Dennis Redmont, the head of the Associated Press Lisbon news operation in the 1960s and Vasco Abecassis, co-founder (with his wife at the time, Snu Abecassis) of Publicações Dom Quixote, share their journeys with the international foreign press in Portugal challenging the Salazar regime, reporting on censorship and repressed information, the Secret Police harassment of Redmont, Snu, and Quixote, Portugal's African colonial wars (including Dennis' persona non grata status with the Defense Ministry and Vasco's stint as Guinea-Bissau Governor General Arnaldo Schulz' foreign press liaison), dinner parties with Amalia Rodrigues and Natália Correia, and stories about Snu Abecassis including her fearless efforts against Estado Novo repression and personal conversations with her on the tragic day in 1980 just before she perished in a plane crash with her partner Portuguese Prime Minister Francisco Sá Carneiro. Dennis and Vasco reflect critically on their own roles during the period and the current state of affairs with reporting and public engagement with the news for seekers of honest and true reportingin these dangerous times.
In their opening segment Miguel and Gil talk about Irish bar culture in Portugal, immigrant associations, and the 30th anniversary of the great Lisbon institution Gilins Pub in Cais do Sodré.