Portuguese culture podcasts

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  Os Segredos da Seita do Yoga

  A guru, a yoga movement with thousands of followers around the world, promises of spiritual evolution that end in accusations of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. And it all went through Lisboa too. This podcast is the result of a journalistic investigation into the rise and fall of Gregorian Bivolaru. Over several decades, and under the seemingly innocent facade of a network of yoga schools, “Grieg,” as he is known among his followers, ran a cult that promised personal development, spirituality and love. But he ended up as one of the men most wanted by international police, lived for several years in hiding and is currently imprisoned in França awaiting trial for sexual, labor and psychological exploitation. It is also the story of how a group of Portuguese women followed that promise of spiritual evolution, fell into the abyss and embarked on a journey of liberation. For all of them, the entry point was a yoga school in Lisboa. Many ended up taking part in pornographic websites and gatherings that involved orgies. The women and men interviewed for this Podcast Plus reveal the full experience they went through during the years they lived in the cult. From the initial enchantment of the promise of finding meaning in life through spirituality, to the nightmare of realizing they were, after all, inside an “invisible prison.” And they also tell how and when they began to connect the dots and realized they were part of a cult. All of it, they assure, so that no other woman or man has to go through the same thing. All the entities targeted by this investigation were contacted. The answers to the questions sent by Observador will be found at the end of each episode. “Os Segredos da Seita do Yoga” is the new Podcast Plus from Observador. A series narrated by actress Daniela Ruah, with an original soundtrack by Benjamim. Narration: Daniela Ruah Soundtrack: Benjamim Script and interviews: Mariana Marques Tiago and Tânia Pereir

  Weekly · ~43 min · since 2026 · 19 episodes

  Nov 2 · 3 days agoObservador
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  45 Graus

  45 Graus is a podcast for learning more and thinking critically. José Maria Pimentel, an economist, university professor and curious by nature, talks about the big topics (and not only) with experts and people whose ideas are worth listening to. These are unhurried conversations, sometimes deep, but always relaxed. New episodes every two weeks, always on Wednesdays.

  Weekly · ~1h 03m · since 2017 · 278 episodes

  Oct 29 · 1 week agoJosé Maria Pimentel

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  Aqui Há Crime, com Júlia Pinheiro e Marta Gonçalves

  A body, a victim, a culprit. We reconstruct the crimes that marked Portugal, reveal the details and give voice to every particular. Here there's no cat, here there's crime. Every Friday, on your favorite podcast platform, with Júlia Pinheiro and journalist Marta Gonçalves.

  Weekly · ~32 min · since 2026 · 10 episodes

  Mar 13 · 7 months agoJúlia Pinheiro e Marta Gonçalves

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  Episódio 3. As 45 horas antes do crime | As Sombras de Duarte Lima

  Episode 3. The 45 hours before the crime | The Shadows of Duarte Lima

  Nov 2 · 3 days agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga33 min
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  Reedição: Especial Habitação, com Simone Tulumello e Vera Gouveia Barros (episódio completo)

  Reissue: Special Housing, with Simone Tulumello and Vera Gouveia Barros (complete episode)

  Oct 29 · 1 week ago45 Graus1h 55m
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  Reedição: Especial Habitação, com Simone Tulumello e Vera Gouveia Barros (ao vivo no Policy Fest)

  Reissue: Special Housing, with Simone Tulumello and Vera Gouveia Barros (live at Policy Fest)

  Oct 28 · 1 week ago45 Graus1h 18m
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  Episódio 2: Só vai sobrar um suspeito | As Sombras de Duarte Lima

  Episode 2: Only one suspect will remain | The Shadows of Duarte Lima

  Oct 26 · 1 week agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga43 min
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  Antestreia. "As Sombras de Duarte Lima". Episódio 1: Um corpo na berma da estrada

  Premiere. 'The Shadows of Duarte Lima'. Episode 1: A body on the side of the road

  Oct 22 · 2 weeks agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga37 min
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  Episódio especial: Porque é que o Estripador nunca foi apanhado? | A Caça ao Estripador de Lisboa

  Special episode: Why was the Ripper never caught? | The Hunt for the Lisbon Ripper

  Oct 22 · 2 weeks agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga48 min
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  Raquel Barradas de Freitas (parte 2): Dos maus-tratos a animais ao aborto: como decidem os tribunais e os juízes?

  Raquel Barradas de Freitas (part 2): From animal abuse to abortion: how do courts and judges decide?

  Oct 21 · 2 weeks ago45 Graus1h 10m
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  Raquel Barradas de Freitas (parte 1): Filosofia do Direito: quem decide o que a lei quer dizer?

  Raquel Barradas de Freitas (part 1): Philosophy of Law: who decides what the law means?

  Oct 21 · 2 weeks ago45 Graus56 min
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  Episódio 6. “Cheguei tarde, que horror” | "Os Escândalos de uma Revolucionária"

  Episode 6. "I Arrived Late, What a Horror" | "The Scandals of a Revolutionary"

  Oct 19 · 2 weeks agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga42 min
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  Episódio 5. Um negócio com Pablo Escobar | Os Escândalos de uma Revolucionária

  Episode 5. A business with Pablo Escobar | The Scandals of a Revolutionary

  Oct 12 · 3 weeks agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga33 min
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  Ana Drago (parte 2): Voto de protesto, imigração, elevador social

  Ana Drago (part 2): Protest vote, immigration, social elevator

  Oct 7 · 4 weeks ago45 Graus46 min
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  Ana Drago (parte 1): Que respostas tem a esquerda para o mundo de hoje?

  Ana Drago (part 1): What answers does the left have for the world of today?

  Oct 7 · 4 weeks ago45 Graus1h 02m
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  Episódio 4: Uma “deusa” no 25 de Abril | Os Escândalos de uma Revolucionária

  Episode 4: A "goddess" on April 25 | The Scandals of a Revolutionary

  Oct 5 · 1 month agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga45 min
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  Episódio 3: “Aqui o papá não manda nada” | Os Escândalos de uma Revolucionária

  Episode 3: "Here dad doesn't rule anything" | The Scandals of a Revolutionary

  Sep 28 · 1 month agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga36 min
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  Pedro Mexia (parte 2): A literatura / ficção serve para alguma coisa?

  Pedro Mexia (part 2): Does literature/fiction serve any purpose?

  Sep 23 · 1 month ago45 Graus53 min
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  Pedro Mexia (parte 1): Reviver o Passado em Brideshead e o papel da literatura

  Pedro Mexia (part 1): Reviving the past in Brideshead and the role of literature

  Sep 23 · 1 month ago45 Graus1h 06m
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  Episódio 2. Deslumbrada por Che Guevara | Os Escândalos de uma Revolucionária

  Episode 2. Fascinated by Che Guevara | The Scandals of a Revolutionary

  Sep 21 · 1 month agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga43 min
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  Estreia."Os Escândalos de uma Revolucionária". Episódio 1: A filha do diretor da PIDE desapareceu

  Premiere."The Scandals of a Revolutionary". Episode 1: The PIDE Director's Daughter Has Disappeared

  Sep 14 · 1 month agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga42 min
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  A música de Frankie Chavez para "Os Escândalos de uma Revolucionária" | Novo Podcast Plus estreia a 15 de setembro

  Frankie Chavez's Music for "The Scandals of a Revolutionary" | New Podcast Plus Premieres on September 15

  Sep 14 · 1 month agoOs Segredos da Seita do Yoga3 min
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  Miguel Castanho (parte 2): Porque é tão difícil criar novos medicamentos? Cavalos de Troia moleculares e ratinhos com opioides

  Miguel Castanho (part 2): Why Is It So Hard to Create New Medicines? Molecular Trojan Horses and Mice on Opioids

  Sep 9 · 1 month ago45 Graus1h 03m

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