The Pure Portugal Podcast

Love in Tomar, Circus in Coja and free Portuguese wine for anyone visiting Portugal this week. OK, it's April 1st and only two of these feature in this Spring-timed, hot off the editing block, edition...

30 Mar 201935min

This is what grabbed my attention before talking with the remarkable Heather Bird."If you could go to a course in the north of Portugal for example, on a Quinta with 4 hectares of woodland and a stage...

28 Jan 20199min

It's time to meet the legend that is Bruce Joffe. You may well know him from his sometimes controversial, but always well-meaning posts, in the Pure Portugal podcast. Now you can hear about his Portug...

13 Jan 201913min

Bringing everything most recently recorded for the Pure Portugal Podcast, along with a new interview, here's a single, immersive - epic - year-ending podcast, episode number 5 with five wonderful segm...

28 Des 20181h 20min

Over WhatsApp to Isreal, I'm joined by Yoav Lorch, who has a great idea to share: AMEE - The Artists, Makers and Entrepreneurs Exchange - "Where Inspiring People Do Inspiring Things"Contact: yoav.lorc...

14 Des 201810min

For those of you who like a longer-form, immersive experience, here's the Pure Portugal omnibus podcast - Episode 4 - which brings together recent weekly episodes that have looked at: progressive comm...

15 Okt 201838min

"Down a winding unpaved road, near the mountain town of Serra, in Central Portugal lies an abandoned olive oil mill from the turn of the century, dilapidated and roofless, with strong stone walls stil...

5 Okt 201816min

Inspired by celebrity environmentalist Chris Packham's mobilisation of tens of thousands of nature lovers in London last weekend, Steve Andrews wants to similarly encourage a Portuguese People's 'Walk...

27 Sep 201813min