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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 - 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 -

    Daily Global News - FRI MAY 9th - New Pope Leon XIV is American

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 10:38


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Pope vows to bring light to the world's "dark nights" - India and Pakistan accused each other of launching new military attacks - Trump reduces China tariffs to 80% - Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazis

    Daily Global News - THU MAY 8th - US and UK to announce tariff deal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 10:55


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Trump is expected to announce a framework of a trade agreement with the U.K. - Pakistan said it shot down 25 drones from India - Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican - Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for joining celebrations to mark 80 years since the "sacred" victory over Adolf Hitler in World War

    Daily Global News - WED MAY 7th - India strikes Pakistan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 10:17


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  India attacked Pakistan in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies - China's central bank will cut interest rates - Trump declared a truce with Houthi militants - Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope

    Daily Global News - TUE MAY 6th - Germany's Merz fails to be elected chancellor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 11:08


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become Germany's chancellor in a major blow - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an expanded offensive against Hamas would be "intensive" - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet Donald Trump in a bid to reset a relationship - Trump puts 100% tariff on foreign made films, and wants to re-open Alcatraz

    Daily Global News - SUN MAY 4th - Warren Buffett's steps down from Berkshire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 11:22


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Berkshire investors anticipate new era as Buffett hands over baton - Putin says Russia has the strength to finish Ukraine operation - Australia election win may strengthen Albanese's hand with US - Missile fired by Yemen's Houthis lands near Israel's main airport

    Daily Global News - THU MAY 1st - Ukraine and US sign minerals deal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 11:02


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Ukraine and the US sign a minerals deal - Trump struggles to explain weak economic data - MSFT & META reassure NASDAQ - Chinese businesses are struggling to survive after tariffs

    Daily Global News - WED APR 30th - US Economy shrinks 0.3% for Q1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 12:23


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses - President Donald Trump touted what he called a series of major economic wins and forcefully attacked Democrats during a rally in Michigan - Pakistan said it has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch military action soon - US Ukraine may sign minerals deal even today

    Daily Global News - FRI APR 11th - China raises tariffs on US to 125%

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 11:10


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - China raised duties on US goods to 125% - US to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145% - European Union finance ministers will brainstorm today how to use that time to reach a trade deal with Washington - Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador

    Daily Global News - THU APR 10th - Trump hits pause on tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 11:34


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump hit pause for 90 days to negotiate with countries but kept 125% tariffs to China- The pause triggered a historic surge in U.S. stocks - Bond market sell off was part of the decision - EU delays tariffs retaliation - The death toll from the nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has climbed to at least 184

    Daily Global News - WED APR 9th - Investors sell, tariffs rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 11:57


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - China slaps 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to Trump's 104% - Global markets drop as Trump's punishing tariffs took effect, with US bonds extending heavy losses - The acting head of the IRS plans to resign - A catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital left at least 79 people dead

    Daily Global News - SUN APR 6th - Recession Risk Rises After Trump's Tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 10:29


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump's tariffs rollout turned into stock market mayhem - Trump's latest actions has increased the risk of a recession- ‘Hands Off!' protesters across US rally against President Trump and Musk - EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs

    Daily Global News - FRI APR 4th - China retaliates against US tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 11:03


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - China announced additional tariffs of 34% on US goods, the most serious escalation in a trade war - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office - Worst day on Wall Street in five years and the disappearance of $2.5 trillion from the S&P 500 index - Trump administration sends Harvard list of demands to avoid cancellation of $9 Billion in federal funding

    Daily Global News - THU APR 3rd - Tariffs end era of globalization

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 11:27


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump's biggest tariff blitz yet shows that the White House wants goods sold to Americans to be built in American factories - U.S. stock futures and Asian equities fell sharply, reflecting fears that the tariffs will slow growth and boost inflation- new 25% auto tariffs on all cars shipped to the US

    Daily Global News - WED APR 2nd - “Liberation Day” who will win the Tarif war?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 11:14


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump is poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners - Brazil is betting it has an advantage on trade wars - Liberals will maintain majority of Wisconsin Supreme Court, Republicans win in Florida - Israel announced a major expansion of its military operation in Gaza 

    Daily Global News - TUE APR 1st - The world braces for Trump tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 10:55


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump's 20% tariffs on imported goods to bring in $6 trillion in revenue over the next decade - Wisconsin votes in a high-profile judicial race - A French court rules against Marine Le Pen's embezzlement charges, she can not run in elections - Europe is turning a blind eye to Turkey's suppression of democratic opposition because of the country's crucial role in European security.

    Daily Global News - SUN MAR 30th - Foreign rescuers join frantic search for Myanmar quake survivors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 11:22


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Myanmar military chief says about 1,700 dead and 300 still missing - Trump says he 'couldn't care less' about higher car prices - Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on table in new negotiations - Ilia Malinin lands six quadruple jumps to win men's free skate at World Figure Skating Championships

    Daily Global News - FRI MAR 28th -Powerful quake hits Southeast Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 12:43


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southeast Asia - Israel's military issued an evacuation order to residents of Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs - Greenlanders are bristling for Vice President JD Vance visit - Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to end collective bargaining for government employees

    Daily Global News - THU MAR 27th - New 25% autos tariffs by Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 11:00


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Trump put  new tariffs on imported cars. Automaker stocks around the world slumped - Atlantic published additional text messages on Signal about US military attack on Houthis- EU "coalition of the willing" to support Ukraine meet in Paris - Wildfires raging in South Korea kill 27

    Daily Global News - WED MAR 26th - Russia and Ukraine agree to sea and energy truce

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 11:37


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - US says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to maritime and energy ceasefires-Trump administration officials have claimed no classified material was shared in the group chat on Signal - Thousands turn out for Turkey protests after more than 1,400 arrests- 23andMe went from a $6 billion giant to bankruptcy

    Daily Global News - SUN MAR 23rd - Columbia University and Paul Weiss Law Firm agree to Trump demands

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 11:27


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM - Columbia University and Paul Weiss Law Firm agree to Trump demands - Democrats call for Chuck Schumer to step aside - Israel is expanding its ground operations in Gaza - Turkey jails Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu pending trial

    Daily Global News - FRI MAR 21st - London's Heathrow closed by huge fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 10:28


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Heathrow Airport was shut after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flights around the world - Musk is expected to visit the Pentagon today at the invitation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth - Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa - Netanyahu fired his domestic intelligence chief, giving him a tighter grip on the government and hostage talks

    Daily Global News - THU MAR 20th - Trump to eliminate Department of Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 11:15


    Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM -  Trump and Zelenskiy pledged to work to end the war in Ukraine -  Israeli military launched a new ground offensive in the Gaza Strip - Trump is poised to sign an executive order today to begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education - Turkey detained people accused posts over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - The world's happiest country is Finland

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