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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case of birthrights - Affordability the main economic concern

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Putin and Modi discuss peace, oil and arms deal - Xi wants to focus on Paris and its ties with European Union -SCOUS allows Texas congressional maps that strongly favor Republicans - Another US deadly attack on a suspected drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Global negotiations continue for a peace deal in Ukraine in Miami - Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota and Louisiana - Honduras election swings again, conservative Asfura takes slim lead

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - A meeting with Putin produced no breakthrough on the plan to end the war in Ukraine - Republicans win Tennessee seat - US is pausing immigration applications from 19 countries

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Witkoff in Moscow for peace talks, Secretary of State Rubio is skipping NATO meeting - Trump discusses next steps on Venezuela

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Nasdaq closes higher, but notches losing month despite Thanksgiving week rally- FDA will upend its approach to immunizations for respiratory illnesses, including flu vaccines

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - The death toll from the Hong Kong tower fire has risen to 128 and about 200 people remain missing - Trump said his administration will "permanently pause" migration from all "Third World Countries" - Pope Leo and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew join hands at the site of the Ecumenical Council

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Hong Kong massive fire in high-rise towers many dead - Trump says negotiators are making progress to end the war in Ukraine - New tens of billions of taxes in Britain

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - S and Russia hold peace talks as missiles pound Kyiv - A judge dismissed the prosecutions against James Comey and Letitia James - US formally designated Venezuela's Cartel as a terrorist organization

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Fresh talks on the future of the war in Ukraine are under way, EU tries to weigh in - DOGE 'doesn't exist' - US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations - Trump on Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation: She "went BAD"

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Zelenskiy in discussions with Trump about Russia Ukraine peace plan - Trump to meet with Mamdani - Stocks surrendered gains made after Nvidia's strong results and closed sharply lower fear of AI bubble

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Nvidia reported record revenue and strong guidance, investors breathe a sigh of relief - Trump has drafted a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine Russia -

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Saudi Arabia to invest over $1T in US, Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman - Bill passed to release all of the Epstein files - Russia carried out a massive overnight attack across Ukraine

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Government funding bill heads to House, Democrats did not get funds for Obamacare, vow to continue fight - U.S. Navy's largest aircraft carrier near Venezuela - FED no data have split between inflation and labor market

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Senate passes bill to fund government, Democrats do not get Obamacare funding - A de facto partition of Gaza to save the peace - Trump asks $1B from BBC

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump tells Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people' - Air traffic staffing shortages disrupt thousands of flights - Russia's Lavrov says "I am ready to meet Rubio"

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - US said they would reduce air traffic starting today due to the shutdown - Musk, the trillion dollar man - obesity drugs will cost as little as $149 per month

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - FAA will reduce air traffic by 10% at 40 airports on Friday - Trump's global tariffs ran into a skeptical Supreme Court - Voters said cost of living is their biggest issue, and punished party in power, as usual

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Democrats won the races in the first major elections since Trump became president - Trump is negotiating a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower obesity drug price - The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, setting a new record

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Democrats Hope Attacking the Trump Economy Unites Party - Dick Cheney, Powerful Former Vice President Who Served Four Republican Presidents, Dies at 84 -

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - UK police says mass stabbing on train is not terrorist incident- Dodgers rally to beat Blue Jays, repeat as World Series champions-Nasdaq and S&P 500 close higher the week, thanks to Amazon

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Food Stamps to end, Fed employees furloughed, Trump asks to end filibuster- King Charles to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles - Trump's Asia trip ends, filled with dealmaking

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM-Trump reduces China tariffs in deal with Xi on fentanyl, rare earths-Trump ordered to resume testing nuclear weapons after 33 years-Fed say December rate cut not certain

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -Melissa shatters records as strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic - Fed is expected to approve another rate cut - South Korea Says It Has Finalized Terms of U.S. Trade Deal at 15% tariffs - Trump to lower China tariffs for cooperation in cracking down fentanyl

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Greece celebrates "OXI Day" - Trump in Japan signs rare earths agreement - Melisa is Category 5 hurricane - 175 mph winds, heading to Jamaica

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump slaps 10% extra tariff on Canada over Reagan trade ad - U.S. and China reach an early consensus in ‘successful' trade talks-Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris-

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump stops trade negotiations with Canada, pointing to an advertisement that features Ronald Reagan - FBI NBA gambling probe - Inflation rate hit 3.0% in September, lower than expected

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump administration has lifted a key restriction on Ukraine's use of some long-range missiles and sanctioned Russian oil - Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together - NBA coach Chauncey Billups, player Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probes