A Mishmash of Audio Snippets to Sharpen Your Ears and Expand Your Vocabulary
Nós e os nossos filhos
As our children blossom, we find ourselves refining the dreams we hold for them and the pictures we paint in our minds of who they will become.
Listen nowNós e os nossos filhosAmanhã será um novo dia
Today I bring you one of my favorite MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) tunes. It is quite sad and melancholic (very close to Fado in that sense), but a beautiful song.
Listen nowAmanhã será um novo diaEstado de calamidade pública
A tropical cyclone in southern Brazil has caused floods in several cities, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 10,000 homeless.
Listen nowEstado de calamidade públicaMais lento, porquê?
Why do cell phones tend to get slower over time? This question has always intrigued me. If the equipment is always the same, how does this happen?
Listen nowMais lento, porquê?Primeiro de Maio
Having its origins in the historic Chicago General Strike in 1886, International Workers' Day has been celebrated annually in Portugal since 1890.
Listen nowPrimeiro de MaioQuem dá e tira…
Sometimes we are generous and give things to other people. And that's very well, but...
Listen nowQuem dá e tira…Instrumentalização da justiça?
At the end of 2023, Portugal's Public Prosecution Office opened a controversial investigation that led to the fall of the government.
Listen nowInstrumentalização da justiça?Águas passadas não movem moínhos
Accepting the past and learning from it, yes. Being held hostage by it, no. Let bygones be bygones.
Listen nowÁguas passadas não movem moínhosSoluções à procura de problemas
Next time you come across an idea that seems nonsensical remember that it could be the solution to a future challenge.
Listen nowSoluções à procura de problemasAntes e depois de 1974
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Carnation Revolution, many are reflecting on how Portuguese society has evolved since the dictatorship.
Listen nowAntes e depois de 1974Nem tanto ao mar, nem tanto à terra
It is always wise to find the middle ground between living cautiously and boldly.
Listen nowNem tanto ao mar, nem tanto à terraBendita sesta
After lunch, the body asks for rest, the mind seeks peace and tranquility. Surrendered, I lie down on the sofa.
Listen nowBendita sesta