Moira Lavelle

  • Photographing Athens’ Favorite Flea Market

    To Vima- On this episode we talk about Eleonas Flea Market, what it reveals about Athens, and how photographer Antonis Theodoridis went about documenting this unique corner of the city.

  • The Legal History of Surrogacy 

    To Vima– In this episode we look into the history of surrogacy and assisted reproduction law in Greece, the prohibitions for same-sex couples, and the country’s market for international surrogacy tourism. 

  • Greece’s Surrogacy Sector is Open for Tourists, or at Least Some of Them

    To Vima– These “surrogate matching” programs rely on the fallacy that there are hundreds of women happy to travel to Greece to engage themselves in the demanding process of surrogacy and pregnancy for sheer altruism

  • U.S. Tariffs and the Greek Economy

    To Vima– In this episode of the podcast we look at what Trump’s tariff policy will mean for Greece.

  • Athens’ Housing Crisis and History

    To Vima– In this episode we explore the history of housing in Athens, and look into how forces like Greece’s protracted economic crisis and short-term rental platforms like Airbnb have impacted the city’s social geography.