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Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian Echoes
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…
Episodes
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN AUG 29th - More terror threat in Kabul - Hurricane Ida is moving towards Louisiana
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Evacuation flights from Kabul’s airport are winding down as President Biden warned of…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI AUG 27th - Terror in Kabul Airport
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Thirteen US service members and at least 90 Afghans were killed in a pair of bombing…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU AUG 26th - Terror threats in Kabul Airport - Moderna asks for full FDA approval
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. US diplomats in Kabul warned American citizens early this morning to immediately leave…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED AUG 25th - No extension on Afghanistan pull out
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Biden has decided not to extend the deadline for American troop withdrawal…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE AUG 24th - Full Vaccine Approval allows Mandates & G7 Meet about Afghanistan
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The FDA has granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people 16 and…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI AUG 20th - Will Taliban restrain? and Student Loans
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Taliban regime is cracking down on opposition to its resurgent rule in Afghanistan…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU AUG 19th - Taliban, Pandemic and Fed tapering
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Taliban has tried to present an image that’s more progressive and restrained than…
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Daily Global News - WED AUG 18th - Afghanistan, storms, wildfires and Delta
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. As the Taliban regime solidifies control in Afghanistan, the US is left in the…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN JUN 27th - Miami Condo collapse
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. As the search for victims of a collapsed Florida condo building stretches into a fourth…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI JUN 23rd - Miami Condo collapse & $1 Trillion Infrastructure deal
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The partial collapse of a residential building near Miami has left 99 people unaccounted…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE JUN 22nd - Amateur athletes win in court & NYC mayor's race
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Supreme Court unanimously handed down a huge ruling yesterday, saying student…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN JUN 20th - Delta Variant, Father's Day & Iran
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. As the U.S. heads into its second pandemic summer, the Delta variant worries many…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI JUN 18th - Affordable Care Act & Juneteenth
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought on by…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED JUN 16th - Biden and Putin meet in Geneva
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Joe Biden is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva today for…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN JUN 13th - Christian Eriksen collapsing during Euros match - G&7 Meeting Concludes
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Eriksen collapsed during Saturday's game in Copenhagen. He fell to the ground during a…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU JUN 10th - Biden visits UK & 500 Million vaccine doses to be donated around the world
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Biden meets today with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of his first…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI JUN 4th - Cyberattacks treated like terrorism & Biden's first trip abroad
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Justice Department is showing signs that it plans to coordinate its anti-ransomware…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU JUN 3rd - Cyberattacks & new page for Israel
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. JBS, the major meat supplier targeted by a cyberattack this week, and a ransomware…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN May 30th - Florida Mass Shooting & Vaccinated Summer finally begins
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Shooters jumped out of a car and opened fire at a Florida club, killing two people and…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI May 28th - COVID Origins & Return of the Summer
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. intelligence officials told the White House they had untapped evidence about the virus’…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU May 27th - San Jose shooting, Biden's Wuhan Inquiry & Climate activists win
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Nine people are dead after a gunman opened fire yesterday morning at the Valley…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED May 26th - Biden and Putin will meet & Amazon Bought MGM Studios
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a high-stakes summit in…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN - May 23rd - Gaza - George Floyd - Eurovision
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding after a brief war that…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI MAY 21st - Israel and Hamas agree to cease-fire over Gaza conflict
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire after more…
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Science+Mentoring+Networking = WHBA's Summer School
The World Hellenic Biomedical Association - www.WHBA1990.org - has created an amazing opportunity to learn, network and create life long mentorships and…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU May 20th - Vaccine Booster shots & Middle East Violence
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. A Covid-19 booster shot will likely be needed within a year of initial vaccination to…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE May 18th - Mass is open for business as of May 29th
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. As of May 29, all businesses and venues in the state will be able to reopen at full…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN May 16th Israel’s assault in Gaza will persist
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED May 12th - Vaccine for teens, GOP vote and deadly fighting in Gaza
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. A CDC advisory panel is set to meet today to discuss whether to recommend use of…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE May 6th - The Pfizer vaccine will now be available to kids ages 12 to 15
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Pfizer vaccine will now be available to kids ages 12 to 15 after the FDA expanded…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU May 6th - U.S. backs waiving patent protections for Covid vaccines
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it supports waiving intellectual…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED May 5th - US wants to vaccinate 70% by July 4th & Facebook upholds Trump Ban
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Biden has a new Covid-19 goal: at least one vaccine dose to 70% of US adults…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI Apr 30th - EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. There have now been more than 150 million reported coronavirus cases worldwide, less…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU Apr 29th - Biden proposes more stimulus
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Biden delivered his first address to Congress last night, on the eve of his…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED Apr 28th - CDC has released new outdoor mask guidance and 100 days for Biden
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The CDC has released new outdoor mask guidance, saying fully vaccinated people can…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE Apr 27th - 2020 US Census shows 331 million and people moving to Texas
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. There are 331 million people living in the US, according to the data. As far as…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN Apr 25th - Biden recognizes genocide against Armenians, escalating tensions with NATO ally Turkey
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED Apr 21st - Guilty in all count was found Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder. About…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE Apr 20th - The jury has begun deliberating in the Chauvin trial - Euro Super Soccer League
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The fate of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is now in the hands of…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN Apr 18th - George Floyd-Indianapolis-Prince Philip laid to rest
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The U.S., Brazil and Mexico lead the world in Covid-19 deaths, according to a Times…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI Apr 16th - Deadly shooting in FEDEX facility
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Eight people are dead after a shooting last night at an Indianapolis FedEx facility…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU Apr 15th - J&J vaccine is paused- Russian sanctions are coming
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Vaccine advisers to the CDC put off making any decision about the Johnson & Johnson…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED Apr 14th - CDC & FDA investigate J&J vaccine - Protesters continue in Minnesota,
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. CDC advisers are due to meet today to review cases of blood clots among people who…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE Apr 13th - FDA halts use of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine due to rare blood-clotting issues in six women
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The FDA is asking states to temporarily halt using J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine after six…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI Apr 9th - Amazon Union Vote - Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies at 99
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. A partial vote count suggested that Amazon would probably defeat the most serious…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU Apr 8th - Coronavirus UK variance, gun control measures and immigration crisis
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The coronavirus variant first identified in the UK is now the most common strain of…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED Apr 7th - The US economy is growing at its fastest pace since 1984
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The US economy is growing at its fastest pace since 1984, and will likely surpass its…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE Apr 6th - Senate can pass trillion infrastructure bill with simple majority
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Senate parliamentarian, has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution and…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI Apr 2nd - US unemployment fell at 6% as Jobs report blows past expectations
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 916,000 in March, while the unemployment rate declined to 6%…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU Apr 1st - April Fool's, Opening Day & $3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Biden unveiled the details of his $2 trillion plan to repair and upgrade the country’s…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED Mar 31st - Pfizer says Covid vaccine is 100% effective in kids ages 12 to 15
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Pfizer said Wednesday its Covid-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE Mar 30th - Another trillion bill is announced & WHO will release a report into the origins of Covid-19
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Joe Biden will lay out the first of a sweeping two-pronged infrastructure and…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN Mar 28th - Suez Canal is still blocked & 1/3 of US adults are vaccinated
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. A very big boat in the Suez Canal is still very much stuck, causing a traffic jam that…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - FRI Mar 26th - Biden first Press Conference & and Suez Canal blockage
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Biden held his first official White House news conference yesterday, and talked about…
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Social Networks research, an app that predicts your Covid risk, and mythology
Dr. Nicholas Christakis is Professor of Social and Natural Science, Internal Medicine & Biomedical Engineering and Director of Human Nature Labs at Yale…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - WED Mar 24th - 200 years celebrations start in Greece
Greece begins the 200 year anniversary of Independence today. Greece welcomes foreign dignitaries to commemorate bicentennial, as France, Britain and Russia…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - TUE Mar 23rd - Colorado shootings, AstraZeneca vaccine & $3 Trillion infrastructure plan
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is gaining steam after the company released new data on…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - SUN Mar 21st - Spring starts with hopes Covid will not surge
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Coronavirus cases — significantly down since the U.S. peak in January — have plateaued…
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How The largest liquor store in the world dealt with the Pandemic and stayed open
Mr. George Soleas talks about his personal journey starting as a refugee from Cyprus to being President and CEO of Liquor Control Board of Toronto, with 11,000…
Astra Report | WNTN 1550 AM | Grecian EchoesDaily Global News - THU Mar 18th - Spa Shootings, US and China talks - NCAA tournament starts
Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Six of the eight who were killed were Asian women, who are uniquely vulnerable to…