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Episode 73, 2026

Theme: The benefactor Enrique Mantero Belard, with Ana Gomes

 

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Episode 72, 2026

Theme: The exhibition "I who have already been me"

Guest: The work of Maria José Oliveira began in ceramics, expanding to drawing, collage, jewelry, sculpture, and installation, always highlighting her dual attention to nature and the body as concepts, materials, supports, and models. Since 1982, she has regularly participated in individual and collective exhibitions, establishing herself as a reference in contemporary Portuguese art. 

Episode 71, 2026

Theme: The Village of Santa Isabel

Guest: Jorge Gomes Peralta has been the director of the Village of Santa Isabel since March 2024, having previously been the director of the Professional Training Center of the Village of Santa Isabel. Sociologist. With extensive experience in the fields of education, vocational training, and innovation. He has held leadership, coordination, and consulting positions in national and international projects. Author and co-author of several publications in the fields of sociology, human resource management, and vocational training. 

Episode 70, 2026

Theme: The Temporary Accommodation Center of Saudade

Guest: Rui Jorge Santos is the director of the Temporary Accommodation Center of Saudade, where he coordinates teams and response strategies for people in vulnerable situations. He holds a degree in Sociology and has a 20-year career at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, having started his journey in the Social Promotion Program for Roma - later designated as the Multicultural Center - within the Center for Education, Training, and Certification. This was followed by more than a decade of activity as a technical support/advisor to the Directors of 1st Line of the Intervention Directorate with Vulnerable Populations, in areas such as active aging, therapeutic support, social emergency, and disability. 

Episode 69, 2026

Theme: The exhibition "Child Jesus of the Troubled. A feminine devotion in Lisbon during D. João VI"

Guest: João Miguel Simões is a senior technician in Art History at the Museum of São Roque of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, working in the Humanities field with an emphasis on Art History, focusing mainly on the study of Baroque and Mannerism, Architecture, and Painting. He holds a PhD in Art History from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon.  
The exhibition "Child Jesus of the Troubled. A feminine devotion in Lisbon during D. João VI" opened to the public on April 8 and will be on display until June 28, at the Museum of São Roque.  

Episode 68, 2026

Theme: The book "The Building of the Museum of São Roque: over a century of renovations"

Guest: Sílvia Linhares Pereira is a senior technician at the São Roque Museum, graduated in Conservation and Restoration from the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. She completed her final internship under the Erasmus Program at the Musée de L’Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium in 2004. She holds a Master's degree in Art, Heritage, and Restoration Theory from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon, with the thesis "The building of the São Roque Museum, over a century of renovations – History, Projects, and Interventions," defended in 2011.  
Since 2004, she has been working in the area of preventive conservation in museums. In 2006, she completed a three-month internship under a scholarship from the Oriente Foundation, in the Central Conservation Section, at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

Episode 67, 2026

Theme: The Pousal Social Work

Guest: Joana Lindim has worked at SCML for 18 years, currently the director of the Pousal Social Work. A trained nurse, specializing in community nursing and holding a master's degree in health services management, she leads multidisciplinary teams focusing on the enhancement and development of skills as a central axis for good practices and organizational excellence. She develops innovative projects to promote the quality of life and inclusion of people with intellectual difficulties, because she believes that difference and diversity make the world more interesting and inspiring.

Episode 66, 2026

Theme: The Alcoitão Rehabilitation Medicine Center marks six decades of existence. To talk about this important celebration.

Guest: Rodrigo Ramos has been the director nurse of the Alcoitão Rehabilitation Medicine Center since December 2014. He graduated in Nursing from the Calouste Gulbenkian School of Nursing in Lisbon in 2005 and began his professional activity at SCML that same year, in the area of Primary Health Care, having served as a nurse and coordinating nurse in the Santa Casa do Castelo Health Units and, later, in the Vale de Alcântara.

Episode 65, 2026

Theme: Family Reception

Guest: Patrícia Bacelar is the director of the Family Reception Center of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. She participates in the development of the Integrated Family Reception Model (MIAF), contributing to the innovation and qualification of family reception in Portugal. She holds a Master's degree in Community Psychology from ISCTE-IU, with several specializations in the area of Child and Youth Protection and Promotion of their Rights. She began her career in Community Intervention Projects, Residential Reception, and as a teacher in social and health areas. 

Episode 64, 2026

Theme: A project of the Social Support Center of São Bento, which is in the expansion phase, and aims to show the public the work of its users – true artists and craftsmen of the House.

Guest: Maria João Silva is a social worker, currently directing the Social Support Center of São Bento (CASSB), a facility of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, where she promotes the social integration of individuals in situations of exclusion. At CASSB, the team's work has been recognized for the creativity and quality of the artistic and culinary products developed in the Creative Workshops and the Atelier Bar, which led to the creation of the brand "Santos da Casa." She holds a degree in Social Work, with a postgraduate degree in Executives of Residential Structures for the Elderly, and is a Specialist Technician in Physical Exercise and Pilates, combining her passion for well-being with experience in social support. At the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, she also held positions as Coordinator of Home Support Service and Process Management Technician in the Emergency Unit.

Episode 63, 2026

Theme: application of the Historical Archive of the SCML, through the Signs of the abandoned children in the Wheel, to the UNESCO Memory of the World Program.

Guest: Nelson Moreira Antão has been a senior archive technician at the Historical Archive of the Misericórdia de Lisboa since 2006. He participates in projects for collecting, processing, mapping, and analyzing documentary production, activities, and organizational processes of the SCML, as well as in the conceptualization and development of cultural dissemination initiatives, namely information representation tools, exhibitions, and their respective catalogs. 

Episode 62, 2026

Theme: "Stories of the SCML in the Feminine. A First Approach" 

Guest: João Simões is the author of the work and a senior technician in Art History at the Museum of São Roque of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. He holds a PhD in Art History from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon and works in the Humanities field with an emphasis on Art History, focusing mainly on the study of Baroque, Mannerism, Architecture, and Painting.  

Episode 61, 2026

Theme: The exhibition "Children of all... Children of whom? The abandoned children of the wheel of Lisbon," with Helena Mantas, curator of this initiative

Guest: Helena Mantas, curator of this exhibition, talks to us about the relevance of the female role evident there, as well as the profound impact that the stories of abandoned children have generated among visitors.  

Episode 60, 2025

Theme: The exhibition "Children of all... Children of whom? The exposed children of Lisbon"

Guest: Sabina and Esdras, relatives of two abandoned children from the wheel of Mercy in Lisbon, she was left in 1869, he in 1867. The circumstances are unknown. However, it is known that they met in Alcobaça, married, and had descendants. Learn the rest of the story in this episode of the Podcast O Boletim, with Lúcia Rocha Fernandes, a relative of Esdras and Sabina, and Teresa Nicolau, Director of Culture.  
The exhibition Children of all... children of whom? The exposed at the wheel of Lisbon is on display until March 26, 2026, at the Temporary Exhibition Gallery of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon. 

Episode 59, 2025

Theme: The exhibition "Children of all... Children of whom? The exposed children of Lisbon"

Guest: Tiago Miranda, historian and descendant of Roberto Tibúrcio, exposed at the wheel of the Misericórdia of Lisbon. While investigating his family's history, he discovered the existence of his great-great-grandfather, left at the wheel in 1812. Professor Dr. Tiago Miranda holds a doctorate in Social History and is a collaborating member of CIDEHUS - Interdisciplinary Center for History, Cultures, and Societies at the University of Évora. His scientific production covers topics such as the History of Writing and Reading in the 18th century, and he is also specialized in Document Sciences.   

Episode 58, 2025

Theme: The 37th Season of Music in São Roque

Guest: musician Pedro Caldeira Cabral for the Podcast "O Boletim."   
Born in Lisbon in 1950, Pedro Caldeira Cabral began his musical journey in a family environment, playing the recorder, classical guitar, and Portuguese guitar. He studied music theory, composition, music history, and early music with teachers such as Artur Santos and Jorge Peixinho, among others. He developed an original style for solo guitar and composed for theater, film, and ballet. He founded the groups La Batalla and Concerto Atlântico, dedicated to early music, and directed several festivals. An organological researcher, he published the book A Guitarra Portuguesa and conceived thematic exhibitions. With a discography of 16 CDs as a soloist, he is also noted for the artistic direction of projects like "The Music of the Lyric of Camões."  

Episode 57, 2025

Theme: The 37th Season of Music in São Roque

Guest: Sara Ross is the author of No Teu Nome and Carlos Caires composed Cantata para Dona Leonor, pieces commissioned by SCML on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of Queen D. Leonor, with their world premiere in the 37th Season of Music in São Roque, performed by the ECCE Choir.    
Sara Ross, an Azorean composer residing in Lisbon, studied at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa and in the United Kingdom. The author of an eclectic body of work presented in various countries, her notable pieces include the opera IN(opeRA)VEL, the ballet Algo_Ritmo, and Margarida, which won an award at Operafest. She collaborates on inclusive projects and writes on commission for various ensembles.   
Carlos Caires is a composer, researcher, and professor. He holds a doctorate from the University of Paris and is the author of several award-winning works presented internationally. He develops software in the field of electroacoustic music and computer-assisted composition. He lives in Lisbon and teaches at ESML.  

Episode 56, 2025

Theme: The exhibition "Children of all... Children of whom? The exposed children of Lisbon"

Guest: Vítor Mendes, grandson of the exposed Geménia. Geménia's mother and Vítor Mendes' great-grandmother, at the time 20 years old, left her daughter in the care of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon on May 21, 1891. Geménia passed away on June 3, 1994, at the age of 103. The children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and life stories remained, which Vítor Mendes came to share with Teresa Nicolau, Director of Culture at SCML.  

Episode 55, 2025

Theme: The Signs of the Exposed of SCML

Guest: The exhibition Children of all... children of whom? The exposed children of Lisbon's wheel, which opens on November 17 at the Temporary Exhibition Gallery of the Museum of São Roque, is the reason for this conversation between Teresa Nicolau, Director of Culture at SCML, and Professor Isabel dos Guimarães Sá on the podcast "The Bulletin."   
Isabel dos Guimarães Sá is a historian and full professor at the University of Minho. She obtained her doctorate in 1992 from the European University Institute in Florence, and her research focuses on the social and religious history of Portugal and its empire during the Modern Age. She has dedicated attention to themes such as material culture, exposed children, poverty, charity, and the brotherhoods of Mercy. She is the author of several works, including From Princess to Old Queen: Leonor de Lencastre, a biography of Queen D. Leonor. 

Episode 54, 2025

Theme: Queen D. Leonor, founder of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon

Guest: Isabel dos Guimarães Sá is a historian and full professor at the University of Minho. She obtained her doctorate in 1992 from the European University Institute in Florence, and her research focuses on the social and religious history of Portugal and its empire during the Modern Age. She has dedicated attention to themes such as material culture, exposed children, poverty, charity, and the brotherhoods of Mercy. She is the author of several works, including From Princess to Old Queen: Leonor de Lencastre, a biography of Queen D. Leonor.

Episode 53, 2025

Theme: Air Current is an independent platform that supports emerging artistic creation in Portugal

Guests: Mariana Baião Santos is a curator and art consultant between Lisbon and London, trained at the Royal College of Art. Rita de Almeida Russo, with a master's degree in Management from Nova SBE, works in Berlin organizing events that connect startups and investors. Together, they created a platform that combines artistic sensitivity and strategic vision to promote new talents. 

Episode 52, 2025

Theme: applications currently being prepared by the Historical Archive of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon

Guest: Francisco Manoel holds a degree in Historical Sciences (1984) and specialized in Document Sciences – Archive (1989) from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. He began working at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa in 1986, assuming the direction of the Archive in 1991.

Episode 51, 2025

Theme: History of social gaming, legal regime, its treatment by the Court of Justice of the European Union, and its impact on Portuguese law.

Guest: Ana Silva Coelho has been a lawyer since 2005. She is currently the legal advisor to the Board of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. She practices in Gaming Law and European Union Law. She is an agent of the Portuguese State regarding gaming matters at the Court of Justice of the EU. She participated in the drafting of legislation for the gaming sector and has made presentations on the topic. She is part of European working groups, contributing to the debate and evolution of the sector. Married and mother of Luísa and Teresa, she combines her professional commitment with a sense of mission in public service, which she believes is essential for both advocacy and state social gaming.

Episode 50, 2025

Theme: The second volume of "Revolution, hey!", with Victor Pereira

Guest: Victor Pereira holds a PhD in 20th Century History from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (2007). A specialist in Portuguese emigration during the Estado Novo, he has also researched the Revolution of April 25. He was a university professor in France (2010-2021) and has been a principal researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History of the Nova University of Lisbon since 2021, where he directs the Contemporary History Press. 

Episode 49, 2025

Theme: Santa Casa at the Lisbon Book Fair

Guest: Graduated in Social Sciences, Samuel Esteves has been the director of the Editorial Center of SCML since 2013, having previously served as deputy director in the Social Action Directorate of SCML since 2006.

Episode 48, 2025

Theme: Social and Cultural Prescription.

Guest: Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1977, Ricardo Rodrigues graduated as a Nurse from the Higher School of Nursing of Lisbon and as an actor from the Higher School of Theatre and Cinema of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. He has worked in the field of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in various contexts, including inpatient care, day hospital, and outpatient services. Additionally, he is the creator of theater projects aimed at different audiences, such as teachers, health professionals, senior citizens, and children and young people with mental illnesses. He is currently a lecturer at the Higher School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, director of the D. Carlos I Training Center, and a doctoral student in Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Human Motricity of the University of Lisbon. 

Episode 47, 2025

Theme: The campaign "I will be what you give me... may it be love"

Guest: Guida Maria Alves Amorim has been a nurse for 23 years at SCML and has specialized in Mental and Psychiatric Health for 6 years. She coordinates the GPS program, which promotes lifelong literacy, in collaboration with other partners and services of SCML. In 2022, she launched the campaign “I will be what you give me... may it be love,” as part of the International Month for the Prevention of Child Abuse, in partnership with CPCJ and PSP. This campaign aims to raise awareness among employees, users, and the surrounding community about the importance of preventing child abuse, as well as for early detection and swift referral. SCML has been providing rigorous and careful assistance to children and young people in the social and health fields for centuries.   

Episode 46, 2025

Theme: The exhibition "Marry - materials from the Ephemera Archive"

Guest: José Pacheco Pereira, born in Porto, is a prominent Portuguese politician and intellectual. He holds a degree in Philosophy and began his career as a teacher and media collaborator. He founded the magazine "Studies on Communism" and the Liberal Left Club. He was an ambassador to UNESCO, a deputy for PSD, and one of the main critics of the Orthographic Agreement of 1990. He is currently a columnist and political commentator, as well as the author of several blogs. In 2005, he received the Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty. Ephemera - Cultural Association is his library and archive. With over 200,000 titles, it is one of the largest private libraries in Portugal.  

Episode 45, 2025

Theme: The Ferreira Borges Intergenerational Center

Guest: Maria Isabel Cosme de Araújo was born in the DRC in 1976. She holds a degree in Social Work from the Higher Institute of Social Work in Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in Social Gerontology. She began her professional experience as a Social Worker in a private social solidarity institution in Lisbon, taking on a new professional mission in the DRC, between 2006 and 2009, in the area of Diplomacy and Human Resources. She joined SCML in 2009 as a social worker, and from 2013 she has taken on the role of Director in different social action facilities. Since 2021, she has been responsible for the Ferreira Borges Intergenerational Center.  

Episode 44, 2025

Theme: The 1st anniversary of Casa Ásia - Francisco Capelo Collection, with Eduarda Napoleão

Guest: Eduarda Napoleão holds a degree in Plastic Arts - Painting from the School of Fine Arts of Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in Museology and Heritage from the Nova University of Lisbon. She was a Councilor of the Municipality of Lisbon, Vice-President of the Portuguese Institute of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage, Vice-President of the World Monuments Fund, Member of the Board of the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation, and Executive Director of the Make-A-Wish® Foundation Portugal. She has been at SCML since 2013, where she has performed functions related to the institution's heritage, first in the Real Estate Management and Heritage Department, of which she was deputy director, and currently at Casa Ásia - Francisco Capelo Collection, a museum she has coordinated since 2023. 

Episode 43, 2025

Theme: The 120th anniversary of the Museum of São Roque

Guest: João Miguel Ferreira Antunes Simões holds a PhD in Art History from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon, where he presented the thesis "Staircases of Apparatus at the Court of Lisbon in the 18th Century: manifestations of power and wealth in the Ancien Régime. The Case of the Royal Building of Mafra." He was, between 2000 and 2003, a historian for the Municipality of Borba. Between 2003 and 2018, he collaborated with various municipalities and project offices in Alentejo, Algarve, and Lisbon. Since 2008, he has been a Senior Technician at the Museum of São Roque, where he studies the artistic and architectural collection of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa.

Episode 42, 2025

Theme: BeauCoup Project

Guest: Helena Alexandra Mantas holds a degree (Faculty of Arts of Coimbra, 1997), a master's degree (Faculty of Arts of Lisbon, 2002), and a doctorate (Faculty of Arts of Coimbra, 2013) in Art History and has a postgraduate degree in Museology (University of Évora, 2002). She is a Senior Technician in History at the Museum of São Roque, a place she recently returned to after directing the Public and Cultural Development Service of the Directorate of Culture of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa for 12 years, where she was responsible for the cultural and educational programming of the Museum of São Roque, Library, Historical Archive, and other heritage spaces of the institution. At the Museum of São Roque, she performs research, inventory, exhibition, among other functions. She has been a higher education lecturer for 25 years, currently in the Bachelor's degree in Plastic Arts at the Universidade Lusófona, where she teaches Art History and Visual Culture.

Episode 41, 2025

Theme: 120 years of the Museu de São Roque

Guest: Maria João Ferreira has been a senior technician at the Museu de São Roque since 2019. She holds a degree in conservation and restoration from the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, a degree in Portuguese Decorative Arts from the Higher School of Decorative Arts of FRESS, a Master's in Art History from the Lusíada University of Lisbon, and a PhD in Portuguese Art History from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto. She is a researcher at CHAM - Center for Humanities of NOVA FCSH-UAc and a member of CIETA - Centre d'Étude des Textiles Anciens. She has focused her attention on textiles, in which she has presented conferences and publications. 

Episode 40, 2025

Theme: Social Action at Santa Casa, with Vice-Provost Rita Prates

Guest: Rita Prates has been the Vice-Provost of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa since June 2024, where she oversees the Social Action Department, Gaming Department, Legal Direction, and Compliance Office. She is a Lawyer, graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lisbon, holds a Master's in EU and Competition Law (LLM) from King’s College, University of London, and a Postgraduate degree in Commercial Law from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lisbon. She is a mentor and founder of the VilaComVida Association, which is dedicated to inclusion.

Episode 39, 2025

Theme: 120 years of the Museu de São Roque

Guest: Sílvia Linhares Pereira, graduated in Conservation and Restoration from the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar and holds a Master's in Art, Heritage, and Restoration Theory from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon. Between 2004 and 2006, she collaborated with the Museu Grão Vasco, and in 2006, she completed a three-month internship under a scholarship from the Fundação Oriente at the Central Conservation Section of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Since that same year, she has been a Senior Technician at the Museu de São Roque, carrying out preventive conservation actions.

Episode 38, 2025

Theme: The ERPI Mitra

Guest: Maria Pego holds a degree in Nursing, a Master's in Public Health, and is a Doctoral candidate in Nursing at the University of Lisbon. She began her career at SCML in September 2011 as a nurse at ERPI Mitra, later serving as a nurse at the Madre Teresa de Calcutá Residence of the Therapeutic Support Unit. In 2016, she took on the role of director of the Santa Rita de Cássia Residence of the UAT until February 2024, when she began directing ERPI Mitra, of the Active Aging Support and Promotion Unit.

Episode 37, 2025

Theme: 120 years of the Museu de São Roque

Guest: Teresa Morna, Director of MSR for over 20 years, holds a degree in History, specializing in Art History, from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra, has a specialization in Management of Cultural Organizations and Projects from Cultideias, and is a Postgraduate in Cultural Heritage Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

Episode 36, 2024

Theme: Hospital de Sant'Ana

Guest: Carlos Augusto Batista Anjos Teixeira was born in Évora in 1961. He took the Aircraft Material Mechanic Course in the Portuguese Air Force, having worked in military and civil aviation between 1979 and 1983. He has worked at the Hospital de Sant’Ana since 1984, initially as a mechanical locksmith. In 1987 he took on the role of clinical photographer and since 2004 he has been responsible for the Innovation and Knowledge Center of HOSA.

Episode 35, 2024

Theme: The 36th Season of Music in São Roque

Guest: Conductor João Paulo Santos.
He has an important activity as a pianist, having collaborated with almost all Portuguese singers. He has conducted numerous operas, such as “The Bear” by William Walton, directed by Luís Miguel Cintra; “Cânticos para a Remissão da Fome” by António Chagas Rosa; “Let’s make an opera” by Britten, among many others.

Episode 34, 2024

Theme: The 36th Season of Music in São Roque

Guest: Conductor Martim Sousa Tavares
He is an active voice in promoting classical music, regenerating and multiplying approaches and means of contact with this form of art. He is the coordinator of educational projects for the Heritage Movement for Portuguese Music and the author of dedicated Radio and Television programs. He is the artistic director of the Music Season in São Roque.

Episode 33, 2024

Theme: The 36th Season of Music in São Roque

Guest: Pedro Neves is a member of the Espinho Classical Orchestra, a professor at the National Superior Academy of Orchestra, and a PhD candidate at the University of Évora. In 2006 and 2008, he was assistant conductor to Maestro Michael Zilm. He was Principal Conductor of the Algarve Orchestra, Guest Conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, and is a regular guest of major Portuguese orchestras. He has also conducted the Joensuu City Orchestra (Finland) and the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra (Brazil). He is the founder of Camerata Alma Mater, which is dedicated to performing string orchestra repertoire.

Episode 32, 2024

Theme: SOL - Oral Health in Lisbon

Guest: André Brandão de Almeida, Dentist and currently Administrator at SCML. He is also a Professor at the Egas Moniz School of Health and Science and a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon.

Episode 31, 2024

Theme: SCML Shelters

Guest: Rui Godinho, trained psychologist, has directed the Directorate of Childhood, Youth, and Family since 2016 and is a member of the Board of ProChild CoLab. 
He has served as a lecturer in postgraduate courses and training in the area of Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children and Young People at Risk in various universities and training institutes. He is a trainer in topics related to Residential Care, Promotion of Autonomy, Therapeutic Intervention, among others.

Episode 30, 2024

Theme: Casa Ásia - Francisco Capelo Collection.

Guest: Paulo Santos Costa, art historian. He holds a degree in History, specializing in Art History, and a postgraduate degree in Art, Heritage, and Restoration from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon.  
Corresponding academic of the Portuguese Academy of History. Senior Technician at Casa Ásia – Francisco Capelo Collection, Culture Directorate of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. 

Episode 29, 2024

Theme: 240 Years since the first draw of the National Lottery, held on September 1, 1784.

Guest: Ricardo Máximo, cultural mediator at the Public Services and Cultural Development Department of the Culture Directorate of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, conducts guided tours, itineraries, workshops, and other activities in the cultural heritage of SCML. He holds a degree in Tourism (European University) with a postgraduate degree in Tour Guiding (INP) and in Modern Art History (FSCH). 

Episode 28, 2024

Theme: Volunteering at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa

Guest: Luísa Godinho, director of the Volunteer Promotion Unit of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, an institution where she has worked since 1984. Over four decades, she has taken on the coordination and direction of various day centers and family support, as well as managing professional training in the Human Resources Department. She holds a degree in Social Work from the Instituto Superior Serviço Social de Coimbra (1982) and in Sociology from the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa - ISCTE (1985). She has a postgraduate degree in Management and Direction of Human Resources from the Instituto Superior de Gestão (1990).

Episode 27, 2024

Theme: Brotéria

Guest: P. Manuel Cardoso, SJ Jesuit since 2006, holds a master's degree in Theology from Centre Sèvres and in Political Studies from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Paris. He recently completed a doctorate on the public policies of Thomas Hobbes, also at EHESS. He is currently the general director of Brotéria.

Episode 26, 2024

Theme: Exhibition Not-relics? Relics? Almost relics?, regarding the exhibition currently on display at the Temporary Exhibition Gallery of the Museum of São Roque until July 28.

Guest: Pedro Teotónio Pereira, one of the scientific curators of this exhibition, holds a degree in Anthropology and a master's in Museology and Heritage from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Nova University of Lisbon. He has been the coordinator of the Museum of Lisbon – Santo António (EGEAC) since 2013 and a member of the board of the Center for Studies and Research of Santo António.

Episode 25, 2024

Theme: book “Mission, spirituality, and art in Saint Francis Xavier”

Guest: António Júlio Trigueiros graduated in Philosophy and Humanities from the Faculty of Philosophy of Braga at the Portuguese Catholic University (1996). He was ordained a priest in 2002 at the Church of São Roque in Lisbon. At Brotéria, he is currently in charge of the vast library and the research seminars in History. Since 2019, he has served as Rector of the Church of São Roque and chaplain of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa.  

Episode 24, 2024

Theme: Exhibition "Atelier," on display at Mitra until July 28th

Guest: Pedro Cabrita Reis, author of the exhibition, in this space provided by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, located in Marvila, hosts an unprecedented retrospective of the career of the renowned artist. An international reference in contemporary art, his work encompasses a wide variety of media - painting, sculpture, photography, and drawing.

Episode 23, 2024

Theme: National Press Casa da Moeda at the SCML Book Fair dedicated to the 50th anniversary of April 25th. 

Guest: Cláudio Garrudo is a photographer, cultural producer, and Portuguese editor. He is the director of the "Ph. Series" of the National Press - a bilingual collection of monographs dedicated to contemporary Portuguese photographers.

Episode 22, 2024

Theme: Exhibition ROOF, with Mário Cruz

Guest: Mário Cruz, born in 1987, is the most awarded Portuguese photojournalist, with two World Press Photo awards. He describes himself as an "independent photographer focused on social injustice and human rights issues."

Episode 21, 2024

Theme: Research project and the book "Revolution, Wow! April 25th at the Misericórdia de Lisboa."

Guest: Ana Gomes holds a degree in Communication Sciences and a master's in Contemporary History. She has worked at the Editorial Center of the Misericórdia de Lisboa since 2007, where she is dedicated to research and writing. She is the author of nearly two dozen published books under the Santa Casa Editions label.

Episode 20, 2024

Theme: presentation of the premiere program of the Santa Casa Jazz Fest.

Pedro Moreira was born in Lisbon in 1969 and began studying saxophone at the age of 12. He is a saxophonist, composer, conductor, and professor at the Superior School of Music of Lisbon. 

Guest: Pedro Moreira, about the Santa Casa Jazz Fest. Pedro Moreira, as Director of the Hot Clube de Portugal. He is a saxophonist, composer, conductor, and professor at the Superior School of Music of Lisbon.

Episode 19, 2024

Theme: cultural and artistic mediation.

Guest: Helena Alexandra Mantas holds a PhD in Art History from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra. She obtained her Master's degree at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon in Art, Heritage, and Restoration. She graduated in History, with a specialization in Art History, from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra. She completed a postgraduate degree in Museology at the University of Évora. She has directed the Public and Cultural Development Service of the Directorate of Culture of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa since 2012.

Episode 18, 2024

Theme: ecological thinking within the Franciscan Doctrine.

Guest: Paulo Mendes Pinto is the coordinator of the area of Religious Studies at the Universidade Lusófona, being responsible for the REC-XXI project – Religions, Education, and Citizenship (since 2018), where he directed the Master's program (2007-2011) and the Bachelor's degree in Religious Studies (2007-2017). He is an advisor to the administration of the Universidade Lusófona and General Director of the Academic Superior Council of the Lusófona Group.

Episode 17, 2024

Theme: publications of the Editorial Center of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. 

Guest: Samuel Esteves holds a degree in Social Sciences, with a specialization in Science, Culture, and Education, and a Master's in Planning and Evaluation of Development Processes from ISCTE. He has worked at SCML since 2005, having been deputy director in the Social Action Directorate, and since 2011 has served as Unit Director at the Editorial Center of the Directorate of Culture.

Episode 16, 2024

Theme: Queen Dona Leonor Fund

Guest: Inez Ponce Dentinho holds a degree in Social Communication from the University of Lisbon. She was a journalist for 18 years. In 2015, at SCML, she launched the Queen Dona Leonor Fund, which supports works in the Misericórdias across the country, in the social area and the recovery of historical heritage. 

Episode 15, 2024

Theme: the social construction of heritage.

Guest: Gonçalo Amaro holds a degree in History, with a specialization in Archaeology, from UNL, and a postgraduate degree in Management and Museology from UCP. He is currently part of the technical team at the Museum of São Roque (SCML).

Episode 14, 2024

Theme: requirements that must be adjacent to the responsible gaming policy. 

Guest: Pedro Leitão, director of the responsible gaming unit of Jogos Santa Casa

Episode 13, 2024

Theme: Relations between Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Palestine, as well as some pieces from the collection of the Museum of São Roque executed in that territory.  

Guest: Paulo Mendes Pinto is the Coordinator of the Science of Religions area at Universidade Lusófona

Episode 12, 2024

Theme: 119th anniversary of the Museum, its collection, and its history over the years.

Guest: Teresa Morna, Director of the Museum of São Roque

Episode 11, 2023

Theme: Contemporary sacred art and its representations

Guest: Father João Norton is Jesuit and architect by training. He is a member of Brotéria and a lecturer in Aesthetics and Theology at the Catholic University of Lisbon.

Episode 10, 2023

Theme: SCML Generation Orchestra

Guest: António Santinha, Director at the Directorate of Childhood, Youth, and Family of SCML

Episode 9, 2023

Theme: Chapel of Saint John the Baptist, located in the Church of São Roque

Guest: António Filipe Pimentel, Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Episode 8, 2023

Theme: Valor T - an employment agency serving people with disabilities

Guest: Vanda Nunes, Director of Valor T

Episode 7, 2023

Theme: The largest collection in the world of Signs of the Exposed

Guest: Francisco D’Orey Manoel, Director of the Historical Archive of SCML

Episode 6, 2023

Theme: Project Reliquiarum

Guest: António Camões Gouveia, professor of History of Society at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Episode 5, 2023

Theme: 268 years since the Earthquake of 1755

Guest: Mónica Amaral Ferreira, graduated and PhD in Territorial Engineering and researcher at CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico

Episode 4, 2023

Theme: The cemetery heritage of Santa Casa

Guest: André Martins da Silva, Guide-Interpreter and Art Historian at the Public Services and Cultural Development of SCML

Episode 3, 2023

Theme: 35th Season Music in São Roque 

Guest: Armando Possante, directs the Olisipo Vocal Group

Episode 2, 2023

Theme: 35th Season Music in São Roque 

Guest: Duarte Pereira Martins, pianist and founder of MPMP, Heritage Movement for Portuguese Music.

Episode 1, 2023

Theme: 35th Season Music in São Roque 

Guest: Martim Sousa Tavares, conductor and coordinator of the Musical Appreciation Sessions of TMSR