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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.

Stamatis N. Astra


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    Daily Global News - SUN AUG 17th - Alaska Summit Fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 9:39


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Ukraine and allies left scrambling as Trump shifts toward Putin after Alaska summit - EU & Zelensky to meet Trump in White House tomorrow - Putin returned to Moscow with an air of triumph, wants to restore old Russia glory - Hamas rejects Israel's Gaza relocation plan

    Daily Global News - THU AUG 14th - World is Preparing for Alaska Summit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 10:34


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - European leaders urged Trump not to make a unilateral Ukraine peace deal - Trump wants to extend federal control over Washington police - Israeli approved plans for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from West Bank - July's wholesale inflation is much hotter than expected

    Daily Global News - WED AUG 13th - Zelenskiy heads to Berlin for meeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 9:53


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Feds take over DC Police - The Putin Trump Alaska summit will be at  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson - Hamas' chief negotiator held talks with Egyptian mediators over a potential ceasefire in Gaza

    Daily Global News - TUE AUG 12th - Trump takes over DC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 10:27


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Inflation is steady at 2.7% in July - Trump takes over DC police in an extraordinary presidential power move - EU leaders say Ukraine should have the freedom to decide its future - US and China extend their tariff truce by a further 90 days

    Daily Global News - SUN Aug 10th - If you are not invited to dinner, you are in the menu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 9:18


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Ukraine's European allies say peace talks must include Kyiv - Israel's plan to expand its military operations into Gaza City has sparked international criticism, including from Israel's allies and hostage families - Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal

    Daily Global News - FRI AUG 8th - Israel's Plan to takeover Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 10:14


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Israel's political-security cabinet approves a plan to take control of Gaza City - Vice President JD Vance kicked off a trip in the UK - Trump is calling for big changes to the US census

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    Daily Global News - THU Aug 7th - Trump & Putin will meet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 9:34


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump could meet Putin as soon as next week to discuss cease fire - Trump's new tariffs are now in effect new average tariff is 155 from 3% - 100% tariffs on all chips but with many exemptions

    Daily Global News - WED AUG 6th - US talks with Putin & Israel Considers Gaza Occupation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 9:53


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Witkoff held talks with Putin in Russia as he is unwilling to bow to a sanctions ultimatum - Israel's security cabinet considers next steps in Gaza Occupation - Musk and the Indian government in court over content regulation

    Daily Global News - TUE AUG 5th - Texas tries redrawing Texas congressional districts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 10:42


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Texas House moves to allow civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled state - Brazil's Supreme Court put Bolsonaro under house arrest - Netanyahu is reportedly leaning towards expanding military operations in Gaza

    Daily Global News - SUN AUG 3rd - Shocking images in Gaza from both sides

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 11:31


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Six more die of hunger in Gaza, Hamas released shocking video of starving hostages - The number of Americans unemployed for at least six months topped 1.8 million - Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets

    Daily Global News - TUE JUL 29th - Mass shootings & Famine in Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 10:37


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - A lone shooter killed four people in Manhattan, another killed 3 in Reno - Gaza Strip is experiencing famine conditions - Trump won the trade war & US and China resume talks in Stockholm-Thailand and Cambodia held peace talks

    Daily Global News - WED JUL 2nd - Trump's BBB tax bill heads to US Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 11:05


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump's tax-cut and spending bill returns to the US House of Representatives, as party leaders try to overcome internal divisions - U.S. has stopped the delivery of key weapons intended for Ukraine - Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit with Trump over a “60 Minutes” Kamala Harris interview

    Daily Global News - TUE JUL 1st - Senate voting session for BBB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 9:42


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Senate Republicans are voting to pass Trump's bill BBB - Trump suggests DOGE look at Musk's company subsidies - Europe is hit by an early heatwave

    Daily Global News - SUN JUN 29th -

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 10:38


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict - Supreme Court hands Trump major win, limits judges' ability to block birthright citizenship order nationwide - Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill' clears key Senate hurdle after high drama

    Daily Global News - FRI JUN 27th - New era in Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 12:44


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -  Hamas is battling to survive; Iran is looking for a US deal, Saudi and Israel could finally agree - US, Republicans struggle to rewrite the BBB tax bill - US China confirm trade deal - SCOTUS expected to rule on birthright citizenship - RFK Jr Vaccine panel backs preservative-free shot despite safety evidence

    Daily Global News - THU JUN 26th - NATO appeases Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 11:43


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - NATO summit appeased Trump with Europe committing to 5% defense spending - Pentagon Offers Details of Planning and Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites - Zohran Mamdani's unexpected upset in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary exhilarated progressive activists

    Daily Global News - WED JUN 25th - Iran's Damage Assessment & NATO Summit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 10:00


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - US bombs did not destroy Iran's nuclear sites, early intel suggests, Trump says "this was COMPLETE & TOTAL OBLITERATION" - NATO commits to higher spending and collective defense - Zohran Mamdani progressive democrat, declared victory in the New York City primary

    Damage Assessment & NYC Mayor Stunning Results Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 15:00


    How big was the damage, and why it does not matter - Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary

    Daily Global News - TUE JUN 24th - Fragile Cease Fire Back on again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 3:37


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump Scolds Israel, Iran as Cease-Fire is back on again - Both countries have - Trump says he doesn't want to see regime change in Iran

    Peace in Middle East declared in Social Media - Instant Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 16:43


    Trump announces Peace in Middle East, Iran & Israel follow suit and agree to end "12 Day War" - Oil is down, Stock Markets are up

    The Day After the Bombing - Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 12:00


    What is next after the Iran bombing? Why Tramp decided to bomb now? US reaction in Main Street and in DC

    Daily Global News - SUN JUN 22nd - US Strikes Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 11:22


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - The U.S. attacked three sites in Iran—Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan - Trump called the bombings “a spectacular military success,” and warned he could go after more targets if Iran doesn't agree to a diplomatic solution - Iran says it reserves all options after ‘outrageous' U.S. strikes, launches fresh attacks on Israel

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    Daily Global News - FRI JUN 20th - Trump will decide in 2 weeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 10:09


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump will decide whether to launch a US strike on Iran within the next two weeks-Europe is pursuing diplomacy in the Israel-Iran war-$12B the Israel's monthly war cost

    Daily Global News - THU JUN 19th - Israeli & Iran continue strikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 11:54


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Happy Juneteenth! -Israel struck a key Iranian nuclear site and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital - Trump Privately Approved of Attack Plans for Iran but Has Withheld Final Order - LA Lakers sold for $10B

    News Analysis @ Parapolitika Radio - Trump considers US strike ar Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 15:19


    Trump Considering Options Including Possible U.S. Strike Against Iran and the best case scenario for lasting Middle East Peace

    Daily Global News - TUE JUN 17th - Trump wants "real end" no cease fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 12:37


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump leaves G7 "for something great" - Iran wants negotiations, Israel not slowing down strikes - Senate GOP gives its version to BBB including permanent business tax breaks and deeper Medicaid cuts

    Daily Global News - SUN JUN 15th - Manhunt to find suspect in Minnesota killings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 10:15


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Happy Father's Day to all you dads and father figures out there! - Law enforcement continued to search for the 57-year-old suspect in the killings in Minnesota - Israel targeted sites in Iran for the third night and Iran fired missiles at Israel for a second night even as President Trump said on Saturday that the conflict should end - G7 Meeting to to discuss trade, Ukraine and the Middle East

    Daily Global News - FRI JUN 13th - Israel strikes Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 11:41


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran that targeted its nuclear program, military leaders and scientists - Only one passenger survive at AirIndia crash - Appeals court allows Trump to keep the National Guard in Los Angeles - DOGE cuts of $9.4 billion in federal spending for foreign aid and public broadcasting passed by congress

    Daily Global News - THU JUN 12th - Air India plane with 242 on board crashes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 10:23


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - At least 200 dead in Air India crash - Immigration demonstrations against the Trump administration's spread across the US - Russia has sped up its advance in Ukraine

    Daily Global News - WED JUN 11th - Arrests in LA after curfew starts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 12:13


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - LA Police made dozens of arrests after an emergency curfew was started - Trump announced on Tuesday that he plans to phase out FEMA - U.S. inflation rises 0.1% in May, less than expected - China, U.S. officials reach agreement for allowing rare earth, tech trade

    Daily Global News - TUE JUN 10th - Austrian School attack kills 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 11:01


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - At least nine people dead in an Austrian school attack - Trump deploys Marines to LA - Russia launched at least 315 drones at Ukraine overnight - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire panel of vaccine advisers that guides the CDC - Paramount to cut 3% of U.S. workforce 

    Daily Global News - SUN JUN 8th - Trump deploys National Guard in LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 11:42


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue - Trump warned former ally Elon Musk to stay out of the midterm elections, threatening “very serious consequences” - The U.S. economy is headed toward an uncomfortable summer

    Daily Global News - FRI JUN 6th - Trump vs. Musk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 11:59


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - A war of words between Elon Musk and President Trump each threatening the other - $27B Musk lost from his Net Worth, Tesla down 15%- Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at Kyiv - U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2%

    Daily Global News - THU JUN 5th - US puts new travel ban

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 13:03


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - The US issues a full entry ban on 12 countries - Musk says "kill the Bill - Germany's new chancellor to meet Trump - Russia says will respond to Ukraine's latest attacks

    Daily Global News - WED JUN 4th - Tariffs on steel and aluminum double

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 11:38


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - US tariffs on steel and aluminum doubled to 50% - Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a "disgusting abomination" - Iran's Supreme Leader said abandoning uranium enrichment was "100%" against the country's interests

    Daily Global News - TUE JUN 3rd - Dutch government collapses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 12:58


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Dutch far-right leader Wilders quits his coalition-Russia sets out difficult territory terms at peace talks with Ukraine-FBI says Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday is “an act of terrorism.” -Meta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy-South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung projected to win presidential vote

    Daily Global News - SUN JUN 1st - Hamas rejects US peace proposal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 12:20


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - 31 dead after Israeli forces attack near Gaza aid centre - Ukraine drone attack hits more than 40 Russian bomber planes- President Trump dropped Jared Isaacman as his nominee to run NASA - S&P 500 has 6% May gain as investors continue to look past trade policy confusion

    Daily Global News - FRI MAY 30th - 60-day ceasefire for Gaza in the works

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 11:18


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump accuses China of violating preliminary trade deal - Hamas reviews US ceasefire proposal for Gaza - Trump's tariffs will remain in effect after an appeals court ruling - Inflation rate slipped to 2.1% in April, lower than expected

    Daily Global News - THU MAY 29th - Court blocks Trump tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 11:20


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - A US trade court blocked most of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a sweeping ruling that found the president overstepped his authority - Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading DOGE - US will impose visa bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans - $44B Nvidia's record revenue in its fiscal first quarter

    Daily Global News - WED MAY 28th - Chaos in aid sites at Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 10:27


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Chaos broke out at a distribution site in southern Gaza - DOGE can access sensitive Treasury Department systems - Putin puts his demands for peace - Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments

    Daily Global News - TUE MAY 27th - Russia continues deadly assaults

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 11:00


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Russia launched overnight attacks on Ukraine killing at least 29 people -  50 people were hurt after a car plowed into Liverpool fans during a parade - Trump considering taking $3 billion away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools

    Daily Global News - SUN MAY 25th - Russia's Largest Drone attack

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 9:46


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Harvard is digging in for a long legal war with the Trump administration - Russia is stepping up its attacks on Ukraine - Iranian director wins Palm d' Or at Cannes

    Daily Global News - FRI MAY 23rd - Trump's latest attack on Harvard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 11:59


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump administration revoked Harvard's ability to enroll international students, and is forcing current students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status - Tax bill is running into some resistance from his own party in the Senate - Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1 and 25% tariff on iPhones not made in USA

    Daily Global News - THU MAY 22nd - Two Israeli embassy staff killed in DC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 11:44


    Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Two Israeli embassy staffers, a couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington - Suspect chanted "Free Palestine" as arrested - Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with explosive claims of white genocide and land seizures - House voted 217 to 212 overnight to clear a key procedural hurdle and bring President Donald Trump's domestic policy bill to the floor for a full vote

    Daily Global News - TUE MAY 20th - Trump's calls Putin & Criticism of Israel grows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 11:21


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump says Russia and Ukraine will immediately start ceasefire negotiations - World leaders threaten "concrete actions" against Israel - Trump will meet with Republicans to agree over tax cuts

    Daily Global News - SUN MAY 18th - A decade in a week

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 12:11


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Last week the globe watched Trump's team doing deals with Gulf States, negotiate with Iran, reduce tariffs with China, start direct talks between Ukraine and Russia, and more - A Mexican navy training ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge last night, killing two crew members

    Daily Global News - FRI MAY 16th -Russia and Ukraine hold direct talks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 11:45


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Russians and Ukrainians are in Turkey for what would be their first direct talks in three years - Trump's new foreign policy dogma, "make money, not war" - Trump announced deals totaling more $1 Trillion between the United States and the Gulf States - NJ Transit workers are on strike

    Daily Global News - THU MAY 15th -Putin's no-show in peace talks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 10:55


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Nothing will happen on Ukraine until Putin and I get together, Trump says - Trump said that the US was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran - Trump's next stop: the UAE, where leaders hope for US help to make the wealthy Gulf nation a global leader in AI

    Daily Global News - WED MAY 14th - Trump meets Syrian president

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 10:44


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, met with President Ahmed al-Sharaa - Zelenskiy said he would attend peace talks this week only if Putin was also there - Israel launched an airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza late Tuesday in hopes of killing Hamas leader

    Daily Global News - TUE MAY 13th - Trump starts Gulf visit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 13:25


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Trump starts a Gulf visit focusing on mega economic deals and is skipping Israel on the trip-  A truce with China in tariffs war - Trump has given prescription drugmakers 30 days to lower pharmaceutical prices - A court in Paris found French actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assault

    Daily Global News - SUN MAY 11th - Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 12:07


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Zelenskiy cautious after Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine - Fragile ceasefire holds between India, Pakistan as Trump offers more help - US-China talks to defuse trade war resume in Geneva -

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