People Of Lisbon

About People Of Lisbon

Welcome to People of Lisbon, a podcast series that delves into the lives of the diverse and vibrant individuals who call Lisbon home. Each episode features interviews drawn from the video documentary series, People of Lisbon. Here, you'll experience the raw, uncut audio recordings straight from the video shoots, offering an authentic glimpse into the stories of Lisbon's residents. People of Lisbon was created by Irish filmmaker Stephen O'Regan and Latvian photographer Rita Ansone.

Publisher

People Of Lisbon

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2024

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

76 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Lisbon’s Punk Rock Lawyer

   Meet Luís Alves da Costa - Lisbon’s Punk Rock Lawyer. In this extended People Of Lisbon conversation, we spend the day with Luís: tax lawyer at Fresh Legal Group, metalhead, surfer, guitar player, husband, father of three and one-time aspiring rock star. At his home in Lisbon, Luís talks about growing up in Porto, dreaming of playing Wembley, his many unsuccessful garage bands, his love of AC/DC and Metallica, becoming a lawyer, ditching the suit-and-tie version of himself, and balancing work with family life. There’s also a photograph of Luís as a child with his mother that he keeps beside his desk. On the difficult days, he looks at that kid, reminds himself how far he’s come, and gives him a little fist bump. We then head out into Campo de Ourique, find the tree where Luís likes to sit and ponder life — which we officially name Angus during the shoot — before visiting Fresh Legal Group and discovering what life is actually like inside a rather unconventional Lisbon law firm. This is the longer, rough-cut audio from our day filming Luís for People Of Lisbon - with more of the conversations, tangents and moments that didn’t make it into the finished film. Rock, taxes and Lisbon. 🤘 People Of Lisbon - telling the story of Lisbon, one person at a time. With thanks to our sponsors Fresh Legal Group, Practice Portuguese, Moviinn and Home Lisbon Hostel.

2. 

   13 Sept 2026

   She’s Photographed Hundreds of Lisboners | Meet Rita Ansone

   For more than six years, Rita Ansone has been the photographer behind People Of Lisbon, photographing 220+ people for the series and hundreds more across the city. Now we finally turn the microphone - and camera - on her. In this long-form rough cut, Rita talks about growing up in Riga, leaving Latvia with a one-way ticket to England, living across Europe and eventually finding herself stuck in Lisbon when the pandemic arrived. We dig through her photographic archive, talk about her mother working in a photo lab, where her love of photography came from, her life in Lisbon, what catches her eye when she takes a photograph - and what six years of photographing the people of this city has meant to her. Uncut, unpolished and a little more intimate. This is the longer conversation behind our special People of Lisbon film about the woman who is normally on the other side of the lens. Rita Ansone - Lisbon’s most iconic photographer you’ve never heard of.

3. 

   28 Aug 2026

   He Left New York to Open an Irish Bar in Lisbon

   Meet Fergal Titley, a Dubliner, actor and bar owner who spent 13 years living in New York before leaving it all behind to start again in Lisbon. In this extended People Of Lisbon conversation, Fergal talks about growing up in Glasnevin, training as an actor, life in New York, his playwright father, Samuel Beckett, Irishness, moving to Lisbon and turning a long-held idea into reality with the opening of The Wake — his Irish bar at the top of a Lisbon hill. We also talk about what makes a truly great Irish bar, the meaning behind The Wake, creating a sense of comfort and community, and, naturally, the art of pouring a proper pint of Guinness. This is the longer, rough-cut conversation behind our People Of Lisbon film — more stories, more tangents and more time with Fergal. People Of Lisbon is supported by Practice Portuguese, Fresh Portugal and Moviinn.

Who has been a guest on People Of Lisbon

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• Julie Deffense
• Vanessa Parish Crooks
• DJ Shugi
• Rita Freitas
• Sahida Apsara

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

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Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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