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Mister Olsen Podcast

By Mister Olsen

Short stories of characters lost in time, wreckage, old things, and historical and archaeological dust.
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The Contemplative Sea

Mister Olsen PodcastNov 25, 2023

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The 20th Century by Albert Robida
Feb 26, 202306:23
The Regicide in Lisbon

The Regicide in Lisbon

February 1, 1908 was marked by the attack against the Portuguese royal family. The regicide in Lisbon killed King Dom Carlos I and the heir to the throne, the Royal Prince Luis Filipe.
As they usually did, after the New Year, the Portuguese royal family left the capital to their property and manor in Vila Viçosa.
The first month of 1908 was spent hunting in the grounds, horseback riding, hiking among the cork oaks, capturing clichés that would illustrate the magazines of the time, in gatherings, and masses.
The Portuguese royal family lived their last happy days in Vila Viçosa, surrounded by friends and warmly welcomed by the population.
Feb 11, 202308:25
The Pilat Dune. A surprise at the sunset

The Pilat Dune. A surprise at the sunset

I've always been curious to visit the Pilat Dune.

Of all the times that my friends told me about this place, they only said wonders and highlighted its beauty and the difficulty of climbing the largest dune in Europe. 

Jan 28, 202302:51
Adelina Patti. The first superstar in Lisbon

Adelina Patti. The first superstar in Lisbon

Patti was one of the most renowned opera singers of her time.
Born in Spain to Italian parents who emigrated to the United States of America, she made her debut at the age of sixteen, at the New York Academy of Music. In Europe, her debut was at the Royal Italian Opera in Covent Garden on May 14th, 1861.
She was admired by Giuseppe Verdi, and her career as a “coloratura soprano” spanned nearly sixty years.
Jun 13, 202111:31
Penny Dreadful - A series of horrors...

Penny Dreadful - A series of horrors...

Penny Dreadful gathers and adapts part of the fabulous “bestiary” produced by English literature from the Victorian era.
It is a story much like the 19th century Gothic novels, in which human vulnerability is exploited and manipulated by monsters, demons, witches, vampires, mystics, werewolves and mere humans consumed by despair and revenge.
May 22, 202105:58
Little Walter. A clown and the circus illusion

Little Walter. A clown and the circus illusion

Born in Liège (Belgium) in 1879, Walter started his career, very young, in an acrobatic troupe called “Les Bourbonnel”.

He invested four shillings in the purchase of a black frock coat, a huge vest, extremely wide pants and a pair of military boots, the ones he used throughout his artistic life, and ended up creating a new type of clown "Auguste".
May 22, 202110:15