about Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve

    Daily Global News - WED JAN 21st - Trump speaks at Davos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 10:00


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump in Davos where tensions over Greenland continue to dominate discussions - Canada PM warns the West old order is not coming back - Moscow is quietly supporting Greenland annexation from the sideline - Another train crash in Spain

    Daily Global News - TUE JAN 20th - Trump really wants Greenland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 9:55


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump says 'no going back' on Greenland, renewed tariff threats against Europe - Board of Peace for Gaza to start in Davos-Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine

    Daily Global News - SUN JAN 18th - Trump imposes "Greenland" tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 11:00


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump says 8 European nations face tariffs rising to 25% if Greenland isn't sold to the U.S - Europe won't be blackmailed, EU responds -Trump said it was time for new leadership in Iran 

    Daily Global News - FRI JAN 16th - Trump (kind of) gets Nobel Peace Prize

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 10:17


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - No Iran military action, U.S. rolled out new sanctions on officials - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal - America's allies put troops to deter a U.S. invasion of Greenland

    Daily Global News - THU JAN 15th - Can Iran Regime survive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 9:29


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - "Iran has stopped the killing" Trump says, military option fades - European military heads to Greenland - One more shooting creates chaos in Minneapolis - 4 NASA astronauts returned safely to Earth

    Daily Global News - WED JAN 14th - VP Vance meets with Greenland Danmark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 8:26


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Iran warns it will strike US bases if attacked - Trump says anything less than Greenland in the hands of US is unacceptable- Saks luxury stores filed for bankruptcy

    Daily Global News - TUE JAN 13th - Iran's death toll up to 2,000

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 11:07


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest, Trump imposes 25% tariffs to countries that do business with Iran - Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over ICE

    Daily Global News - SUN JAN 11th - Iran warns it will hit back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 10:52


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks as protesters continue - Thousands march in Minneapolis protests against ICE - Machado says to give Peace Prize to Trump, Nobel Institute says she can't

    Daily Global News - FRI JAN 9th - Iran shuts down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 10:17


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Iran cut off phone and internet to curb expanding protests - Trump canceled 2nd wave of attacks on Venezuela - Seattle & Minneapolis on edge after separate shootings involving federal immigration agents

    Daily Global News - THU JAN 8th - ICE shooting, Venezuela & Oil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 9:50


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -  ICE agent fatally shoots a woman in Minneapolis - Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years - Defense stocks surge after Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027

    Daily Global News - WED JAN 7th - Is Greenland next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 9:11


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump's White House says the US military is always an option for acquiring Greenland, Rubio says US wants to buy it - US says it has seized Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic linked to Venezuelan oil - Trump said Venezuela will give the U.S. up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil

    Daily Global News - TUE JAN 6th - Maduro in NYC Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 8:38


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Maduro's opponent Machado wants to return -  Mexico and Greenland stressing their own sovereignty- Ukraine's allies want security guarantees - 25 are dead in Iran protests

    What's next for Venezuela?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 12:43


    What is next for Maduro and Venezuela? Why Trump and Rubio attacked? How the average American reacts. Analysis at Parapolitika Radio

    Daily Global News - SUN JAN 4th - Maduro in US Custody

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2026 11:25


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Venezuelan President Maduro is being held at a Prison in New York  after his capture following US strikes in Caracas on Saturday. Maduro and his wife will face drug and weapons charges. Trump said the US will “run” Venezuela until a “judicious transition” can happen and the US will seize the country's massive oil reserves.

    Daily Global News - FRI JAN 2nd - Swiss resort fire leaves 45 dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 8:38


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Fire tore through a Swiss bar, killing at least 40 people and injuring around 115 others - Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's 112th mayor - Trump threatened to intervene if Iran cracks down violently on protests

    Daily Global News - WED DEC 31st - 2025 the yeas of tectonic change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 9:16


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - 2025 brought geopolitical, economic and cultural changes. Will 2026 reap the rewards, or we will face our demons? - Ukraine Russia peace in limbo - Saudi Arabia & UAE in a proxy war - Iran citizens protest

    Daily Global News - TUE DEC 30th -Trump-Netanyahu show united front

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 10:00


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump and Netanyahu met in Florida showed united front but announced little progress on the next phase of the Gaza peace plan - CIA drone strike inside Venezuela - Russia accuses Ukraine attacked Putin's residence, set back in peace process- Saudi Arabia issues security warning as UAE forces asked to leave Yemen

    Daily Global News - SUN DEC 28th - Trump meets Zelensky & Brigitte Bardot dies at 91

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2025 8:16


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Zelensky to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago About Plan to End War With Russia - Brigitte Bardot, Movie Idol Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91

    Daily Global News - FRI DEC 26th - Christmas Day strike on ISIS targets in Nigeria

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2025 9:09


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - U.S. launched a Christmas Day strike on Islamic State targets in Nigeria to protect the country's Christian population-U.S. Coast Guard gathering more manpower and weaponry to seize oil tanker linked to Iran and Venezuela

    Daily Global News - TUE DEC 23rd - GDP Grew at a 4.3% in Q3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 10:48


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - US GDP grew at a 4.3 % annual rate, faster than the previous 3 months - Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships- Justice Department has released a new set of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein 

    Daily Global News -SUN DEC 21st - Epstein Files released

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 9:30


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -U.S. boarded an oil tanker that had been docked in Venezuela-US, Russian officials meet in Florida for more Ukraine talks-Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years

    Daily Global News - FRI DEC 19th - Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Professor Shootings Found Dea

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 10:16


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Suspect in Brown University and M.I.T. Professor Shootings Found Dead-EU loans $105 bln to Ukraine, no deal on Russian assets -  Trump signed an order directing the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana

    Daily Global News - THU DEC 18th - Trump gives "Warrior Dividend"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 10:02


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump claims economic success in primetime address- 1.4 million members of the US military will receive checks for $1,776 -Still no suspect for Brown University gunman-U.S. approved $11B arms-sales to Taiwan

    Daily Global News - WED DEC 17th - Brown Shooter still at large

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 9:59


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Manhunt continues for Brown University shooter - Nick Reiner is charged with two counts of first-degree murdering his parents-Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” oil tankers from Venezuela

    Daily Global News - TUE DEC 16th - Nick Reiner 'responsible' for parents' deaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 11:15


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Nick Reiner is "responsible" for the deaths of his parents-Bondi Beach gunmen linked to Islamic State-A manhunt is underway for the suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University-Trump sued the BBC for $10 billion over a documentary

    Daily Global News - SUN DEC 14th - Shooting targets Jewish community in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 11:01


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach Jewish holiday event kills 12- Person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting-Zelensky to rewrite Trump's peace plan rather than reject it

    Daily Global News - FRI DEC 12th - Health Care Subsidies Impasse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 11:36


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump signals willingness to work with Democrats on health care - Indiana Republicans rejected redistricting plans - Bulgaria's government resigned - Dow set to extend record

    Daily Global News - WED DEC 10th - Make America Affordable Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 9:15


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump is trying to allay affordability concerns and deflect blame - Zelenskiy said he was prepared to hold elections within three months - Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of targeting civilians - Fed to reduce rates and give guidance today

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